Photographer: Don Hildred – Food shoot for Uber
Course Summary
The following photography summary breakdown includes topics, activities, goals, and prerequisites. Please feel free to contact me for more information.
All courses have printed notes to take home and one month of free email/phone support on your chosen lesson.
Camera Basics
Designed for Beginners
Topics
- Camera Essentials
- Lenses Explained
- Focusing Techniques
- Shutter Drive Modes
- Menu Settings
- Shooting Modes
- Exposure Compensation
Activities
- Abstract photography
- Composition
- Focal Point selection
- Intentional movement
- Macro photography
- Landscape photography
- Waterfall photography
Prerequisite
- No prerequisites
Manual Exposure
Looking to get off Auto
Topics
- Exposure Triangle
- ISO Sensitivity
- Shutter Speed
- Focusing Techniques
- Aperture Control
- Exposure Metering
- White Balance
Activities
- Waterfall photography
- Exploring Depth of Field
- Freezing & Blurring
- Camera Movement
- Macro Photography
- Create a Starburst
- Using the Light meter
Prerequisite
- Working knowledge of camera
Photo-Editing
For Post-Processing lovers
Goals
- Work on your images
- Overcome a problem
- Start a project
- Set some homework
- Discover whats possible
- Create a Workflow
- Push your boundaries
Activities
- Image adjustments
- ACR adjustments
- Sharpening
- Generative AI
- Layers
- Blending Modes
- File saving
Software
- Adobe Bridge CC
- Adobe Photoshop CC
- Adobe Lightroom Classic
Let me know…
To help speed up the process
- Camera – Make & Model
- Your favourite subjects
- Software type/version
- Computer operating system
- Wheelchair requirements
- Hearing or sight needs
Photography Workshops
Get together as a group!
Choose from:
- Existing courses
- Camera topics
- Photo-Editing
Costs will include:
- Accommodation
- Meals & travel
- Teaching fees
Organising:
- Takes about two weeks
- Anywhere in Qld/NSW
- Maximum 15 students
You can also arrange Group Workshops in and around Queensland and NSW; check out past workshops on my About page.
Please contact me with your proposed workshop duration, date, number of students, location, and course topics so I can give you a quote.