Getting Started with Digital Photography in Bangalore

Topics Covered :

Introduction to Cameras (Film & Digital)
Different parts & Controls of a Digital Camera
How to remember / What to remember - During Photography.
Choosing the right equipment
- Memory Cards
- Camera
- Lenses
Introduction to the Exposure Triangle
- Shutter
- Aperture
- ISO
Inverse Square Law
The Modes of a Digital Camera
- Full Auto
- Shutter Priority
- Aperture Priority
- Program Auto
- Manual
- Overview of other common modes (Additional modes are camera / model specific. Most common & specific modes of your camera are explained)
Taking Better Pictures
- Autofocus Focus Modes (One Shot / Servo / Continuous)
- Metering Modes (how it works, when to use a particular mode)
- Reducing Noise in your pictures
- Focus points / groups
- How to use these different modes to your advantage (small quiz)
Advanced Modes of your camera
- Picture Styles
  - Natural / Faithful
  - Standard / Portrait
  - Monochrome (when and how to apply inbuilt filters)
  - Custom Modes
- Exposure Compensation
- White Balance
  - Theory of White Balance
  - Light Source and understanding its Colour Temperature
- RAW Images
  - What exactly are RAW Images, what extra information do they contain when compared to JPG
  - Understanding JPG (overview)
  - RAW
  - Introduction to processing your images
Getting Creative with your Images (a quick walkthrough)
- Rule of Thirds
- Symmetry
- Leading Lines
- Patterns / Textures
- Golden Ratio
Post Processing
- Commonly available free, bundled (with your camera) and paid software
- Having a workflow
- Understanding the Histogram
- Highlights,Whites, Shadows, Blacks
- Saturation
- White Balance, Gray Cards
- Some basic corrections,
- Some tips to simplify your workflow
Photography for you
- Business or a hobby ?
- Considerations for my investment (your equipment)
Making the best of your equipment
- How to spend less and still get better results
- Do I really need better equipment
- Till how long can I hold off buying more stuff