As you’ll know, a big part of being a successful Lifelong Learner is being curious. That’s what you are demonstrating now. You’re curious about how your DSLR (Digital Single-Lens Reflex) camera works.
When you’re curious, it’s just not enough to be told that Pythagoras’ theorem is that the square on the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.
You have a DSLR. By pressing buttons on it you can deliver up nice photos, automatically. In automatic mode, though, it’s fair to say you haven’t produced them. They’re really the camera’s photos. The camera has done everything for you.
As a Lifelong Learner, you need more than this. You’re curious and want to find out what part you can play in the creation of these photos. You want to find out how you can tweak them to suit your needs and preferences.
By doing so, you’ll get that feeling of great satisfaction, which all Lifelong Learners love when they achieve their goal. And you’ll feel that great satisfaction that you can help others in the future.
So, that’s what this course is all about: learning to adapt your DSLR to give you the photos you prefer.
Career Development
As a photographer the career paths are varied and numerous from landscapes to cities, from travel photography to food. You can expect to earn $50k++
Course Review
The Digital Photography course gave me the confidence to take new types of images. The results have been unbelievably good. Thank you.
Course Outline
Introduction
Welcome to Enjoy Online Courses and our course on Digital Photography.
Critical learning factors underpinning this high quality accredited course
Cognitive Processes
Metacognitive Processes
Mindfulness
Module 1: Key Reflections and the Core Elements
Module Objective
Key reflections
What’s that all about?
Core Settings
Exposure
Think light!
‘See the light’: the natural light
Lens aperture
Time for reflection
Depth of field
Shutter speed
Camera shake
The relationship between shutter speed and lens aperture
Time for reflection
ISO
Low light situations
The trade-off: Noise
When ISO is, or isn’t, a big issue
Module 2: Some Important DSLR Settings
Module Objective
Mode Dial
Basic Zone
Scene Intelligent Auto
Flash Off
Creative Auto
Portrait
Landscape
Close-Up
Sports
SCN: Special Scene
Creative Zone
P: Program AE
Tv: Shutter priority
Av: Aperture priority
M: Manual Exposure
Other Important Settings
Shooting in raw
White Balance
Histogram
Module 3: Think Composition!
Module Objective
Think composition!
See the light: as emphasised in Module 1
Take a closer look before you shoot
Think vertical!
Try different viewpoints
Use a leading line
Frame it!
Where’s it going?
Break the symmetry for a change
Crop intrusions
Create a sense of depth
Rule of Thirds
Module 4: Some Different Lenses
Module Objective
Lenses
Focal length
Types of lenses
Standard Lenses
Macro Lenses
Telephoto Lenses
Wide – Angle Lenses
Module 5: Flash
Module Objective
Flash Tips
Module 6: Tips for Shooting Different Subjects
Module Objective
Tips for panoramas in the morning or evening
Get The Photographer’s Ephemeris (TPE) app
Choose the right lens
Remember: Think light!
Read the landscape
Use a tripod
Go manual: maximise the depth of field
Check the white balance
Consider the Rule of Thirds: maybe yes, maybe no
Most importantly: stay safe!
True Story
Tips for portrait shoots
Choose the right lens
Experiment with lighting
Use a flashgun remotely
Take some candid, non-posed shots
Group portraits
Background
Increase your ISO
Be creative
Use a reflector
Use fill flash on sunny days
Go horizontal
Portraits for children
Tips for night photography
The ‘starbust’ effect
A rough guide to settings in low-light
Tips for sports/action photography
Niche Shots
Module 7: Which Camera?
Module Objective
Canon EOS Rebel SL1 / Canon EOS 100D
Nikon D3300
Canon EOS Rebel T6i / Canon EOS 750D
End of Course Assessment
Take the End of Course Assessment and get rewarded with your Accredited Certificate