Beginners Course -Programme
Beginners Course Information
Week 1: Wed 17th June 2015
Classroom Lesson - Basics Of Photography & The Camera
Venue: St Catherine’s Hospice, Education dep.
Different Types Of Cameras
Holding the Camera (SLR)
Diopter Adjustment
Exposure:
What is Aperture
What is Shutter Speed
What is ISO
Camera Controls:
Shutter Release Button
Mode Dial:
Auto Mode
Program Mode
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Mode
Week 2: Wed 24th June 2015
Practical Lesson - Outdoors
Venue: Scarborough Harbour
Using what has been learnt from Classroom Lesson 1
Specifically:
Holding the camera
Diopter Adjustment
Shutter Release Button
Where to find exposure values
Overview of Different Modes
Week 3: Wed 1st July 2015
Classroom Lesson - Basics Of Photography cont. & Rules of Composition.
Venue: St Catherine’s Hospice, Education dep.
Depth of Field & Preview
Camera Focus Points
Histogram & Highlight/Shadow Detector
Camera Light Meter
Exposure Compensation
Metering Modes
A look at filters
Composition examples and rules
Week 4: Wed 8th July 2015
Practical Lesson - Outdoors
Venue: Peasholm Park
Using what has been learnt from Classroom Lesson 2
Specifically:
Camera Focus Points
Exposure Compensation
Depth of Field & Preview
Learning to look at Histogram
+ continue items from Lesson 1
Week 5: Wed 15th July 2015
Classroom Lesson - Studio Night
Venue: St Catherine’s Hospice, Education dep.
Practical Workshop on Studio Photography
Week 6: Wed 22nd July 2015
Practical Lesson - Outdoors
Venue: Scrap Yard
Continue using what has been learnt from Classroom Lesson 1 & 2
Week 7: Wed 29th July 2015
Classroom Lesson - Photo Editing
Venue: St Catherine’s Hospice, Education dep.
Learning the basics of photo editing
What software is available?
Crop
Level Horizon
Sharpen
Camera Raw
etc
Week 8: Wed 6th August 2015
Practical Lesson - Outdoors
Venue: Church (TBA)
Continue using what has been learnt from Classroom Lesson 1 & 2