Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR

Completed by Iman Javidan

June 6, 2021

Approximately 2 months at 10 hours a week to complete

Course Certificates Completed

Photography Techniques: Light, Content, and Sharing

Principles of Photo Composition and Digital Image Post-Production

Camera Control

Cameras, Exposure, and Photography

Photography Capstone Project

View certificate for Iman Javidan, 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

Photography Techniques: Light, Content, and Sharing

Michigan State University

Taught by: Peter Glendinning & Mark Valentine Sullivan

Completed by: Iman Javidan by April 18, 2021

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Principles of Photo Composition and Digital Image Post-Production

Michigan State University

Taught by: Peter Glendinning & Mark Valentine Sullivan

Completed by: Iman Javidan by April 12, 2021

4 weeks of study, 2-3 hours/week

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Camera Control

Michigan State University

Taught by: Peter Glendinning & Mark Valentine Sullivan

Completed by: Iman Javidan by May 1, 2021

4 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week

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Cameras, Exposure, and Photography

Michigan State University

Taught by: Peter Glendinning & Mark Valentine Sullivan

Completed by: Iman Javidan by April 16, 2021

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Photography Capstone Project

Michigan State University

Taught by: Peter Glendinning & Mark Valentine Sullivan

Completed by: Iman Javidan by June 6, 2021

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

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