Topics covered on Day - 1
- Module - A (Morning)
- Introduction to Cameras (Film & Digital)
- Different parts & Controls of a Digital Camera
- How to remember / What to remember - During Photography.
- Choosing the right equipment
- Memory Cards
- Camera
- Lenses
- Introduction to the Exposure Triangle
- Shutter
- Aperture
- ISO
- Inverse Square Law
- The Modes of a Digital Camera
- Full Auto
- Shutter Priority
- Aperture Priority
- Program Auto
- Manual
- Overview of other common modes (Additional modes are camera / model specific. Most common & specific modes of your camera are explained)
- Module-B (Afternoon)
- Taking Better Pictures
- Autofocus Focus Modes (One Shot / Servo / Continuous)
- Metering Modes (how it works, when to use a particular mode)
- Reducing Noise in your pictures
- Focus points / groups
- How to use these different modes to your advantage (small quiz)
- Advanced Modes of your camera
- Picture Styles
- Natural / Faithful
- Standard / Portrait
- Monochrome (when and how to apply inbuilt filters)
- Custom Modes
- Exposure Compensation
- White Balance
- Theory of White Balance
- Light Source and understanding its Colour Temperature
- Picture Styles
- RAW Images
- What exactly are RAW Images, what extra information do they contain when compared to JPG
- Understanding JPG (overview)
- RAW
- Introduction to processing your images
- Taking Better Pictures
- Module-C
- Getting Creative with your Images (a quick walk through)
- Rule of Thirds
- Symmetry
- Leading Lines
- Patterns / Textures
- Golden Ratio
- Post Processing
- Commonly available free, bundled (with your camera) and paid software
- Having a workflow
- Understanding the Histogram
- Highlights,Whites, Shadows, Blacks
- Saturation
- White Balance, Gray Cards
- Some basic corrections,
- Some tips to simplify your workflow
- Photography for you
- Business or a hobby ?
- Considerations for my investment (your equipment)
- Making the best of your equipment
- How to spend less and still get better results
- Do I really need better equipment
- Till how long can I hold off buying more stuff
- Getting Creative with your Images (a quick walk through)
Schedule for Day - 2
The intention of Day-2 is to help you remember all the topics covered on Day-1 and hence is in a open discussion format
- Discussions
- Ask your Questions
- Additional explanations for your queries & tips to remember
- Buying Equipment under a budget
- Understanding Exposure & Exposure Compensation
- Reading Histograms
- Practicals
- Shutter Priority
- Aperture Priority
- Using Manual Mode
- ISO & Noise
- Picture Modes
- Metering & Focussing Modes
- Bonus
- Introduction to Studio Lighting
Sukla Chinnappa has been enthusiastic about photography since childhood. In his professional life he is involved in Design of Embedded Systems, Creative Designing and a whole lot of photography. A recreational runner who enjoys distance running and is also one of the official photographer for some of the well known running events of Bangalore. Sukla has experience various genres of photography from Portraits, Fashion, Products, Fashion, Wildlife, Newborns etc and is also the founder of Artriva Studios.
With his strong background in Electronics, System design, Creative design he is able to give you a keen insight on the inner workings of digital cameras, and help you understand its limitations and how to be able to take better pictures with any kind of equipment that you have.
Avinash Chinchalkar is a photographer and is also a Research Engineer currently working in the field of Image Recognition. Avinash has also been teaching photography during weekends for several years now. His love for photography goes back decades to the film era.
- Lunch
- Tea / Coffee during breaks
- GST
- Access to Online Discussion Forum
