Roscommon
Higher
Education
Centre

Trojan Building

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Boyle, Co. Roscommon

Phone: 071 966 4510

Fax: 071 966 2909

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Digital Photography for Beginners (Level 1)

 

The aim of this course is to teach participants how to get the best use from their digital camera. The course will focus on camera settings, edit & enhancing images in Adobe Photoshop Elements and printing of photographs.

 

Duration

Six weeks

Thursdays, 7 pm—10:30 pm

 

Outline

Camera

General camera specification

Pixels & mega pixels

Camera Settings—image size and image quality

Flash functions

Photographing a still life

Composition

Image editing in Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2

Importing images to the computer

Image file management

Introduction to image editing software

Image size and resolution

Adjusting tonal contrast and colour

Cropping photos to enhance composition.

Saving image files—JPEG, TIFF, and e-mail

How to eliminate red eye in your photos

How to use the dodge, burn and clone tools to improve your photos

Printing

Combined B&W and colour photography

Photo album page with multiple images and text

Creating a contact sheet of all your photos

Adjusting printer settings for high definition photo printing

Printer inks and paper

Printer maintenance, ink, paper, nozzle, and alignment issues

 

Prerequisite

Basic familiarity with your digital camera and basic computer skills.

 

Cost

€175

 

Funding Availability

No funding is available.

 

 

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