Beginner Digital Photography

This free online beginner’s photography course will introduce you to the most important functions and techniques of digital photography and your digital camera. Lots of people have digital cameras but few know how to use them. This course will teach you how to operate the various features of your digital camera, and how to take the right shot for every occasion. Take this free online course today to supercharge your digital photography skills.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

Working with your camera

This module will explain the function of each of the command modes found on most cameras. It also looks at the relationship between Shutter speed, Aperture and ISO and how to use them to get your optimum shot. Your will learn about the structure of lenses and what the different type of lenses are used for. You will also learn about light – how the eye and camera see it, the different types of light and why it needs to be balanced using the white balance function.

Introduction to Photoshop and Lightroom for Photographers

This module will introduce you to Photoshop and Lightroom, and you will learn how to navigate, and manage images and set your basic preferences when using these software programs. In Photoshop you will learn how to identify when an image has been obviously Photoshopped and how to make more subtle changes. In Lightroom you will learn how to create a catalogue and use the main modules to prepare your images for export using different media.

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