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These courses operate on a rolling schedule and places will be offered to those who are on our reserve list before they are listed on the website. If the course you are interested is full and you wish to be put on the reserve list, please call us on 020 7738 5774.
Please note that all of our digital SLR courses are almost identical in terms of content and hours. Although all courses introduce participants to Photoshop we strongly advise everyone to sit a dedicated Photoshop course upon completing a DSLR course.
Please note: In order to maintain a high standard of tuition, there are never more than 10 places available for any of our camera courses. | |
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| Starting Digital Photography |
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Date: 24, 25 & 26 June
Day: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Time: 10.30 - 17.30
Tutor: Gary Alexander
Fee: £295
Requirements: D-SLR camera with manual mode capable of RAW capture
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| This course is for beginners or photographers who are moving from film to digital. It aims to demystify your digital camera and the basics Adobe Photoshop by concentrating on practical, real world problems, enabling you to shoot more and worry less. Two picture taking sessions are included.
The first two days will concentrate on the camera, aiming to give you the confidence that you are getting the most from it. Day three is an introduction to Photoshop as used by photographers to produce digital files and prints to a professional level. It will also be a good grounding if you want to move on to a more advanced Photoshop course.
Course content...
Day One:
• Exposure: shutter, aperture and ISO
• Comparison with film cameras
- ISO / Noise / grain
- Resolution, file size, sensor multiplication factor
- White Balance / Colour Temperature
• RAW vs JPG
• Shoot 1 – in the Photofusion Studio
• Photoshop - importing pictures and understanding histograms
• Camera metering options
Day Two:
• Shoot 2 - exterior
• Lenses - focal length / Depth of field
• Focus options
• Camera Shooting Modes
- Aperture / Shutter Priority
- Exposure Compensation
- Manual Mode
• Other camera settings
- Sharpness, colour, etc
- Colour Space
• Basic RAW processing
Day Three:
• Photoshop and Workflow
• The basics of Adobe Bridge
• File formats – saving JPG, TIF and PSD
• Levels for contrast and brightness
• Adjusting Colour
• Resizing
• Sharpening
• Traditional Techniques (e.g. converting to black and white)
• Printing
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| Discovering Digital Photography ONE PLACE AVAILABLE |
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Date: 17, 24, 31 May & 7 June
Day: Saturdays
Times: 11:00 - 16:00
Tutor: David Axelbank
Fee: £290
Requirements: On booking each participant must be able to tell us the exact model of digital SLR camera they will be using.
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| Aimed at those wishing to get the most out of their DSLR, this course covers all the fundamental aspects of digital photography from operating your camera through to processing your images and editing them in Photoshop.
Course content...
Session1: Fundamentals of Operating a DSLR
CCD/CMOS digital sensors & focal length conversions
Basics – RAW, JPEG & TIFF files
EXPOSURE – F-stops, shutter speeds, IS0/Noise
Depth of field, reflected/incident readings
Interpreting histograms
White balance
Downloading images to computer
Session 2: Location Shoot
Review of exposure and camera operation
Working with ISO ‘in the field’ to achieve the best image results
Fine tuning your exposure to suit circumstances
Explanation of colour spaces
RAW processing
Lenses & composition
Session 3: Advanced Camera Settings & Fine-tuning Exposure
Aperture and shutter priority modes
RAW processing continued...
Workflow with Adobe Bridge
Session 4: Workflow Options within Adobe Bridge
Introduction to Photoshop
Sharpening, colour adjustment, and tonal adjustments (basic adjustments techniques to improve the quality of your images)
Printing images
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| Take Control Of Your Digital SLR - Daytime FULL |
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Date: 21, 28 May & 4 June
Day: Wednesday daytimes
Time: 10:30 - 17:30
Tutor: Mikael Eliasson
Fee: £290
Requirements: On booking each participant must be able to tell us the exact model of digital SLR camera they will be using.
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This new and exciting course is aimed at those who own a digital SLR camera and want to maximise its potential. The course aims to transform participants from camera operators into photographers.
Each participant will learn how to fully operate their digital SLR as well as understand the fundamentals of photography such as how to make correct exposures and understand the relationship between F-Stop, shutter speed
and ISO/Noise. The course will also cover composition and lenses, colour temperature and white balance, understanding light and using flash ‘etc’. The course will also introduce participants to post-production in the digital darkroom with downloading images to the computer and opening and editing images in Bridge, Adobe Camera RAW and Photoshop.
The course also includes one session dedicated to portraiture.
Course content...
WEEK 1
The camera, histograms, exposure, apertures, shutter speeds
All the buttons, functions, menus, settings etc
Operating the camera manually and semi-automatic
Optimizing the camera settings
Light meter and metering modes
How the image is constructed and how it differs from film
The sensor, sensor sizes and covering area
Practical test to prove how wrong the camera can be in Auto and how to correct for it using exposure compensation and Manual
Practical exercise with Histograms to find the correct exposure
How the Aperture and shutter speed affect the image
ISO
Depth of Field
Histograms
Practical location exercise exploring the aperture, shutter speed and in-depth histograms
WEEK 2
AM: Lens use, colour temperature (white balance), RAW Focal length, angle of view, perspective
Lens impact on depth of field
Sensor size and "Lens Magnification"
Colour theory - colour temperature and whiate balance
Advantages of shooting RAW
PM: Portraiture and using flash
Practical session in the Photofusion studio focusing on portraiture using flash
A model will be provided for the session
Images will be captured in RAW format
WEEK 3
Editing, converting RAW files and introduction to Photoshop
Downloading images and converting RAW files
Learning the ins and outs of Adobe Bridge; Batch rename, Labelling, Metadata, Keywords, Editing, etc.
The Interface of Photoshop CS2
Basic image adjustment
Using the crop tool
Saving images and the various file formats
Black & White conversion
Preparing an image for print
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| Take Control Of Your Digital SLR - 8 Weeks FULL |
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Date: 8 May - 26 June
Day: Thursday evenings
Time: 18.45 - 21.45
Tutor: Mikael Eliasson
Fee: £350
Requirements: On booking each participant must be able to tell us the exact model of digital SLR camera they will be using.
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This new and exciting course is aimed at those who own a digital SLR camera and want to maximise its potential. The course aims to transform participants from camera operators into photographers.
Each participant will learn how to fully operate their digital SLR as well as understand the fundamentals of photography such as how to make correct exposures and understand the relationship between F-Stop, shutter speed
and ISO/Noise. The course will also cover composition and lenses, colour temperature and white balance, understanding light and using flash ‘etc’. The course will also introduce participants to post-production in the digital darkroom with downloading- images to the computer and opening and editing images in Bridge, Adobe Camera RAW and Photoshop.
Throughout the 8 weeks participants will also get the opportunity to create their own personal project which will be presented to the class in the final session. The course also includes one session dedicated to portraiture.
Course content...
WEEK 1: The camera
Buttons, functions, menus, settings etc.
Operating the camera manually and in semi-automatic
Optimising the camera settings
Light meter and metering modes
WEEK 2: Inside the camera, how to care for it and histograms
How the image is constructed and how it differs from film
The sensor, sensor sizes and covering area
Histograms – an introduction
Practical test to prove how wrong the camera can be in AUTO and how to correct for it using exposure compensation and MANUAL
Practical exercise with histograms to find the correct exposure
WEEK 3: Exposure, apertures, shutter speeds, ISO and composition
How the aperture and shutter speed affect the image
Do’s and don’ts with ISO
Depth of field
In depth histograms
Further practical exercise with histograms
Slideshow of photographs analysing the use of aperture and shutterspeed
Practical exercise exploring the aperture
Start personal photography project
WEEK 4: Lens use, colour temperature (white balance) and RAW
Focal length, angle of view, perspective
Lens impact on depth of field
Sensor size and lens magnification
Colour theory
Advantages of shooting RAW
Slideshow illustrating how much a lens can change an image as well as analysing lens use in photographs
WEEK 5: Portraiture and using studio flash
Practical session in the studio focusing on portraiture using flash.
A model will be provided for the session. Images will be captured in RAW format.
WEEK 6: Downloading images and converting RAW files
Downloading images to the computer and organising files.
Learning the ins and outs of Adobe Bridge; batch rename, labelling, metadata, keywords, editing, etc.
Processing RAW files using Adobe Camera Raw.
Organising personal project
WEEK 7: Introduction to Photoshop
The Photoshop CS3 interface
Basic image adjustment
Using the crop tool
Saving images and the various file formats
Editing personal project
WEEK 8: Editing
Finalising personal project and putting a slideshow together
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| Take Control Of Your Digital SLR - 6 Weeks FULL |
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Date: 12 May - 23 June (no course on 26 May due to Bank Holiday)
Day: Monday evenings
Time: 18.45 - 21.45
Tutor: Mikael Eliasson
Fee: £265
Requirements: On booking each participant must be able to tell us the exact model of digital SLR camera they will be using.
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This new and exciting course is aimed at those who own a digital SLR camera and want to maximise its potential. The course aims to transform participants from camera operators into photographers.
Each participant will learn how to fully operate their digital SLR as well as understand the fundamentals of photography such as how to make correct exposures and understand the relationship between F-Stop, shutter speed
and ISO/Noise. The course will also cover composition and lenses, colour temperature and white balance, understanding light and using flash ‘etc’. The course will also introduce participants to post-production in the digital darkroom with downloading- images to the computer and opening and editing images in Bridge, Adobe Camera RAW and Photoshop.
Throughout the course participants will also get the opportunity to create their own personal project which will be presented to the class in the final session. The course also includes one session dedicated to portraiture. |
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| Silicon and Silver |
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Dates: To be confirmed
Tutor: Paul Ellis |
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| Silicon & Silver is aimed at those who wish to acquire the fundamental technical skills of exposure, digital & film capture, studio & location lighting and post-production, to get off on the right foot for a photography career, be that as a photographer, assistant or to get a head start as a student.
This intensive course concentrates on the main areas of capture, lighting and post-production (workflow and colour management, not Photoshop as it is a course in its own right) and is aimed at photographing people from a commercial fashion/editorial/portraiture context.
Course content...
The course runs over four Fridays and Saturdays. What is delivered on a Friday is again delivered in more depth on the following Saturday. For example on the first Friday morning participants are taught how to use a range of studio lighting equipment from high-end Broncolor packs to ringflashes and then in the afternoon the equipment is put to use as the participants are introduced to high-key and low-key lighting. The next day, Saturday, will be a whole day of hands on studio lighting.
Although Photofusion supplies all equipment and materials participants must have a camera of their own (preferably a D-SLR). Equipment used will include Hasselblad H2 with digital back, Kodak full-frame D-SLR, Mamiya RZ and Hasselblad 503CW film cameras, Broncolor Grafit pack, Broncolor Mobil pack, Profoto 7B pack, Ringflashes, Beauty dishes, Fresnal spots‘etc.’
A selection of models will be used for the lighting sessions.
Level: participants will ideally already have some experience and knowledge of photography particularly exposure control.
On completion we strongly recommend that participants take one of our Photoshop courses. |
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