Digital Photography: A beginners course.

Free Bonus module:  Things to consider before buying a camera

This free module is part of the Digital Photography course for beginners, and tries to help answer one of the most common questions I get asked by people.

Free module:  Course Overview

This is an overview of the Digital Photography course for beginners. It outlines the contents of the course and gives a brief profile of the author.

Free module:  Capturing Light 

Photography is about light. Capturing the right amount of light in the conditions at the time.

This module looks at the sensors used in modern cameras, the different sizes, their features and limitations. We discuss crop factor and the effect that it has on your images and on the focal length of the lens you are using.

We explain lens aperture, what the numbers mean and why some find it counterintuitive. There is an introduction to the concept of “Depth of Field” and how aperture affects it.

We explain why more megapixels may not always mean better photos.

Module 3:  Exposure Time

In this module, we talk about shutter speed, the effect it has on your images, and the different ways it is displayed by different cameras.

How to manage handheld camera shake.

We introduce a few techniques where we can use shutter speed to help unlock your creative vision.

We look at the ISO settings, the drawbacks, but also why you shouldn’t fear it.

Module 4:  The Exposure Triangle

In Module 4, we introduce the exposure triangle, a tool that explains the relationships between the three settings we can control: aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.

Understanding the exposure triangle is one of the key pillars of photography.

Getting the correct exposure is a balancing act, and sometimes we might need to compromise on a particular setting to get the shot.

We look at some of the ways that your camera measures the exposure of a scene and why you should aim for properly exposed images before you edit your work.

We introduce the histogram as a tool to quickly look at exposure.

Module 5:  Getting Focused

In the 5th module, we discuss focus, the reasons why many images are out of focus and the different focus methods.

We look at the plane of focus and depth of field.

We discuss why focusing in low light conditions can be tricky, and how to overcome these difficulties.

We look at where to focus in different situations, a technique called focus stacking and when to use it.

Module 6:  Putting it all together, let's take pictures

In this module, we discuss exposure modes and give you a simple way of determining which one to use.

But really, this one is where you get to put the previous modules into practice, and get clicking yourself.