Digital Photography Basics: 20 Module Introduction

• Camera Settings and Features
• How does a camera work?
• Overview of the general camera buttons
• Practice - play with your buttons
• Purchasing a Camera
• How to purchase a camera - what’s your goal?
• Where can you purchase a camera - online, or in-store?
• What’s in our camera bag?
• Landscape Photography
• Wildlife & landscape photography
• Practice - get outside! and take some pictures
• Portrait Photography
• The basics of portrait photography
• Guide to lighting your portraits
• Creative Photography
• Shooting Silhouettes
• Emotional Photography
• Creating a Mood
• Night Photography
• Shooting in low light
• Shooting at night
• Wedding Photography
• The Wedding Day Overview
• Panoramas
• Panoramic compositions
• Sports Photography
• Shooting fast objects
• Practice - taking pictures of cars
• Flash Photography
• Using the flash
• Practice - use your flash
• Home Photography
• Taking pictures of your children
• Practice - take pictures of your kid (or pet)
• Handheld Shooting
• Better handheld shooting
• Other types of stabilization
• Iphoto Elements
• Importing photos to iPhoto
• Quick fixes in iPhoto
• Effects tab in iPhoto
• Adjustment tab in iPhoto
• Exporting photos from iPhoto
• Home Studio Photography
• What is light?
• What types of light sources can we use?
• Using ambient light
• Commercial Photography
• Stock photography sites
• 15k in One Day!
• Tips for selling your own photography
• Travel Photography
• Backing up your photos whilst travelling
• Backgrounds
• Be candid
• Photographing Locals
• Taking better sunsets
• Smartphone Camera Mystery
• How to take better pictures with your smartphone
• Photoshop for Photographers part one
• What is photo editing, and why do we do it?
• Editing RAW photos in Photoshop
• Editing JPEG photos in Photoshop
• Photoshop part two
• Beyond editing photos in Photoshop - photo manipulation

What does the course include:

• 20 modules covering a host of photography areas
• No prior experienced needed
• Features practical suggestions and in-course feedback
• Choose your camera and understand its settings
• Take great photos in a variety of situations
• Edit your photos for commercial success
• Unravel the mysteries of the smartphone camera!