More Than a Snapshot Two-day in-person Photography Course

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Dublin Camera Club have launched ‘More Than a Snapshot’, a new  TWO DAY in-person photography course that supports participants in moving from taking snapshots to shots that will stand out.

More Than a Snapshot takes place SATURDAY 25th MARCH and SATURDAY 1st of APRIL from 10.00 am to appox. 4.00 pm at Dublin Camera Club, 10 Lower Camden Street, D02 NA49

The course is a general introduction to photography and is suitable for both absolute beginners and people with a basic photographic knowledge.  Photographers who want to re-cap on the essentials in taking a good photograph are also welcome.

More Than a Snapshot Two-day in-person Photography Course

To move from taking a snapshot the photographer needs to grapple with the camera settings to ensure that the correct exposure is achieved.  To get a good photograph care must be taken in compositing that image and post processing can help make the image pop.

The core elements in this course are the exposure triangle and the settings required to achieve this along with the importance of carefully composing the shot.  Basic editing will be introduced but editing skills is a course in itself so the concept of editing will be discussed.

Day 1 Content

  • Equipment choices
  • Exposure Triangle 1
  • Camera Settings (Shutter Priority / Aperture Priority / Manual)
  • Other essentials (focus points / white balance / image quality settings)
  • Mentoring practical

Day 2 Content

  • Exposure Triangle 2
  • Good Composition
  • Other Aspects (copying and editing options)
  • Mentoring practical

The course will be lead by Alice O’Brien and club members will support and mentor particants during the two days.

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