Digital Photography Course

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This Digital Photography course is an up-to-date and massively comprehensive course covering every aspect of Digital Photography. Don't be put off by all the jargon and terms associated with this exciting new medium. Whether you want to pursue a career in the field or you simply want to be introduced or develop a better knowledge of the medium the course will offer advice and techniques that'll have to achieving your goals in no time. Your Lecturers, Julian Dale and Gary Peck have decades of experience behind them in the field of film photography and have made the transition to Digital seamlessly. You will find the tutorials easy to follow with no formal examinations necessary. Only basic computer skills are required and you will find the course captivating and the assignments fun and interactive. On successful completion of the Digital Photography course you will have the skills and knowledge required to become a successful photographer either as a full or part-time career, as a profitable sideline or just as an exciting new hobby.

Cost of the COURSE per PERSON = R2200.00 incl VAT (subject to availability - booking essential) For enquires of bookings Contact Gary on

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50% Non-Refundable Deposit required 10% Discount for full payment up front. Total span = 1 - 2 Months (Course must be completed within 6 months) Certificate of merit awarded on completion.

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Digital Photography Course

COURSE OUTLINE

Course Duration = +-16 Hours Separated into 8 (2Hour) Modules. The duration of the course will depend on the students understanding of the concepts covered. *Please note that any module can be taken individually on request at 10% of the cost of the total course.

**BlackLeaf Design reserves the right to eliminate concepts beyond the students ability depending on their progress during the course.

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MODULE 1 Introduction and Overview

01 Introduction - Cameras and Lenses
01_01 Welcome Discussion + Formalities 01_02 Tips for Learning Notebooks, Practice, Pack Discussion 01_03 Understanding Digital Photography Vs Film Brief History 01_04 Small, Medium and Large Format Cameras 01_05 The SLR in Depth 01_06 Does the camera and Megapixel Size Really Matter? 01_07 What Equipment Should I have? 01_08 Introducing Lenses 01_09 Lens Faults Aberrations and Distortion 01_10 The Wide Angle Lens 01_11 The Telephoto Lens 01_12 The Normal Lens 01_13 Speciality Lenses and Accessories (MACRO) 01_14 How to Care for Your Gear

MODULE 2:
02 Shutter Speed, Aperture and Exposure
02_01 Different Types of Shutters and Their Characteristics 02_02 Shutter Speeds 02_03 Capturing and Freezing Motion 02_04 Apertures and F / Stops Explained

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02_05 Depth of Field 02_06 Exposure 02_07 The Sharpness Factor 02_08 Exposure Limitations and Principles 02_09 Depth of Field Preview Button 02_10 Program Modes Shutter + Aperture Priority, Manual and Programme Modes

03 Exposure and Metering

03_01 Different Types of Light Meters 03_02 Reflective and Incident Light Metering 03_03 Spot Metering 03_04 Understanding ISO Settings 03_05 Dynamic Range 03_06 Bracketing

MODULE 3:
04 The Film and Digital Process
04_01 A Brief History of the Photographic Process 04_02 A Brief Photographic Timeline 04_03 The Development of Photographic Film 04_04 Monochromatic and Colour Film Overview 04_05 Special Use Films 04_06 Digital Image Capture Overview 04_07 CCD, CMOS and Scanning Backs Explained

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04_08 How Does Digital Measure up to Film Really? 04_09 How to Read a Histogram 04_10 Disable Those Digital In-Camera Enhancements

MODULE 4:
05 Light and Colour
05_01 The Colour Spectrum 05_02 Colour Temperature (White Balance) 05_03 Colour Thoery Development 05_04 Additive and Subtractive Colour Systems 05_05 RGB and CMYK Explained 05_06 Filters 05_07 Squinting 05_08 Shadows and Highlights 05_09 Black and White Photography 05_10 Photoshops Channel Mixer

06 Lighting, Daylight and Artificial

06_01 Lighting Is Everything (Latin - Photo-Graph) 06_02 The Sun 06_03 Light Quality 06_04 Colour Temperature Revisited 06_05 Using Diffusers 06_06 Lighting People and Objects Outdoors

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06_07 Fill-Light 06_08 Backlighting (Contra-Jour) 06_09 Brief Introduction to Studio Lighting 06_10 Bouncing Light 06_11 Lighting Men and Lighting Women - Accepted Conventions

MODULE 5:
07 How to Take Better Photographs
07_01 Exposure 07_02 Camera Shake 07_03 Zoom Zoom Zoom 07_04 What Am I Trying to Say 07_05 Who is My Audience 07_06 The SES Rules ( Subject, Empasize, Simplify) 07_07 Think Before You Shoot 07_08 Its Photoshop Not Miracle the Shop 07_09 Things to Be Aware of and Look Out For 07_10 Be Honest to Yourself with Insightful Criticism 07_11 Be Realistic in your Goals 07_12 Plagiarism 07_13 Developing Your Own Style 07_14 Creating a Porfolio

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MODULE 6
08 Equipment and Software
08_01 Advantages of Camera Formats (Digital Vs Film) 08_02 Camera and Lens Advice Need Dependant 08_03 Lighting Equipment 08_04 Second-Hand Equipment 08_05 Computer Power and Storage 08_06 Image Editing Applications 08_07 Adobe Photoshop Introduced

MODULE 7
09 Retouching, Resolution and Printing
09_01 Photoshop or Whatever Else You Decide to Use (Its okay to be different - Remember Historys Famous Photographers Had Nothing but the Camera and a Lab) 09_02 DPI Introduced 09_03 RGB, CMYK and Gamut 09_04 Colour Channels 09_05 File Formats 09_06 Using Camera Raw 09_07 Adobe Camera Raw Visited 09_08 Useful Retouching Tools 09_09 Introduction to Photoshop Course

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09_10 Adjustment Layers, Levels and Curves 09_11 Sharpening Unsharp Mask 09_12 Less is More! 09_13 Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw Basics

MODULE 8 The Studio and Conclusion

10 The Studio
10_01 How Big a Studio Do I Need? 10_02 Rent or Construct? 10_03 Tips 10_04 Accessories 10_05 Equipment and Demonstration

11 The Studio
11_01 Revision of basic Principles 11_02 Extra Advice and Questions 11_03 Aspiring Professionals and Photography as a Hobby 11_04 Complimentary Programs and Other Courses Offered 11_05 Website Blog (Critiques)

12 Conclusion - Outro
12_Goodbye and Good Luck!

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