Digital Photography Introduction


Course Facts

  • 1 day course
  • Our Trainers are Authorised Professionals
  • Live Online or Classroom-based
  • Certificate of completion
  • Maximum class size of 6 for scheduled courses
  • Unlimited support after your course
  • Courses at all levels: Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced and Masterclasses

Course Outline

  • Features of the Digital Camera
  • Exposure
  • Digital Camera Files
  • Using Flash lighting
  • Available light
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Overview

To provide training in basic photographic techniques, including both creative and theoretical practices, using a combination of practical work and theory. This course is delivered by an ex-professional advertising photographer. Please bring your own camera along. Important info for scheduled course delegates: cameras used for training must be DSLR or interchangeable lens-system cameras which allow for manual settings.
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Course Outline

Features of the Digital Camera

  • Getting to know your camera
  • What modes and programs to use

Exposure

  • Aperture and shutter speeds and how they relate to different subjects
  • Over and under exposure compensation
  • Assessing a scene for correct exposure

Digital Camera Files

  • What file size to use
  • What is compression and how will it affect the image

Using Flash lighting

  • Using flash to light a scene
  • Using flash to add to the scenes existing lighting

Available light

  • Making the most of the existing light
  • White balance
  • Light balance
  • Back lighting
  • Different lighting for different subjects
  • Lighting interiors
  • Lighting objects

Composition

  • Composing various scenes for pleasing pictures
  • Composing images for text overlay
  • Various techniques to improve difficult scenes
  • Making boring subjects interesting
  • Backgrounds
  • Framing and cropping

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