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Photography's Fun when
You Know the Basics

~~ Course Outline ~~

I want you to come along with me and for the next six weeks, let’s work as a team to make the early stages of learning photography as exciting and fun for you as it was for me.

Session 1:   The language of photography
                  The horrible manual and how to use it
                  Getting started – and making it fun  

Session 2:   Aperture and Shutter controls
                       Film or Digital … not a problem
                       Ways to make it easy

                  Tripods and other equipment you may or may not need
                       A brief overview        

Session 3:   Learning to Experiment
                       How to set an experiment up for maximum learning
                       and using it all: ISO, Aperture & Shutter controls &
                       Depth of Field
 
                  Photographic Choices
                        What kind of choices do I have?
                        How to make them – the process of selection
                        How will they affect the final image?                

Session 4:   Evaluating your own images

                  Learning to see photographically
                        Sketching … don’t panic now
                        Learning your personal “Visual Keys”      

Session 5:   Putting it all together - Getting ready for the fun stuff 
                        Setting up a shoot
                        Evaluating what is there 
                        Step-by-step method for getting lots of good
                        shots              

Session 6:   Going wild and loving it
                        Tips to make your photography great
                        More fun assignments