Choice of day?    Monday    Wednesday   Thursday

Need access to an overhead projector and screen every session.

 Eight week course. Each class 90 mins. + two walk about practical sessions (at least 1 hour each)

Payments to be made through the club/office before the course.

There will be many blogs associated with the course
Blog 1.   General information on all the course contents
               Images demonstrating various techniques
              Online address connecting you to instructional videos

Blog 2  Photos taken by the course participants from week to week'
            There will be a set project each week
             Here they will be critiqued - suggestions made etc.
            (Photos anonymous as desired.)

Blog 3  My original photography blog detailing almost everything you need to know.
            Called  > Photography4U. To view now  click  >>> HERE

If you already own a camera 
                 1.   Make sure you know know to access the basic functions 
It is not possible nor practical in this course to attempt to go through all the various makes and models  of cameras - and their menus.
Most of the main models have youtube videos explaining in detail the workings of that camera.
Examples   

1    Training tutorial for the Fuji X-T1 by Tony and Chelsea Northrup    HERE
2    Getting started with the Nikon D3300 DSLR           HERE
 3   Panasonic Lumix S series tutorial    HERE 

                                                     Suggested Course contents

1.  Introduction. 

     What do you want from this course?

Types of cameras.  Prices.  Second hand/used.

iPhone cameras.
Camera cards

Types of lenses and uses. Fixed   Zoom    

Accompanied by images as required and online videos to demonstrate.

 Holding the camera

Focussing the camera.  AF points - 9, 11 51.   Click >  HERE

The difference between a sharp image and a soft image - portraits, landscapes, street.
Focus points

Shutter speed relationship to sharp focus.

Still life shots v action shots - sport - wild life.

Sending a photo to an email address.
Save a photo.
Project:  Shoot and email me 3 photos of anything - must be sharp.

2    Portrait photography

Suitable lens   Focus

Composition

Connection with the subject

Lighting - ambient  - natural - window - fill in flash.
Use of props - colourful umbrella outdoors.
Interesting locations.
Group photography - setting up and organising.
Project:   Send me 3 portrait shots in focus and well composed.

3    Saving an image   Save    Save As      Where to save
External hard  drive      Photos     
Sending an image    email   
Shooting JPegs V shooting in Raw
Good exposure
Composition in general
What does it mean?
Lead in lines
Rule of thirds
Examples for portraits and landcsapes, seascapes.
Project : send me 3 landscape/seascape shots well exposed.


4. Various genres of Photography
   Sport
   Wild life
  Portraiture
  Street
  Architectural
  Wedding
  Event - concerts - party etc
  Product photography - food -cars - jewelry
  Fashion
  Travel
  Aerial
  Stock

5  Aspects of Exposure
   Aperture, Shutter speed and ISO.
  Aperture explained and its connection to Depth of Field.

6  Shutter Speed explained
     Need for and uses.
     ISO explained.

     Using the camera histogram to check exposure.

7 iPhone photography
   Click   >  HERE
Enlarge/zoom in before taking the shot.
Keep the shot simple


8.  Shooting in Auto
     Shooting in Shutter speed priority
     Shooting in Aperture Priority
     Manual Mode   Is it necessary?