- 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
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Medium of instructions
English
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Mode of learning
Self study
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Mode of Delivery
Video and Text Based
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Course and certificate fees
Fees information
₹ 1,499
certificate availability
Yes
certificate providing authority
Udemy
The syllabus
Beginner camera settings (important info used in subsequent lectures)
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!