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Section 1: Orientation
Section 2: View Camera Basics & Equipment
- Video 2.1 - View Camera Movements (24:47)
- Video 2.2 - View Camera Types (21:55)
- Video 2.3 - View Camera Components: The Ground Glass & Compression Plate (13:16)
- Video 2.4 - View Camera Components: The Bellows (6:38)
- Video 2.5 - View Camera Components: Standard Film Holders (5:06)
- Video 2.6 - Tips for Loading & Unloading Film (13:09)
- Video 2.7 - View Camera Components: Polaroid & Roll Film Backs (12:30)
- Video 2.8 - View Camera Components: Lens Boards & Shutters (12:35)
- Video 2.9 - Essential Items for Large Format Photography (9:46)
Section 3: Large Format Lenses
- Video 3.1 - The Lens Standard is a Point, Not a Plane (2:49)
- Video 3.2 - Large Format Lenses: Image Circle & Angle of Coverage (12:44)
- Video 3.3 - Large Format Lenses: Focal Length & Angle of View (11:42)
- Video 3.4 - How Focal Length Affects Perspective (17:30)
- Video 3.5 - Building Your Lens Kit (18:13)
- Video 3.6 - How Aperture & DOF Change With Large Format (11:43)
- Video 3.7 - Working With Wide Angle Lenses (7:35)
- Video 3.8 - A Quick Note on Focal Length at Infinity Focus (3:21)
- Video 3.9 - Compensating for Bellows Extension (5:39)
Section 4: Rise, Fall, & Shift
- View for Free: Video 4.1 - Using Rise & Fall (19:23)
- Video 4.2 - Field Demonstration: Using Lens Rise (8:21)
- Video 4.3 - When & How to Use Shift (19:52)
- Video 4.4 - Field Demonstration: Using Shift (6:19)
- Video 4.5 - Moving The Film Standard vs. The Lens Standard (4:10)
- Video 4.6 - Extending Your Rise, Fall, & Shift Limits (3:12)
Section 5: Focusing & Using Tilt/Swing
- Video 5.1 - A Quick Note for the Tilt & Swing Section (2:44)
- Video 5.2 - Attaching a Focus Scale to Your Camera (9:38)
- Video 5.3 - How to Figure Out Exactly Where to Focus (9:06)
- Video 5.4 - How to Determine What Aperture to Use (6:10)
- Video 5.5 - Field Demonstration: Image Plane Focusing (10:56)
- View for Free: Video 5.6 - The Scheimpflug Principle (6:19)
- View for Free: Video 5.7 - Limitations of the Scheimpflug Principle (10:12)
- Video 5.8 - Using Lens Tilt to Optimize Focus (5:42)
- Video 5.9 - Using IPF With Tilt & Swing (5:18)
- Video 5.10 - Field Demonstration: Using Lens Tilt (14:49)
- Video 5.11 - Field Demonstration: How to Tell if You Need More Tilt/Swing (3:29)
- Video 5.12 - Field Demonstration: How to Tell If Tilt/Swing is Actually Helping (8:07)
- Video 5.13 - Using Rear Tilt to Control Focus & Distortion (10:48)
- Video 5.14 - Field Demonstration: Using Rear Tilt (12:00)
- Video 5.15 - Using Lens & Rear Swings (11:38)
- Video 5.16 - Field Demonstration: Using Swings (11:28)
- Video 5.17 - Final Notes on Tilt & Swing (6:52)
Section 6: Field Sessions
Conclusion
Course Worksheets & Cheatsheets
- PDF DOWNLOAD: 6x17 Grid Lines (US Letter) | (A4 Version) (18 KB)
- PDF DOWNLOAD: 4x5 Grid Lines (US Letter) | (A4 Version) (18 KB)
- PDF DOWNLOAD: 5x7 Grid Lines (US Letter) | (A4 Version) (18 KB)
- PDF DOWNLOAD: 8x10 Grid Lines (US Letter) | (A4 Version) (18 KB)
- PDF DOWNLOAD: 4x5 Lens Specs Spreadsheet (114 KB)
- PDF DOWNLOAD: 5x7 Lens Specs Spreadsheet (107 KB)
- PDF DOWNLOAD: 8x10 Lens Specs Spreadsheet (83 KB)
- PDF DOWNLOAD: Focus Scales (US Letter) | (A4 Version) (232 KB)
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