Photography and Video
Adopted at NSCC
List of Photography and Video Open Textbooks already adopted at NSCC.
Open Textbooks
360 Essentials: A Beginner’s Guide to Immersive Video Storytelling / CC BY
Joshua Cameron; Gary Gould; and Adrian Ma / Ryerson University / 2021
Our objective with this resource is to walk you through the essential steps in creating compelling and engaging 360 video experiences. While some prior experience with photography or videography can help, the technology available now gives anybody the ability to produce this type of amazing content. By the time you work your way through this book’s chapters and exercises, you will be able to:
- Set up, operate and shoot high quality pictures and video with a 360 video camera;
- Turn your 360 videos into basic virtual reality content;
- Understand some of the ethical challenges associated with immersive content;
- Develop stronger stories and narrative 360 content.
Format: Pressbooks
Digital Photography for Graphic Communications / CC BY
Richard Adams, Reem el Asaleh, Martin Habekost, Jason Lisi, Art Seto / Ryerson / 2021
This book is based on a 2009 print book by the authors that was called Digital Photography for Print and published by the Printing Industries of America (PIA) Press.
The authors realize that graphic communications management has expanded to include a multitude of media in addition to print, especially the web and apps. Thus we decided to revise the original book with a more inclusive title.
Format: Pressbooks
Digital Foundations: Introduction to Media Design with the Adobe Creative Cloud – Revised Edition / CC BY-NC-SA
By: Xtine Burroughs and Michael Mandiberg, Open Oregon Educational Resources
This textbook which was written by a group of select experts with a focus on different aspects of the design process, from creation to production addresses the many steps of creating and then producing physical, printed, or other imaged products that people interact with on a daily basis.
Format: Pressbooks
HDR Panoramas / CC BY
Oscar Baechler / Open Washington / 2021
Over this document, we will first examine simpler processes for HDR and panoramas separately, establishing the basic skills behind IBLs, which can produce exciting environmental photography as their own medium. These skills will then be combined to produce fully realized HDRIs, with examples of using them in 3D. Lastly, we’ll take a look at some cool tricks you can do with your finished photos, such as Little Planets and Paper Planets.
Format: Pressbooks
Image Editing & Manipulation for Graphic Artists
Jessica Curran / Salt Lake Community College /
Each chapter has been peer-reviewed by industry professionals, teachers, and students. The work done by our peer reviewers transformed this project from an in-house resource for SLCC courses into a high-quality textbook available for adoption by any educator interested in it.
Format: Pressbooks
Open Courseware
Digital Media / CC BY
Shuhua Lai and Kairui Chen / Affordable Learning Georgia /2021
This set of course materials includes lecture slides, activity files, images, quizzes, tests, review questions, and project assignments for Digital Media at Georgia Gwinnett College. The course uses open-source applications such as GIMP and InkScape.
Digital Media Ancillary Materials
Format: Course Files
Introduction to Photography and Related Media / CC BY-NC-SA
Reilly Rabitaille, Sadia Shirazi, Adele Phillips, and Andrea Frank / MIT Courseware
This course provides practical instruction in the fundamentals of analog and digital SLR and medium/large format camera operation, film exposure and development, black and white darkroom techniques, digital imaging, and studio lighting.
Format: Course materials
Video Production Model / CC BY-NC-SA
Advanced Video Production / CC BY-NC-SA
CTE Online / California Educators Together / 2018 updated in 2022
The purpose of this course is to provide a project-based visual arts program, which guides students to achieve the standards in the visual arts and career technical training, by providing students with the technical instruction and practical experiences for aspiring video and film makers in the production of film, video, and new media projects for business and entertainment. Students experience both the creative and technical aspects of filmmaking in conjunction with learning about historical and contemporary traditions and conventions.
Format: Online course broken down into units. Each unit has a lesson plan.
Documentary Photography and Photojournalism: Still Images of a World in Motion Photography & Visual Perception / CC BY-NC-SA
Rachel Bell / CUNY City College / 2020
This online class introduces students to the basic materials, terms and methods of digital photography. Students will be introduced to the digital camera, including camera settings and controls, but can also work with any photographing device. This is a hands-on class and students will photograph subjects indoors and outdoors, upload, edit, and print image files.
Format: Pressbooks
Lessons
Introduction to Sound for Film and Video / CC BY
Post Production Audio – Advanced Digital Video Production PBL Project / CC BY
Part of the Advanced Video Production – CTE Online Model
Students will be introduced to advance audio production techniques, including foley, ADR and ambience. Students will develop and design a 3-5 minute film in which all audio will be produced after the production has been filmed. Students who excel in this project will be exposed to careers in the industry such as foley artist, ADR editor/mixer and sound designers. Approximately 5 – 6 weeks
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