[ Using Your Digital SLR Camera:
Basic instruction on the low-tech approach to taking better pictures ]
How do you actually use that beautiful new camera you just purchased? If you respond better to hands-on instruction than reading a manual, this class is for you! A brief instruction on what all those buttons, dials and menus are and how to use them, this class will help you build confidence and basic skills in using your camera and will provide you with a few tips and tricks for taking better pictures.
[ Digital Demo: Getting Started with Digital Imaging ]
This class is an overview of digital imaging after capture. Attendees are not required to have any equipment, but should bring note-taking materials. From making digitized files of your existing images and transferring images from your digital camera to your computer (or storage medium) to making a basic print, this class demonstrates the basic functions of Photoshop Elements•a standard software packaged with most digital cameras being sold today. Attendees will receive full credit in the amount of this workshop’s tuition toward any NESOP Beginning Digital Camera workshop or basic Imaging workshop (Using Adobe Lightroom to Create a Digital Workflow, Photoshop I or Digital Printing).
[ The Basics of Vacation Photography ]
This class is for the beginner photographer or even non-photographer simply wanting to take better pictures for his/her personal photo album. Offering techniques that work to better record one’s memories, this class is an overview of basic photo dos and don’ts. Topics for discussion will include the basics of good composition, “getting in close,” ways to approach people, cross-cultural considerations when traveling abroad, tips on equipment, paying attention to light, noticing and using color in images, making existing color images more dramatic by clicking on that black and white setting on your digital camera, etc.
[ Using Your Digital Point-and-Shoot Camera:
Basic instruction on the low-tech approach to taking better pictures ]
How do you actually use that beautiful new camera you just purchased? If you respond better to hands-on instruction than reading a manual, this class is for you! A brief instruction on what all those buttons, dials and menus are and how to use them, this class will help you build confidence and basic skills in using your camera and will provide you with a few tips and tricks for taking better pictures.
[ Creating a Photo Book: A Better Way to Organize Your Visual History ]
You’ve spent a lot of time documenting your family history, recording your vacations, capturing special moments, saving memories… Don’t leave them in a box, scattered over multiple CDs or still on your camera’s memory card. Organize your memories and create visual stories for yourself or as gifts for others by creating personal photo albums using low-cost available Web tools. This class instructs you on using online image galleries to better store and organize your images, but most importantly, on creating lovely and interesting photo books. Digital files are best, but scanners will be available for students to create digitized files of their images for uploading.
