Main skills and attitudes to be developed:
• Core technical operations of a camera - How aperture, shutter speed, and ISO work together to make an image, plus focus and other aspects
• Intermediate-level technical operations of a camera – How to identify and use accessories (lenses, flash) and other settings beyond the core set
• Core compositional/creative techniques to make images that stand out
• Intermediate-level compositional/creative photographic techniques to build a greater connection between the viewer to the photograph
• Core visual storytelling techniques to turn photos into a cohesive narrative
• Intermediate-level storytelling techniques to begin to tell a deeper story of humanity and existence

Learning Outcomes
• Students will make better pictures -- whether for a media outlet, personal use, or a client. They will assess and apply technical, compositional, and storytelling methods.
• Students will determine quality storytelling methods to tell a coherent and compelling narrative through their photo(s).
• Students will examine how photography can serve a greater purpose to themselves and to the world.
• Students will evaluate the various career paths they can take in photography and how photography can enhance other careers.

UNIT ONE - Technical
Topics covered include camera types, the importance of light, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, depth of field, motion, using the histogram, and captioning photos.

UNIT TWO - Composition
Topics covered include understanding the main character and scene, advanced depth of field (aperture, distance, and zoom), vantage point, proximity, advanced motion (light painting, long exposures, freezing motion), advanced light-finding, cropping, and toning photos, and how to talk about photos/critique.

UNIT THREE - Storytelling 
Topics covered include building on units one and two to discuss advanced camera topics, what makes a good story, what makes a good visual story, how to build an effective sequence, and storytelling through longer captions.

UNIT FOUR - Inspiration
Topics covered include photography for a broader purpose, how photography can fit into your life and values, the power of everyday/mundane photography, shoulds/should nots of when to make a photo, how to photograph what you love, how to deal with mean photographers, and how to be a helpful photographer to others.