Weekend class | 2 days |
Limited to 8 places (min. 4 students required)
Tutor: Andrew Watson
Course Description:
This two-day course is aimed at those wishing to make the most of their digital SLR camera or who may need a “refresher” in photography. It covers the fundamentals of digital SLR photography and camera functions. ISO, F-stops and shutter speed are all demystified and the various shooting modes explained. Focus, composition, shooting with natural light and flash are also covered, as well as a brief introduction to processing your images and editing them with Adobe Photoshop (Elements 10).
This course consists of practical tuition and theory. A field shoot is also conducted following the course, giving students practice outside the classroom, with tips and advice from a professional photographer.
Tea, coffee & light refreshments provided.
Course Content:
- Camera layout & functions
- Image quality settings – JPG & RAW
- Understanding camera white balance
- Lenses, equipment & accessories
- Exposure explained – ISO, F-stops and shutter speeds
- Practical exercises in exposure
- Creative uses of ‘Depth-of-Field’ and shutter speed
- Moving away from Programme mode
- Introduction to histograms
- Focus techniques
- Image composition & ‘Rule-of-Thirds’
- Use of natural light & flash
- Top tips for better images
- Downloading image & RAW processing
- Introduction to Photoshop Elements 10 *
- Saving images & file storage
Notes: * Students will be working with the free-trial version of
Photoshop Elements 10 and should bring a laptop to follow
along, although not essential.