Digital Photography for Beginners - £152

What You Will Study

This beginners photography course will be delivered by our expert tutor using a combination of practical and theory based classes.. During this course, you will learn how to master your camera's controls and settings, improve your skills and develop 'a photographer's eye.'

This course combines practical hands-on demo sessions and teaching you the technical skills required to master your camera and set up shots. Alongside this, there will be detailed discussions and examining the work of other well-known photographers so that you are encouraged and inspired to explore the world of photography.

Course structure:

• Week 1: Getting to grips with your digital camera - important equipment, support and posture, exploring and optimising basic camera settings, moving on from the auto function.
• Week 2: Exploring depth of field and focus - using the aperture priority function and points of focus.
• Week 3: Exploring exposure and light - kinds of light, controlling exposure, light sources and white balance.
• Week 4: Exploring composition - learning to see creatively and some composition guidelines.
• Week 5 - Exploring image processing and using software - preparation and purpose, filters and converting to black and white.
• Week 6 - composition and editing.

This six-week course will take place on Tuesday evenings from 2nd September to 7th October from 6pm to 8.30pm.

What you will need:

• A digital SLR or mirror less camera with changeable lenses or a digital bridge camera with a fixed telephoto lens.
• A memory stick/hard drive

Upon booking, please let us know what camera you have so that the tutor is aware before the course starts.