CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College is offering three new courses this semester teaching aspiring photographers how to take professional photographs and videos on their smartphones.
"These classes are important because people are using their mobile phones now more than standard cameras," personal development coordinator Claudia Terrones said.
Interested students can choose from three different courses on mobile photography and videography that will be taught by award-winning photographer Hossein Khandan.
One of the newly offered courses is called Professional Tips on Mobile Photography. During this course, students will receive expert guidance on how to use mobile phones properly for photography. The course will go over how to control exposure, how to create a shallow depth of field and how to make good composition on a mobile phone.
"Khandan gave an example that if you're taking a picture of a moon on your phone, it will typically look like just a white spot with a glow around it," Terrones said. "But he can teach the students how to get a good, professional-looking photo of the moon instead of just a glow."
This course will be from 10 to 11:50 a.m. Saturdays, Sept. 8 and 15 in MCC's Room E201.
The other two unique courses MCC will offer this semester focus on mobile videography. One of the courses will be an interactive workshop that teaches students a step-by-step process on how to use a mobile phone as a video camera. In this class, students will learn how to avoid focus issues and how to create the best shots possible using their mobile devices.
The videography class will be from 6:30 to 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, and Thursday, Sept. 29, in Room E204.
These three classes will not be a part of the photography certificate program currently offered at MCC.
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