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PHG 123 FILM CHARACTERISTICS

ND1 level28 topics

PHG 123 covers 28 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. Digital photography fundamentals
  2. Digital and analogue photography comparison
  3. Digital image capture
  4. Digital images, sensors and pixels
  5. CCD and CMOS sensors
  6. Digital image characteristics
  7. Resolution, colour depth, file formats and file size
  8. Digital photography workflow
  9. Image capture, transfer, processing and output
  10. Digital darkroom concept
  11. Digital darkroom setup and operations
  12. Hardware and software for digital darkroom
  13. Image processing and manipulation
  14. History of photographic films
  15. Daguerreotype
  16. Calotype
  17. Photographic emulsions
  18. Development of roll film
  19. George Eastman’s contribution
  20. Film evolution from Kodak to X-ray
  21. Light-sensitive chemicals in film
  22. Film graininess
  23. Advantages and disadvantages of grainy films
  24. Film speed
  25. ASA, DIN and ISO ratings
  26. Push-pull process
  27. Film formats and sizes
  28. Film choice for different lighting situations

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Digital photography fundamentals

Digital photography fundamentals cover the core concepts that allow a photographer to capture images with a digital camera: the exposure triangle (aperture, shutter speed, ISO), sensor characteristics, image formats, and colour science. Mastering these ideas is essential for the NUC CCMAS, NBTE, and NCCE exams because they form the basis for all subsequent photographic techniques and problem‑solving questions.

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