Photography for beginners (digital)
Bring your own camera and learn how to take better
digital photographs, transfer them on to a computer and other
storage media, use folder management and basic techniques e.g.
resize, touch up.
The 5 week course will cover:
a) How to use your digital camera
b) Use of tripod and camera accessories
c) Transferring images to a variety of storage media e.g. computer,
CD's, Memory sticks
d) Understanding camera menu options
e) Transferring using a USB cable and/or a memory card reader
f) Sending photographs as attachments via email
Over the 5 weeks a number of themes will be explored e.g:
Local countryside landscapes (mountains and lochs)
Woodland and forests
Flora and fauna
Wildlife
Duration: 5 weeks
Cost: £47.50
Photography workshops
This sessional workshops are suitable for all abilities, and for anyone interested in gaining skills in the art of photography.
Throughout each of the sessions camera settings, composition and techniques will be covered.
Separate themes for each of the workshops have been designed to provide a range of topics from which to choose, namely:
Night / Dark: Night Trails, Exposure, Painting with light, Fireworks
Winter: Equipment management, Exposure control, Filters
Landscapes: Water, Mountains, Panoramas, Aperture priority
Marketing, Websites and Brochures: Still set ups, Products, Lighting techniques
Wildlife: Hides, Equipment, Camouflage equipment
Duration: 3 hour session
Price: £25 per session
Digital Image Editing - Photoshop Elements (beginners)
Using Adobe Photoshop Elements to:
Manipulate your photographs
Toolbox
Menu functions
Simple picture manipulations - cropping, exposure adjustment, using
marquees and magic wand to select areas of the picture
Copy and paste routines
Selective adjustments
Special effects explained
File management and preparing images for transmission via
email/internet
Duration: 5 weeks
Price: £47.50
Digital Image Editing - Photoshop Elements (next steps)
Using Adobe Photoshop Elements this 5 week course builds on the
basics of the introductory course to provide you with a deeper
understanding in the following areas:
Digital camera capabilities
Import and export images using a variety of methods
- Understanding various types of camera memory
- Wiping / formatting memory sticks
Photoshop and print file extensions and
Image formats
Layers - introduction using picture and text overlay
Gradients - use of for backgrounds etc
Colour pickers - understanding and use
Duration: 5 weeks
Price: £47.50