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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 / Lightroom, we strongly advise everyone to sit a dedicated 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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Take Control of Your Digital SLR - 6 weeks - 5 Places Left
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Date: 21 July - 25 August
Day: Tuesday evenings
Time: 18.45 - 21.45
Tutor: David Axelbank
Fee: £295.00
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 course is designed for those who own a digital SLR camera and want to maximise its potential. Aimed at beginners and photographers who are moving from film to digital.
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 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.
Throughout the 6 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.
Processing and exporting RAW files
Editing images using Adobe Lightroom
Understading file formats: RAW, JPG, TIFF and XMP
Bit depth: 8 vs. 16 (12) Bit |
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Date: 25 July & 8 August
Day: Saturdays
Times: 10:30 - 17:30
Tutor: Gary Alexander
Fee: £145.00
Places: 8 max
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The aim of the workshop is to explore street photography in it’s broadest sense and to give the participants the opportunity to develop
confidence, explore their own visual ideas and find ways to
successfully photograph on the streets. Participants will be
encouraged to consider an individual approach to their photography
during the workshop with the intention of producing a themed set of
pictures. This workshop takes place over two Saturdays with a week in- between to give participants time to practice.
In preparation for the first session a list of web links will be
circulated via e-mail and participants will be asked to think about
ideas for a small project. The workshop is aimed at all levels of
photographers who are keen to explore the genre of street photography. You are welcome to use film or digital capture.
Gary Alexander has been photographing on the streets of London for
over twenty years. His work was recently shown in the group show ‘Onto
the Streets’ at Photofusion in conjunction with Tate Modern.
Course content...
DAY ONE
Morning: Gary Alexander will talk about the history of street photography and lead a discussion about what it now means. This will include a look at different methods and approaches, including ways to photograph people.
Afternoon: Gary will lead the afternoon session in central London so that participants can practice some of the ideas generated by the morning session. Between the two workshop days participants are encouraged to produce more work, which they can bring (as prints or on cd) to the final session.
DAY TWO
Morning: the group will meet for a second session of photography preceded by a brief meeting to discuss any questions raised since the first session.
Afternoon: the group will look at and discuss the pictures produced during the workshop with the aim of producing a joint body of work in the form of a web gallery.
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| Take Control of Your Digital SLR - Daytime 8 Places Left |
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Date: 10, 17 & 24 August
Day: Monday daytimes
Time: 10:30 - 17:30
Tutor: Mikael Eliasson
Fee: £295 (£245 if booked on or before 20 July)
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. This course is for beginners or photographers who are moving from film to digital
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 Lightroom / 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
MORNING
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
AFTERNOON
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 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Downloading images and converting RAW files
Batch rename, Labelling, Metadata, Keywords, Editing, etc.
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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| Starting Digital Photography NEW DATES |
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Date: 18, 19, & 20 August
Day: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Time: 10.30 - 17.30
Tutor: Gary Alexander
Fee: £295 (£245 if paid on or before 4 August)
Requirements: D-SLR camera with manual mode capable of RAW capture
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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 Lightroom / 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 dedicated Lightroom / Photoshop course.
Course content...
DAY 1
MORNING
Resolution, file size
Exposure: shutter, aperture and ISO
White Balance / Colour Temperature
RAW vs JPG
Lenses - focal length / Depth of field
Camera Shooting Modes
Focus options
Camera metering options
AFTERNOON
Shoot 1 – in the Photofusion Studio
Importing images / Software options
DAY 2
MORNING
Shoot 2 - exterior
AFTERNOON
Sensor multiplication factor
Other camera settings:
- Sharpness, colour, etc
- Colour Space
Cataloguing in Lightroom
Basic adjustments in Lightroom
Composition
DAY 3
Lightroom Workflow
File formats – saving JPG, TIF and PSD
Levels for contrast and brightness
Adjusting Colour
Resizing
Sharpening
Other Techniques (e.g. converting to black and white)
Printing from Lightroom and Photoshop
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