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Off Topic => Photography => Topic started by: Cob-Web on February 09, 2009, 07:10:30 PM
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Since we (my OH) bought the D-SLR camera last year, I have been looking at the various practical and classroom-based seminars and training courses on offer to help me make the most of it..... and OH has booked me a place!
I am going on a one-day, hands-on introductory course hosted at Paignton Zoo! I cannot imagine a more exciting venue; there are days hosted closer to home, but a stately home didn't hold the same appeal as the chance to be taught how to photograph animals by an expert! :D
I don't know how I am going to cope with the wait; it's not until September! ph34r
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Wow, how cool is that
I want a D-SLR, and one day when I do get one I WILL go on a course, do they do them all over the country? I am in East Anglia
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Awww thats great Rachel, I'm really jealous ph34r :005: Hope you enjoy it ;)
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How exciting, I'm very jealous. I really wanted a DSLR now, but can't justify it at the moment. :'( Looking forward to seeing the results later in the year. ;)
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Cool :shades: I've never done one of those but I'm sure you'll have a great time and a zoo is a great place to have it. What's it going to be covering?
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I want a D-SLR, and one day when I do get one I WILL go on a course, do they do them all over the country? I am in East Anglia
There are loads of courses up and down the UK, you should have no problem finding one nearby :D
Canon have a partnership with a training provider who offer courses specifically designed for their various camera models (which is who I have chosen to go with), but there are loads of companies which offer courses; they advertise in the back of photography magazines and there are lots of on-line photography forums where you can get advice and help you chose the one which is right for you!
Cool :shades: I've never done one of those but I'm sure you'll have a great time and a zoo is a great place to have it. What's it going to be covering?
It's their introductory course.... ph34r and it covers:
• PIC modes - what they do
• Auto white balance explained
• Program mode
• Handholding speeds
• The effect lighting has on images
• Understanding drive settings
• Understanding lens usage
• ISO speeds and when to utilise
• Framing your images
• When flash should or should not be used
There are a couple of more advances ones I'd like to do, too (landscape and action) - but I thought I would be best starting with the basics and working my way up....(and the location was a definite draw!)
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It's their introductory course.... ph34r and it covers:
• PIC modes - what they do
• Auto white balance explained
• Program mode
• Handholding speeds
• The effect lighting has on images
• Understanding drive settings
• Understanding lens usage
• ISO speeds and when to utilise
• Framing your images
• When flash should or should not be used
Sounds very good Rachel, did you find it through the Canon website?
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It's their introductory course.... ph34r and it covers:
• PIC modes - what they do
• Auto white balance explained
• Program mode
• Handholding speeds
• The effect lighting has on images
• Understanding drive settings
• Understanding lens usage
• ISO speeds and when to utilise
• Framing your images
• When flash should or should not be used
Sounds very good Rachel, did you find it through the Canon website?
There was a catalogue for the training courses with a discount voucher in the first EOS Magazine, and we added ourselves to their e-mail listings so we have been kept up to date with what they had on offer - the course I have booked is new for this year :D
http://www.experience-seminars.co.uk/
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well rachel I look forward to seeing your results.. and feel free to pass on any tips! :D
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well rachel I look forward to seeing your results.. and feel free to pass on any tips! :D
ditto ;)
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It's their introductory course.... ph34r and it covers:
• PIC modes - what they do
• Auto white balance explained
• Program mode
• Handholding speeds
• The effect lighting has on images
• Understanding drive settings
• Understanding lens usage
• ISO speeds and when to utilise
• Framing your images
• When flash should or should not be used
There are a couple of more advances ones I'd like to do, too (landscape and action) - but I thought I would be best starting with the basics and working my way up....(and the location was a definite draw!)
That sounds great, I hope you get some really good shots. I can say though that if they mean the built in flash on the cameras and when that should be used the answer is almost never :lol2:
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have a great day Rachel, I'm sure you will - I went to Port Lympne 18 months ago when I got my camera and had a great time :D
(wasn't on a course though ;) )