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Mastering Manual – Take Your Camera Off Auto

Take Control of Your Camera
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Take Control of Your Camera
Platform: Udemy
Video: 54m
Language: English
Next start: On Demand

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Video Score: 7.7 / 10
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The average video length is 3 hours 19 minutes of 35 Digital Photography courses on Udemy.
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About the course

It’s time to take control of your camera!

You Need This Beginners Photography Course If:
•You are new to photography and want to learn how to use the manual functions
•You have had a camera for ages but have never taken it off AUTO
•You are getting frustrated with the photos you are getting on AUTO
•You have been misled into believing that using manual modes is difficult
Beginners Photography Course Content:
This course focuses only on the things you need to know to use the manual mode on your camera, all of the waffle is cut out.
It includes:
•How a camera works – laying the foundations
•The keys to great exposure
•ISO … stop being so sensitive….
•Exposure: to blur or not to blur
•Aperture / Depth of Field (f-stops)
•Aperture Priority mode – get great portraits and landscapes
•Shutter Priority mode – freeze or blur those moving subjects
•Manual mode – you are fully in control
It is Easier Than it Sounds…
That list may seem daunting but I will take you through it in such a way with fun practical exercises that will make it really easy to understand. I will only be covering the theory needed to master the manual mode on your camera. All the rest of the waffle has been cut out.
Some people like to make photography sound complicated but it really is not. I use simple language and fun examples and exercises to explain what you need to know.
Keeping it Simple
This is a beginner’s photography course, designed to take you from zero to hero. It is not a course for experts or even intermediates, we do not go into that level of complexity.
Tried & Tested Beginners Photography Training
This course has been tried, tested and refined based on the feedback of my coaching clients to ensure that by the end of this course you are confidently using the manual mode on your camera.
I hope you are excited to be learning how to get the most out of your digital camera, I am excited to be the one who is going to be teaching you.
I have boiled down everything that you need to know into easily understood plain English. The exercises have been designed to help you practice the techniques and to understand the key concepts. The exercises build on each other, so be sure to do them in the right order.
This course is designed for people with any type of digital camera including Compacts, Bridge and Digital Single Lens Reflex cameras (also known as Digital SLR or DSLR).
Why Take This Beginners Photography Course?
I am not going to pretend to know you or know what is motivating you to take great photographs. However, something has brought you to this website. Perhaps:
•You are going on the trip of a life time and want to capture the memories
•You want to take great photos of loved ones
•You are attending a special event such as a family wedding
•You want a career in photography
•You want a new hobby
No matter your reason, this course will get you mastering the manual mode on your camera and finally understanding photography.
Something For Every Learning Style
We all learn in different ways, some of us by reading, others by watching, many by doing or a combination of all three. That is why with this course you get:
•A full set of course videos for you to watch that explains everything.
•A complete course book for you to read with everything you need written down. This is a great reference book that you can keep referring back to.
•Lots of fun and simple exercises for you to do, to make sure you really understand what I am teaching you.
•“A picture paints a thousand words”, there are loads of photos, diagrams and tables.
•A complete set of the handouts that I use with my 1-2-1 clients.
•My special ‘Knowledge Checker’ quiz that helps you identify areas that you need to go back over to complete your learning.
•The course is yours to keep forever and go through as many times as you like – no extra charge.
Take this course now.

What can you learn from this course?

✓ How to use the Manual Mode on your Camera
✓ How a Camera Works
✓ ISO
✓ Aperture
✓ Shutter Speed
✓ Shutter Priority
✓ Aperture Priority
✓ How to get Perfect Exposure

What you need to start the course?

• Have a Camera, this is a practical course

Who is this course is made for?

• Photography beginners

Are there coupons or discounts for Mastering Manual - Take Your Camera Off Auto ? What is the current price?

The course costs $14.99. And currently there is a 25% discount on the original price of the course, which was $44.99. So you save $30 if you enroll the course now.
The average price is $23.2 of 35 Digital Photography courses. So this course is 35% cheaper than the average Digital Photography course on Udemy.

Will I be refunded if I'm not satisfied with the Mastering Manual - Take Your Camera Off Auto course?

YES, Mastering Manual – Take Your Camera Off Auto has a 30-day money back guarantee. The 30-day refund policy is designed to allow students to study without risk.

Are there any financial aid for this course?

Currently we could not find a scholarship for the Mastering Manual - Take Your Camera Off Auto course, but there is a $30 discount from the original price ($44.99). So the current price is just $14.99.

Who will teach this course? Can I trust Paul Darvell?

Paul Darvell has created 4 courses that got 43 reviews which are generally positive. Paul Darvell has taught 620 students and received a 4.0 average review out of 43 reviews. Depending on the information available, we think that Paul Darvell is an instructor that you can trust.
Professional Photography Trainer
Hi, I am Paul Darvell and I am the luckiest man alive as I get to combine my two favourite things: coaching and photography. Having been a keen photographer since a child, I was always destine to work in photography. Photography is in my genes, my father was a keen competition photographer.

I have two Photography businesses. The first is Henley-on-Thames Photo Walks, a photography training company. The second business is Landlord Photography, a specialist property photography company.

Running Henley-on-Thames Photo Walks is the best job in the world. I love taking a novice photographer and quickly providing them with all the skills they need to take great photos.

As well as being a photographer and photography trainer, I am also a published author in Photography and have several books to my name.
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Platform: Udemy
Video: 54m
Language: English
Next start: On Demand

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