Photography courses in Shaftesbury
(also convenient for Warminster and Gillingham)
Improve your digital photography techniques

Lesson 1 - Photography Basics (13th March 2019):

Guest photographer - Terry Lucas

Types of / Choosing a camera - film, large format, digital, pocket, SLR
Basics - speed/aperture (f-stop) - how much light is available?
iso - http://www.photoxels.com/tutorial_iso.html
Scene modes (night/portrait/sport)
Other modes (AV/TV/M)
Megapixels vs image sensor size vs lens quality + DPI (printing)
Caring for your camera

Lesson 2 - Portraits (20th March 2019):

Guest photographer - Jon Stone

What makes a good photo
Depth of field
Zoom / focal length / Macro
Choosing a lens
Composition / lighting (flash)
Clever gizmos (smile detection/blink detection)

Lesson 3 - Holidays & Composition
(27th March 2019):

Guest photographer - Mark Rodgers Atlas Photography

Capturing the atmosphere
Composition / cropping - let the picture tell the story
Landscape / portrait / buildings / close up
Rule of thirds
Essential accessories (tripod + spare battery + spare memory card)
Video

Lesson 4 - Weddings & Events
(3rd April 2019):

Guest photographer - Bev Hooper - Ruby Delany's Picture Factory

Flash and fill in flash
Avoiding Red eye
Low light levels
Other lighting? Reflectors
Get Close
Focus Point
Capture movement

Lesson 5 - Animals & Children (10th April 2019):

Guest photographer - Joe Stallard

Using props (toys etc.)
Depth of field
Framing
Composition
Autofocus + focus point
Metering including exposure compensation and white balance
Histograms
White balance
Filters & other extras

Lesson 6 - Macro & Software (17th April 2019):

Guest photographer - Marte Marie Forsberg

Macro (getting very close)
Software - downloading/optimising/clever editing
Breezebrowser Pro - www.breezesys.com/Downloader/index.htm
Software - browsing/editing
Irfan view - free from www.irfanview.com or Picasa from Google http://picasa.google.co.uk
Other lighting
Indoor shoot
File types - jpg / bmp / tiff / raw
Exif info

Lesson 7 - Landscapes/Software
(24th April 2019):

Guest photographer - Chris Lock

Time of day
Composition
Lighting
Adobe Lightroom
Photoshop (various versions)
Making a web page
Resizing for email or web

Lesson 8 - Printers, Video etc. (1st May 2019):

Guest photographer - Gemma Brunton (www.gemmabrunton.co.uk)

Night photography
Flash compensation
Video editing
Printers
Backing up your photos
Making money from your hobby
Copyright
Recap + Q & A session

Lesson 9 - Landscapes/Macro (8th May 2019):

Guest photographer - Brian Tarling

Outdoor shoot

Lesson 10 - Show and Tell (15th May 2019):

 

Show your work
Discussion