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Photography & Video Photography

Photography - Become a Better Photographer - Part I

See results today! 50 photography tips for taking amazing photos with your DSLR, Mirrorless or compact camera.
Rating: 4.3 out of 54.3 (1,731 ratings)
14,605 students
Created by Bernie Raffe AMPA
Last updated 10/2020
English
English
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • To explain camera settings
  • To demonstrate easy tips for getting sharp images
  • To show how an understanding of light and composition is worth more to you than a whole bagful of camera accessories
  • Raise awareness of the possibilities for taking great photos
  • To demonstrate easy ways of taking amazing outdoor portraits
  • To show some great ways of getting better landscape photos
  • To provide tips on getting better flash photos indoors
  • To show how to take better photos in specific environments (e.g snow, indoors by a window etc...)
  • To help understand image quality, resolution and the different camera types
  • To realise the great potential you have for becoming a great photographer

Requirements

  • Any type of camera will be suitable for this course. Some lectures covering the same topic are duplicated so that they can be DSLR or compact camera specific.
  • Even though nearly all the tips are easy, as with any other skill, the more you practise the better you'll become!
  • Enthusiasm always helps!

Description

'Probably the best course I have taken on Udemy and great fun '- Diane (enrolled in over a dozen other photography courses)

A set of over 50 video tutorials of photography tips and tricks, each one demonstrates one specific DSLR or compact camera photography tip. This course is aimed at amateur photographers from beginners through to enthusiasts.

● Photography training that works
● See immediate improvements in your photos
● Easy to follow and understand, with a fun teaching style
● All boring bits removed (well, most of them anyway!)

'Just kicked myself, that is a brilliant tip, how did I not think of it? These videos are brilliant!' - Wilfie

Bernie is so easy to listen to. This is by far the best course I have come across. Lovely quick videos that explain everything. Can not recommend it highly enough. Love it, love it, love it! - Patricia

This tip alone makes taking the course worthwhile - Beverley

There's lots to learn here and sometime Bernie can be a real laugh, but you can really tell that he knows what he's talking about. Well worth the money. - Michael

This has been such a great course and learning experience for me. You deserve more than five stars I gave in the review, I wish I was able to give you ten stars - Diane

These DSLR photography tips for beginners deal with a wide range of subjects and surprisingly, some of the more powerful tips are completely non-technical in nature. There are several FREE photography training videos that you can try out first, watch them and see for yourself just how good some of these DSLR photography tips and tricks are.

Downloads are ENABLED for this course!
If you have a slow internet connection, or want to take this course with you on your laptop, smartphone or other portable device, sign up and download all the videos and other course materials now.

Here are some of the general topics covered in this course:-

● Understand the 'Exposure Triangle' and get out of the Auto mode.

● Get incredible natural portrait lighting with this one simple pro tip that will flatter your subjects

● Get sharper images with better focussing technique and use of shutter speeds

● Working with natural light and dealing with the sun

● How understanding the direction of light can dramatically improve your photos

● How to use composition to take more dramatic and creative images

● Flatter your family and friends with some great posing tips (individual and group posing)

● How to improve your flash photography

● Controlling depth of field and the 'block of focus'

● How to get blue skies in your photos instead of washed out white skies

● How to take better photos in the snow

● How to avoid camera shake and get sharper images

● How to take photos of fireworks

● The myth of megapixels and image quality

● Digital cameras and their settings

.... and many more!

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner amateur photographers
  • Intermediate amateur photographers

Course content

11 sections • 53 lectures • 5h 33m total length

  • Preview06:55
  • The ISO setting, what is it and what's it for?
    07:27
  • Exposure Compensation, why you sometimes need to darken or lighten your images
    07:18
  • Lens apertures, learn about one of the most important camera settings
    06:14

  • 5 Tips for tack sharp focussing
    09:41
  • Choose the right shutter speeds to avoid camera shake & get sharper photos
    07:38
  • Use your histogram to nail the exposure for those important images.
    07:44
  • Aperture & depth of field - start getting creative (DSLRs)
    06:43
  • Scene modes & depth of field (Compact cameras)
    04:01

  • Preview05:48
  • Dealing with the sun when taking a portrait
    03:27
  • Direction of light and the effect it has on your photos
    08:05
  • Preview03:06
  • How to retain the ambient light of a nicely lit room
    04:12
  • Better indoor portraits using window light - pt 1 of 2
    06:32
  • Better indoor portraits using window light - pt 2 of 2
    03:04
  • Create a great look using backlighting
    05:36
  • How to improve your natural light portraits using a reflector
    06:31

  • Use the rule of thirds for improved composition
    04:41
  • Better composition using diagonal lines
    07:49
  • Use 'Leading Lines' to create more dramatic images
    08:21
  • Use repeating patterns for more impact
    02:36
  • Improve your composition using the 'frame within a frame' trick
    03:12
  • Blur the background for more impact (DSLRs)
    04:34
  • Blur the background to isolate your subject (Compact Cameras)
    03:09
  • Don't let cluttered backgrounds ruin your portraits
    03:34
  • Improve your portraits using unusual backgrounds
    03:27
  • Improve your portraits using nature's own abstract backgrounds
    03:21

  • Flatter your individual subject with these full length posing tips
    05:04
  • Family or small group poses - Pt I Standing poses
    08:14
  • Family or small group poses - Pt II Seated poses
    11:43
  • Individual natural and relaxed female poses
    07:59
  • Ideas for photographing children, 4-6 months old
    07:20
  • Ideas for photographing children, 9-12 months old
    06:43

  • Landscape photography tips, a walkthough with Barbara
    21:28
  • How to take better photos in the snow
    08:00

  • Better results using an external flashgun, Pt I - Bouncing the flash
    04:48
  • Preview04:36
  • Better results using your cameras' built-in flash - soften the shadows
    05:30
  • Better results using on-board flash - get a more pleasing background
    05:10

  • General tips on camera lenses, variable/fixed apertures, fast/slow, what are prime lenses?
    07:42
  • Lens focal length, Pt I - Perspective
    04:49
  • Lens focal length, Pt II - 'Field of View'
    03:16
  • Lens focal length, Pt III - 'Depth of Field'
    04:16

  • A neat idea for a fun, dramatic portrait
    01:57
  • How the 'half press of the shutter' technique can improve your picture taking
    06:39
  • How to easily create a stunning online slide show in minutes
    09:10
  • How to take photos of fireworks
    09:37
  • Use the fashion photographer’s perspective trick for longer legs
    01:21

  • Take a more flattering PR or Profile photo - Basic technique using using 'Top Shade'
    07:29
  • Take a more flattering Profile or PR photo - Refining the basic profile or PR image
    03:55

Instructor

Bernie Raffe AMPA
Award winning portrait & (ex) wedding photographer
Bernie Raffe AMPA
  • 4.6 Instructor Rating
  • 4,267 Reviews
  • 25,492 Students
  • 7 Courses

** Voted by students as one of Udemy's outstanding instructors of 2014 **

Bernie is a professional photographer based in the UK, and has been passionate about photography ever since his parents bought him his first camera when he was just 11 years old (a Kodak Brownie 127)!

He's qualified as a photographer to 'Associate' level with both the MPA (Master Photographers Association), and the SWPP (Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers) in the UK.

Bernie loves sharing his passion for photography, and students really enjoy his fun teaching style which has earned him over 100 five star reviews. These entertaining and informative films will demonstrate, without blinding you with science, how you can be a better photographer, taking more creative and dramatic photos that will wow your friends and family.

He is in demand as a speaker to other professionals and to beginner and keen amateurs at camera clubs... he's also an occasional guest speaker on cruise ships.

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