
An introduction to the course content.
In this lesson we will learn how to set up our camera so that we can take photographs in manual mode.
In this lesson we will learn how to use the in-camera exposure meter.
Explore how aperture controls light by adjusting the f-number to change the hole size, brightness, and exposure meter readings. Practice using aperture with shutter speed to master exposure.
Experiment with over and underexposure to reveal details and drama, using the exposure meter and manual mode to compare minus one, zero, and plus one shots.
Learn how ISO controls your camera's light sensitivity and why landscapes benefit from keeping ISO as low as possible, ideally 100, for best image quality.
Explore composition tricks for landscape photography, including rule of thirds, foreground and background balance, leading lines and vanishing points, and natural framing to create depth and drama.
Photography is a wonderful and fulfilling hobby, and with some very basic understanding of how a camera works, even an amateur beginner photographer can take beautiful photographs. Manual mode allows a photographer complete control over the cameras settings and the ability for a photographer to make the images they see in their head into images that can be printed, displayed and shared with others.
In this course we cover the absolute basics of manual mode photography with an emphasis on landscapes and still life. All that is required is a digital camera and a willingness to get outside, take photos and practice. We will learn in this lesson how, from turning the camera on, we can manually expose our images using manual mode. This is backed up by simple and easy to follow explanations of how a camera works and how digital images are made.
This course requires absolutely no prior experience and will, in just 10 short lessons give you a simple and easy to follow 5 step process that you can apply when approaching any landscape image. Rather than focus on long theory lectures, this course places a major emphasis on getting outside, and taking images. I have taught this course and helped hundreds of students to get into digital photography, and its now available as an easy to follow online course.