Photography for Beginners Course

Introduction to the course 

• About me (Your Trainer)

• Taking your first warm-up shot

Introduction to the Lens 

• How to Attach and Detach a Lens
• Understanding Focal Length
• Auto-focus and Manual Focus

Getting Started with Manual Mode 

• Introduction to Manual Mode and Learning How to Change the Settings

ISO 

Shutter Speed 

• Introduction to Shutter Speed
• Shutter Speed and Exposure
• Shutter Speed and Movement Part 1
• Shutter Speed and Movement Part 2
• Shutter Speed and Movement Part 3
• Bursting Balloon Exercise: Using Burst Mode and Fast Shutter Speed
• Light Painting Exercise Using a Slower Shutter Speed

Aperture 

• Introduction to Aperture
• Aperture and Depth of Field (Blurring the Background)
• The Relationship Between the Lens and f-stop number
• Reciprocal Rule + Basic Aperture Exercise
• Using Aperture to Blur the Background in Portraits

Using the Tripod

• Taking a more in-depth look into the light meter
• Using the Tripod for Shooting Noise-Free Shots
• Using the Tripod for Shots With a Slow Shutter Speed Effect

Important Settings and Functions

• Using Auto ISO to Make Your Photography Faster and Easier
• Using Exposure Compensation and Metering Modes
• Using White Balance (Color Balance)
• Rule of Thirds and the Technique of Focus and Recompose

Flash Photography Basics 

• Introduction to Flash Photography
• A Demo to See the Importance of Flash
• Bouncing the Flash to Create Softer Light
• Using the Flash Off-Camera

Landscape and HDR Photography 

• Landscape and HDR Photography Part 1
• Landscape and HDR Photography Part 2
• Landscape and HDR Photography Part 3

Long Exposure Photography 

• How to Shoot Light Trails
• Shooting a Silky Waterfall Using a Slow Shutter Speed and an ND Filter
• How to Use a 10-Stop Neutral Density Filter

Editing and Post-Processing in Lightroom and Photoshop 

• Introduction to Editing and How to Get Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
• Basic Editing in Adobe Lightroom
• Editing in Camera Raw Filter (Photoshop)
• Using the Spot Healing Brush Tool for Retouching in Photoshop
• Creating Composites by Blending Multiple Layers in Photoshop

Conclusion 

• Conclusion to the course