Digital Photography - Getting Started with your SLR

Full-day course: 10.00 - 16.30

Aim

This entry level course will provide you with an understanding of the techniques and skills needed to produce great quality images from a digital SLR camera with ease. Some illuminating background theory will be supported by hands-on practical exercises in photography.

Audience

Anyone new to or wanting to familiarise themselves with a digital SLR camera. No prior experience is required. The workshop uses Adobe Photoshop and cameras will be provided.

Content

• How a digital camera works
• Problems and work-arounds with the digital camera
• Introduction to colour, calibration and white balance
• Basic camera skills - photographing people, places and objects
• Essential lighting skills
• Storing images in the camera and transferring them to a computer
• Introduction to image optimisation
• Working with image tagging (metadata)
• Choosing the right camera - feature guide and comparison
• Extending the functionality - video and panorama

Workshop dates and locations

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