Digital SLR
42a Brooke Lane, Mangawhai, Kaipara
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This is a practical based Photography course.
Part of the time is in the classroom, part outside in the orchard & paddocks. It is aimed at beginners who own a Digital SLR camera and who want to take more creative control of their Digital SLR. If you use the green auto button then this class is definitely for you.
Learn to speak the language of your camera and how to create various effects, such as a shallow depth of field, freezing & blurring motion as well as panning moving subjects. Make the most out of your lens and learn how various focal lengths alter the image and how to use the lens creatively.
This course is an introduction to photography and by the end, you will understand the basic elements of your camera control and understand techniques that you can use to your creative advantage.
The computer is now an essential part of modern photography and during the course, you are introduced to Lightroom and you will learn how to shoot straight to the computer and expand your learning from the data this provides.
This fun short course will help make you a better digital photographer and put you in control of your camera.
The course will look at:
- Photography essentials
- How the aperture and shutter speed affect the image
- Practical exercise exploring the aperture & shutter speed
- Depth of field
- Lens impact on depth of field
- Focus technique
- What makes good composition
- Camera buttons, functions, menus, settings
- Firmware
- When to use manual settings
- When to use aperture priority & other modes
- Best practice for camera handling
- Metering modes
- How the digital image is constructed
- Histograms
- Practical exercise with histograms to determine correct exposure
- Sensor size and lens magnification factor
- White Balance
- Advantages of shooting Raw
- Filters
- What makes a good photo
- A sneak peek at Lightroom
- How to clean your lenses
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