One Day Academy

Process/Purpose

This introductory photography course invites middle and high school students to move beyond “auto mode” and into creative control, learning how cameras truly see the world in order to capture the beauty God has made for us to enjoy.

Students will explore essential skills such as camera functionality, the exposure triangle (aperture, shutter speed, and ISO), and strong composition techniques, while experimenting across a range of styles including sports, commercial, and portrait photography.

Through hands-on practice and engaging projects, students will not only develop technical confidence but also discover how to tell meaningful visual stories. Students will be exposed to the work of master photographers, and have an opportunity to critique their own work.

Students will work toward building a portfolio of their work to showcase their talents should they choose to pursue photography further.

Taught from a Christian worldview, the course encourages students to see creativity as a gift from God, using their skills to capture truth, beauty, stories, and purpose in the world around them—all while having a great time making images, and taking photos that WOW.

Requirements:

• DSLR or Mirrorless Camera. Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax      preferred.

• Students must have a home computer and a way to      transfer images from their camera to it.

• Other course supplies will be distributed by the      teacher from the supply fee.

• Course workbook required.

Process/Purpose

The purpose of this course is to learn & apply the Principles, Techniques & Concepts of digital photography. To do that they will learn and apply basics of Photographic composition through Rule of thirds, lighting, contrast, mood, perspective, texture, exposure and understand the art of photography by how to tell a story with their photographs.

Students will study Master photographers so that students can fine tune their own photography.

Students will create a Process Journal Photo Album using their best photos from each shoot and journaling about their process and critiquing their photography. This will help them to understand their own creative process and understand how they are applying the skills & techniques they have learned.

Our God is a marvelous creator. My objective is help students see His creations in a completely new and unique way, develop their own creativity sense and skills, and to learn to find the beauty in themselves, and the awe in all of God creations.

• Students will edit and work on “Shooting” assignments in class and outside of class weekly.

• Students will concentrate on learning and applying the Principles & Elements of Design such as Composition, lighting,

• mood, texture, leading lines, etc., which they will use to create their photographs. New concepts are learned each week.

• Each Shoot will have prints made for the students process journal photo album.

• Students will learn how to tell a story with their photography, study famous photographers’ styles, and learn how to create simplified, clean, well-designed photographs.

• Students will learn how to edit and enhance photography through digital imaging.