Digital Photographic Techniques
Short course
In London and Bristol
Description
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Type
Short course
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Location
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Duration
1 Day
To provide training on basic photographic techniques, including both creative and theoretical practices, using a combination of practical work and theory. The course is trained by an ex-professional advertising photographer.
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About this course
No prior knowledge.
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Course programme
To provide training on basic photographic techniques, including both creative and theoretical practices, using a combination of practical work and theory. The course is trained by an ex-professional advertising photographer.
Pre-requisites:
No prior knowledge.
Course Includes:
A comprehensive set of reference notes covering course topics, follow-up telephone support and, for training on Transmedia premises, lunch and refreshments.
Course Outline
Digital Camera
· Getting to know your camera
· What modes and programs to use
Exposure
· Apeture 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
Flash
· 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
Digital Photographic Techniques