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Synopsis

Shoot like a pro - learn how to get more from your DSLR and discover the secrets to better digital photography.

Join DSLR User magazine columnist Chris Weston on an intensive and instructive 1-day seminar, and learn from an expert the professional tips, techniques and skills that will help make you a better photographer.

Highlights

  • Optimise your camera’s menu settings
  • Learn better use of white balance and ISO
  • Exposed: the truth about JPEG vs. RAW
  • Discover the secret to accurate exposures
  • Get the most from your camera’s meter
  • Understand digital histograms
  • Master f/stops, apertures & shutter speeds
  • Improve auto-focus performance
  • Learn best-practice for camera handling
  • Revealed: the techniques and settings behind successful photographs

Description

Your expert tutor Chris Weston will explain and demonstrate in plain English, how to get the most out of today’s sophisticated DSLR cameras, including how to expose correctly to maximise image quality, how to minimize quality-degrading noise, how your camera’s auto-focus system works, how to use white balance to replicate the effects of filters, how to get creative with shutter speed and aperture. We will also reveal the professional techniques and camera settings used to capture a collection of stunning images, helping you to see how theory can be put into practice. If you have a DSLR camera of any make and want to become a better photographer, the Mastering Digital SLR Photography seminar will provide you with all the ammunition you need to succeed.

Your tutor
Chris Weston is the author of DSLR User magazine’s hugely popular “Take Control of Your Camera” and “Take Control 2” feature series, and one of the most respected professional photographers in the UK today. He is considered a foremost educator in photography and digital skills, with an ability to reach all levels from novice to advanced user.

Itinerary

09:15   Registration and refreshments
09:45   Introduction
10:00   Camera controls and settings
10:30   ISO, noise and image quality
11:15   Refreshment break
11:30   White balance, filters and creativity
12:15   Exposure controls
13:00   Lunch
13:45   Perfecting exposure
15:00   Refreshment break
15:15   Getting better AF performance
16:00   Question & Answer session
16:30   Close

Cost

£78.00 per person, incl. lunch

Mastering Digital SLR Photography Seminar
 

Cost

£78.00 per person

Dates for booking

Sat 07th February, 2009

Workshop Location

Oxford

Max Group Size

N/A

Course duration

1-day seminar

Workshop Leader

Chris Weston

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