Photography Courses in London for Beginners, 1:1s and tailored
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Digital Photography Course for Beginners is a 2 day course with 50% theory and 50% practice, exercises, practical examples, impromptu demonstrations, outdoor shooting to try different effects and the opportunity to discuss and ask questions after each topic.
The course is suited for those who wish to understand and use digital cameras in a very effective manner. Both digital SLR (single lens reflex – cameras with interchangeable lenses) and compact cameras are covered but with emphasis on Digital SLR.
The course is for beginners, for those willing to take a refresher course in the basics of digital photography and digital cameras or for those going on holiday who want better results.
If you don't own a DSLR camera yet but still want to attend the course you can use one of our spare semi-professional DSLRs for the duration of the course. Please let us know if you wish to use one of our cameras.
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Further Details
This course was entirely designed by Ion with a good logical structure covering all key aspects in digital photography and a good balance between theoretical explanations, demonstrations and practical examples.
Course topics
Introduction to Photography
Digital Cameras
Lenses & Focal Length
Exposure, Light Metter, Aperture, Shutter Speeds, ISO, Focus
Advanced Shooting Modes - Manual, Aperture Priority, Shutter Speed Priority, Program, Bulb
Depth of Field (DOF)
Using the Flash
Composition
Camera Kit - Maintenance and Care
Resolution and File Formats
Post Processing (basics)
You will learn about the principles of photography, the digital camera kit (body, lenses + maintenance) and the functions of the camera - aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, exposure, and focus. You will also learn about composition, flash, file formats and basic alterations and effects with free software.
By the end of this course you should be able to:
make use of the advanced shooting modes (especially manual mode) on your camera
take correctly exposed photographs in different situations (people, cityscape, landscape, etc.)
begin to use shutter speed, aperture and depth of field creatively
begin to obtaining different effects
use the flash effectively
begin to think about combining elements and composing a photograph
make informed decisions about resolution, file sizes and formats
begin to understand the basics of Digital Post-Processing
hints and tips on free digital post-processing software
Following the course Ion is happy to help and assist with any further questions you may have. You can submit your photographs for feedback, ask questions and discuss your work with Ion online.
Ion Paciu
e-mail: ionpaciu@photoion.co.uk
portfolio: www.photoion.co.uk
courses: www.londondigitalphotographycourses.co.uk
mobile: +44 (0) 7930609714
This Training Course is taught in classrooms in the following locations:
London SE
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