Two-Day DSLR Photography Course: Sundays Feb 25 & March 4, Craig-y-Nos Country Park
Two-Day Beginners DSLR Photography Course: "Getting out of Auto: Using a DSLR Camera in Manual Exposure Mode", to be held at The Hibbert Room (top of the car park), Craig-y-Nos Country Park, Brecon Road, Pen-y-Cae, Swansea Valley SA9 1GL. Please phone or email me if you would like to book a place (£20 deposit required). Tel: 07850 656765 info@bobgraingerphotography.com
Sundays: February 25 and March 4, 2018, 9:30 - 4:30
Just £40 for the whole two-day course.
No previous knowledge of photography or camera operation required. The course is suitable for people who already own their own DSLR camera or are thinking about buying one (I have two DSLR cameras that people could use on the course). NB. If you own a 'bridge' camera, and not actually a DSLR, then please contact me with the make and model, and I will check to see if it's suitable for the course. Students will be taught, from scratch, how to use a DSLR in Manual Exposure mode, which allows for much more control and for greater creatively, than simply using the camera in an automatic mode.
The course is open to anyone over 14, but under 18's must be accompanied at all times by an appropriate adult, who may participate fully in the course if they wish, and for free.
All printed course materials, tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided and included in the price. Students will however need to bring a packed lunch, or eat at the Changing Seasons Tea Rooms/Cafe, here at the park.
GENERAL COURSE OUTLINE:
Day One: Sunday, February 25, 9:30 - 4:30
Finding your way around the camera's controls and settings: Controlling Exposure (how bright or dark the photograph is), by manually adjusting the camera's Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO settings.
Creative Exposure - Freezing Motion: Avoiding blurry images and capturing fast-moving subjects, by working with the camera's shutter speed.
Day Two: Sunday, March 4, 9:30 - 4:30
Creative Exposure continued: Achieving soft, fuzzy backgrounds for portraiture, and 'everything in focus' for landscapes, by manipulating Depth Of Field.
Composition: the 'Rule Of Thirds', framing, foreground/mid-ground/background interest, lead-in lines, perspective, the S-Curve, etc.
Creative Lighting: Basic principals of light - the Inverse Square Law and light 'fall off', "Big light Good; Small light Bad!", plus using small camera-mounted flash lights.
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