Event Phone: 604-744-1900

Beginners Digital Camera Bootcamp

8 weeks program 

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 (Refer to your ticket for date and time):

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

Session 2 (Refer to your ticket for date and time):

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

Session 3 (Refer to your ticket for date and time):

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

Session 4 (Refer to your ticket for date and time):

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

Session 5 (Refer to your ticket for date and time):

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

Session 6 (Refer to your ticket for date and time):

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

Session 7 (Refer to your ticket for date and time):

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

Session 8 (Refer to your ticket for date and time):

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.