Biological Imaging
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Macro - Digital Handbook of Biological Imaging and Nature Photography
An extensive guide to nature photography with both digital and film techniques. Methods, equipment, software and more.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Topic | Reading | Assignment | |
| 1 | Jan. 23 | Introduction | Basics | ||
| 2 | Jan. 30 | Quickstart | BPPAAS Chapters 1 & 2 Photo Basics | ||
| 3 | Feb. 6 | Exposure/PowerPoint | BPPAAS Chapter 4 Photoshop (skim) | 01. Diagram 02. Scanned Image 03. Page of Text with Photo B/W* | |
| 4 | Feb. 13 | Digital - Photoshop | Digital Darkroom | 04. Flowchart 05. Equipment – Labeled 06. Portrait (fun) | |
| 5 | Feb. 20 | Equipment/Techniques *****QUIZ***** | BPPAAS Chapters 3 & 5 Camera Web Pages Wide-Angle | 07. Labeled Apparatus 08. Software Screen Capture 09. Portrait (formal) | |
| 6 | Feb. 27 | Copystand | Copystand | 10. Moving Subject 11. Wide Angle 12. Glass container with liquid | |
| 7 | March 5 | Microscopy | BPPAAS Chapters 6, 7 Field Photography | 13. Object with scale 14. Photo of Computer Screen 15. Your Room | |
| March 12 Spring Break | |||||
| 8 | March 19 | Critique/Aesthetics | BPPAAS Chapters 8 & 9 | 16. Pollution 17. Habitat – Aquatic 18. Macro | |
| 9 | March 26 | Digital - Photoshop | Insect Photography | 19. Habitat - Terrestrial 20. Worm 21. Laboratory | |
| 10 | April 2 | Students' Choice | Flash | 22. Protozoa 23. Algae 24. Procedure | |
| 11 | April 9 | Instructor’s Choice ***** QUIZ***** | Telephoto | 25. Atmospheric Phenomenon 26. Geologic Phenomenon 27. Image taken with Flash | |
| 12 | April 16 | Biological Illustration | 28. Field Work 29. Field Plot 30. Telephoto | ||
| 13 | April 23 | Presentations | 31. Fish 32. Life Cycle 33. Area Related | ||
| 14 | April 30 | Presentations | 34. Bird 35. Amphibian 36. Area Related or animated GIF | ||
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