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4 Weeks to Better Photos – February 2024

Welcome

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Welcome
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How this Course Works
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Dates for your Diary

Understanding Your Camera

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How your Camera Works
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The Different Types of Camera
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Full Frame vs Crop Sensor

Camera Equipment & Accessories

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Lenses – What the Numbers mean
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Filters
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Your Next Lens
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Memory Cards
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Tripods & Preventing Camera Shake
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Keep it clean!

Exposure

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What is Exposure?
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The Exposure Triangle
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Aperture
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Shutter Speed
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ISO
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Metering Modes
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The Mode Dial

Live Q&A – Week 1

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Live Q&A Link / Replay 

The Different Shooting Modes

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Different setting – same exposure
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Auto & Scene Mode
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Aperture Priority & Depth of Field
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Shutter Priority & Movement
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Auto ISO
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Exposure Compensation
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Using Manual Mode
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Exposure Cheat sheet

Getting things in Focus

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Why are my photos out of focus?
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Autofocus Modes
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Autofocus Points
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Manual Focus
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Keep Moving Subjects in Focus
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Burst Mode

Live Q&A – Week 2

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Live Q&A Link / Replay

It’s all about the Light

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The Importance of Light
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Chasing the Light
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White Balance Settings
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Hard Light vs Soft Light
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Using Flashguns

Composition

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What makes a good Composition?
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The Rule of Thirds
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Using Leading Lines
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Watch the Background
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More Composition Tips

Live Q&A – Week 3

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Live Q&A Link / Replay

Photo Editing

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RAW vs Jpeg
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File Types & Sizes
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Editing Software Options
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Google Photos
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Adobe Lightroom Classic
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Editing Workflow

Printing Photographs

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It’s not a photo until it’s printed!
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Ratios and Resolutions
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Preparing images for printing
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Where to get Photos Printed
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Creating Photo books

Live Q&A – Week 4

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Live Q&A Link / Replay

Thank you

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Thank you and Next Steps

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