Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR

Completed by Zhanna Biletska

September 17, 2016

Approximately 2 months at 10 hours a week to complete

Course Certificates Completed

Principles of Photo Composition and Digital Image Post-Production

Cameras, Exposure, and Photography

Camera Control

Photography Capstone Project

Photography Techniques: Light, Content, and Sharing

View certificate for Zhanna Biletska, Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR, offered through Coursera. As a Learner in Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR, you studied the foundational principles of photographic technique, digital imaging from camera exposure to print, and  the organization of pictures according to the principles of Design into successful compositions.    

You further developed a personally significant Capstone Project, applying the skills and knowledge gained through participation in each of these five Courses and your own unique approach to form and content.  In addition, you learned the meanings and uses of the specialized vocabulary in standard usage among photographers, and are familiar with the "terms of art" associated with the medium of photography.  Congratulations on your advancement in skill, knowledge, and control of photographic techniques!

Course Certificates

Earned after completing each course in the Specialization

Principles of Photo Composition and Digital Image Post-Production

Michigan State University

Taught by: Peter Glendinning & Mark Valentine Sullivan

Completed by: Zhanna Biletska by June 29, 2016

4 weeks of study, 2-3 hours/week

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Cameras, Exposure, and Photography

Michigan State University

Taught by: Peter Glendinning & Mark Valentine Sullivan

Completed by: Zhanna Biletska by May 16, 2016

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Camera Control

Michigan State University

Taught by: Peter Glendinning & Mark Valentine Sullivan

Completed by: Zhanna Biletska by June 10, 2016

4 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week

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Photography Capstone Project

Michigan State University

Taught by: Peter Glendinning & Mark Valentine Sullivan

Completed by: Zhanna Biletska by September 17, 2016

Plan on spending more than 5 hrs per week completing each module, much of it making/editing photos

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Photography Techniques: Light, Content, and Sharing

Michigan State University

Taught by: Peter Glendinning & Mark Valentine Sullivan

Completed by: Zhanna Biletska by July 19, 2016

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