Photography Course
Basics
Camera functions, Lens, Aperture and Depth of field, Shutter speed, composition,
accessories (filters, tripod, flash unit, light meters).
Photo shoot
Portrait, Landscape, Walk around, Dusk and Dawn.
Review Photographs
Review photos in camera (use of histogram) and on laptop pc, Critic photographs
suggest ways of improving.
Editing
Photoshop basics – Levels, Cropping, Hue and saturation, Sharpening, resizing, etc.
Picasa editing tool.
Framing
Using Photoshop, using Picasa.
The Camera
Types – 35mm, DSLR, medium format
DSLR – full frame v aps c (cropped sensor).
The Lens
Prime lens, Zoom lens, auto and manual focus.
When to use which lens type ( focal length i.e. 28mm, 50mm, 70mm, 105mm, 200mm,
300mm and 400mm.