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AGD 115 Basic Photography

ND1 levelCommunication & Media15 topics

AGD 115 covers 15 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Camera technical features
  2. Focal length and depth of field
  3. Angle and view
  4. Standard camera functions
  5. Reversal and negative films
  6. Colour temperature
  7. Colour correction filters
  8. Black and white film characteristics
  9. Manual camera controls
  10. Focus, shutter speed and aperture
  11. Natural light photography
  12. Legal implications of photography
  13. Darkroom basics
  14. Monochrome film processing
  15. Contact prints and enlargements

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Camera technical features

Camera technical features encompass the core hardware settings that control image capture: sensor size, ISO sensitivity, aperture, shutter speed, focal length, and lens type. Mastering these fundamentals is essential for the NUC CCMAS, NBTE, and NCCE exams because they form the basis for understanding exposure, depth of field, motion blur, and the impact of lens choice on composition.

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