Digital Photography
An 8 week course for beginners and enthusiasts.
1. The Camera, Operating Modes and Controls (Handout 1).
2. Basic Photographic Concepts (Handout 2).
3. Light and Exposure -Practical Session (Handout 3).
4. The Art of Photography -Composition (Handouts 4 and 5).
5. Camera Techniques and the Photography Project.
6. Capturing and Managing Images (Handout 6).
7. Image Processing (Handout 7).
8. Q and A
An 8 week course for beginners and enthusiasts.
1. The Camera, Operating Modes and Controls (Handout 1).
Cameras and how they work. Buttons, dials, controls and menus. Automatic Exposure and Scene Modes.
2. Basic Photographic Concepts (Handout 2).
An introduction to Aperture, Shutter and ISO
3. Light and Exposure -Practical Session (Handout 3).
Properties of Light. The Exposure Triangle. Over, Under and Appropriate Exposure. The Light Meter and Metering Modes.
4. The Art of Photography -Composition (Handouts 4 and 5).
The Photographic Frame. Guiding Principals, the Rule of Thirds, the Golden Mean and Dynamic Symmetry.
5. Camera Techniques and the Photography Project.
Some practical work and an introduction to the project.
6. Capturing and Managing Images (Handout 6).
Managing a Photographic Collection. Import, Classify, Manage and Process.
7. Image Processing (Handout 7).
Correcting Exposure, Colour Correction, Cropping, Dodging, Burning and Cloning.
8. Q and A
A final session giving you a chance to ask questions or revisit some of the class lessons.