Whether you are self-taught and you want to improve your photography skills, this course will set you up with a strong foundation to become a confident photographer. You will gain the necessary skills and knowledge needed to further your career as a professional photographer. 

This course is aimed at amateur photographers from beginners through to enthusiasts. This course will help

• To explain camera settings
• To demonstrate easy tips for getting sharp images
• To show how an understanding of light and composition is worth more to you than a whole bagful of camera accessories
• Raise awareness of the possibilities for taking great photos
• To demonstrate easy ways of taking amazing outdoor portraits
• To show some great ways of getting better landscape photos
• To provide tips on getting better flash photos indoors
• To show how to take better photos in specific environments 
• To help understand image quality, resolution and the different camera types
• To realise the great potential you have for becoming a great photographer

WHY CHOOSE EDPLX?

• Internationally recognised accredited qualification
• Access to our free career advisors
• Approved UK Learning Centre
• 1 year accessibility to the course
• Attain PDF or hardcopy certificate to show employers
• Study at your own pace anywhere
• Employer has access to certificate validation
• Tutor Support available Monday-Friday
• Invitation to job fairs

COURSE CURRICULUM

This Course will cover some of the following topics:-

Beginner camera settings

• Use the Exposure Triangle and getting out of the Auto mode 
• The ISO setting, what is it and what’s it for? 
• Exposure Compensation
• Lens apertures 

More advanced camera settings

• 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 skins 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 

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 

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 

Information and tips on using lenses

• Tips on camera lenses, variable/fixed apertures, fast/slow, 
• 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

• How the ‘half press of the shutter’ technique can improve your picture taking 
• 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

• Basic technique using using ‘Top Shade’ 
• 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 

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR

This course is suitable for any level from beginner to advanced. Those looking to develop and expertise in photography.

CAREER PATH

This training course will lead you to many different career opportunities, Here are few prospects:

• Photographer- £35,000
• Wedding Photographer – £26,000
• Product Photographer – £25,000
• Portrait Photographer – £22,000