Digital photography - the basics
Vocational qualification
In Richmond upon Thames
Description
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Type
Vocational qualification
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Location
Richmond upon thames
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Start date
Different dates available
Course Overview:
If you are looking for an informative guide on how to use your digital camera, bring it along to this comprehensive introduction. Over the ten weeks you will become increasingly familiar with the various settings on your camera equipment.
The course is designed to give you a better understanding of what your camera can do and how to do it. The introduction covers the basic controls, making you more confident with the camera, while also illustrating and putting into practise what effect these controls have on the photograph.
Whether you have a point and shoot or a digital SLR, this course is geared towards getting you more comfortable and confident with the apparatus that you have and ultimately walking out taking more satisfying and considered photographs.
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About this course
How to Enrol:
Enrolment is best carried out online. If you prefer to enrol in person, you can enrol at Parkshot.
Reviews
Subjects
- SLR
- Printing
- Approach
- Works
- Options
- IT
- Digital Photography
- Camera
- Photography Basics
Course programme
Course Content:
This basic course will teach you about the controls on your camera, what they do and how to set them. Each week a new technique or approach will be explored with practical guidance, from turning the camera on to printing the final photograph. More specifically, the course will cover the basic principles of how photography works, the digital functions on your camera and how they can be used to improve your photography. You will explore various focusing options, how to compose images effectively and the role of light. You will be reviewing your photographs in camera, transferring them to a computer, resizing and cropping to enhance the picture before getting them ready to print.
Assessment Methods:
You will be given verbal feedback during the session and participate in group discussions
Digital photography - the basics