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Course Descriptions Introduction to Digital Compact Cameras Introduction to Digital SLR Cameras Digital SLR Techniques Working With Digital Photographs Digital Compact Camera Techniques Adobe Lightroom Advanced Photoshop Elements **NEW** Using the iPhone 4/4s **NEW** Using the iPad 2 |
Intro to Digital Compact Cameras
(Download PDF Format) TIME: 2 hours. PRICE: $25 + HST (limited time offer; normally $50) The Introduction to Digital Compact Cameras course covers the key settings that owners of compact cameras need to understand and be able to use in order to get the most out of their cameras. Despite the increasing level of sophistication of modern day compacts, there are still just a limited number of features that need to be understood and used in order to begin using the camera to get high quality, creative results. All you need on this two-hour course is your camera with a fully charged battery. Intro to Digital SLR Cameras
(Download PDF Format) TIME: 2 hours. PRICE: $25 + HST (limited time offer; normally $50) The Introduction to Digital SLR cameras course covers an understanding of the key settings that owners of SLR cameras need to understand and use in order to get the most out of their cameras with a specific emphasis on the Program mode, Shutter mode, Aperture mode, and the Manual mode settings. These settings create the wonderful photographic effects that add the “wow” factor to professional photos. Despite the increasing level of sophistication of modern day SLR and mini-SLR cameras, there are still just a limited number of features that need to be understood and used in order to begin using the camera to get high quality, creative results. All you need on this two hour course is your camera with a fully charged battery. Digital SLR Techniques
(Download PDF Format) TIME: 6 hours divided into two 3-hour modules held on two separate days. PRICE: $150 + HST This course is appropriate for users of SLR cameras, as well as the newer "mini" SLR cameras, also known as Micro Four Thirds cameras. The first module of the Digital SLR Techniques course focuses on the "BIG SIX" settings that are primarily responsible for the ability of a user to control and determine creative results in their photography. Students will learn about the importance of Image settings; the choices on the Mode Dial, and what results can be expected when using them intelligently; the huge advantage of using ISO in a sensible fashion; the best way of using White Balance to regulate colour issues in photos; adjusting Metering modes to arrive at more accurate exposure results when shooting in difficult environments; and finally, the power of using the Exposure Compensation setting to help avoid under or over exposure in challenging environments. Working with Digital Photographs
(Download PDF Format) TIME: 12 hours divided into 4 three-hour modules held on 4 separate days. PRICE: $295 + HST (current promotional offer; normal price $345) Module 1: In the first of the four modules in the Working With Digital Photos course students focus on all aspects of the use and understanding of the digital camera beyond those features covered in the Intro course. The focus is on hands-on work, as well as extended study of important menu items, camera buttons and features, and picture-taking procedures. Students should bring their cameras with batteries fully charged, but do not need to bring user manual, cables, disks or anything else. Module 2: continues with feedback on camera techniques and photo evaluation, focusing on the homework assignment that was set at the end of Module 1. Students bring those photos and spend time evaluating the "bad" pictures in a session entitled: "10 most common digital camera mistakes". Later in this session, we look at the digital workflow considering all aspects of the process including: photo importing, picture organization and folder /album structures, backup, photo evaluation, photo enhancement, and finally, use of photos in many different formats. Towards the end of the class, we look at the Digital Recipe - a series of steps that are applied to photos during the enhancement process, and students have a hands-on opportunity to try these steps out on a sample image on their workstations. In the 3rd module of the Working With Digital Photos course, students need to bring 6 untouched photos to class - these constitute the hands-on project component of the course. It is important that these pictures are large original photos that have not been worked on before. In addition, if they are blurred or fuzzy, these defects can not be fixed. During module 3, students will be exposed to all of the wonderful Touch-Up tools found in Photoshop / Photoshop Elements, and will learn how to make all manner of adjustments to their collection of photos. If a student wishes to bring their own computer or laptop, that is quite acceptable, and makes it easier for them to transfer their skills outside of the confines of the classroom. In the 4th and final module of this course, students bring back the 6 completed photos that they took home with them after module 3. Some time will be spent checking on the improvements that students made at home, and any changes that might have harmed the photos can be reversed before they are printed. Module 4 focuses on the output aspects such as: printing, creating slide shows, making books (through use of online programs such as BookSmart a product found on the blurb.com website), configuring photos for use in email and on photo websites. Students are also introduced to a very important aspect of Photoshop: the feature known as LAYERS and flowing from that, important techniques of photo compositing that can be achieved through use of this Layers feature. Time is also spent both discussing aspects that affect printing of photos, as well as actually printing out the 6 photos students have been working on. Digital Compact Camera Techniques
(Download PDF Format) TIME: 6 hours divided into two 3-hour modules. PRICE: $150 + HST This course is appropriate for users of compact cameras. It consists of the first two 3-hour modules that are part of the Working With Digital Photos course, and deals extensively with:
Adobe Lightroom
(Download PDF Format) TIME: 6 hours divided into two 3-hour modules. PRICE: $150 + HST This course is appropriate for owners of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom versions 2 and 3 and covers the understanding and usage of this powerful photo enhancement program. Users will be taken on a journey through the 5 modules that make up Lightroom, namely: the LIBRARY, the DEVELOPMENT module, the SLIDESHOW, the PRINT and the WEB modules. This program is not actually a replacement program for Adobe Photoshop / Photoshop Elements, but rather it is a complementary program that has additional strengths that Photoshop does not have. In particular it is an amazingly powerful program for those who need to work on large numbers of photographs, and do not wish to repeat the same kind of adjustments and enhancements picture by picture. Lightroom allows users to mass-apply fixes to an entire folder of pictures without having to work on each photo one at a time. It also has the most incredible ability to work on RAW files, AND to reduce digital noise in a way no other program has ever done before. For that reason alone, many people use it to turn old noisy images into radically improved clean, good looking photographs. Lightroom also has many other additional strengths include automatic backup 30 times per second, automatic creation of web based slide shows, never modifying your original photos among others. Advanced Photoshop Elements
(Download PDF Format) TIME: 12 hours divided into four 3-hour modules. PRICE: $345 + HST This course is for those who are using Photoshop Elements as their primary photo editing tool, and who already have a basic working knowledge of the program (such as would have been gained by having done the Working With Digital Photos course OR with existing knowledge of how to use the Levels, Hue and Saturation, Sharpening and touch-up brushes such as the clone, dodge, burn, sponge and airbrush tools). These classes are always smaller with between 1 and 3 people so that more time can be spent individually helping students with specific areas of interest. On this course, students will get much more deeply into advanced techniques such as:
Using the iPhone 4/4s
(Download PDF Format) TIME: 5 hours divided into two 2.5 hour sessions separated by lunch (provided). PRICE: $150 + HST Lunch will be included in the course fee and served during the lunch break. This course benefits those who are using either the iPhone 4 or the 4s and covers the following topics:
Using the iPad 2
(Download PDF Format) TIME: 5 hours divided into two 2.5 hour sessions separated by lunch (provided). PRICE: $150 + HST Lunch will be included in the course fee and served during the lunch break. This course benefits those who are using the Apple iPad2 and covers the following topics:
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