Welcome to the world of Digital Photography. The concept of trapping time in a bottle has been romanticized by humankind for most of its existence. From early cave paintings to Youtube.com, the recording of humanity's history has become one of the greatest aspirations for people who are fascinated with the capturing of events, places, things, nature, and other people in a way that we will be able to observe them for a lifetime…and beyond. By partaking in the photographing of your world around you, you are investing yourself in the propagating of human achievement for all time. Who would've thought that your decision to pick up a camera might lead to such a noble venture?

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Your role, as a photographer is to tell a story with imagery. Whether you are aware of it or not, your job is to capture a moment in time,…for all time, as a keepsake of an occurrence in the past. It is impossible to capture the future. It hasn't happened yet. To understand this notion is to embrace your own mortality: to understand that time is always in motion.

Time can never be reclaimed. And, unless it is recorded in some manner, time is lost forever.

Therefore, the time to strike is now.

Objectives of Digital Photography

• Observe a history of how photography has evolved over time
• Learn the fundamentals of operating photography equipment
• Learn the fundamentals of taking pictures
• Learn how to stage a photograph
• Learn the manipulation of photographs
• Masking
• Extrapolating
• Adjustments
• Establish and maintain a "Royalty Free" stock photo library
• Understand and execute ethical conduct while performing as a photographer
• Distribution of photographic material
• Avoidance of copyrighted materials
• Use of appropriate CONSENT FORM to use materials
• Shoot photographs on demand
• Maintaining a "school appropriate" atmosphere and completed portfolio