It comprises the combination of traditional book for text delivery and computerized illustrations and virtual experiment. Mechanical details of camera inner design, standard action schemes of a professional photographers etc. are shown with help of interactive animations based on Macromedia Flash. This makes it posible to picturize moving parts principal interactions and does not restrict the time necessary for a student to study the topic. The author of the Course, Nickolai Jeouludiev, has effectively combined the simplicity of basic photography progressing to sections covering exposure, lighting, composition etc. Family and social photographers are offered with simple recepies how to improve quality of their snapshots due to correct lighting, exposure conditions and creative composing.
Theoretical materials are rich illustrated including computer animation and video clips.
Light schemes Composition Frame structure Direction of shooting Distance from the subject Scale Shooting point height Optical picture Composition types Computer program includes a number of functions which are critical for educational titles according to our experience, although many developers ignore them. However ther is a plenty of ways to explore the content of the CD-ROM in a free way. Curriculum execution summary results are stored, including time spent. Student's success is checked from time to time by means of tests and practical exercises in Virtual Photo Studio. Student can store virtual snapshots into her personal album together with her notes.