Beginner DSLR courses

Camera Language – Level 1

Saturday class | 1 day | £125 / £109

 

photography course londonSaturday 26 May 2012
10.30 – 16.00

Course ID: 120526C
Limited to only 8 places (4 places left*)
Tutor: Vicki Churchill
£125 (£109 early-bird)

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beginner dslr courses in central londonSaturday 16 June 2012
10.30 – 16.00

Course ID: 120616C
Limited to only 8 places (7 places left*)
Tutor: Simon Warren
£125 (£109 early-bird)

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* Not updated in real time. Please phone or email for current status.

 

Course description

This hands–on course is delivered on location in Central London and not based in a classroom environment. It fully concentrates on the practical and creative use of your Digital SLR and is delivered both indoors and outdoors. This Photography course is aimed at beginners who own a Digital SLR camera and want to take creative control over it.

The course is also aimed at people who might need a "refresher" in photography. Learn to speak the language of your camera and how to create various effects, such as a shallow depth of field (a very limited area of the image is sharp), freezing and blurring motion as well as panning moving subjects.

Once you've completed the course your images will be critiqued by your tutor via Flickr.

Due to the temporary close of the Photographers' Gallery, a new meeting point nearby Oxford Circus has been arranged.

 

Course Content:

  • Buttons, functions, menus, settings
  • Optimising the camera settings
  • Operating the camera manually & in semi – automatic modes
  • Understanding Exposure
  • Light meter and metering modes
  • An introduction to White Balance
  • ISO
  • How the Aperture and Shutter Speed affect the image
  • Depth of field
  • Shutter Speed
  • Practical exercises exploring the Aperture & Shutter Speed
  • Shallow and Deep Depth of Field
  • Long Exposures and Freezing movement
  • Panning

  • Before booking, please read our cancellations policy.


    Requirements: Digital SLR Camera or Bridge Camera with full manual controls.


    Please note that this course takes place on location.
    Route is dependent on the tutor. The nearest tube is Oxford Circus.



    Purchase Level 2 as well and receive a great discount!

    Get 25% OFF your Level 2 Course, if you book it with Level 1! We will send you an open–dated voucher for a place on Camera Language Level 2, which you have up to 12 months to redeem - What will I learn on Level 2?



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    All our courses are available as personalised gift certificates. You can either specify a given date or leave the date open ended. Of course our customised gift vouchers can be a specified value to be used towards a course or one to one tuition.

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    "I was really impressed with Vicki. She was full of encouragement and advice, but never patronising. The whole day she made sure the entire group got to grips with the tasks and I felt we all got equal amounts of attention."

    Catherine Watson