DSLR Digital Summer School

Photography Course London offers Digital SLR camera courses in Shoreditch, East Central London, N1 7NG which run during evenings, the daytime and on Saturdays.

Our Summer School is aimed at complete beginners who own a digital SLR or bridge camera and want to maximise its potential. Delivered in the day and in a classroom environment, participants will be taught via a combination of theory and practical exercises, both inside the classroom and outdoors.

Course Content:
- Buttons and functions
- Menus and settings
- Aperture
- Shutter-speed
- ISO
- Exposure
- Introduction to White Balance
- Auto Focus and Focus Points
- Manual Focus
- Exposure compensation and exposure lock
- Basics of RAW
- The light meter
- Metering modes
- Aperture and shutter speed priority
- Manual mode
- Depth of Field
- Freezing and blurring motion
- Basics of composition
- Optimising the camera settings

- Exposure in depth
- Histograms and Tonal Range
- Understanding and recognising correct exposure using Histograms
- Metering modes
- Bracketing
- HDR
- Lenses
- Focal length
- Prime vs zoom lenses
- Lens impact on Depth of Field
- Angle of View and perspective
- Filters
- Custom White Balance
- Colour temperature
- Calibrating and profiling (camera, monitor, printers)
- RAW vs Jpeg
- Bit Depth
- Sensor sizes
- Noise
- Manual Focus vs Auto Focus
- Incident and reflective light metering
- How the digital image is constructed and how it differs from film
- Composition – utilising creative and technical knowledge
- Flash – main source of light and fill in
- Reflectors
- Lens flare
- Discussing the purpose of Photoshop and post-production