Intermediate Digital Photography (class 1 of 5) Low Light Photography using ISO

If you’d like to emphasize a subject in your photo by blurring
other objects in your photo, then the aperture (or the F-Stop setting)
could be your new best friend.

But it has other uses as well.
For example, if you want to take a landscape picture with everything in
sharp focus, then aperture is the key.

In this class you’ll learn
what aperture is and how to use it to create that special photo. Some
things you’ll learn specifically are:

• What is aperture?
• What does a camera’s aperture look like physically?
• How to find and select an aperture setting on your camera.
• What the range of aperture values are for your camera
• How to interpret an aperture value like 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, etc.
  • What is its meaning related to light allowed into your camera?
  • What is the real meaning of the “apparently backwards” aperture value and its weird group of numbers?
  • How does it affect your photo?
  • Where your camera displays its aperture value before and after you take a picture.
  • How well your camera can use the aperture setting to blur a background.
  • When you would use a small or large aperture value.
  • How the aperture value relates to the amount light “seen” by your camera.

During
this class you’ll use your camera to find, interpret and select
aperture settings. Then to put this newfound knowledge to use, using
your camera, you’ll pick a low aperture value to emphasize one part of
your picture, take the picture and see how well it works. Then you’ll
pick a large aperture value to see how it affects your picture.

If time permits, you’ll learn the relation of aperture to shutter speed and ISO.

Classes are $80 for the series (5 classes) + $10 (paid in cash to the instructor) for your personal "cheat sheet book"

Warning! Before you save a seat for this class, be sure your camera lets you select aperture settings. Not all cameras do.

If
you don’t know how to select the aperture setting on your camera, the
instructor (Den DiMarco) will gladly prepare a “cheat sheet” for your
specific camera

To have one made for you, email your camera’s make
and model (for example, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP1 or Canon PowerShot ELPH
310 HS) to info@extraordinaryed.com. To give the instructor enough time
to prepare your cheat sheet, please send us your camera information at
least two days before the start of the class.

NOTE: Bring your
digital camera (and instruction manual, if available). This class is not
designed for iPhone (or cell phone) cameras.