Photography

Creating a great image doesn't stop at capturing it in-camera. This class will get you comfortable with the most needed tools in Photoshop, so you can start creating the images you imagined when you purchased your camera.
2016, CreativeLive. 9 minutes.

From sweet, small-scale portraits to wide-open scenes of nature’s spectacles, this six-part series lays out a pathway to dazzling photography. Featuring in-depth advice from world-renowned camera wizards, each episode takes a “master class” approach, with beginning photographers receiving detailed instruction from a specialist in a particular genre or format. Viewers may be brand new to the craft or completely at home with a camera—in either case, the series offers tips and strategies that will take photo work to the next level. Original broadcast title: How to Take Stunning Pictures.
2010, Carlton International Media. 6-part series, 23 minutes each.

ake a ride through the amazing world of music photography with the world’s best-known music photographers and others, including Gered Mankowitz, Jill Furmanovsky, Kevin Westenberg, Terry O’Neill, Neal Preston, Roger Sargent and Rankin.
2021, PBS. 6 videos, 55 minutes each.

This six-part series on photography was occasioned by the 150th anniversary of the medium’s invention. The programs take the form of film essays which look at varying aspects of photography throughout its history. The series draws from over 20 different collections of photographs in museums, archives, and private collections in the U.S., Canada, Britain, and France—an altogether splendid source of the best, most interesting, most innovative photographs in the century-and-a-half of this medium which revolutionized art and archivism.
1989, HTV. 6-part series, 26 minutes each.

In this thought-provoking eight-part series, world-class photographers, academic experts, museum personnel, and others stress the importance of visual literacy as they range over the history and mechanics of photography.
2001, San Mateo County Community College District. 8-part series, 27 minutes each.

Modern Marvels presents the strange saga of the birth of photography, and the men at the heart of this tale.
1996. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. 45 minutes.

This three-part series introduces fundamental skills and knowledge every novice photographer needs: understanding digital cameras, tips for composition and shooting, and using Photoshop for editing.
2015, ClickView Pty Limited. 3 videos, about 11 minutes each.

Not sure where to begin? Learn the basics. From important functions to lighting and composition, get confident with your camera.
2017, CreativeLive. 16 minutes.

Almost since its invention, the camera has been used not just to capture reality but to interpret it. This 12-part series from Arte France traces the adventure of this art form from its beginnings up through the 21st century, revealing the hidden stories and trade secrets concealed in a series of photographs.
2009, ARTE France.12-part series, 26 minutes each.

Snapshot: The Art of Photography is a six part series, videos are about 24 minutes each.
2012, Sound Venture.

As photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin has helped capture and publish some of the most compelling images ever seen, and he knows full well the power of the camera - its ability to not only render the truth but connect us to our world.
2008, TED. 14 minutes.