ABSTRACT
Trial and error is a powerful experiential learning method, because it gives the readers immediate feedback. They can see a direct correlation between the shutter-speed settings and how that affects the appearance of the subject on their viewscreen. Each experiment them do produces evidence of their learning. Assignments can be better understood by breaking them down into three stages: pre-production, production, and post-production. Each stage presents the readers with a series of choices that prepare them for success in the next stage. The attention they give to the details of each stage pays off by reducing the time, energy, and mental focus that will be needed in subsequent steps in the process. Post-production workflow usually includes processing files, organizing, global edits like cropping out distractions along the edges of the frame, exposure adjustments, contrast to increase visual impact, resizing, and file conversion for output.
