Beginners Digital Camera Bootcamp

8 weeks program $400.00.

A complete workshop for beginners to intermediate photographers

Beginners Digital Photography Bootcamp consists of eight, three-hour sessions on Wednesday nights each week. All sessions include a mix of theory in the classroom, as well as practical instruction. Participants have opportunities for shooting photographs on field trips, as well as reviewing and discussing their images with an instructor.

Session 1 (September 21 from 6-9 pm):

Introduction to photography, how digital cameras work, digital photography workflow basics, auto focus versus manual focus, digital image optimization

Session 2 (September 28  from 6-9 pm):

ISO, Understanding camera setting modes and exposure controls, intro to using the Histogram.

Session 3 (October 5 from 6-9 pm):

Metering methods, reading a Histogram, using manual mode, White Balance.

Session 4 (October 12 from 6-9 pm):

Creative uses for aperture and shutter, depth of field and motion. Selective focus/shallow depth of field workshop.

Session 5 (October 19 from 6-9 pm):

Composition guidelines – rule of thirds, texture, color, point of view and seeing in shapes and forms, and Macro Photography guide line.

Session 6 (October 22 from 10 am to 1 pm):

Photo Field Trip (three hours of outdoor photography with instructor). Practical exercises and refining composition and camera control. (Location to be announced)

Session 7 (October 26 from 6-9 pm):

Review field trip images, and Night Scene Photography guide lines.

Session 8 (October 28 from 6-9 pm):

Photo Field Trip for Night Scene Photography. Please bring your tripod. (Location to be announced)

Prerequisites: 

Beginner. No previous photography experience required.

Class size:

Maximum 9 participants.

Location:

Omnilargess Office, Seven Oaks Shopping Centre Abbotsford