Digital Photography Course for Intermediates

Digital Photography Course for Intermediates is a 2 day course with 30% theory and 70% practice, exercises, practical examples, impromptu demonstrations, outdoor shooting and the opportunity to discuss and ask questions after each topic. (pick and mix topics depending on your needs).

Do you have a basic understanding of camera commands and have taken pictures for a while but no signs of improvement? Did you buy a more advanced (expensive) camera but your pictures did not improve? Come and join us and get a good understanding of the photography principles and how you can make the most of your camera capabilities.

At this level we go in depth and digging more the principles of photography.
You will learn to control your images, "make" rather than "take - record" an image by learning how to control your exposures, the composition elements and how to design your pictures. Also, you will also learn how to enhance your photographs trough the "Introduction to workflow" lesson.

This course is available for small groups and 1:1s (pick and mix topics). For a one to one please contact Ion to discuss your requirements and availability.

Course Topics

• DSLR Camera Operation Advanced Settings
• Lenses – advanced classification and lens selection
• Light Meter - metering modes
• White Balance - understanding white balance and colour temperature
• Exposure Compensation
• Exposure Bracketing
• Advanced Focusing techniques
• Understanding Histograms
• Light – behaviour, the colour of light (natural & artificial, direction, form and quality)
• Flash (fill in flash, rear and slow synch flash)
• Advanced Composition Skills
• Filters
• Long Exposures Techniques

You can also take a 3 day course and learn how you can improve your photographs trough post processing / editing.

• Introduction to Workflow (raw processing and how to use different tools effectively to improve your photographs)

If you haven't got a camera available yet but still want to attend the course you can borrow one of our spare semi-professional DSLRs + lenses + flashgun + tripod for the duration of the course. If you are planning to buy a new camera, I can offer advice on what camera and lenses to buy according to your budget.

Following the course Ion is happy to help and assist with any further questions you may have (unlimited follow-up email and telephone advice). Your satisfaction is important to Ion and he is very interested to follow your photographic evolution after the course. You can get in contact with him with any questions you may have and submit your photographs for feedback and discuss your work with Ion and others online.

You can also discuss your future training needs with Ion. He can do periodic assessments on your work and decide on tailored topics based on your evolution / needs / photography style.