Week 1
Lesson 1
Rule of Thirds
Set up a photograph using the rule of thirds and grid lines.  
    Assignment:  Take pictures using the rule of thirds.  Be sure to use the grid lines (if available) and make sure you try both horizontal and vertical techniques.
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Visual Weight
Make your photo pleasing to the eye.  Size, color, symmetry, asymmetry, tone, contrast.
    Assignment:  Experiment with your photo set up using the different weight techniques that were discussed and decide which photos are more interesting or pleasing to the eye and try to figure out what makes them so.
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Balance
 Creating feeling using balance.  We will discuss symmetry, negative space, and counterbalance.
    Assignment:  Create a feeling using balance in your photos this week.  Use a technique we discussed and we will talk about how the photo makes us feel and why.
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Single Point
How to make just a single point or subject in your photo interesting.  We will discuss balance, rule of thirds and visual weight in regards to single point photos.
    Assignment:  Take single point photos being sure to balance them with one of the previous techniques.
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Point of View
Make your photos more interesting with camera angle.  Don't be afraid to get down low or change how you look at things to change up the feeling of a picture.
    Assignment:  Choose one subject this week and focus on using different camera angles.  Choose 2 to upload and we can discuss the difference camera angles make.
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Depth
Bring attention to your subject with depth.  We will talk about blurring the background or foreground to make the subject stand out.  We will discuss the difference between portrait and landscape photography and wide versus zoom lenses.
    Assignment:  Try taking photos with shallow depth of field this week.  Blur the background (or foreground).
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Review/Photo Share
Depending on  the number of students in this course, this may be a shortened session.