Digital Photography Fundamentals
Move beyond automatic mode and take control of your camera.
About this course
Move beyond automatic mode and take control of your camera. Across four days you will master exposure, focus and composition, learn to read and shape light, and practise the techniques used to photograph people, products and events.
Each topic is followed by a shooting exercise and a group review, so you improve with every session. You will also learn a simple editing workflow and the professional habits that matter when your photographs represent an organisation.
What you'll learn
- Control exposure using aperture, shutter speed and ISO.
- Use focus modes, metering and white balance correctly.
- Compose photographs with clear intent.
- Read, use and shape natural and artificial light.
- Photograph people, products and events with confidence.
- Organise, edit and export images with a simple workflow.
- Apply professional practice, including consent and file delivery.
Curriculum
- Camera types and lenses
- Sensors and resolution
- Key controls and menus
- RAW and JPEG
- Aperture
- Shutter speed
- ISO
- The exposure triangle
- Metering and exposure compensation
- Autofocus modes
- Depth of field
- Avoiding camera shake
- Capturing movement
- Rule of thirds and leading lines
- Framing and perspective
- Simplicity and negative space
- Telling a story in one frame
- Quality, direction and colour of light
- White balance
- Golden hour and indoor light
- Reflectors and simple flash
- Portraits and posing
- Product and tabletop photography
- Event coverage
- Working with consent
- Importing and organising images
- Basic corrections
- Colour and black and white
- Exporting for print and web
- Briefs and shot lists
- Delivering files to clients
- Copyright basics
- Final portfolio review
Who it's for
Beginners, communication and marketing staff, and anyone who takes photographs for work and wants consistently professional results.
Before you start
- A digital camera with manual settings is recommended; a smartphone with manual controls is acceptable
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