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CES-3717Fundamentals of Lighting: Photography Certificate

Course Description

How does light affect a photo? How can you use natural and artificial light to your advantage? Find the answers to these questions and more. Learn about light, the way it behaves, its four characteristics and the differences between soft or hard light. Discover how to control the light in your photos using exposure, light meters, aperture, ISO, shutter speed and flash. This class is required to complete the Schoolcraft Certificate of Photography. Requirement: bring a DSLR or mirrorless camera to class. Additional equipment will be discussed at the first class meeting. Prerequisite: CES 3697 DSLR 1 Photography Techniques.<

Course Schedule

Fall - 2025

DescriptionDetails
Course:CES-3717
Section:942422
Course Title:Fundamentals of Lighting: Photography Certificate
Meeting Info:10/30/2025 - 11/20/2025 LEC Thursday 06:00 PM-09:00 PM, Room JC 014. 10/30/2025 - 11/20/2025 LEC Thursday 06:00 PM-09:00 PM, Room JC 111. 4 Wks
Meeting Dates:10/30/25 - 11/20/25
Instructors:J. Sobczak
Fee/Senior Cost Fee:$275.00/ SA$220.00
CEUS:1.20
Status:Open

Key:

** book required

* book and USB required

+ USB required

< required for Certificate of Photography