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- Learn how to get the most from your Digital Compact Camera.
- The course is adaptable to any Digital Compact Camera and all experience levels.
- Learn step by step how to use the key settings of your camera
- Learn what they mean, how to access them and when to use them.
- How to take a range of photographic styles including landscape, people shots and travel shots.
- Taught on 2 DVD's you can watch when and where you want, through Live Instructional DVD Programs you can watch, listen and understand with ease.
Presented by David Pix who is a Photography and Photoshop lecturer at TAFE in Australia. He is also an award winning fashion photographer. Gaining high distinctions in Photography at University level, so you know you are in good hands. David's teaching style is one of using simple stories and illustrations so you will be able to learn quickly and easily.
Here's What You Get in the DVDs
Unit 1: Understanding your Camera Settings
This DVD takes you through the 7 settings that you need to know for taking photos. Every camera is different not only in brand but also model, all cameras have the same settings which get basically the same results from a fairly low end camera right up to some of the expensive models.
People rarely know how to use their new digital cameras. Often these manuals are written in a very technical language. The average person won't be bothered reading through the large manual that came with their camera.
We will take you through the important things that you need to know so you will be up and running as quickly as possible!
- 3 Different Types of Compact Cameras
- Very small pocket Camera that does not have a zoom lense, which is fully automatic (3 x optical zoom)
- Medium size compact that is semi auto cameras (7 x optical zoom)
- Full manual compact camera
- Look at the most important settings you need to know
- Understanding Mega pixels, and how to change on your camera
- Understanding camera settings and how to use them
- Setting time and date
- Zoom lenses, optical sizes and how to use them
- Understanding white balance and how to use the different settings
- Setting your ISO, what it means, how to use the settings and when
- Histogram and what does it represent, how does it work
- Setting the timer and how to use it
- Multi shot, how to make the camera take more than one photo at a time
- Deleting an image, delete one or delete all
- When you need a tripod and types available
- Using your auto modes, portrait, landscape, landscape & portrait, night & portrait, self portrait, sport, cuisine, smile shot and movies.
- What is Exposure Compensation and how to use it
- Focusing your Camera and how to use the settings
- Light metering modes, what they mean and how to use
- Aperture explained and how to use it
- Setting your flash modes and understanding the settings
- Capturing video and how to set your camera to take video
- Understanding shutter speed
- Understanding Raw files and jpegs
- Understanding Large compact Camera Settings, auto, P, A, S, M,
- 10 Tips for getting great photos and which settings to use
- Battery power and how to change
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Unit 2: Using your Camera to take a range of photos
This DVD will take your photography to the next level. It will teach you how to take really great photos that will jump off the page and have your friends wanting you to take their photos. We will show you techniques to taking fantastic people shots, portraits, families and EBay photos.
It's all about lifestyle, experiences and family memories.
- How to take really great photos
- How to take Portrait Photos
- Using your zoom with more than one person
- Taking family photos
- Full body portraits
- Cropped face portrait
- ¾ body shots
- Using a timer
- Photographing Children
- How to photograph birthday's
- How to take sport photos and using your fill flash
- Tips on using video and mono pod
- Taking photos and framing
- Size perspective and taking photos
- Getting the right perspective in photos
- Taking photos of items and the tricks to take fantastic shots
- How to shoot flowers with blue backgrounds
- How to take beautiful photos
- How to take great photos of objects
- How to take photos of pets and what settings to use
- Taking Night time photos
- Taking photos of buildings
- How to Create an album title page
- How to use the manual settings on your compact camera for different types of photos
- Tips for taking Travel photos
Learn Complicated Techniques easily and quickly
David Pix is one of Australia's most talented photography teachers. David's teaching style is one of using simple to remember stories and illustrations so you will be able to learn quickly and easily.
Easy to Follow and Understand
We teach via Live Instructional DVD Programs because we know that you learn more quickly and easily when somebody shows, explains and demonstrates what needs to be done.
Study that fits into your lifestyle
Our course programs give you the flexibility to study when and where you want through Live Instructional DVD Programs. Have you course fit your lifestyle, not change your lifestyle to fit your course.
Technology up to date
Our course is the most up to date and is continually updated to include the latest equipment available in the marketplace to ensure that you are learning from the current cameras available.