 IMPROVERS DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY - Level 2
(formerly the Advanced Photography Course)
Aimed at those wishing to delve deeper into the heart of the camera and Photoshop/Elements to push their photographer up to a higher level.
This Improvers Level 2 Digital Photography Course is aimed at those who have been taking photographs with a digital SLR for at least 18 months and now want to get deep under the bonnet of the Camera and of either Elements or Photoshop Image Editing Programmes. To get the most out of this course you must have a digital SLR and either Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
Compare this course to
competitor courses
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Digital Photography? |
Yes |
Film
Photography? |
No |
CD with Tutorial Images and Updates to Camera Raw? |
Yes |
Over 100 pages of Full Colour
Notes?
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Yes
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Field Trip? |
Yes |
Retake a class you missed? |
Yes |
The course is made up of 8 separate sessions with 2 different parts per session. The first part is aimed at the photography side of things, such as what are the best buttons to get or correct a specific effect while also teaching you the fundamental techniques of photography.
The second part focuses on the computer side. We show you how to really use Photoshop/Elements to squeeze a valuable extra 10% quality out of all of your shots
The course takes place over 8 weeks (dates etc here), 1 night per week for 1 and a half hours each night. At the end of the course you will be able to take full control of your camera and seriously enhance your shots in Photoshop/Elements.
Photography Field Trip
Week 6 is devoted to a HDR photography field trip to a landscape location in the greater Dublin area. Each student will be advised on how to use their own camera properly and how to take better shots.
Full Colour, Illustrated Handouts
Carefully worded and appropriately illustrated handouts are an integral part of our courses. We have designed these ourselves because we that the right learning material simply wasn't available. Because lectures tend to have an effect which lasts only a short while, particularly if no notes are taken, we believe our handouts are the key to making your newly gained knowledge much more long-lasting. Between photography and computer notes you will build up over 120 pages of full colour, detailed notes during the 8 weeks of the course.
COURSE CONTENT |
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Camera Section |
Computer Section |
Session 1 |
Learning how to manipulate the 'Exposure Triangle' of Aperture, Shutter and ISO to get the shot you want |
Updating Adobe Camera Raw to the latest possible version. Using Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop, Elements and Lightroom |
Session 2 |
Techniques for ensuring your shot is sharp in any given situation and at any given focal length |
Understanding Histograms and Resolution. Using Non-destructive Adjustment Layers in Photoshop and Elements |
Session 3 |
Understanding the various menu items and options in your Digital SLR. |
Using Masks to merge multiple exposures. Installing a special mask plug-in for Elements to make it work like Photoshop |
Session 4 |
Using an external flash for high quality lighting in night-time and daytime situations |
Advanced dodging and burning techniques
Using Curves to improve the contrast in any shot. |
Session 5 |
Creating High Dynamic Range Shots (HDR) & preparation for the field trip |
Creating gallery quality Black and White conversions |
Session 6 |
Field Trip to use the HDR techniques learned in the previous week |
Session 7 |
Wireless and Off-Camera Flash |
Using the right sharpening technique for your image using the correct settings. Understanding the difference between 'Input' and 'Output Sharpening' |
Session 8 |
Keywording techniques to help keep track of all of your shots. Demonstration of pros and cons of using Lightroom, Aperture, Bridge, Organizer in Elements or Picasa for cataloguing and Raw Processing of your shots. |
Creating gallery quality Black and White conversions using destructive and non-destructive techniques |
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| Type |
Night Course |
| Length |
8 Weeks (1 Night per week) |
| Time |
7pm-8.30pm |
| Next Course |
Wednesday 18 January
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| Fee |
€250
See our refund policy here. |
| Fee Includes |
Fee includes
over 120 bound pages of specially designed full colour tutorial notes for the Photography AND Computer Editing sessions. Also included in the folder you receive is a resource CD with the latest version of Adobe Camera Raw, the latest Raw Codecs for Windows and a special Masks plug-in for Elements. The CD also contains special layers to bring curves and gallery quality black & white conversion capability to Photoshop Elements. |
| Venue |
Institute of Photography,
Lord Edward St, Dublin 2 |
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| Payment |
Payment by cheque, bank draft or postal order can be made hereCredit Cards payments can be made below (unfortunately we can't take Laser at the moment)
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If you have any further queries please don't hesitate to contact us at info@instituteofphotography.ie,
or call us on +353 1 633 9089.
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