BEGINNERS DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Not sure if the Beginners or the Improvers Course is suitable for you? Click here to see the Camera Modules of each course compared side by side.

The Beginners Digital Photography Course is made up of 7 separate sessions with 3 different segments along with a Photography field Trip. The first part of each class is devoted to the critiquing of shots taken for homework the previous week. The second segment 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. Any digital camera is suitable for this course.

The third and final part of each class focuses on the computer side. We provide you with fantastic free software (Windows and Mac) which organises your photos into easily accessible folders and gives you the ability to correct your photos by lightening or darkening, straightening, creating slide shows and even emailing them straight from the software.

COURSE VARIATIONS

Depending on the time of year, this course is available in 3 different forms as follows

NIGHT/DAY COURSE
The night/day course takes place over 8 weeks (dates etc here), 1 session per week for 1 and a half hours each session. At the end of the course you will be able to understand and use all the the extra buttons on your camera while also being able to take better shots, even in dark, tricky situations like night time and low light. Night/Day students have a night field trip in week 6.

WEEKEND COURSE
The course takes place over 2 consecutive days (dates etc here) for 8 hours each day. At the end of the course you will be able to understand and use all the the extra buttons on your camera while also being able to take better shots, even in dark, tricky situations like night time and low light. Weekend students have a field trip on each of the 2 days of the weekend course.

3 HALF DAY COURSE
When offered, the 3 Half Day Course takes place over 3 consecutive mid week afternoons and includes a field trip on the second day.

Homework
Night and morning students are set optional homework which is gently critiqued each week. Weekend students have the shots taken on their field trips critiqued on their return to the Institute after each field trip. 3 Half Day Course students email their best shots from their field trip for critiquing on the last day of their course.

Field Trip
For the night/day students week 6 is devoted to a photography night shoot into Dublin City Centre. Weekend Students have a field trip after lunch on each to the days of their course and 3 Half Day Course students have a field trip on the afternoon of the second day of their course. Each student will be advised on how to use their own camera properly and how to take better shots on these field trips.

Full Colour, Illustrated Handouts
Carefully worded and appropriately illustrated handouts are an integral part of our courses. 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 receive over 120 pages of full colour, detailed notes for the course.

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SCHEDULE AND BOOKING
Type	Night Course	Day Course	Weekend Course
Length	8 Weeks (1 Night per week)	8 Weeks (1 Day per week)	Saturday & Sunday
Time	9pm-10.30pm	10.30am-12noon	10am-5.30pm
Next Course	Dublin City Centre Thursday 15 March Bewley's Hotel, Leopardstown Tuesday 13 March	Dublin City Centre Wednesday 14 March	Dublin City Centre Saturday 25/Sunday 26 February
Fee	€250 See our refund policy here.	€250	€350
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 is a resource CD with free Photo Editing Software (Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Mac).
Venue	Courses in Dublin City Centre are held in the Institute of Photography (map & photo below) Courses in Leopardstown are held in Bewley's Hotel Courses in Balbriggan are held in the Bracken Court Hotel
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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) Choose Course Option Beginners Night - City Centre - Thu 15 Mar €250.00 EUR Beginners Night - Leopardstown - Tue 13 Mar €250.00 EUR Beginners Day - City Centre - Wed 14 Mar €250.00 EUR Beginners Weekend - City Centre - Sat 25/Sun 26 Feb €350.00 EUR Your Mobile Number Your Camera

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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