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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Photography Capstone Project by Michigan State University

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About the Course

The Capstone Project is your opportunity to take advantage of the knowledge you have gained through our journey in learning about photography, to develop a meaningful project of 10 well formed photographs based in your passion for artistic expression, or a subject for documentary exploration, insightful portraiture, imaging for work-related subjects, or some other aspect of photography. We are confident that it will be a project that you will be excited to share with fellow Learners. You should plan on spending more time on this Course per week than any other in this Specialization, and much of it will be in making photographs. During the entire period of development, you and your fellow learners will be supporting each other as you work independently, by sharing your work-in-progress from the initial Project Plan to the final Portfolio. At each stage, all Learners will share comments and suggestions with each other, helping each other to gauge progress and to learn about different approaches to photography and content. By expressing your own ideas and expectations about quality in response to the work of others, you will be forming your own criteria of excellence as well. Along the way there will be multiple opportunities for sharing pictures and ideas through carefully designed Peer Review. This sharing of photographs and comments with peers, and reflecting on their comments about your photos, will be an exciting learning experience that will help you grow in understanding your own photography and that of others. Your contribution of comments to fellow Learners will not only help them understand their photographs better, but it will give you an opportunity to use the vocabulary of terms that are related to techniques, design principles, and content approaches that you have learned through your success in each of the previous Modules. A unique aspect of this Specialization is that everyone who completes the requirements will receive, in addition to their Certificate of Specialization from Michigan State University, access to substantial discounts on equipment, accessories, and membership benefits through Industry Partners from among the premier manufacturers of photography equipment and related items: Fracture, Gary Fong, Gyst, Lensbaby, LensPen, Lume Cube Lighting, Photo District News, PhotoVideoEdu, Think Tank Cases/Bags....

Top reviews

JE

Oct 7, 2020

It's hard to believe how far I've come as a photographer in such a short time. I couldn't have asked for a better introduction to DSLR photography! Thanks for an incredible educational opportunity.

AH

Oct 2, 2020

Excellent course. Excited to have completed course. Enjoyed the course so much, I actually wish it was not over. In-depth instruction and hands-on experience gained through weekly assignments.

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By Boo H H

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Feb 7, 2021

Honestly, the completion of this course took a long while because of the grading criteria - you need to have many reviews, so I would advise anyone who wants to complete to factor that in. Also, I did not receive any reviews from the professors which was a bummer. I think the worse thing was that some people used photos that they Googled and was not their own. But all in all, I think if you really put in the effort to do it, you would find this course rewarding.

By Maria E G S

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Dec 17, 2020

This is a great learning opportunity for those interested in photography but it would have been better if the photos were not uploaded in the discussion forum. I wanted to review some projects but sadly, their works could not be found in the discussion forum.

By Gregory C

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May 4, 2020

I'd give it 5 stars, but the middle section on lightroom needs a big refresh. the rest of the lectures, assignments, peer grading and comments were best in Coursera so far!

By Magali C B

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Mar 23, 2021

Actually very useful but too long, take your time and learn, you will get what is worth.

By Angel A S M M

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Nov 18, 2021

Gran curso. Dedícale bastante tiempo

By Yolanda S C A

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Jun 22, 2022

i really enjoy this course

By Supantha R

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Aug 19, 2020

It was quite good.

By Jhan C A S

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Jun 24, 2022

me gusto el curso

By Kaustubh M

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Dec 12, 2021

it was awesome

By Mashuk-E-Elahi (

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Jun 4, 2020

Good.

By Luis A S R

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Jul 5, 2020

Good

By SASIDHARAN T

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Aug 24, 2020

Nil

By fredy c

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May 29, 2025

2

By Marco P A G U

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Jul 9, 2025

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By Mariana B

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Nov 13, 2024

The course content is useful, however, the peer review process does not work. They should really reconsider it, because how it is does not worth it. People simply don't review your work (most of them write a dot, or a letter) and also a lot of them don't do the assignments, posting random pictures out of internet. It's a huge disappointment. I don't understand why someone would pay (this course is not cheap) to behave like this, and ruin the experience for everyone.