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Basic Digital Photography Workshop

Take control of your camera! This hands-on, practical course is for beginners and amateurs who have a

digital SLR camera but are unsure of how to progress from the automatic button mode. You’ll be

introduced to the basics of how aperture, shutter speed, lighting and composition control the creative

process of capturing images. And you’ll master basic photo editing to enhance your photos for printing

or viewing on-screen. The course includes field trips.

Date: 5/2/2012
Day : Sunday & Wednesday
Time: 11 am : 1:30 pm & 6pm : 8:30 pm

Duration: 20 hours in 4 weeks

2 sessions per week – 2.5 hours a session.

Tutor: Hassan Ahmed

www.hassanphotos.com

http://www.facebook.com/Hassan.Photos

Overview of Course Content:

Lesson 1

Course Overview
General Rules of Composition (What makes a good photograph)
Shutter Speed
Aperture/F Stop
Basic Functions of a Camera

Lesson 2

Exposure

Lesson 3

Depth of Field
Light Metering Modes and how to use them effectively
White Balance
Focus
Image Quality & Image Size
Bracketing

Lesson 4

Lenses and which ones do I really need.
Flash
Fill Light
Review
Answer Questions (cameras, films, etc., what camera should I buy?)
Critique of students slides.

Lesson 5

Composition
How to achieve a well-balanced photograph
Perspective, Angles and lenses
Rules (and when to break them)
Everything you ever wanted to know about natural light (the magic hours , seasons)
Introduction to studio light
Portraits & Landscape

Lesson 6

Introduction Post production
Basic photo retouch using adobe Photoshop CS5
Understanding Resolution
Understanding Histogram
Introduction to RAW files
Introduction to HDR
Creating 360 degree Pan format
Printing

Lesson 7

Workshop (field trip 3 hours)

Lesson 8

Question time
Photo Critiques
General review

Course Outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

Have an understanding of camera handling and functions of your Digital SLR.
Get the most out of your SLR and its many capabilities and settings to use to creative effect; with an emphasis on hands-on practical field trips.
Train your eye to capture great images through the creative process of controlling lighting, shutter speed, aperture, exposure control, white balance, ISO settings and focus options.
Give that edge to your photographs by learning how to turn an average photo into a great one through composition and depth of field.
Have the confidence and skills to shoot a variety of subjects including: portraits, landscapes, architecture, nature, motion, macro.
Understand the difference between file formats and processing your images for web, email and print.

Course Prerequisites

No prior photography knowledge is required. This course is best suited for those who have a digital
SLR camera, or compact digital camera that support manual mode .
Bring your camera lenses, manual and cable.
Memory cards. At least 1GB card. Charged camera battery and a spare battery if possible.
Tripod, if you have one.
Basic computer / internet skills with PC or Mac.

Lecturer’s Biography

Hassan Ahmed was Living in Italy-(Abruzzo) working as computer engineer in a television station as a software developer and Oracle database administrator. in addition working as a photographer and teaching digital photography. Visual arts in general were amongst his hobbies until he developed a particular interest in landscape photography since 1996 , cityscape,Macro, portrait and night photography are mainly the categories he always studying during 13 years resident in Italy, exploring, and experimenting with at the moment.

Adobe Certified Photoshop , Web site: www.hassanphotos.com

* Please Note: This course is designed for students with SLR Cameras or compact digital camera that support manual mode *

COURSE TIMES:

Sunday & Wednesday

Start: 11.00 am
Ends: 2.30 pm

Start: 7.00 pm
Ends: 9.30 pm