Learn photography principles that expand on those covered in the first introductory photography course including:

  • How to read and use histograms on your camera
  • How to view exposures
  • Verifying accurate color with white balance
  • Using your camera's flash to enhance your image
  • Camera sensor types and sizes
  • Digital photography file types and their advantages
  • Your digital darkroom: Editing photos using RAW
  • Camera extras
  • Understanding advanced lens options

Please call 800-851-9237 or 781-376-6044 to schedule a course.

Contact AGI to request course dates.

How to read and use histograms

  • Why read your histogram
  • Locating your camera’s histogram
  • What to look for
  • Luminosity red, green, and blue-sensitive histograms

How to view exposures

  • Understanding the exposure triangle - ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed
  • Testing your exposure
  • Auto, Manual, and semi-automatic modes

Verifying accurate color with white balance

  • Color temperature
  • Different light sources and their hues
  • Camera calibration

Using your flash to enhance your image

  • Photographing using irect flash
  • Indirect flash photography
  • Off-camera flash

Sensor types and sizes

  • Types and their benefits
  • CCD, CMOS, Live MOS, Four Thirds System
  • Understanding photosites

Digital file types and their advantages

  • Understanding compression
  • Best formats for print and online

Your digital darkroom – Editing in Raw

  • Setting up your camera for raw
  • Opening your RAW files
  • Editing controls in Camera Raw
  • Editing in batch
  • Saving your files

Camera extras

  • Using Bluetooth and GPS features in your camera
  • Where to find settings
  • Geotagging your photo
  • How to take advantage of geotagging

Advanced lens options

  • Lens selection based upon shot - sports, wildlife, landscapes, architecture, portraits, and more.
  • Best lens for your budget
  • Variable apertures
  • Fixed apertures
  • Focal lengths
  • Working with macro, wide, tele, fisheye and architectural lenses

Custom and private Photography classes

This Photography course is available as a private class. Curriculum can be customized for your specific needs. Photography classes can be delivered at your location, online, or in our classrooms. For more information, call 781-376-6044 to speak with a training consultant or contact us.

To participate in this photography class you will need a camera that can be set in manual mode. Digital SLR cameras from any manufacturer can be used, as can modern mirrorless cameras.

You will receive a comprehensive course manual for this class developed by the Adobe Certified Instructors at AGI. AGI instructors have created many of the official training guides and books for Adobe Systems.

Available Delivery Methods For This Class

CLASSROOM
LIVE ONLINE
PRIVATE
MY LOCATION