NYIP
I'm taking a photography class from the NYIP (New York Institute of Photography). It's a little slow going. I had great expectations that while I was off on injury leave I would get so much done.
HOWEVER, I didn't think it through because there were months where I couldn't lift a camera to make compositions and putting up my tripod and attaching the camera were just too much to bear. So, here I am playing catch-up.
I really do like it. It's interesting and so very complicated at the same time. Maybe I need lab classes, too.
For instance, I am on Lesson 4 and about to take my first online test and submit my first project. The book says, "...so here is a very, very simple description..."
And do you know what the very simple description is???
Here goes, "The CCD is essentially a memory device that can hold an electrical charge based on light intensity. A CCD sensor is a silicon wafer that is divided into a grid of photo sites, or photo receptors. Each of these photo sites can capture light by holding a charge based on the intensity of the light striking it. The charge is held temporarily, and then off-loaded, one at a time, to a signal amplifier. After amplification, it's off to the ADC (analog-to-digital converter) where the electrical charges are converted into numbers, creating a digital image."
What?
What does that even mean? And, there's even a "Wait, there's more" section. I think I can skip this part. Executive decision. Oh my heavens. My brain is spinning. I. Can't. Go. On.
I. must. go. on.
HOWEVER, I didn't think it through because there were months where I couldn't lift a camera to make compositions and putting up my tripod and attaching the camera were just too much to bear. So, here I am playing catch-up.
I really do like it. It's interesting and so very complicated at the same time. Maybe I need lab classes, too.
For instance, I am on Lesson 4 and about to take my first online test and submit my first project. The book says, "...so here is a very, very simple description..."
And do you know what the very simple description is???
Here goes, "The CCD is essentially a memory device that can hold an electrical charge based on light intensity. A CCD sensor is a silicon wafer that is divided into a grid of photo sites, or photo receptors. Each of these photo sites can capture light by holding a charge based on the intensity of the light striking it. The charge is held temporarily, and then off-loaded, one at a time, to a signal amplifier. After amplification, it's off to the ADC (analog-to-digital converter) where the electrical charges are converted into numbers, creating a digital image."
What?
What does that even mean? And, there's even a "Wait, there's more" section. I think I can skip this part. Executive decision. Oh my heavens. My brain is spinning. I. Can't. Go. On.
I. must. go. on.
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