
Understanding the ideal MOMENT to take a photo, gaining an awareness of LIGHT, and COMPOSITION.
Learning about suitable backgrounds, angles of shooting and the Rule of Thirds.
Looking at the three main set-ups we use today: Handheld, Tripod use and Remote capture.
Understanding the different types of camera in current use - DSLRs, Mirrorless and Compacts.
Learning about the different types of lenses in use: Prime, Zoom and Specialist.
Getting down to the basics for first camera use: the Battery, Memory Cards and for your eyesight focus, the Viewfinder Diopter.
Three keys to Image Quality: File Formats, Resolution (DPI settings) and Recording Quality.
Learning about the main elements of Exposure: Aperture, Shutter Speed and Camera Sensor Settings - ISO.
Understanding the Shooting Modes on a camera: Manual (M), Aperture Priority (AP) and Shutter Priority (SP).
Learning the Camera Functions: Manual, Autofocus (AF) and Autoexposure (AE).
Basic Photography - introduces Image Awareness, the fundamentals of Light, Composition, Camera Equipment options, Camera Set-Ups (HandHeld, Tripods & Remote), Image Quality, Exposure (including Depth of Field), Shooting Modes, Camera Functions and Shooting Set-ups.
This First Course in the series - following a short introduction, comprises 10 main modules of around 3 minutes each, enabling students to start their photography with key basic knowledge.
Students will learn and understand how to take photographs with a suggested choice of equipment and situations.
Each module will comprise photographic examples and explanations of key approaches (setting up, positioning and lighting), to create learners' first portfolios.
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This first Course in the Series (Basic Photography) is ideal for beginners of any age, or for those wanting to progress their interest in photography, and aimed at people wishing to gain and widen their photographic knowledge.
This Course is the starting block (and can be used for revision) towards further Advanced and Professional Courses in the Series.
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'Basics' requires no equipment to start with, but will help you towards choosing your first or ideal camera system (camera body & lens).
This course does assume you already have access to a mobile phone and computer.
You will need to be reasonably mobile, with good eyesight, ideally from 0,00 to +3,0 diopters.
No previous experience is required.