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Few Spaces Left for Landscape Course

Welcome to the Digital Photography Courses September 2010 newsletter. We still have three spaces left for the Landscape, Nature and Bird Photography Course at Rutland Water this weekend 4/5th September so if you would like to join this course visit here ASAP to book.

http://www.digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/awbc/index.html

I've had to move the Portrait and Night Time Photography Course back by two weeks in October so it will now take place on Sunday 17th October.

http://www.digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/portrait-low-light.html

Nikon & Canon Camera Buying Guide

A new addition to the website this month is a Canon and Nikon camera buying guide. This offers advice on choosing a camera at various price points along with suggestions on which lenses to choose. We plan to offer advice on other makes as we get time. You can visit the pages here:

http://www.digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/camera-buying-guide-nikon.html

http://www.digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/camera-buying-guide-canon.html

http://www.digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/which-dslr-camera-should-i-buy.html

Last Months Project - Sunsets

Last month's project was to take a beautiful sunset and we had some lovely evenings in between the rain. This one was taken at Saddington Reservoir just after the sun wen down at about 8.15pm.

This Month's Project

Your mission this month, should you choose to accept it is to do a close up of a bee or butterfly on a flower. The summer is quickly coming to an end so this might be your last chance before the Spring. Remember to use a telephoto lens wide open to get the background out of focus. See sample pictures here:

http://www.digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/photography-course-bird-landscape.html

Turn your hobby into a freelance photography career?

This intensive photography course is aimed at helping you to earn money from your hobby. It includes one to one private tuition for one month of practical exercises with feedback. It also includes business and marketing advice so if you fancy a career as a semi professional or freelance photographer then this is the ideal starter course for you.

Our latest offering is a month long fast track photography course aimed at those people who want to earn some money from their photography. This intensive private tuition incorporates most of our one day Photoshop and photography courses run over a month long period. This is followed by several set projects with feedback which need to be completed within a month. The courses included are:

• Beginners Photography Course,
• Intermediate Photography Course
• Portrait Photography Course
• Low-light & Night Photography Course
• Photoshop Basics course
• HDR & RAW Photography Course
• Business and Marketing Advice

You can find more details at

http://www.digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/intensive-photography-course.html

FAQ -Whats the difference between DSLR & Bridge Camera?

The most obvious difference visually is the size. Bridge (or hybrid cameras) are generally smaller but may look very similar to a digital SLR camera. The main technical differences are:

The the lens on a bridge camera cannot be removed. This is not a major problem as they often have a 10x to 20x zoom lens.The equivalent - if you could buy one- would be a 30mm to 600mm zoom.

Digital SLR's on the other hand are quite large and heavy by comparison but do allow you to replace the standard lens for a wider or more telephoto lens. This allows you to fit a telephoto or longer zoom lens so you can take pictures of small objects, maybe birds or small animal, from further away without them appearing as a dot on the picture. Most serious amateurs and professional photographers would only ever use an SLR but If you only ever plan to take snapshots then buy a digital compact or bridge camera and keep it with you at all times.

A Hybrid Bridge SLR has an electronic viewfinder, rather like that found on a video camcorder, rather than the optical one found in a DSLR. Technically these cameras are nearer to compact cameras in as much that the sensor size is smaller than a Digital SLR and you cannot remove the lens. The similarity come with the fact that you do view the image directly through the lens via the electronic viewfinder. The advantage of these cameras over a normal compact is they usually have a 10 -20 times optical zoom compared to the normal 3 to 5 times zoom on a standard compact camera.

Part Payment Gift Vouchers

Thank's to Ian Pinion for his excellent idea of offering lower value photography course gift vouchers. These are already proving quite popular and are a great option for a keen photographer to get their photography course paid for by their friends and family. The vouchers are available in £25, £50, £75, £100 and £135 options and can be used towards any Photoshop or photography course.

Upcoming Course Dates

Saturday 4th September 2010 Bird & Nature Photography Course at Rutland Water £135 - four spaces Sunday 5th September 2010 Bird & Nature Photography Course at Rutland Water £135 six spaces If your are into bird or nature photography then this course at Rutland Water is perfect for you.

Saturday 11th September 2010 - Beginners DSLR - one space

Our most popular beginners DSLR course. Just read the feedback from students

Sunday 12th September 2010 - Beginners DSLR - two spaces

An extra course at this popular time of year just as the camera clubs re-commence.

Saturday 2nd October 2010 - Beginners DSLR - one space

The leaves should be changing colour about now so this is a great time to get those Autumn pix.

Sunday 17th October 2010- Portrait, Low Light & Night time Photography £135 - Three spaces This very popular course, just before Halloween and Bonfire night, will show you how to take portraits by candle light, scary portraits, fireworks pictures, buildings at night, car light trails and much more.

Saturday 23rd October 2010 - Beginners DSLR - NEW COURSE DATE

The leaves should be changing colour about now so this is a great time to get those Autumn pix.

Sunday 24th October 2010 - Beginners DSLR - NEW COURSE DATE

The leaves should be changing colour about now so this is a great time to get those Autumn pix.

Photoshop Courses - Help us to help you.

We are planning to run extra Photoshop courses during the winter months so it would help us if we know which version of Photoshop you have & what courses would you like? Please complete this short survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/695F3PS

Student Testimonials

"I now feel much more confident in using my settings correctly instead of just using full auto. I'm impressed by the improvement in my photos after just a few hours. Having someone to tell you how to improve photographs as you take them rather than afterwards is invaluable" - Elizabeth Hammond

"I enjoyed the course and especially that everything was explained in understandable "human" term. Being able to understand the various manual functions will definitely improve my photography." - Katy Hanby

"Excellent course! Really good introduction to photography and just what I needed. I can't wait to go out and take more pictures." - Caroline Hart

Students Pictures from a August courses

See more pictures from August Students Here

http://www.digitalphotographycourses.co.uk/2010-august-gallery.html

We hope you have enjoyed this newsletter

Best Wishes

Glen

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