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Making Science and Engineering Pictures: A Practical Guide to Presenting Your Work

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited StatesRES.10-001
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2026English
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In this course you will learn the basics of photography and gain an intriguing new perspective into the visual world. We will begin with a gentle introduction to the tools, and after that, we start in earnest. Although we will emphasize photographing science and engineering, most of the material will easily apply to other kinds of macro photography. The course’s video tutorials will be accompanied by assignments using a camera, a flatbed scanner, and mobile devices.

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