Digital Photography 101 - Getting started in the Digital World

Returns this Winter 2012!
12 1/2 hours over 5 nights -
Pointe Claire Cultural Centre - Stewart Hall
176 chemin Bord-du-Lac / Lakeshore Road
Pointe Claire, Quebec

So you have just bought a new digital camera or received one as a gift, and you're overwhelmed by all those menus, buttons, and tiny icons you see displayed everywhere on the LCD screen.

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to use the best features of your camera including the menus and settings, then how to transfer images to your computer, while learning composition techniques to get the best shot possible. Learn how to process your images in programs like Picasa, FS Viewer and Adobe Photoshop Elements with various corrective tools, before resizing them for the web, printing or for emailing to friends and family.

Learn the art of photography through class assignments and helpful critiques.

12 1/2 hours over 5 nights - from 7pm till 9:30pm

Three different sessions to choose from!

Session 1: Tuesday, January 24, 31, February 7, 14, & 21, 2012
Session 2: Wednesday, January 25, February 1, 8, 15, & 22, 2012
Session 3: Tuesday, March 6, 13, 20, 27 & April 3, 2012


Recommended for Beginners, this workshop is given mostly in English.
Bring your camera and operating manual.

Maximum class size 10

Course Outline:

- Introduction to the Art of Digital Photography
- Fundamentals of How a Digital Camera works
- Comparing Digital and Analogue (Film)
- Digital Camera Menus and Functions
- File Size and File Formats
- Exposure and Composition
- Camera and Print Resolution - how much do you need?
- White Balance – how to adjust and why it is important
- “Magic Hour” – paying attention to the quality of light
- How to use an image processing software, notably Picasa, FS Viewer
and Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 & 10

Each week, a handout will be given with the evening’s topic providing some detailed information. A weekly photo assignment will help participants practice techniques learned through the workshops. Participants are encouraged to bring in their cameras with flash cards, to evaluate and provide helpful critique of their assignments.

Online registration is available at:

http://www.ville.pointe-claire.qc.ca/en_1588_index.php

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Non-residents of Pointe Claire can also register in person at the Stewart Hall Cultural Centre, 176 chemin Bord-du-Lac/Lakeshore Road in Pointe Claire.
The cost for the five night workshop is $78.

For more information, call: 514-630-1220

This workshop is crafted and produced exclusively for
the Pointe-Claire Cultural Centre - Stewart Hall
by professional photographer and a/v media instructor

Frederic Hore

Not to be missed!