Advanced Digital Photography

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Advanced Digital Photography

Free Course
Advance Learning
2-3 Hours
Assessment
Certification
Personal Development - Activities and Hobbies - Level 1
50 Pts
Responsive

Advanced concepts in photography such as bracketing, flash photography, hyperfocal distance, focal length and perspective can be difficult to understand, however, in the course Advanced Digital Photography these concepts are clearly explained in a step-by-step manner with the use of visual aids and diagrams.

The course also explains the use of histograms and why being able to read them with confidence can greatly improve your ability to take correctly exposed photographs time after time. To help improve your post-production skills the course also reviews tools and processes in Photoshop such as the Clone Stamp, Photoshop filters and Photoshop file formats.

This course will be of great interest to all learners who would like to go beyond the automatic setting on their camera. Having studied this course you will be more confident in taking manual control of the camera and using advanced photographic techniques to get the correct exposure for your photographs.
Having completed this course you will be able to: Describe the function of Mirror Lock-up.
- Explain how bracketing improves the overall exposure in a photograph.
- Discuss how flash photography works.
- Define what perspective is in relation to photography.
- Explain how to calculate the hyperfocal distance.
- Define what Depth of Field is and why it is important.
- Identify a typically 'good' exposure by looking at a histogram.
- Describe the process in Photoshop for removing large objects from a photograph.
- Identify the main types of Photoshop filters and their function.
- Discuss the benefits of using Smart Objects and Smart Filters in Photoshop.
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Modules List( 3 )

Advanced Digital Photography
Resources for Refining your photographic techniques View Resource
Module
1 Refining Your Photographic Techniques
- In this module you will learn more about depth of field, depth of focus and hyperfocal distances to help you get the sharpness you want in your photo. You will also learn about flash photography and using the histogram to improve image exposure.
- Module 1: Learning Outcomes
  
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- Exposure - Mirror Lock-up and Bracketing
  
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- Exposure - Flash Photography
  
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- Exposure - Flash Photography Techniques
  
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- Optics - Focal Length & Perspective
  
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- Optics - Hyperfocal Distance
  
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- Optics - Depth of Field & Circle Of Confusion
  
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- How To Read Histograms
  
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- Module 1: Summary
  
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Resources for Refining your photographs using photoshop View Resource
Module
2 Refining Your Photographs Using Photoshop
- This module covers post-production techniques in Photoshop such as cloning and removing large objects, as well as using Photoshop filters and selecting an appropriate file format for output.
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- Using The Clone Stamp Tool
  
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- Removing Larger Elements
  
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- Photoshop Filters
  
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- Photoshop File Formats
  
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- Module 2: Summary
  
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Module
3 Course assessment
- Advanced Digital Photography Assessment
  
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