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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Cameras, Exposure, and Photography by Michigan State University

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About the Course

Welcome to Course One of Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR! In these first 4 Modules you will gain the knowledge and the confidence that will help you make good choices as you consider qualities of the camera you own, and the qualities of the other types of digital cameras you might be considering. You will learn about the basic functions that most digital cameras have in common. You will also go beyond the "technical" matters and learn about how you can make exciting pictures by emphasizing the aspects of Frame and Vantage Point to interpret old subjects in new ways. Discovering accessories that photographers find useful, and the types of camera bags from mini to carry-on sized, is also in store for you. You will also make your first photographs and, if you are a subscriber to the specialization, upload pictures to the web gallery and start interacting with your fellow learners in our "Gallery." Let's get started with Module One!...

Top reviews

LB

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it definitely increases our enthusiasm and passion for photography, this course gives us the basics of photography and camera settings. thank you professors for your encouragement and efforts.

DA

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One of the nice things about this course, is that it challenges one to DO something - take photos. My trusty old point-and-shoot doesn't know what has hit it - it has never worked so hard before.

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By Erikas R

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Oct 6, 2020

Audio quality in part of the videos are poor, it is hard to understand sometimes what the lecturer is says. All in all good course for the beginners.

By Apurva G

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May 3, 2020

Towards the end it felt like not enough efforts were put in by the instructors. Nevertheless this course helped me boost my confidence a 100 times.

By zahraa h

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Jul 18, 2020

it is an important course for beginners and I loved it but in some videos there was some DETAILS that are missing and I googled them to understand

By Deleted A

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Mar 6, 2016

Not sure why so much time was devoted to camera bags.

Looking forward to the next lessons. Hoping to learn about being more creative with a camera.

By Asa S S

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Oct 12, 2020

The course was inciteful and gave a good beginner's understanding of photography. The opportunity to submit shots for peer review is also good.

By Abdul K

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Jul 30, 2020

i was hoping to learn more about DSLR and Smartphone camera.... but turns out ... It told me stuffs which i already knew. so didnt help me much

By Natiq E C

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Sep 21, 2020

This course was really amazing to teach young or beginner photographers what they need to know before they can start. Great Course! Enjoyed it

By Marc T

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Nov 14, 2022

I wish there was a way to report for someone for not taking the course serious. i was forced to give a grade for a screen shot of a tv show.

By Laura S

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Sep 28, 2020

I didn't fully understand the tasks.

Would be nice to have more theory reading material to look back on without rewatching video materials.

By Usama N

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Mar 14, 2016

this course covers basic and advance knowledge about cameras and photography that is what a new photographer needs in his starting days

By Madelen M

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Jan 30, 2024

Informative course. Would love the peer review process to be more meaningful in that the options to critique photographs are limited.

By Igor B G

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Oct 1, 2020

A bit too basic of a introduction. But it made me think creatively and experiment with photography. I liked the peer reviews as well.

By Gabriela M

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Jun 11, 2018

I was really helpful to give me a perspective on what photographing is! Im sure it only gets better as you continue along the path.

By Robert L

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Apr 6, 2016

I have learned much more about photography in the short few weeks of this course than studying much longer on my own. Great course.

By Pratibha

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Oct 12, 2021

This course starts from very basics of photography... what happens behind the scene when you take a picture. Its a good course.

By Pasha Y

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Apr 25, 2020

The course is taken to the very beginning, but photos for verification load a long time. Information is not all that is needed

By Leo L

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Jun 12, 2019

Creo que fue muy bueno el curso, fue muy teórico, yo esperaba un poco más práctico, pero estuvo muy bien de cualquier manera.

By Ana K

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Nov 13, 2018

The course is really well done but the forums are not developed or engaging so there's no room for discussions and growing.

By Rodney P W j

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Oct 25, 2020

Some of the information presented is a little out of date, but otherwise an informative and enjoyable introductory course.

By Shaik R

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Sep 10, 2020

better understanding of photography, away from random click

good insight provided by the tutors about the technical aspects

By Tanmay S

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Apr 29, 2016

This topic is excellent, I learnt lots of things from this course. Thanks to Proffers Peter to provide such good session.

By Ritik R

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Jul 14, 2020

The course will help out to know the basics of photography. After the course you will see view or capture in its best .

By Cristopher T

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Aug 19, 2019

Es un buen curso, sin embargo considero que se podria mejor para hacer el curso más dinamico y menos teórico o monotono.

By Lucía C

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Dec 12, 2021

La teoría es excelente y los maestros unos campeones <3 aunque me hubiera gustado verlos salir y tomar fotos en vivo.

By Bijin T

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Dec 1, 2020

I have really learned about the parts of the camera what to use where . Learned about how to do photography properly.