1. Educational/commercial
package licensed for single institution multi-station computer
lab/network use including the license to print a single color
or B/W copy for instructor/administrator use. $99.95
This download
option is the same as the TPC's Self-Study Course: Book I +
Book II + Glossary Download described below, plus you receive
a complete Teacher's Lesson Plan, Teacher-led classroom and field
trip setups and assignments, the License for Commercial Use in
a classroom/computer lab environment, and the License to Print
a single copy each of all three downloads, the lesson plans, and
the field trips and assignments.
2.
Teachers
who already possess a basic knowledge of photographic technique
may find that they only need TPC's Lesson Plans from which to
build their own Photographic Technique Course. TPC's Teacher Lesson
Plans (including the teacher-led classroom and field trip setups
and assignments) are a complete guide from which The Photo
College: Photographic Techniques, Book I is written. This
lesson plan also includes our 28 years of insight in how to prepare
yourself, and your students and their parents, for a course in
photography. $59.95
3. An additional fee for the license to print up to 50 additional color or B/W copies of all three downloads, as mentioned in #1. immediately above, for classroom and/or field use only. $99.95
TPC's Photographic Techniques,
Book I:
PC or Mac COLOR
Download
- $34.95 (contact
TPC before ordering)
While
our Online Chapters (71 pages) contain the 12 basic areas everyone
needs to understand in order to enjoy photography, TPC's
Photographic Techniques, Book I Download consists of 17
Chapters (over 80,000 words in 328 pages) of text, 98 color photos,
81 2D graphics, 29 3D graphics, and 41 charts to make your fundamental
photographic technique education complete. We do not waste your
time with instruction on how to load your film or why the sun
rises in the east; we teach you practical and intuitive techniques
that will make your photographs stand head and shoulders above
any other photographer's work. If you like what you see online
and enjoy the way we write then you will find this extremely enhanced
and updated version of our online chapters the answer to your
needs and wants of becoming a successful photographer.
This full-color download is designed to print in a 5.5x8.5 inch
horizontal format; the perfect size to neatly fit into the back
pocket of most camera bags. Although you can print the download
in color, we suggest printing the entire book in Black-and-White
for ease of use in the field, and using the full-color download
as reference software on your computer. This download will self-install
onto your PC and is approximately 8Mb in size. Macintosh users
receive the same exact download, however the download process
is configured specifically for your computer's operating system.
This download also includes personalized email support for
life on all the included chapters; TPC does not use 'form
letters' in answering your email.
Chapters included
in the TPC's Photographic Techniques, Book I Download:
1. Artistic Composition - immediately improve your photographic
technique
2. Camera Types - deciding between the several different 35mm
and APS camera designs
3. Film Types and ISO's - negatives or slides; fast or slow film
speeds - when and where to use them
4. Lenses - the whole gamut from fish-eye to PC to long telephoto
to reflex
5. Basic Composition - more than you thought went into basically
composing a great photograph
6. Filters - the four filters you should initially own, plus inside
information on lens hoods
7. Flash Photography - manual, fill, dedicated, and TTL
8. Review of Chapters 1-7
9. Apertures - what they do and why they are there
10. Depth of Field - four easy steps to master this dreaded technique
11. Shutterspeeds - what they do and why they are there
12. Priority and Program Modes - learn to use these instead of
the drudgery of fully manual control
13. Action - Stop, Blur, Television, Panning
14. Exposure Compensation - learn to set your exposure regardless
of the lighting conditions
15. Available Light (Night Photography) - who's afraid of the
dark; includes a chart for most any night-light situation
16. Putting It All Together - Step-by-Step: How TPC designs, sets
up, and exposes a professional outdoor nighttime photograph
17. Finishing Your Photos - Everything you can expect from a local
one-hour lab to the Custom Lab in town, plus all about mounting,
matting and framing your images
And, do not forget about our unsurpassed email support covering all the above chapters! It is included and is free!
TPC's Photographic Techniques,
Book II:
PC or Mac COLOR
Download
- $34.95 (contact
TPC before ordering)
The chapters in TPC's Photographic Techniques, Book II download offer the experienced and working photographer the twenty professional chapters listed below. With over 75,000 words in 314 pages, 202 color photographs, 7 B/W, 98 3D graphics, 89 2D graphics, 30 charts and tables ,and 8 studio lighting designs (displayed in virtual 3-D), TPC's Photographic Techniques, Book II download delivers the information you need to handle most any professional shooting situation. And if you have a question about any of the included chapters, you need only ask via our included and unsurpassed lifetime of personal one-to-one email support. We have already been in your shoes and are ready with the answers to your practical questions. And, just like all of TPC's Downloads, you can print this download in full color.
This
full-color download is designed to print in a 5.5x8.5 inch horizontal
format; the perfect size to neatly fit into the back pocket of
most camera bags. Although you can print the download in color,
we suggest printing the entire book in Black-and-White for ease
of use in the field, and using the full-color download as reference
software on your computer. This download will self-install onto
your PC and is approximately 9Mb in size. Macintosh users receive
the same exact download, however the download process is configured
specifically for your computer's operating system.
This download also includes personalized email support for
life on all the included chapters; TPC does not use 'form
letters' in answering your email.
Chapters included
in TPC's Photographic Techniques, Book II Download:
1. The OriJen Exposure System - TPC's personal design for recognizing
light and shooting without a lightmeter
2. Leading Lines - learn to capture and hold your audience's attention
3. Working Your Subject - learn to recognize when you have composed
the best possible picture
4. Contrasting Colors - make them 'Stop and Take Notice'
5. Using Light Creatively - you will learn how to be the only
one to see a photograph others might miss
6. Shooting for Effect - strike a pose or compose a striking photograph
7. Advanced Composition - and you thought TPC's chapter on 'Basic
Composition' was complete!
8. Double/Multiple Exposures - why stop at just two; we show you
how
9. Advanced Fill-flash - put a flash on every camera and in every
photograph
10. Shooting Texture - reach out and make your audience want to
touch your photographs
11. Shooting Close-ups - more than just using long or macro lenses
12. Photographing Interiors - where most fear to venture; we show
you how to be a professional
13. Portraiture - learn how to photograph anyone's facial features;
learn how to setup your studio lights eight different ways
14. Wedding Photography - 1. You really should not, 2. Everything
you need to know in case you did not read #1.
15. Photography Underwater - SCUBA, Sport, or just rainy weather,
TPC covers them all in-depth
15. Digital Photography - live and learn, what to expect, how
to overcome any camera's resolution shortcomings
16. In-depth Digital-editing - much more than any chemical photofinisher
can offer your images; based on Adobe PhotoShop
17. Record Keeping - more than remembering which f/stop you used
18. Security - protect yourself, your gear, your sanity, and your
career
19. Assignments - Brain dead about what to shoot? TPC describes
14 different areas to help you build that perfect portfolio
And, do not forget about our unsurpassed email support covering all the above chapters! It is included for free!