Digital SLR Skills - The Complete Course

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Welcome to the Digital SLR Skills Course – a complete and FREE course that will teach you all the techniques you need to take full control of your camera. Using the course booklet that’s FREE with the June 2008 issue of Practical Photography and the following five course modules in PP’s July to November 2008 issues, we’re certain you’ll learn all the essential skills you need.

• Part 6: Digital Darkroom - CLOSED

Importing and downloading; file types; essential techniques – cloning, cropping, colour & contrast; archiving and storage; software; calibration; printing; video tuition, project and feedback.

• Part 5: Light - CLOSED

Colour temperature; white balance; types of light; time of day/mood; controlling light with reflectors/diffusers; using flash – guide numbers, fill-in flash etc; video tuition, project and feedback.

Watch the video tip to accompany this module here.

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• Part 4: Creative Composition & Exposure - CLOSED

Advanced shutter speed and aperture; depth-of-field; differential focus; freezing motion; blurring motion; ND filters; panning with movement; low light/extreme exposures; video tuition, project and feedback.

Watch the video tip to accompany this module here.

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• Part 3: Composition - CLOSED

Learn the rules and then dare to break them for images with impact and style.

Watch the video tip to accompany this module here.

Click here to view the gallery and read the tutors' comments.

Picture of the Month: Ian Holmes

• Part 2: Mastering Basic Exposure - CLOSED

Shutter speed and aperture; metering modes; exposure compensation; ISO; backlighting; exposure latitude; histograms; camera shake; video tuition, project and feedback.

Watch the video tip to accompany this module here.

Click here to view the gallery and read the tutors' comments.

Picture of the Month: Laura Ringsell