Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
0 Hour(s) 47 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Kevin Landwer-Johan
Rating
Course Overview
Learn about different types of light and to use your DSLR, mirrorless or compact camera on manual mode
**Make sure to check out the bonus lesson right at the end of this course for some important information that will help you grow your photography skills even more!**
Welcome to Ten Top Tips - Be More Creative With Your Camera! This is a short course to give you my Ten Top Tips and explain why they will make you a better photographer. With over 35 years experience as a professional photographer I have designed these Top Tips to give you an encouraging start. Learning to use your DSLR, mirrorless or compact camera in Manual Mode and freeing yourself from letting your camera making choices for you will allow you to be more creative with your camera. I've kept my language simple and avoided using jargon as much as possible so that if English is not your first language it will be easy enough to understand (and I have had some good feedback from people telling me I am easy to understand.) All the photos and video used to demonstrate my teaching are taken by myself or my wife (I'm not someone who teaches photography by using other peoples photos, except for some special illustrations.)
You will gain a fundamental understanding of your DSLR, mirrorless or compact camera and how you can be more creative with your photography. I frequently run photography workshops with people who own modern, high tech, expensive camera equipment and shoot all their photos on auto. In this course I will teach you how to break free from just using your camera's auto modes and how you can be more creative shooting in Manual Mode. Any camera that has a Manual Mode (and that's most cameras) is suitable to sue with this course.
You will learn about the exposure triangle - ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed, and how to use the camera's exposure meter to create well exposed photographs in any situation. I will teach you how to start appreciating different lighting conditions and how to take better photos no matter what the light is like. You will also learn how our eyes see differently than our camera and why this is an important concept for photographers to grasp.
People who enjoy photography are usually visual learners so I have designed this course to be as visually stimulating as possible. Ten Top Tips is mostly presented with video, including lots of photographic examples, diagrams and animations to help illustrate the teaching.
There is no time limit to the course and I would encourage you to take time to complete each lecture and exercise as you feel comfortable to. Even repeat a lecture and exercise if you are not sure that you are understanding the teaching.
It does take time to learn to operate a camera manually, but I encourage you to persevere as it is rewarding. As you study, do the exercises and practice the teaching in this course you will be more creative with your camera.
Course Content
- 3 section(s)
- 24 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Ten Top Tips Course Introduction
- Section 2 Having a Deeper Relationship With Your Camera
- Section 3 It's All About Light
What You’ll Learn
- Have a good understanding of the basic function of their camera, Know how to set the camera manually to get a correct exposure , Understand how their camera ‘sees’ compared to how our eyes see (and why this is important), Understand different lighting conditions and how these impact photography
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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CCorrene Hankins
The instructor makes the information very relative and easy to absorb. This course is an excellent overview of the technical aspects of photography and building a productive relationship with your camera. I highly recommend this course if you are looking to become a better photographer or just looking to gain a better understanding of your camera to get the most out of the technology.
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SSanket Chafle
The course was good, but I was hoping to get more idea about photographing techniques like the rule of third etc. The light meter was explained very properly, which was the best part of course for me.
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SSamuel Harmon
I really liked the style of this course. Explanations were short and very concise followed by example photos. I learned much. Thank you.
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IIvan Villarte Santos
As beginner I have found this course very helpfull. Giving me basic knowledge about how to set up my camera and to become more familiar with it. Small tips that will make a big different in my future images.
