Photography - digital essentials Compact
This course teaches you all about operating your digital camera. Compact Digital Cameras are smaller than SLR’s and do NOT have inter-changeable lenses. They are limited in their choice of operating modes and functions/features. Usually designed to be carried around in pocket/handbag for convenience.
Entry Requirements
Basic computer knowledge for camera/computer connection and file downloading
Student Instructions
please bring your digital camera and your camera manual
Topics
This course teaches you all about your digital camera.
Week 1 Introduction to Camera and Functions
- Batteries – charging and use
- Memory cards – types, formatting
- Holding your camera
- Functions (symbols & buttons), presets and their operation
- Menu Functions and selection
Week 2 Downloading to your computer and renaming files
- USB cables and USB card readers/writers
- File types -jpg, TIFF, PSD
- Renaming your files to something useful. Batch renaming.
- Common problems with your photos – their cause and remedies
- Software programmes and choices
- Composition – an introduction
Week 3 Location Shoot (Daytime)
- Meet at Rosser Park to put into practice everything we’ve covered
Week 4 Intro to Photo editing
- Demonstration of basic tools and most used features
- Resizing
- Cropping
- Removing adding
- Giving your photos a bit of ‘zap’
- emailing and burning to CD
Delivery Style
three classroom based lessons and one outdoor practical session. This will be discussed at the first class. This teacher photographs models for a living – some of his work may be used as visual examples during the course.
Outcomes
Students will have a better understanding of their camera, its controls and when to use them to obtain better images.
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