By Ofcourse
Online
Can be taken anytime
Professional Training Course
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English
Course Overview
If you’re a an aspiring professional photographer, or a serious hobbyist; this course will give you the hints, tips and tricks to improve your photography. Suitable for learning with either DSLR or compact cameras, it is a comprehensive, easy to understand guide, to help you become a better photographer
Professional photographer, Bernie Raffe, will teach you how to get your camera settings right, control your depth of field, work with natural light and help you avoid some of the pitfalls that might be holding you back.
Course content includes online tutorials, and supported documents to help your practice.
Who should take this course
Beginner or Intermediate amateur photographers
Course content
Part 1 – Introduction
Use The Exposure Triangle To Understand Exposure
The ISO Setting: what is is and what does it does
Exposure Compensation: why you sometimes need to darken or lighten your images
Lens Apertures: learn about one of the most important camera settings
How To Turn Your Flash On /Off And Why You Should Know
Part 2 – More Advanced Camera Settings
5 Tips For Tack Sharp Focusing
Choose The Right Shutter Speeds To Avoid Camera Shake
Use Your Histogram To Nail The Exposure For Those Important Images
Aperture And Depth Of Field (DSLRs)
Scene Modes And Depth Of Field (Compact Cameras)
Part 3 – Improve Your Images With Natural Lighting
Top Shade: the professional’s portrait lighting secret
Dealing With The Sun When Taking A Portrait
Direction Of Light And The Effect It Has On Your Photos
Get Nice Blue Skies In Your Photos And Avoid White Skies
How To Retain The Ambient Light Of A Nicely Lit Room
Better Indoor Portraits Using Window light: part 1
Better Indoor Portraits Using Window light: part 2
Create A Great Look Using Backlighting
How To Improve Your Natural Light Portraits Using A Reflector
Part 4 – Improve Your Images Using Better Composition
Use The Rule Of Thirds For Improved Composition
Better Composition Using Diagonal Lines
Use ‘Leading Lines’ To Create More Dramatic Images
Improve Your Composition Using The Frame Within A Frame Trick
Blur The Background For More Impact (DSLRs)
Blur The Background to isolate your subject (Compact Cameras)
Don’t Let Cluttered Backgrounds Ruin Your Portraits
Improve Your Portraits Using Unusual Backgrounds
Improve Your Portraits Using Unusual Backgrounds
Improve Your Portraits Using Nature’s Own Abstract Backgrounds
Part 5 – Tips On Posing For Portraits
Flatter your individual subject with these full length posing tips
Family or small group poses: part 1, standing poses
Family or small group poses: part 2, seated poses
Individual natural and relaxed female poses
Ideas For Photographing Children: 4-6 months old
Ideas For Photographing Children: 9-12 months old
Part 6 – Landscapes and scenery
Landscape Photography Tips: walkthrough
How to take better photos in the snow
Part 7 – Flash photography
Better results using an external flashgun: part1,bouncing the flash
Better flash portraits using an external flashgun: part 2, bouncing the flash
Better results using your camera’s built-in flash: part 1, soften the shadows
Better results using your camera’s built-in flash: part 2, get a more pleasing background
Part 8 – Information And Tips On Using Lenses
General Tips On Camera Lenses: variable/fixed apertures, fast/slow, prime lenses
Lens Focal Length: part 1 – perspective
Lens Focal Length: part 2 – field of view
Lens Focal Length: part 3 depth of field
Part 9 – Other General Techniques
How the ‘half press of the shutter’ technique can improve your picture taking
How to easily create a stunning online slideshow in minutes
How to take photos of fireworks
Use The Fashion Photographer’s Perspective Trick For Longer Legs
A Neat Idea For A Fun, Dramatic, Portrait
Part 10 – How To Take A Really Flattering Profile Or PR Photo
Take A More Flattering PR or Profile Photo: basic technique using ‘top shade’
Take A More Flattering Profile Or PR Photo: refining the basic profile or PR image
Part 11 – Which Digital Camera To Buy Next: megapixels is not the answer
The Myth Of Megapixels
Course Overview
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