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Our digital camera courses are aimed at beginners, or those who are making the transition from analogue to digital photography. With the exception of the FOCUS ON courses, 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.
The courses are run by experienced tutors, who have all worked as professional photographers. In order to maintain a high standard of tuition, there are never more than 10 places available for any of our camera courses.
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.
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| Discovering Digital Photography 8 PLACES LEFT |
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Date: 10, 17, 24 April & 1 May
Day: Saturdays
Times: 11:00 - 16:00
Tutor: David Axelbank
Fee: £295 (£245 if booked on or before 1 April)
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 Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
This course is for beginners or photographers who are moving from film to digital.
Course content...
Session 1:
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 (cont’d.)
Workflow with Adobe Bridge
Session 4:
Workflow options within Adobe Bridge
Intro 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 8 PLACES LEFT
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Date: 21 April - 26 May
Day: Wednesday evenings
Time: 18.45 - 21.45
Tutor: Mikael Eliasson
Fee: £295.00 (£265 if booked on or before 7 April)
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. The course also includes one session dedicated to portraiture.
Course content...
Session 1:
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
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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| FOCUS ON: Canon 9 PLACES LEFT |
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Date: 24 April
Day: Saturday
Times: 10:30 - 17:30
Tutor: Adrian Wood
Fee: £95
Requirements: All participants must have a Canon digital SLR camera. |
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| Maximise your Canon DSLR camera knowledge in one day. For those of you that can’t or don’t want to take a full DSLR course Focus On: Canon will teach you all the fundamentals of your Canon camera, exposure control, lenses & built in flash in a one day workshop. This workshop starts inside the classroom but then moves outside as you make photographs accompanied by the tutor.
Course content...
Basic camera layout
Memory cards & formatting
Setting up the camera
LCD panel use
Quality settings - RAW & jpeg
Camera menus & modes
Moving away from the programme mode
Aperture, shutter priority & manual
Exposure understanding & control
ISO, shutter speeds & F-stops
Reading histograms
Depth of field
Lenses for composition & framing
Built in flash
Top tips for great photos
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| Starting Digital Photography 9 PLACES LEFT |
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Date: 27, 28 & 29 April
Day: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Time: 10.30 - 17.30
Tutor: Mikael Eliasson
Fee: £295 (£255 if booked on or before 13 April)
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 of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 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 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: indoor
Importing images / Software options
DAY 2: outdoor
MORNING
Shoot 2
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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Take Control of Your Digital SLR COURSE FULL
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Date: 9 March - 20 April (no session on Tuesday 30 March)
Day: Tuesday evenings
Time: 18.45 - 21.45
Tutor: Mikael Eliasson
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. The course also includes one session dedicated to portraiture.
Course content...
Session 1:
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
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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| FOCUS ON: Canon COURSE FULL |
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Date: 20 March
Day: Saturday
Times: 10:30 - 17:30
Tutor: Adrian Wood
Fee: £95
Requirements: All participants must have a Canon digital SLR camera. |
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| Maximise your Canon DSLR camera knowledge in one day. For those of you that can’t or don’t want to take a full DSLR course Focus On: Canon will teach you all the fundamentals of your Canon camera, exposure control, lenses & built in flash in a one day workshop. This workshop starts inside the classroom but then moves outside as you make photographs accompanied by the tutor.
Course content...
Basic camera layout
Memory cards & formatting
Setting up the camera
LCD panel use
Quality settings - RAW & jpeg
Camera menus & modes
Moving away from the programme mode
Aperture, shutter priority & manual
Exposure understanding & control
ISO, shutter speeds & F-stops
Reading histograms
Depth of field
Lenses for composition & framing
Built in flash
Top tips for great photos
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| FOCUS ON: Nikon COURSE FULL |
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Date: 27 March
Day: Saturday
Times: 10:30 - 17:30
Tutor: Richard Wills
Fee: £95
Requirements: All participants must have a Nikon digital SLR camera. |
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| Maximise your Nikon DSLR camera knowledge in one day. For those of you that can’t or don’t want to take a full DSLR course Focus On: Nikon will teach you all the fundamentals of your Nikon camera, exposure control, lenses & built in flash in a one day workshop. This workshop starts inside the classroom but then moves outside as you make photographs accompanied by the tutor.
Course content...
Basic camera layout
Memory cards & formatting
Setting up the camera
LCD panel use
Quality settings - RAW & jpeg
Camera menus & modes
Moving away from the programme mode
Aperture, shutter priority & manual
Exposure understanding & control
ISO, shutter speeds & F-stops
Reading histograms
Depth of field
Lenses for composition & framing
Built in flash
Top tips for great photos
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