Beginners Guide to Digital Photography – Level 1

Beginners Guide to Digital Photography is aimed at complete beginners who own a Digital SLR camera and want to maximise its potential. Held in the evenings and based in a classroom environment, this course includes three sessions which run over three weeks. 

As well as learning theory, participants will undertake a range of practical exercises both indoors and outdoors and will be set small practical assignments in between each session.

Each participant on the DSLR course will learn how to fully operate their Digital camera as well as understand the fundamentals of photography, such as how to make correct exposures andnderstand the relationship between Aperture, Shutter speed and ISO.

Course Content:
Buttons and functions
Menus and settings
Aperture
Shutter-speed
ISO
Exposure
Introduction to White Balance
Auto Focus and Focus Points
Manual Focus
Exposure compensation and exposure lock
Basics of RAW
The light meter
Metering modes
Aperture and shutter speed priority
Manual mode
Depth of Field
Freezing and blurring motion
Basics of composition
Optimising the camera settings
 
Requirements: Digital SLR Camera or Bridge Camera with fully manual controls.

Don't have your own DSLR camera?
If you don't have your own Digital SLR camera then there's no need to worry. You can hire one of ours for £15 per day. Send us an email for more details - info@photographycourselondon.com