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Where to start on our seminar programme
This is a question we get asked regularly by customers new to our training programme. This is why we have a customer service team who are more than happy to talk to you about our programme and if you are not sure then they will advise you where it is best to start our training. To try and help a little more we have detailed our recommendations below based on each person's ability and knowledge levels and if you are still not sure then just give us a call.
| 1 | I need to understand and learn about SLR cameras Basic camera setup Camera menu settings Image quality settings Automatic exposure modes How lenses work and change the look of your picture How lighting affects your images Where and when not to use flash Camera shake and how to avoid it |
Recommended courses: Introduction to your digital EOS Practical introduction to your digital EOS Recommended DVDs: Getting started with your EOS 1000D / 450D / 500D |
| I understand the basic automatic modes, the menu system and the basic way things are set on my camera but I need to understand and learn about: How the creative modes work Shutter speeds and how to use them Apertures and how they affect the image ISO and how it works How the relationship between aperture, shutter speed and ISO work How to get the correct exposure Depth of field and how to control it How to get the autofocus to focus on what I want White Balance and how it works Picture styles and how they affect your images The basic overrides on your camera The Drive settings and how to use them |
Recommended courses: Understanding your digital EOS - Part 1 Recommended DVDs: Introduction to photography with your digital EOS |
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| The different metering patterns and when to use them What AE lock is and how to use it How to customise your camera What custom functions do and how to utilise them What picture styles do and how to personalise them Advanced overrides for white balance RAW images and how to use them What custom modes are and how to set them up Live view and how to make the most of it How to download, file, store and backup images *1 The software that comes with your camera *1 How to enhance images on a computer *2 |
Recommended Courses: Understanding your digital EOS - Part 2 Making the most of your Canon EOS software *1 Understanding photoshop Part 1 *2 Recommended DVDs: Understanding your EOS 5D MkII Understanding your EOS 7D Understanding your EOS 500D/550D *1/*2 refers to specific course as indicated |
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| 3 | I understand my camera and how it works but I need to understand and learn about: How the flash system works Wireless flash photography How light affects images How to see images Wildlife photography Landscape photography Travel photography Action photography Portrait photography Interior photography Lowlight photography Close-up and macro photography Black and white photography |
Recommended Courses: Understanding your digital EOS - Flash system The art of light The art of seeing Practical introduction seminars Limited edition events Recommended DVD's: The art of light The art of seeing The art of black and white The secrets of Landscape, Action, Lowlight, Portrait, Interior, Close-up and Macro, Action, Travel, Wildlife |
