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    Photography - Become a Better Photographer - Part I

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    The syllabus

    Beginner camera settings (important info used in subsequent lectures)

    • Use the Exposure Triangle to understand exposure and get out of the Auto mode
    • The ISO setting, what is it and what's it for?
    • Exposure Compensation, why you sometimes need to darken or lighten your images
    • Lens apertures, learn about one of the most important camera settings

    More advanced camera settings

    • 5 Tips for tack sharp focussing
    • Choose the right shutter speeds to avoid camera shake & get sharper photos
    • Use your histogram to nail the exposure for those important images.
    • Aperture & depth of field - start getting creative (DSLRs)
    • Scene modes & depth of field (Compact cameras)

    Improve your images with natural lighting

    • Top Shade, the professional's portrait lighting secret
    • Dealing with the sun when taking a portrait
    • Direction of light and the effect it has on your photos
    • Get nice blue skies in your photos and avoid white skies
    • How to retain the ambient light of a nicely lit room
    • Better indoor portraits using window light - pt 1 of 2
    • Better indoor portraits using window light - pt 2 of 2
    • Create a great look using backlighting
    • How to improve your natural light portraits using a reflector

    Improve your images using better composition

    • Use the rule of thirds for improved composition
    • Better composition using diagonal lines
    • Use 'Leading Lines' to create more dramatic images
    • Use repeating patterns for more impact
    • Improve your composition using the 'frame within a frame' trick
    • Blur the background for more impact (DSLRs)
    • Blur the background to isolate your subject (Compact Cameras)
    • Don't let cluttered backgrounds ruin your portraits
    • Improve your portraits using unusual backgrounds
    • Improve your portraits using nature's own abstract backgrounds

    Tips on posing for portraits

    • Flatter your individual subject with these full length posing tips
    • Family or small group poses - Pt I Standing poses
    • Family or small group poses - Pt II Seated poses
    • Individual natural and relaxed female poses
    • Ideas for photographing children, 4-6 months old
    • Ideas for photographing children, 9-12 months old

    Landscapes and scenery

    • Landscape photography tips, a walkthough with Barbara
    • How to take better photos in the snow

    Flash photography

    • Better results using an external flashgun, Pt I - Bouncing the flash
    • Better flash portraits using an external flashgun, Pt II - More creative portraits
    • Better results using your cameras' built-in flash - soften the shadows
    • Better results using on-board flash - get a more pleasing background

    Information and tips on using lenses

    • General tips on camera lenses, variable/fixed apertures, fast/slow, what are prime lenses?
    • Lens focal length, Pt I - Perspective
    • Lens focal length, Pt II - 'Field of View'
    • Lens focal length, Pt III - 'Depth of Field'

    Other general techniques

    • A neat idea for a fun, dramatic portrait
    • How the 'half press of the shutter' technique can improve your picture taking
    • How to easily create a stunning online slide show in minutes
    • How to take photos of fireworks
    • Use the fashion photographer’s perspective trick for longer legs

    How to take a really flattering Profile or PR photo

    • Take a more flattering PR or Profile photo - Basic technique using using 'Top Shade'
    • Take a more flattering Profile or PR photo - Refining the basic profile or PR image

    Which digital camera to buy next, megapixels is not the answer.

    • The myth of megapixels - image resolution and quality
    • Which camera should I buy next - there's so many to choose from!

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