DSLR Skills 2008

09 February 2009 10:54

DSLR Skills 2009 is about to start so make sure you sign up online here, and keep an eye out for Practical Photography April (On Sale February 25th) to get the special course booklet. To save having to trudge to the shops, we also have some great subscription offers here, to be sure to check them out!

Our 2009 course is perfect to help you improve your photography, even if you have only just picked up a DSLR, so if you're new to DSLR photography or even if you took part in last years course, here's all the video tips from the 2008 course as a refresher!

Exposure Compensation

Using exposure compensation is fundamental to getting good photographs and correctly exposing your subject. This video will help you remember when and why to use exposure compensation.

Composition

Watch this video to learn about some simple, straightforward composition techniques. These are great "rules of thumb" and will add impact to any photograph.

Creative Composition: Depth of Field

This video deals with the use of different focal lengths, aperture and depth of field to control the composition of your images and achive a sharp subject against a blurred backgound.

This video shows you how to arrange a simple lighting set-up using a single lamp and a reflector.