An E-learning System for Digital Photography

Electronic learning (E-learning) has been one of the most applicable concepts in Information Technology (IT) since it is a typically more affordable, persistent, on-demand and self-learning system. The notable developments in IT and communication facilities have enabled us to implement several concepts of E-learning in various fields of studies in different levels. Photography is an extremely popular hobby but it can be a very expensive one as well. However, recently decreasing prices for digital cameras (like the other electronic devices) increased the demand on photography. Therefore, photography education is gaining popularity since there are a lot of techniques and methods associated within the field. In this project, an online E-learning system for digital photography field is developed. The key feature of this proposed system is its realistic approach, which makes it closer to practical digital photography learning system, having a user-friendly interface. It will also be more adaptive for the students and lectures to cover all materials similar to the regular courses done in face-to-face classes. This research is developed based on the results obtained from the previous study which has been done by Kaveh Rasouli as the co-author: “The Case Study of Designing an Artistic Course as a Part of E-Learning Program” [7]. This system targets students in different photography fields such as portrait photography, documentary photography and fashion photography, with different levels of education varying anywhere from “basic” to “professional”. Furthermore, a Voting Online Photography Gallery (VOPG) is included in our system and this gallery is designed to be able to create a social network between the users. One of the advantages of this user-activity is to let the users evaluate and rank student photos. This system will be designed to satisfy two user groups, which are:  Users who use mobile devices and entry level photography equipment and,  For photography and professional photographers with Professional Digital Cameras and Equipment. Keywords: E-learning, VOPG, Digital Photography Learning