Learn essential photography skills including:
- Choosing the right photography gear
- Using your camera in manual mode
- Understanding aperture & shutter speed
- Taking advantage of camera's white balance
- Discovering how to meter light
- Taking advantage of natural light
- Image photographic composition
- Understanding ISO
- Photographing using various lens types
- Understanding lens speed and options
- Understanding image size and resolution
- Understanding file types
Please call 800-851-9237 or 781-376-6044 to schedule a course.
Understanding Photography Equipment
- Types of cameras bodies
- Choosing a case
- Memory cards
- Lens types
- Filters and gels
- Tripods, Speed lights, and more
Learn to photograph using natural light
- Benefits of natural lighting
- Understanding types of natural light
- Light direction
- Working with shutter speed and aperture controls
- Natural light diffusion
- Using reflectors
Using your camera in manual mode
- Discovering your camera’s controls
- Exposure: shutter speed, aperture and sensitivity
How aperture & shutter speed impact photography
- Getting the best light for your image
- Working in different lighting situations
Taking advantage of white balance
- Understanding neutrals and how you use them
- Balancing your light
- Using gray cards
Discovering how to meter light to improve your photographs
- Internal meters vs hand held
- Using your light meter
- Measuring your light form different sources
Photograhic Image composition
- Compositional rules
- Leaving room for motion
Understanding how ISO impacts photographs
- How raising or lowering ISO affects your image
- Working with image grain
Working with various lens types on your camera
- Lens speed
- Lens options
- Prime vs Zoom lens
Understanding lens speed and options for different photographic scenarios
- Creating depth of field
- Creating motion blur
Understanding image size and resolution
- Finding the file size of your image
- Understanding resolution needs
- Knowing where you image will be used
- Using Camera Raw
Understanding photographic image file types
- Best image types for digital photography
- Image compression
- File size and compatibility of your photographs
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.
A camera that can be set in manual mode is required to participate in this photography course. Digital SLR cameras from any manufacturer can be used, as can modern mirrorless cameras.
You will receive comprehensive course materials for this class developed by the expert instructors at American Graphics Institute.