Digital Photography - Editing COURSE CANCELLED (OL09L51B)

Course overview

Explore the creative possibilities of digital photography further by learning how to edit your favourite digital photographs. This workshop will take the fear and confusion out of the process and show you a wide range of the features of Pixlr.
Pixlr is a free online picture editing resource with no need to download or install. A great online tool and a good introduction to the creative world of photo editing. A good introduction for those thinking of investing in Photoshop.

The course is designed for those with basic IT skills and already familiar with their DSLR camera.

Learners will have the opportunity to engage with a wide range of photographic editing techniques using Pixlr to improve their photography. Different techniques will be taught to improve different kinds of photographic image such as converting landscape images to dramatic black and white, and retouching portraits like a pro!

Where This is an online course.

When Thursday, 7:00pm - 9:00pm from 5th November 2020 until 3rd December 2020 for 5 weeks.

Cost The full fee is £66.00. The concessionary fee is £34.00.

What you already need to know

Students should be confident using desktop or laptop computers for basic functions (e.g. file searches, connecting to wifi) and be familiar with accessing the internet.
To make the most of this course, learners should be familiar with using a digital SLR camera. A hybrid or bridge camera would also be suitable for this course. When enrolling please give the office details of your camera so that this can be passed to the tutor prior to the start of the course.

What you will learn

With Steve you will learn how to:

• Adjust exposure, colour, contrast and sharpness of images
• Rotate/Straighten and crop images
• Convert colour images to black and white like a master!
• Apply creative photo filters to images to make a wide variety of exciting images.
• Add text to an image to make gift cards, posters, etc.
• Develop images for use on the internet/email/social media
• Use the clone tool to remove dust spots and other unwanted elements

How you will learn it

Using the online medium you will learn directly from your tutor as well as through presentations, videos, online resources and group discussion. You will be working with your own camera and the photographs you have taken.

Bring to the first session

ACRES' online courses will be taught in real time using the video platform Google Meet, supported by other online resources. To ensure you get the most out of the course and can fully participate in the sessions you will interact with your tutor and other students through speaking, listening and the chat function, as well as being able to see each other via the video links, though you can turn off your camera and microphone at any time.

You will therefore need to have access to either a laptop, computer or portable device (eg tablet or phone) (this ideally needs to be less than 5 years old), with a camera / webcam and microphone, as well as a good broadband / Wi-Fi connection.

Though it is not essential, you may choose to create a separate email account for your online learning (preferably Gmail which is most compatible with Google Meet). This will give you the added security to allow you to share your email address with your tutor and other students on the course to enhance your learning experience, without disclosing your personal information.

At the start of the course and before each lesson your tutor will send you an invitation with a link to join the class and any further information including resources and equipment you will need for the lesson.


Materials and items you will need to do the course

A laptop with your saved images (Jpeg)

You will need to be able to access Google Meet at the same time, either on a different laptop or a portable device.

To avoid unnecessary cost please do not purchase any materials or textbooks until you are certain that your course will run. Course decisions are normally made a week prior to the course start date.

By enrolling on this course you agree to take responsibility for the safety, security and insurance of your own equipment. ACRES does not accept liability for any damage or loss caused by accident, or through the downloading or viewing of any malicious or illegal software or content whilst using the Internet, email, transferring of files to and from your DSLR camera, laptop and/or desktop computer or any other activity undertaken whilst on this course. If you have any questions regarding this please speak to your tutor or contact the ACRES office on 01825 761820.

Extra study or practice

How to enrol

You can enrol by phoning ACRES' House on 01825 761820 on Monday to Friday between 9:30 am and 4 pm. Alternatively, to register your interest in a course please email adultlearning@acres.org.uk with the course title and your contact details and a member of the team will call you back to enrol you on your chosen course.

Previous students say

This is a new topic for ACRES. Students who attended Steve's beginner course said:
"I learnt a lot about camera exposure including aperture, ISO, image composition and how to white balance an image. I will use this knowledge to better my photos."
"I will be able to improve my photos in the future and think about the whole picture before taking the photo."
"Thanks to Steve the tutor for being so patient"

Next steps within this subject with ACRES

Look out for more online Digital Photography courses with Steve in the New Year.

Future steps beyond ACRES

Find out about other courses with the National Careers Service for opportunities to extend your skills and knowledge.

Further information

Please visit the ACRES website, see our brochure, or alternatively contact a member of the team on 01825 761820.