Digital Photography – Essential Techniques (Stage 1)
This introductory photography course explains how your camera works and will teach you all you need to know about how to use it effectively to help you achieve creative control in your photography.
Course overview
Due to the uncertainty of the ongoing Covid-19 situation, we have decided to cancel our Evening & Saturday courses for the Autumn term 2020. We are currently reviewing the situation and we hope to return in Spring term. If you would like to receive news about our Spring term 2021 Evening & Saturday courses, please contact us (shortcourses@aub.ac.uk) and we will add you to our mailing list.
Dates
Spring term:
Monday 11 January – Monday 1 March plus Saturday 6 February 2021
Wednesday 13 January –Wednesday 3 March plus Saturday 13 February 2021
Saturday 6, 13 and 27 February, 6 and 20 March 2021
Duration
8 Monday evenings 18.00-21.00 and one Saturday session 9.30-16.30
8 Wednesday evenings 18.00-21.00 and one Saturday session 9.30-16.30
5 Saturdays 9.30-16.30
Tutor
Mark Gregory
Pete McKinley (Saturday course)
Fee
£319
Course details
- History of Photography
- Light and Colour
- Camera controls
- Shutter, Aperture and ISO control and relationship
- The lens, focal lengths and uses
- Depth of Field and Field of View
- Focusing
- Metering and Histograms
- Tones and Zones
- Colour temperature and White Balance
- Digital Imaging, sensors, workflow and file formats
- Mid-session assignments
Find out more by clicking the profile below.
The course aims to:
- Provide you with solid foundation of understanding in camera control
- Develop your appreciation of photography and masters of photography – past and present
- Provide a technical understanding of camera functions
- Develop knowledge and understanding through a series of practical exercises
- Tutorials and ongoing course critique will offer you essential guidance and measure overall performance
- All students with 100% course attendance will be issued with an official AUB Short Course Certificate of Attendance detailing course contents, and study hours
No previous knowledge or experience is required, only a passion to learn and develop within the subject.
A digital camera (including instruction manual) with access to full manual controls, this could be a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera or a Bridge camera.
A tripod is useful also.
Access to a computer between sessions to upload and save your photographs to USB stick.
All additional course materials provided as part of the course fee.
- History of Photography
- Light and Colour
- Camera controls
- Shutter, Aperture and ISO control and relationship
- The lens, focal lengths and uses
- Depth of Field and Field of View
- Focusing
- Metering and Histograms
- Tones and Zones
- Colour temperature and White Balance
- Digital Imaging, sensors, workflow and file formats
- Mid-session assignments
Find out more by clicking the profile below.
The course aims to:
- Provide you with solid foundation of understanding in camera control
- Develop your appreciation of photography and masters of photography – past and present
- Provide a technical understanding of camera functions
- Develop knowledge and understanding through a series of practical exercises
- Tutorials and ongoing course critique will offer you essential guidance and measure overall performance
- All students with 100% course attendance will be issued with an official AUB Short Course Certificate of Attendance detailing course contents, and study hours
No previous knowledge or experience is required, only a passion to learn and develop within the subject.
A digital camera (including instruction manual) with access to full manual controls, this could be a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera or a Bridge camera.
A tripod is useful also.
Access to a computer between sessions to upload and save your photographs to USB stick.
All additional course materials provided as part of the course fee.
Gallery
Important information about evening and weekend courses
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