Essential Concepts in Photography
Here are a few topics I consider significant when working towards professionalism in photography. I know many photographers who never studied formally, and plenty of graduates who work in photography.
Capturing Images
Composition
Viewpoint
Depth of field
Exposure
Dynamic range
Characteristic Curves
Focal length
Awareness of lighting
Types of film
Digital image sensors
Holding a camera
Move to check alternative views
Cameras: Components and Functions
The black box
Film formats
Sensor formats
Lenses
Focal length
Aperture
Field of view
Depth of field
Aberrations
Shutter speed
Film Processing
Exposure
Latent image
Time/Temperature/Developer balance
Developer
Stop
Fix
(does anybody want to talk about sodium thiosulfate anymore?)
Wash/Dry
B+W, colour neg, colour transparency
Evaluating negatives
B+W Printing
Choosing a negative
Film formats
Lenses
Contact prints
Enlargements
Contrast
Paper types
Burning and dodging
Developer/Stop/Fix/Wash/Dry
RC vs Fibre base
Spotting
Mounting
Digital Production
Digital Workflow
Using Lightroom
Importing Images
File naming
Keywords and metadata
Editing/prioritising Collections (comparing and rating)
Image file types
Image file sizes
Photoshop vs Lightroom
Megabytes is file size/Resolution is output quality
Image adjustments in Lightroom
Image adjustments in Photoshop
Exporting files for different purposes
Digital printing
Distributing images
File sizes
File types
Blogs
Social media
Individual website
Magazines
Printed portfolio
Exhibition prints