Photography Course Content

Below is an explanation of what is covered on our evening Photography Training Course. The course is broken down in to six modules – one covered each week of the six week course. The course is designed to get you comfortable with the basics, then build on this to get you comfortable in how to use your camera in different ways for different situations. Then we build on this by adding the flair to the technical knowledge, so as you get comfortable with the controls you also understand the artistic aspect of what makes a great image and then finally we introduce you to some of the software you can use with your images to really make them evolve from a nice image to a wow image.

The Weekly Photography Modules

Week 1 - Introduction
About SLR cameras
Common Camera Terms explained
Basic camera setup
Camera menu settings
Image quality settings
Automatic exposure modes

Week 2 - Creative shooting modes
Manual, Aperture Priority, Shutter priority.
When to use each, why you’d use each
Shutter speeds and how to use them
Apertures and the effects they have on the image
ISO and how it works
the relationship between aperture, shutter speed and ISO
How to get the correct exposure
Camera shake and how to avoid it

Week 3 - Focus
What is depth of field
How to control depth of field
Focus, auto focus, manual focus
How to get the autofocus to focus on what I want
The basic overrides on your camera
The Drive settings and how to use them
Light, seeing light, utilising light, light where there is none. Exposure, white balance, flash

Week 4 - Technical settings
Why you need them
The different light metering patterns and when to use them
What AE lock is and how to use it
How to customise your camera
What custom functions do and how to utilise them
What picture styles do and how to personalise them
Advanced overrides for white balance
RAW images and how to use them
What custom modes are and how to set them up

Week 5
Photography Artistry
Composition
Rule of thirds,
Colour or black and white
Filters
Flash
Seeing a great picture – telling a story

Week 6
Photography Post Production
Work Flow
How to download, file, store and backup images
Raw Converting Software
The software that comes with your camera
How to enhance images on a computer
Over view of Apple Aperture, Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop

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All of our Photography training and tuition is aimed at beginners through to amateurs, so to discuss learning on our Evening Photography Training Course,on one of our Photo Editing Training Courses or on any of our Photography Training Courses call us on Newbury 01635 766066 or click here, we look forward to hearing from you and helping you Improve YOUR Photography.