Introduction to Digital Photography

If you want to take great photographs, the first step is understanding the different types of cameras and how to use their manual settings. Both amateurs and aspiring professionals will learn how to use a digital camera properly.

We'll start by learning about the variety of cameras on the market, from point-and-shoot to digital SLR. Then we'll look at the essential manual controls every photographer should know, followed by tips on organizing and archiving your photos - because after this workshop, you'll take a lot of pictures!

This workshop will cover:

• Types of digital cameras, components, features and functions
• How to determine which camera is right for you
  
• Using automatic and manual exposure controls
• Setting image formats, size and quality
• Automatic and manual focus controls, custom functions and selecting AF points
• Transferring and organizing images on the computer
• Backup and archiving image files

If you have a digital camera, bring it and your user's manual! Because individual cameras vary widely, we won't have time to go through settings for each one. Your user's manual is a handy shortcut to your camera's specific controls.

Dana Romanoff

Related Classes & Workshops

Below is a list of classes & workshops that are related to the one you are reading about now. We also encourage you to take a look at our "help me choose" page for much more information on choosing which BDA program is right for you.

Optional Payment Plan for Transitions Certificate Programs:

We want to make our training as accessible as possible so we offer a simple payment plan for our Transitions Certificate Programs. Each of the 4 payments is 25% of the total registration fee with no finance charges or other costs. The first payment will be taken when you register and the remaining 3 payments are paid every month for the following 3 months (detailed payment information in the table below). It's easy to take advantage of this option and we encourage you to sign up early since these programs often fill up fast! If you're interested, don't register online. Instead, please contact BDA staff at 303-800-4647 or email us with the name and start date of the program you wish to attend (info@boulderdigitalarts.com) and we'll get you setup, take your first payment, and confirm your registration.

 

Payment Program Details

	BDA Member	Non-Member
Payment 1 Paid at time of registration.	$17.25	$22.25
Payment 2 Due one month after registration.	$17.25	$22.25
Payment 3 Due two months after registration.	$17.25	$22.25
Payment 4 Due three months after registration.	$17.25	$22.25
Note: registrants using the payment plan are not eligible for the early registration discount and always pay the standard registration fee ($69.00 for BDA members and $89.00 for non-members).