One-On-One Courses - Denis Cale Photography

Module One

Online, or Studio $85

Mastering your camera functions can be confusing and complicated. Too many menus, too many modes, too many options.

I will explain all your camera functions and show you:

How to choose the best exposure settings
How aperture affects you depth of field
Importance of shutter speed to blur or freeze the action
The various shooting modes and when to use them
The difference between the light metering modes
When to use the different focus options

I will discuss:

Your specific requirements
using the exposure triangle to get the correct exposure
all the settings and functions on your camera

Module Two

Online, or studio $85

An advanced course designed to enhance skills learned in the Mastering Your Camera Functions Course.

A good composition is about storytelling, composing an image that anyone can relate to.

The elements of a good composition will be discussed i.e.

choosing the time of day, after sunrise, before sunset, the blue hour
leading lines to guide the eye through the image
focal points, silhouettes, converging lines
layers; foreground, fields, mountains, sky
the importance of camera position and height
controlling the weight of elements using different lens angles

I will also explain how to determine the correct exposure settings;

For different lighting situations,
Sunrises, sunsets,
Landscapes, seascapes,
Beach and snow scenes
Night time, low light, star trails
The importance of the Ansel Adams grey scale
The blue light hours

Module Three

Online, or studio $85

Lightroom is a powerful cataloguing and editing program for RAW and JPEG images.

I will show you how to:

Set up your image folders and back up folders
Import images from a camera and prepare previews
Organise albums,
Set up collections, and collection sets
Apply key words and tags
Use basic editing functions

I will explain;

good editing work flow steps
the develop module features
Short cut functions
how to save virtual copies
exporting finished images
using the print module

All the features and techniques are demonstrated on your computer or laptop

Module Four

Online or studio $85

This is a follow on course to LIGHTROOM FUNDAMENTALS exploring all the advanced editing tools

I will demonstrate how to use the various develop module features on sample images and your images.

You will be asked to have a selection of images for editing.

Advanced editing features include the;

Graduated filter
Brush tool
Radial tool
H S L module
White balance correction
Detail ( sharpening) tool
Crop tool
Effects tool
Lens correction tool
Transform tool