EasyDSLR Digital Photography Course for Beginners

Name: EasyDSLR Digital Photography Course for Beginners
Rating: 4.2 (773 reviews)

Take dramatically better photos by learning the basic principles you need to master your DSLR camera

(773 ratings)

9,525 students

Created by Ken Schultz

Last updated 5/2013

English

What you'll learn

Give you an understandng of Basic Photography Principles
Give you an Overview on how DSLR cameras are used
By the end of the course you will understand your camera better, you will be off AUTO and taking dramatically better photos.

Requirements

DSLR - Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera or DSLT (Sony) to get the most out of the Course.

Description

Most new DSLR camera owners use very little of the potential of their cameras. (DSLR = Digital Single Lens Reflex). The thought of moving off AUTO can be daunting. To really get creative control over your photos you need to grasp some basic photography principles - it's not 'rocket science' - but it is essential. This course is to fill that gap in knowledge so you can get into the more creative modes of your camera and start taking better photos. Over 4 Hours Training.

If this Course seems a little too Basic for you check out my Advanced Course for more Creative topics - EasyDSLR Digital Photography Course: Advanced

Recent Member Comment "I'm blown away with how much knowledge I'm retaining when I walk away from each video. It's exactly my learning style as I'm very much a visual person." Andy Rose UK

CHAPTER 1: Getting Started gives you an orientation of the course and introduces The Photo Triangle - which is the foundation that most of the concepts in this course rest on.

If you are totally new to DSLR cameras you can watch CHAPTER 2: DSLR Overview where I give you a quick tour of What a DSLR camera is, it's benefits and essential items in your DSLR kit.

The major portion of this course talks about the 3 Main points to a great photo - The Photo Triangle:

FRAME - compositon and perspective
LIGHT - Tonal values and color
FOCUS - what's in Focus

You can Download the Printable PDF version of the Photo Triangle in Chapter 1 to have on hand during the course.

Having a solid foundation is key to understanding how the settings interact to create a great photo. In this course I cover Composition, the 3 important settings affecting Exposure: ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed, White Balance, Focus and Depth of Field, Flash basics and Diffusers.

These are some of what you will Discover:

What Essential Items you need in your DSLR Kit

The Photo Triangle – my secret weapon to explaining the Basics

To Compose better Photos using the same Principles DaVinci, Botticelli, Van Gogh and many more used

How to use Auto Focus Points to create better Composition

What Crop Factor has to do with Framing your Subject

The importance of Lens Choice and Focal Length

Exposure and ISO and why it matters

How to get off AUTO

A powerful Tool - in your camera – that ensures perfect Exposure

How Aperture effects your photos

Creative use of Shutter Speed

2 causes of Motion Blur … how to ‘use them’ or ‘lose them’

Pan Method of enhancing Speed in your Photos

Introduction to Exposure Compensation and Bracketing

Why we need White Balance

What is Light Temperature … why it’s useful

Using White Balance Shift

How to set Custom White Balance

My Best Method for using Autofocus Points

Hybrid Auto/Manual Focus Method

What is Depth of Field

3 Main Effects on Depth of Field

How to Isolate your Subject

3 Main situations to use Flash … it’s not just for Night Shots

The best Tool for better Flash Photos

I am confident that you will be much more comfortable using your DSLR camera and will be taking better photos by the end of this course.

Who this course is for:

Beginner to intermediate Photographers

Featured review

Barbara G.

18 courses

12 reviews

2 years ago

Good straight talking. Full of info. Ken's easy going approach is easy to follow and he has a wealth of knowledge to share. He can explain complex subjects in layman's language. Great course Ken - can't wait to do the followup course.

Ken Schultz

Photographer and Instructor

4.4 Instructor Rating
1,074 Reviews
12,062 Students
3 Courses

Ken is the creator of the EasyDSLR Digital Photography Course. Ken setup a blog on digital photography in December 2010 and helped hundreds of new DSLR buyers with an eBook, "Digital SLR Buyer's Guide." After many questions from new DSLR buyers, Ken realized that a Basic DSLR course was needed to fill the gaps in photography knowledge required to get great photos with a DSLR. After 8 months of production, EasyDSLR was launched (September 2011).

His courses condense 30 years of Ken's photojournalism and his in-the-field experience capturing images of international travel, ocean life through his career as a marine biologist and as a professional wedding photographer into a layman's course for photography newcomers. It's not for Professionals but rather for those with minimal background in photography or those making the transition from film SLR cameras to Digital SLR cameras and Mirrorless cameras.

Ken's "in the trenches" background gives him a unique perspective enabling him to explain photographic principles in simple terms. Photography is an Art as well as being technical. Ken's talent is being able to educate and inspire without overloading the viewer with too much technical jargon.

After much enquiring from former students Ken launched Digital Photography Insiders - DPinsiders - which is a Unique Journey of Photographic Discovery. The Adobe Lightroom for Beginners was extracted from DPinsiders Month 4 and is now a Standalone Fast Track for learning Lightroom.