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Photography 101
A one-stop digital photography workshop
Instructor: Erin Manning
Skill Level: Beginner
Category: Digital Photography
March 21 - April 17
(4 weeks)
$60.00
(4 weeks)
$60.00
Watch Erin's Mar 7 recorded video chat!
Don't let us tell you how easy and fun digital photography is!
Find out for yourself, and learn some great tips and techniques in the process, when you sign up for Erin Manning's Digital Photography 101 class! From megapixels to managing the light, your photographs will dramatically improve once you master these easy-to-understand lessons.
Erin is a professional photographer and DIY Network personality with a special knack for helping the photo beginner. In no time at all, she’ll have you taking pictures with your own creative flair and showing them off to your friends and family. They’ll be asking you how you did it!
This four-week class covers the very basics—from exploring your digital camera (compact or entry-level dSLR), to shooting in natural light, and fine-tuning your images with fundamental composition techniques.
The course includes video, motivational e-mail reminders, live video chats and more.
The course includes video, motivational e-mail reminders, live video chats and more.
We begin by getting to know your camera and how to use it—everything from understanding megapixels, image resolution, and memory cards to learning how to make an exposure and control your flash.
The next step in the learning process introduces you to shooting in the basic zone modes—portrait, landscape, macro, sports/pets/kids, night scenes and video. From there, we progress to understanding light—how to find good light and manage its direction, quality, reflection, and diffusion.
The final lesson in this class introduces you to some basic composition techniques and principles—framing, line, scale, color, angle, etc. As a refresher when you need one in the future, a download of an on-the-go photo tips pocket guide for taking better pictures is provided.
Week 1: Get to know your camera
Understand megapixels, image resolution, memory cards
Make an exposure
Get out of Automatic
Control your flash
Make an exposure
Get out of Automatic
Control your flash
Week 2: Shooting in Basic Zone Modes
a. Portrait
b. Landscape
c. Macro
d. Sports or Pets and Kids
e. Night Scene
e. Video
b. Landscape
c. Macro
d. Sports or Pets and Kids
e. Night Scene
e. Video
Week 3: Working with natural light
Direction of light
Quality of light
Finding good light
Reflecting the light
Diffusing the light
Quality of light
Finding good light
Reflecting the light
Diffusing the light
Week 4: Basic composition techniques
Rule of Thirds
Framing
Line
Scale
Color
Pattern
Angle
Framing
Line
Scale
Color
Pattern
Angle
A digital camera, either compact or digital SLR, is required for this class.
You can purchase a professional reflector and diffuser, or use around-the-house materials, such as aluminum foil and whiteboard, for reflecting light and sheer, white material for diffusing the light.
You'll receive an on-the-go photo tips pocket guide for taking better pictures.
Watch the video preview.
Venture out of Automatic Mode.
Your digital camera’s presets can help you take control of your camera.
Your digital camera’s presets can help you take control of your camera.
Click a thumbnail to see a larger image.
Tell a visual story with your images.
Pictures taken from varying distances and angles create more compelling layouts.
Pictures taken from varying distances and angles create more compelling layouts.
A proven design principle.
Move your subject off center and use the rule of thirds to compose your shot.
Move your subject off center and use the rule of thirds to compose your shot.
Our classes are comprised of a series of instructor led sessions. Lesson videos, exercises and downloadable content are posted weekly or daily, depending on the class.
There is no class meeting time, so you're free to view the videos at your own pace. Class discussion takes place via a private forum with a gallery for sharing your work with the instructor and other students. The class forum is moderated by the instructor. Support is provided via weekly live Q&A video chats, email and the forum.
Because we believe learning is a lifetime experience, when you register for any class at reneepearson.com, you have lifetime access to all video lessons and reference guides.