- Location: Mohill Computer Training Mohill Enterprise Centre Knockalongford Mohill Co. Leitrim, Ireland
- Duration: 10 Weeks
Course details
Course will be presented using Powerpoint. Handouts will be provided to students on each topic and each week, students will be given an assignment related to that week’s subject.
- Week 1 History of Photography & Introduction to Digital Photography
Basic Principles, Development, Pioneering Photographers
Pixels, Sensor, White Balance, Sensitivity, Optical/Digital Zoom, Aspect Ratio, File Formats - Week 2 Equipment & Accessories
Camera Types : Point & Shoot/Compact/DSLR, Pixel Count/Quality/CCD Sensor Size
Lenses : Wide Angle/Standard/Telephoto/Macro/Zoom
Memory : Compact Flash/Secure Digital/Multimedia/Memory Stick - Week 3 Exposure & Metering
Aperture : Depth of Field, Shutter Speed : Freezing Action/Avoiding Shake
ISO : ‘Fast’ & ‘Slow’ light sensitivity, Relationship between Aperture/Shutter Speed & ISO, Setting exposure for different situations, Automatic/Manual, Under & over exposure - when & why, Metering Modes, Averaged/Centre-Weighted/Spot/Dynamic - Week 4 Composition – General Guidelines
Rule of Thirds, Filling the Frame, Negative Space, Symmetry, Context, Bokeh
Breaking the ‘Rules’ - Week 5 Light & Lighting
The key role of light in photography, Natural Light, Directional light, Dealing with shadow, Flash, Studio Lighting, Low light/long exposures - Week 6 Portraiture
Tips for composing, Lens selection, Lighting options, Practical Workshop in Class - Week 7 Black & White Photography
Relevance, Appropriate application, Digital Conversion : In-Camera/Post-Edit
Greyscale/Desaturation/Channel Mixer - Week 8 Field Work Evening
Students led on photo-assignment - Week 9 Photographing Different Subjects
Landscape, Nature & Wildlife, Macro, Sports, Travel - Week 10 Introduction to Editing & Printing
Software Packages : Photoshop/Jasc/Corel/Proprietory Systems, Basic Editing Functions : Contrast/Saturation/Sharpening/Cropping/Red-eye removal, Levels & Curves, Printing : DPI/PPI, Photographic Paper types, Borders/Frames/Mounting
Course Location
About Mohill Computer Training
Mohill Computer Training (MCT) is run by the Mohill Community Development Association Ltd, a voluntary community organization founded in 1985 and incorporated as a limited company in 1996. The aims of the MCDA are to promote economic activity in the area and to train people to compete effectively in an evolving jobs market, particularly in information and communications technology.
To this end, the MCDA runs the Mohill Enterprise Centre where MCT is situated as well as a number of industrial units which are occupied by local businesses.
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