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Practical Photography for a Digital World

Hybrid Learning Solutions · e-book

Free until 31 December 2026

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About this book

A practical photography course for South Africans who want to earn from their pictures, with a phone or a camera. Twelve chapters follow a small Pietermaritzburg studio through real jobs: seeing like a photographer; how a camera works; exposure; focus, depth and motion; natural light; flash; composition; portraits, groups, products, food, events, property and landscapes; editing; video for social media; files, gear, risk and drones; and running a photography business, from copyright and contracts to POPIA and pricing. 38 diagrams and photographs, worked examples, practice exercises with answers, and 154 Exam prep questions. A Skills Series title: not a registered qualification; its appendix maps each chapter to the Video, Film and Multimedia Practitioner occupational certificate (SAQA ID 124900) and the photography higher certificates. Lecturers: a free Facilitator Guide (session plans, teaching notes and every answer) is available to colleges registered with HybridE. To register your college, contact Thandeka on 073 431 6763.

What is inside

  1. Chapter 1: Seeing Like a Photographer
  2. Chapter 2: How a Camera Works
  3. Chapter 3: Exposure
  4. Chapter 4: Focus, Depth and Motion
  5. Chapter 5: Light
  6. Chapter 6: Artificial Light and Flash
  7. Chapter 7: Composition and Visual Language
  8. Chapter 8: Genres in Practice
  9. Chapter 9: Editing and Post-Production
  10. Chapter 10: Video for Photographers
  11. Chapter 11: Managing Files, Gear and Risk
  12. Chapter 12: Photography as a Business
  13. Appendix: Curriculum Mapping, Glossary and Settings Card

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