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Are you getting the most out of your digital camera? Chances are you're not.
Most of us, whether we're beginners or budding freelance photographers, don't fully utilise our cameras features. Or even if using the automatic settings somehow our shots just don't turn out quite right. Thankfully help is at hand in the form of this new online digital photography course from Lexicom Learning.
Unravel the mystery behind all those buttons, whether you're just starting out or are more advanced you will benefit from taking this course. Interactive learning exercises, audio voice narration and an expert tutor will guide you through the inspiring world of digital photography.
The course is both informative and fun, but most importantly it's convenient - you don't even need to leave your home and may work at a time and pace that suits you.
So whatever your inspiration to take photographs – to record your child as they grow up, your life’s events and triumphs, exotic people and places as you travel the world, or even to become a professional photographer – this course will provide the knowledge and practical experience you need.
If you are:
- the owner of a new digital camera this course will help you to understand your camera better, and learn how to use all of its features and functions.
- tired of your shots never turning out quite right learn how to apply a few basic rules and turn your photos into something more memorable.
- interested in becoming a professional or freelance photographer discover important tips for starting out including what equipment you will need, how to build a portfolio, getting experience and selling your work. Start earning money from your hobby today!
- a keen photographer with a desire to improve your knowledge and skills learn about the relationship between aperture and shutter speed, tricks to obtaining correct exposures, how to manipulate manual settings and lighting to create superior photograph…and much, much more!
Specifically created for an international audience, this course is designed to help you become a better photographer. Everything you need to know about digital photography, with some bonus material on film photography, is right here.
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After completing this course you should be able to:
- Discuss the origins of photography and explain how cameras work
- Identify and discuss the basic and advanced features of film and digital cameras, and describe the advantages and disadvantages of digital photography
- Make full use of your camera’s automatic settings
- Explain the relationship between aperture and shutter speed, and describe the process of obtaining correct exposure
- Describe the importance of light in photography, and know how and when to use various types of natural and artificial light (including different types of flash)
- Identify the correct lens, film and accessories for specific types of photograph and lighting conditions
- Manipulate manual settings and lighting to create superior photographs
- Compose superior landscape, animal and nature, portrait, action, still life, close-up and macro photographs
- Use creative techniques to produce different artistic effects
- Use technology and software to create, store, edit, print and share images
- Understand how to make successful black-and-white images and use a black-and-white darkroom
- Identify the steps you need to take to become a freelance photographer
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Topic 1 – The Evolution of Photography: From Camera Obscura to the Digital Age
- Describe the origins of photography.
- Discuss the evolution of photography through film to digital photography.
- Explain the advantages and disadvantages of digital photography.
- Understand how both film and digital cameras work.
- Describe different types of cameras and camera formats.
Topic 2 - But what is it for? Camera Features and Accessories
- Identify the basic features of film and digital cameras.
- Describe the function of each feature.
- Discuss additional considerations relating to digital cameras.
- Identify and describe advanced features for film and digital cameras.
- Describe and discuss various camera accessories.
- Describe other prerequisites for digital photography.
- Understand basic rules for caring for your camera.
Topic 3 - Using the Automatic Settings: Setting up your Camera and Taking your First Shots
- Insert a memory card into a digital camera.
- Adjust the viewfinder to your eyesight.
- Choose the basic camera setup options.
- Choose appropriate image quality settings for resolution, file format and compression.
- Choose the appropriate scene mode for a photograph.
- Hold your camera correctly.
- Use the camera’s two-step autofocus system.
- Take good photographs using your camera’s automatic settings.
Topic 4 - Using Manual Settings: Understanding the Basics
- Describe what different lenses are for and when to use them.
- Focus selectively on a subject using different autofocus systems or manual focusing.
- Explain how aperture affects both exposure and depth of field.
- Define and discuss depth of field.
- Explain how shutter speed affects exposure.
- Explain how ISO setting affects exposure.
- Describe the relationship between aperture, shutter speed and ISO in setting the correct exposure for a photograph.
- Use semi-automatic exposure modes to create superior photographs.
Topic 5 - More About Exposure
- Explain how to set exposure manually.
- Identify the correct film speed or ISO setting to use in different light conditions.
- Describe how a camera’s light meter works.
- Differentiate between different types of light metering and explain when to use each one.
- Set aperture and shutter speed manually according to the light conditions and photographic effects to be achieved.
- Make minor adjustments to your exposure settings using exposure compensation and backlight compensation.
- Check your exposure settings using an exposure histogram.
- Use exposure bracketing to ensure properly exposed photographs.
Topic 6 - Light and lighting techniques
- Describe the properties of light and the importance of light in photography.
- Understand how light has different colors and color temperatures.
- Explain how to modify the color of light using filters on film cameras and white balance settings on digital cameras.
- Describe techniques for photographing in natural light including hard light, window light, backlight, and low light.
- Describe different types of artificial light.
- Use the built-in flash modes on your camera and/or use an external flash.
- Identify when to use fill flash, bounce flash, and slow-sync flash.
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using a flash.
- Identify situations where use of a flash is inappropriate.
- Describe the major lighting accessories and understand when and how to use them.
Topic 7 - Taking Great Photos: Techniques for Specific Types of Images
- Discuss the role of composition and lighting in a great photograph.
- Identify the basic rules of composition and rules that apply specifically to landscape, animal and nature, portrait, still life, and action photographs.
- Discuss suitable lenses and settings for different types of photographs.
- Outline requirements for good lighting in different types of photographs.
- Compose and take great landscape, animal and nature, portrait, and still life photographs.
Topic 8 - The Art of Photography
- Use creative techniques to produce different effects in photographs.
- Take photographs from different angles to make them more visually interesting.
- Fill the frame and make more effective use of backgrounds and lighting.
- Using panning to capture action shots.
- Use long exposures for night-time shots, fireworks, and running water.
- Use creative techniques such as multiple exposures and high dynamic range photography.
- Understand how to use shades, tones, and filters to create strong black-and-white images.
- Explain how cross-processing of film can be used to produce different artistic effects.
Topic 9 - Storing and Editing Digital Photos
- Identify ways to transfer image files to your computer.
- Outline the advantages and disadvantages of JPEGs.
- Discuss the benefits of using an image organizer.
- Identify features that you need in an image editor.
- Explain the principles of resizing an image.
- Assess the need for and apply basic editing functions, such as resizing, cropping, rotating, adjusting lighting and exposure, recoloring, retouching, and sharpening.
- Describe creative uses of image editors.
- Discuss options for storing digital images.
Topic 10 - Developing, Printing, and Sharing Your Photos, and Turning your Hobby into a Career
- Identify different ways of printing, viewing, and sharing photos.
- Compare and contrast various printing technologies.
- Identify the important features of an inkjet printer and inkjet photo paper.
- Discuss the characteristics of various photo sharing websites.
- Describe the scanning process.
- Discuss the essential requirements of a darkroom.
- Outline darkroom procedures for developing a film, printing a contact sheet, printing a test strip, and making a print.
- Identify the steps you need to take to become a freelance photographer.
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Your tutor in Digital Photography is |
David Broos |
| Qualifications: |
- Diploma in Photography
- Royal Australian Air Force Photography Training
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David Broos is a professional photographer with over 20 years experience in the field. He was formally trained by the Royal Australian Air Force as a Photographer/cameraman and holds a Diploma of Photography. David served as a Defence Force Photographer for 12 years where he gained a wealth of valuable and diverse knowledge and experience encompassing all aspects and subjects of photography across a broad range of photographic formats and platforms, film-based, digital and video. This knowledge and experience is not limited to the “shooting” side of photography and includes advanced darkroom practice and photographic theory, process monitoring, audio-visual imagery, photographic science, equipment maintenance and evaluation, and editing of video and digital imagery.
Due to the nature of Defence service, David has photographed and filmed around the world in varied locations, at times very remote and hostile. Further to his Defence service David spent 6 years as Photographer, Exhibitions Officer and Curator for The Wilderness Gallery which saw him expand his skills and knowledge in displaying photography to best effect.
David has often wondered why so many people are reluctant to take up photography, using the excuse that their equipment isn’t the greatest or that they “don’t have an eye for it”. David takes great delight in showing that everyone has the ability to produce amazing photography, regardless of equipment, firm in his belief that being successful in photography is similar to being successful in sport; you must develop and maintain your “fitness”.
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