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Digital Camera Classes
Winter 2020 Schedule
for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Photographers
Sponsored by the Tallahassee Senior Center
The volunteer instructor is Dr. Mike Francis
Contact Kristy Carter at the Tallahassee Senior Center
for class registration: phone is 850-891-4008, email is kristy.carter@talgov.com
All classes are from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm on Wednesday nights
February 19 Basic Digital Photography
February 26 Advance Digital & Travel Photography
March 11 Paint Shop Pro Review
April 22 Basic Digital Photography
April 29 Advanced Digital & Travel Photography
Basic Digital Photography
(February 19 and April 22)
This is a free class but a $5 donation to the Senior Center will be appreciated
This class is for beginners who want to learn the basic functions of their digital camera including how to turn it on, locate the battery and memory card, use scene modes, turn off the flash and how to get the images onto your computer. This class also includes the topics of ISO, White Balance and Exposure Value (Compensation.) A new feature of this class is a discussion relating to the very rapid change in the types of digital cameras being introduced to the market.
Please bring your camera with a charged battery and your camera manual to class.
(right click here and select SAVE TARGET AS to download pdf file for this class)
Advanced Digital & Travel Photography
(February 26 and April 29)
This is a free class but a $5 donation to the Senior Center will be appreciated
This class continues, in depth, the topics of ISO, White Balance, Exposure Value, Color Temperature, Program - Aperture - Shutter modes, metering such as weighted or spot and other advanced functions. Lighting techniques, image arrangement, time-of-day photography tripod management and many other topics will be discussed.
The session will also discuss some of the advanced features on the digital single lens reflex (DSLR)
camera units along with the advantages and disadvantages of various lens configurations.
The class also reviews many of the different situations photographers come across when traveling. Different tricks and techniques, some obvious and some not so obvious, will be covered in the class. Techniques such as shooting from a speeding car, catching a rainbow, shooting in snow and taking photos in dark areas such as churches and an insight into astro photography (the stars) and techniques for photographing sunsets. This class discusses camera bag configurations including lens selections.
Please bring your camera with a charged battery and your camera manual to class.
(right click here and select SAVE TARGET AS to download pdf for Advanced component)
(right click here and select SAVE TARGET AS to download pdf for DSLR component)
Paint Shop Pro Review
(March 11)
This is a free class but a $5 donation to the Senior Center will be appreciated for each class
If you don't have the Paint Shop Pro (PSP) software, you can download a 30 day trail copy from: www.corel.com
Th is software only works on Windows Platforms of MACs with virtual Windows.
You will need to bring a laptop to this class or share one with another individual. It is also advisable to bring a wireless or usb-attached mouse.
The editing software, Paint Shop Pro, also known as PSP, should be loaded on the laptop. It is desirable to have one of the PSP versions X10 through 2020. If you use Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom or other advanced editing software, you will find these classes informative and a good reveiw. PSP is easy to use with an extremely short learning curve.
For Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Users: Over the years, these classes have demonstrated that attendees at all three levels tend to help each other along with the instructor’s direction. This class covers most of the features of Paint Shop Pro and the fundamentals of image editing, photo restoration and other image manipulation techniques .
How to Select Photographic Equipment
(not offered in the Winter 2020)
This is a free class but a $5 donation to the Senior Center will be appreciated for each class
This class will help the attendee with the sometimes tedious task of selecting a camera, lens, tripod or other photographic equipment. The instructor attempts to match the type of equipment in the marketplace with the nature of photography of the attendee. Class discussion evolves around the best lens for a given photo event, what makes the best travel camera and using tripods, filters and other camera adapters.
Video Editing Techniques
(not offered in the Winter 2020)
This is a free class but a $5 donation to the Senior Center will be appreciated for each class
This is a class for anyone who desires to learn non-linear video editing techniques. The software used by the instructor is Pinnacle Studio 18 Ultimate but the attendees are not required to have computers and/or software during this introduction class. The class will cover the basic functions of video editing, audio management, title insertions, overlays and video corrections.
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