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Digital Photography 101

This 10-week course is designed to introduce the basic concepts, controls and tools of digital photography. Students will learn basic camera controls, exposure controls, depth of field, white balance and the fundamentals of composition through classroom discussions, visual examples, and hands-on outdoor photo walks.

Part-Time Course - ONLINE + ON LOCATION

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Course Info

This course will run on Zoom, supplementing studio shoots and lighting demos through online software demonstrations. For certain sessions, students will meet in-person on outdoor photo walks in Vancouver, with social distancing measures in place.

Students outside Vancouver are also welcome to take the course online. For photo walk sessions, you may take your own photos in your own location, and show them to the class the following week. If you are outside Vancouver’s time zone, please take note the course takes place in Pacific (Vancouver) Time, so adjust your schedule accordingly.

At the end of this course you will have more confidence in using your camera and equipment, an understanding of basic photographic principles, increased skill in manipulating creative tools and a renewed excitement for what photography has to offer. Whether you are an aspiring professional, a dedicated hobbyist or a weekend warrior, this course is sure to satisfy your taste for image making!

All classes run Thursday evenings, 6:15pm – 9:15pm Pacific (Vancouver) Time.

Prerequisites: None
Number of Classes: 10

Upcoming Course Dates

May 13, 2021

August 26, 2021

Class Outline

Class 1: Dissecting your Digital SLR (Online)

Class 2: The ins and outs of Exposure Control (Online)

Class 3: Photo Walk 1 (On Location)

Class 4: White Balance and Review of Photo Walk images (Online)

Class 5: Depth of Field and Composition (Online)

Class 6: Photo Walk 2 (On Location)

Class 7: Review of Photo Walk images + Hollywood lighting patterns (Online)

Class 8: Intro to post production with phone apps and Adobe Lightroom (Online)

Class 9: Photo Walk 3 (Night Shoot on location at Science World)

Class 10: Post production, final portfolio review, Q&A. (Online)

MAURICIO OROZCO

Mauricio Orozco is an advertising and commercial photographer. Born in Mexico City and educated at the Brooks Institute in California, he now calls Vancouver his home. His philosophy is simple, to collaborate with his clients to create images of their products and ideas in a strong and clear way. Some of his clients include: Creative Engine Branding and Design, Bare Advertising, University of British Columbia, BC Hydro, BBA Engineering, Grupo Modelo, Kobex Resources Canada, Atkinsons of Vancouver among others. Some of his images are also represented by Farmboy Fine Arts. www.orozco.ca

Tuition and Registration Information

Canadian

$375 CAD

International

$375 CAD

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Please note that letters of acceptance are not issued for part-time courses, and that the course may be cancelled if student enrollment is low.

If Pacific Time Zone is convenient, international students may opt to take this course online.

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