
Explore the anatomy of the camera and lens, learn button locations and functions such as shutter release, shutter speed, ISO, white balance, and autofocus, and complete a weekend practice challenge.
Explore prime and zoom lenses, their apertures, focal lengths, and how they influence portrait photography, distortion, and background compression to guide creative choices.
Master focus techniques for portraits and moving subjects by learning focal planes, eye focus, depth of field, and settings such as single, continuous, autofocus, manual, and back button focus.
Learn to set up your camera for a weekend photo challenge, compare jpeg and raw files, and pick a lens and focus mode to plan your shot.
Explore exposure, light, and histograms to distinguish overexposed, underexposed, and balanced images, and learn to read histograms and compare raw versus JPEG data.
Judge lighting across bright sun, indoors, and mixed scenes to achieve balanced exposure by adjusting aperture, shutter speed, and ISO; learn troubleshooting for overexposed and underexposed images.
Learn how aperture controls light and depth of field, using wide and narrow openings to influence exposure and the focal plane in the photography basics crash course.
Master shutter speed within the exposure triangle by applying slow speeds to brighten and blur, and fast speeds to freeze motion; balance with aperture and ISO for proper exposure.
Explore how aperture affects exposure and depth of field, learn wide vs narrow aperture, f-stops, stopping up or down, and how to focus on eyes for sharp portraits.
Explore how wide apertures brighten images and produce a shallow depth of field, guiding the viewer's eye to the focal point and simplifying busy backgrounds.
Explore narrow apertures to achieve deep depth of field, keeping landscapes and groups in sharp focus while framing scenes for balanced, clear images.
Explore aperture priority mode to control aperture while the camera automatically adjusts shutter speed, enabling study of depth of field and balanced exposure with auto ISO.
Explore shutter speed within the exposure triangle and learn how fast and slow speeds affect motion blur, brightness, and bulb mode.
Explore fast shutter speeds and how to balance exposure using continuous shooting mode, aperture adjustments, and techniques to freeze motion in photography.
Explore slow shutter speeds to create motion and light trails, while balancing exposure with aperture, tripod use, and long exposures (30 seconds to 60 minutes) plus bulb mode for galaxy.
Learn shutter speed priority (tv mode) to control shutter speed while the camera adjusts aperture. Practice slow and fast speeds for motion blur versus sharpness.
Hey photographer! Are you ready to...
Feel confident with your camera in your hand, ready to shoot in any conditions, always know what settings you'll need for any situation to create beautiful photos that you can be proud of?
Imagine if you could...
Learn in 20 minutes a day.
Start taking beautiful photos immediately.
Grow & improve faster with feedback & support every step of the way.
Take the guesswork out of learning & have all your questions answered.
Feel supported & empowered within a community of like-minded creatives.
Get on a path that actually works, & stay on it until you're confident.
With my 4 week course you can with...
A photo challenge to start practicing everything you've learned.
Personalised feedback on your photos so you'll know exactly what to do.
A Q&A session with me to ask all those niggling questions.
What my previous students are saying...
"When you’re a self taught photographer you need easy ways to get the help you need and you are just great at explaining these things."
"When you showed me manual mode and those basics settings…that completely changed my world. Ive learnt so much and my work has dramatically improved."
Camera confidence starts here... so what are you waiting for? See you soon!