Creative Digital Photography
Learn how to take great shots in a variety of situations
Based around 5 Photo Field Trips this Creative Digital Photography Course is aimed at those who really want to push the limits of their photography. A digital camera which allows you to change the shutters speeds and apertures is a requirement for this course. Suitable cameras would include Digital SLRs or Bridge cameras, see Choosing a Camera here.
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Digital Photography? |
Yes |
Film
Photography? |
No |
CD with Tutorial Images? |
Yes |
Over 150 pages of Full Colour
Notes?
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Yes
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5 Field Trips? |
Yes |
Retake a class you missed? |
Yes |
The beauty of this course is that you don't need a wide range of skills to get great results, you can be a complete beginner or someone with more photography experience. Each week we prepare you for the upcoming field trip by only discussing the camera techniques needed for that particular field trip. When we meet for the field trip the tutor will then remind you again of the special techniques required.
2 or 3 of your best shots from the field trip are emailed in for homework and these shots are gently critiqued at the start of the next class.
The course takes place over 6 Nights (1 night a week) and 5 Saturdays (1 field trip per Saturday at a time that suits the topic). At the end of the course you will have an in-depth understanding of how the creative process works and how to put it into effect in all your photos.
5 Photography Field Trips
5 Field Trips are the bedrock of this course. The Saturday after the class tutorial students will meet at a pre-defined location and will take photographs based on the instruction received in the classroom. Photos taken are critiqued at the start of the next weeks night tutorial.
TO SEE WHAT OUR STUDENTS GET UP TO ON THE FIELD TRIPS JUST CLICK HERE
WEEKLY SCHEDULE |
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- Taking control of your camera
- Shooting RAW files for better quality shots
- Processing RAW files in Photoshop and Elements
- Shooting Small Tutorial |
Sat 24 Mar |
- FIELD TRIP : SHOOTING SMALL (10am-11.30am) |
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- Critique of the Shooting Small Trip shots
- 10 Things to do first in Photoshop and Elements to keep quality
- Landscape Photography Tutorial |
Sat 11 Mar |
- FIELD TRIP : LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY (Tripod Essential) (7.30am-9am) |
WEEK 3
Tue 3 Apr
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- Critique of Landscape Field Trip shots
- Street and Urban Photography Tutorial |
Sat 14 Apr |
- FIELD TRIP : STREET AND URBAN PHOTOGRAPHY (11am-12.30pm) |
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- Critique of Street and Urban Field Trip shots
- Adjustment Layers in Photoshop and Elements
- Macro Photography Tutorial |
Sat 21 Apr |
- FIELD TRIP : MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY (Tripod Essential) (10am-11.30am) |
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- Critique of Macro Field Trip
shots
- Selections in Photoshop and Elements
- Painting with Light Tutorial - Tripod needed for this in-class workshop |
Sat 28 Apr |
- FIELD TRIP : OFF CAMERA FLASH IN GRAVEYARD (Tripod Essential) (8pm-10.30pm) |
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- Critique of Off-Camera Flash Field Trip shots
- Overview of topics covered and techniques learned |

RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT
- Apart from a tripod none of these elements are a requirement but they will help |
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Digital Camera with Aperture Priority (Av on Canons, A on other cameras) |
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Wide Angle Lens (18-55mm kit lenses are fine) |
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Tripod |
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Photoshop or Photoshop Elements |
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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