Digital photography offers new ways to photograph architecture. Conventional digital cameras and lenses can be used to photograph practically any architectural situation or detail. Imaging software can be used to quickly and easily correct perspective distortion and enhance images to correct for difficult lighting and colour problems .

New digital imaging techniques offer exciting possibilities for use of photographs in the development and presentation architectural concepts.

Through hands-on exercises, you will learn how to use digital photography to make effective images of architecture and how to edit and prepare digital images printed and electronic forms of presentation. The use of digitized images for expressing architectural concepts will also be discussed.

Course Outline

This digital photography course generally consists of 14 three-hour sessions.

	Photography Course Content
Session 1	Basic concepts    Digital imaging    Camera optical systems    Exposure
Session 2	Digital cameras, lens & accessories Camera functions and settings
Session 3	Preparing photo shoots Photographic technique    General practice Practical exercises
Session 4	Appreciation of work Photographic technique    Architectural exteriors Practical exercises
Session 5	Appreciation of work Photographic technique    Architectural exterior details Practical exercises
Session 6	Appreciation of work Photographic technique    Architectural interiors    Lighting Practical exercises
Session 7	Appreciation of work Photographic technique    Architectural interiors details    Practical exercises
Session 8	Appreciation of work Image management    Organizing images    Filing & Archiving    Colour management    Image Editing Software
Session 9	Basic image editing practice    Image editing workflow    Inputting images
Session 10	Advanced image editing practice    Global corrections    Distortion correction Editing exercises
Session 11	Advanced image editing practice    Local corrections    Editing exercises
Session 12	Advanced image editing practice    Enhancement techniques for architectural photographs Editing exercises
Session 13	Image editing practice    Image output Editing exercises
Session 14	Preparing images    for print    for service bureaus    for the Internet Making web page galleries Mounting and display