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20 hours 27 minutes
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Take a journey online and become a first-class Photographer, with creative skills that will impress acquaintances and clients alike. This Professional Photography Diploma course provides the complete learning package for camera enthusiasts and budding shutterbugs. The learning modules offer expert coaching for producing images with perfect compositions, great lighting effects, and emotional power. You will surprise yourself with your photographic talents once you have completed the course and start to use professional equipment and techniques. As well as mastering editing and framing, you will even be guided on how to take stunning photos with mobile devices and start your own private business.
You may have to take a quiz or a written test online during or after the course. After successfully completing the course, you will be eligible for the certificate.
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this Professional Photography Diploma. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
Our Professional Photography Diploma is fully compatible with PC's, Mac's, Laptop, Tablet and Smartphone devices. This course has been designed to be fully compatible on tablets and smartphones so you can access your course on wifi, 3G or 4G. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.
Having these various qualifications will increase the value in your CV and open you up to multiple sectors such as Business & Management , Admin, Accountancy & Finance, Secretarial & PA, Teaching & Mentoring etc.
37 sections • 280 lectures • 20:27:00 total length
•Introduction to the Photography Masterclass: 00:03:00
•How Does a Camera Work: 00:01:00
•Lecture Types: 00:02:00
•Intro to Exposure: 00:02:00
•What is Aperture: 00:08:00
•What is Shutter Speed: 00:04:00
•What is ISO: 00:06:00
•The Exposure Triangle: 00:09:00
•Using the Exposure Meter: 00:09:00
•Metering Modes - Advanced Lesson: 00:03:00
•Exposure Compensation - Advanced Lesson: 00:04:00
•Dynamic Range - Advanced Lesson: 00:03:00
•HDR and Bracketing - Advanced Lesson: 00:02:00
•Reading a Histogram: 00:02:00
•What is an Exposure: 00:01:00
•Exposure Modes: 00:09:00
•Intro to Activities: 00:01:00
•Activity - Exposure: 00:01:00
•Intro to Composition: 00:01:00
•The Rule of Thirds: 00:03:00
•Negative Space: 00:02:00
•Leading Lines: 00:03:00
•Symmetry and Balance: 00:02:00
•Perspective and Angles: 00:07:00
•Backgrounds: 00:03:00
•Activity - Composition: 00:01:00
•Advanced - Shooting Portraits with Wide vs Telephoto Lenses: 00:01:00
•Intro to Focus and Depth of Field: 00:01:00
•Understanding Depth of Field: 00:03:00
•How to Get a Blurrier Background: 00:02:00
•Manual vs Auto Focus: 00:03:00
•Auto Focus Modes: 00:05:00
•Getting Sharp Focus on Fast Moving Objects: 00:03:00
•What is Bokeh: 00:01:00
•Viewfinder Focus: 00:01:00
•Activity - Fast Objects: 00:01:00
•Intro to Camera Anatomy: 00:01:00
•The Main Camera Features: 00:05:00
•Camera Scene Modes: 00:03:00
•File Types and Formats: 00:09:00
•DSLR va Mirrorless Cameras: 00:03:00
•The Sensor: 00:06:00
•Continuous and Burst Modes: 00:02:00
•Resolution and Quality: 00:03:00
•Intro to White Balance and Color: 00:01:00
•What is White Balance: 00:03:00
•The Kelvin Light Temperature Scale: 00:04:00
•Automatic Balance Modes: 00:03:00
•Color Modes and In-Camera Adjustments: 00:03:00
•Light Spectrum and Theory 20 hours ago more: 00:02:00
•Using Colors Creatively: 00:03:00
•Black and White Photography: 00:04:00
•Activity - Creative Color: 00:01:00
•Advanced - Custom White Balance: 00:03:00
•Intro to Lighting: 00:02:00
•Using Natural Light: 00:08:00
•Using Natural Light a Window: 00:03:00
•Using Artificial Light: 00:07:00
•Using the on Board Camera Flash: 00:03:00
•Using an External Flash: 00:10:00
•Using a Light Kit: 00:04:00
•Creative Lighting: 00:05:00
•Activity - Lighting: 00:01:00
•Intro to Mobile Photography: 00:02:00
•Using a Smartphone Camera: 00:03:00
•Exposing Properly With the Smartphone Camera: 00:01:00
•Tips for Shooting With Your Mobile Camera: 00:04:00
•Shooting in Low Light With a Smartphone: 00:07:00
•Mobile Camera Accessories: 00:02:00
•Using Portrait Mode: 00:03:00
•Intro to Cameras: 00:01:00
•Camera Types: 00:03:00
•What is Your Budget: 00:03:00
•How and Where to Buy a Camera: 00:02:00
•What is the Best Beginner Camera: 00:06:00
•How to Build Out Your Camera Kit: 00:03:00
•Introducing Our Chats: 00:01:00
•A Chat About Buying a New Camera: 00:21:00
•Intro to Lenses: 00:01:00
•A Deeper Dive into Focal Length: 00:07:00
•A Deeper Dive Into Aperture: 00:05:00
•Primes vs Zooms: 00:06:00
•Prime vs Zoom - Quality Comparison: 00:02:00
•Upgrading Your Lenses - Kit vs Pro: 00:01:00
•Lens Stabilization: 00:03:00
•Filter Demonstration: 00:03:00
•Specialty and Creative Lenses: 00:04:00
•How to Clean Your Camera Lens: 00:06:00
•Intro to Camera Accessories: 00:01:00
•Memory Cards: 00:04:00
•Batteries: 00:02:00
•Stabilization: 00:04:00
•Flashes and Lights: 00:02:00
•Camera Bags: 00:03:00
•Hard Drives: 00:03:00
•Sam's Favorite Bags: 00:03:00
•Intro to Scenarios: 00:01:00
•Intro and Tips for Portrait Photography: 00:02:00
•Portrait Photo Demo: 00:08:00
•Intro and Tips for Long Exposure Photography: 00:02:00
•Daytime Long Exposure Demo: 00:19:00
•Activity - Portrait: 00:01:00
•Nighttime Long Exposure: 00:09:00
•Activity - Long Exposure: 00:01:00
•Intro and Tips for Landscape Photography: 00:02:00
•Landscape Photo demo: 00:07:00
•Activity - Landscape: 00:01:00
•Intro and Tips for Product Photography: 00:03:00
•Product Photo Demonstration with Natural Light: 00:07:00
•Product Photography with Lights: 00:03:00
•Adding a Refiection: 00:02:00
•DIY Light Box: 00:05:00
•Activity - Product: 00:01:00
•Editing Product Photos: 00:14:00
•Intro and Tips for Low Light Photography: 00:02:00
•Low Light Demo: 00:08:00
•Activity - Low light: 00:04:00
•Intro and Tips for Sports and Action Photography: 00:02:00
•Sports Photography: 00:08:00
•Activity - Action and Sports: 00:01:00
•Intro and Tips for Macro Photography: 00:02:00
•Macro Photography Demo: 00:05:00
•Activity - Macro: 00:01:00
•Street Photo demo: 00:04:00
•Activity - Street and Architecture: 00:01:00
•Intro to Event Photography: 00:02:00
•A Chat About Event Photography: 00:04:00
•Bring the Right Tools: 00:05:00
•Be Aware of Your Surrounding: 00:05:00
•Be Quick With Your Settings: 00:05:00
•Capture the Details: 00:04:00
•An Overview of Shooting a Wedding: 00:10:00
•Activity - Events: 00:01:00
•Intro to Drone Photography: 00:01:00
•Our Recommended Drone Equipment: 00:06:00
•Drone Tips: 00:06:00
•Drone Demo: 00:12:00
•Activity - Aerial Photography: 00:01:00
•Intro and for Night Photography: 00:01:00
•Night Photo Demo: 00:04:00
•Activity - Night: 00:01:00
•Intro to Editing: 00:01:00
•Activity - Photo Editing: 00:01:00
•Intro Photoshop: 00:05:00
•Opening Photos in Photoshop CC: 00:05:00
•Cropping in Photoshop CC: 00:03:00
•White Balance in Photoshop CC: 00:04:00
•Proper Photo Editing Workflow in Photoshop Photoshop CC: 00:06:00
•Exposure Photoshop CC: 00:03:00
•Color and Saturation in Photoshop CC: 00:04:00
•Sharpening and Noise Reduction in Photoshop CC: 00:06:00
•Tone Curve in Photoshop CC: 00:03:00
•Effects - Vignettes, Grain, Dehaze in Photoshop CC: 00:04:00
•Saving and Exporting in Photoshop CC: 00:08:00
•HSL and Grayscale in Photoshop CC: 00:05:00
•Split Toning in Photoshop CC: 00:03:00
•Lens Corrections in Photoshop CC: 00:06:00
•Spot and Blemish Removal in Photoshop CC: 00:04:00
•Targeted Adjustments in Photoshop CC: 00:05:00
•Straighten and Transform Tools in Photoshop CC: 00:03:00
•Graduated, Radial, Brush Filters in Photoshop CC: 00:08:00
•Range Masks in Photoshop CC: 00:07:00
•Full Landscape Edit in Photoshop CC: 00:15:00
•Full Portrait in Photoshop CC: 00:11:00
•Cropping in Photoshop CC: 00:04:00
•Layer Panel Workflow in Photoshop CC: 00:02:00
•Making Photo Adjustment in Photoshop CC: 00:11:00
•Removing Background from Photo in Photoshop CC: 00:08:00
•Favorite Tools for Manipulating Photos in Photoshop CC: 00:10:00
•Exporting from Photoshop CC: 00:04:00
•Editing Togather an HDR Photo in Photoshop CC: 00:03:00
•Intro to Lightroom Classic CC: 00:05:00
•Importing and Organizing in Lightroom Classic CC: 00:11:00
•Crop and Rotate Lightroom Classic CC: 00:05:00
•White Balance in Lightroom Classic: 00:08:00
•Exposure in Lightroom Classic CC: 00:06:00
•Color and Saturation in Lightroom Classic CC: 00:04:00
•Sharpening and Noise Reduction in Lightroom Classic CC: 00:07:00
•Vignettes, Grain and Dehaze in Lightroom Classic CC: 00:06:00
•Exporting in Lightroom Classic CC: 00:10:00
•Lens Corrections in Lightroom Classic CC: 00:05:00
•Split Tone in Lightroom Classic CC: 00:05:00
•Removing Blemishes With the Heal and Clone Tools in Lightroom Classic CC: 00:08:00
•Graduated, Radial and Brush Adjustments in Lightroom Classic CC: 00:10:00
•Adjustment Brush Presets in Lightroom Classic CC: 00:03:00
•Range Masks in Lightroom Classic CC: 00:05:00
•Full Edit - Portrait in Lightroom Classic CC: 00:19:00
•Full Edit - Black and White Action in Lightroom Classic CC: 00:09:00
•Intro to Lightroom CC: 00:03:00
•Import and Organize in Lightroom CC: 00:10:00
•Crop and Rotate in Lightroom CC: 00:03:00
•White Balance and Saturation in Lightroom CC: 00:06:00
•Light - Exposure and Tone Curve in Lightroom CC: 00:08:00
•Color Mixer in Lightroom CC: 00:02:00
•Effects in Lightroom CC: 00:05:00
•Split Toning in Lightroom CC: 00:01:00
•Details in Lightroom CC: 00:05:00
•Optics in Lightroom CC: 00:03:00
•Geometry in Lightroom CC: 00:04:00
•Exporting and Sharing Lightroom CC: 00:02:00
•Healing and Clone Brushes in Lightroom CC: 00:04:00
•Brush Adjustments Lightroom CC: 00:04:00
•Radial and Linear Gradients Lightroom CC: 00:05:00
•Advanced Optione and Presets in Lightroom CC: 00:04:00
•Full Edit - Night Photo in Lightroom CC: 00:11:00
•Full Edit - Portrait in Lightroom CC: 00:14:00
•Editing Photos in Your Web Browses With Lightroom CC: 00:03:00
•Intro to Mac Photos: 00:02:00
•Importing and Organizing Mac Photos: 00:07:00
•Cropping and Rotating in Mac Photos: 00:05:00
•Exposure Adjustments in Mac Photos: 00:04:00
•White Balance in Mac Photos: 00:06:00
•Color, Saturation, HSL in Mac Photos: 00:06:00
•Noise Reduction and Sharpening in Mac Photos: 00:07:00
•Vignettes, Contrast, Black and White in Mac Photos: 00:06:00
•Exporting in Mac Photos: 00:06:00
•Full Edit -Portrait in Mac Photos: 00:10:00
•Full Edit - Landscape in Mac Photos: 00:09:00
•Intro to Google Photos: 00:02:00
•Importing and Organizing in Google Photos: 00:04:00
•Editing Photos in Google Photos in Google photos: 00:07:00
•Downloading and Sharing in Google Photos: 00:03:00
•Full Edit - Macro in Google Photos: 00:05:00
•Full Edit - Landscape in Google Photos: 00:06:00
•Intro to Photoshop Express: 00:01:00
•Importing and Understanding the Workspace in Photoshop Express: 00:04:00
•The Editing Workspace and Applying Filters in Photoshop Express: 00:03:00
•Crop and Rotate in Photoshop Expressle: 00:03:00
•Editing Photos in Photoshop Express: 00:07:00
•Red Eye Removal, Text and Frames in Photoshop Express: 00:04:00
•Removing Blemishes: 00:01:00
•Saving and Exporting in Photoshop Express: 00:02:00
•Creating Collages in Photoshop Express: 00:05:00
•Full Edit - Landscape in Photoshop Express: 00:05:00
•Full Edit - Product Photo in Photoshop Express: 00:05:00
•Intro to Snapseed: 00:01:00
•Opening Photos and Navigating the App: 00:05:00
•Making Adjustments and Editing Exposure: 00:05:00
•Cropping: 00:02:00
•White Balance: 00:02:00
•Details and Sharpening: 00:02:00
•Tone Curves: 00:03:00
•Rotate, Perspective and Expand: 00:04:00
•Making Edits to Selected Parts of an Image: 00:04:00
•Removing Blemishes and Healing Brush: 00:01:00
•Snapseed Photo Styles: 00:07:00
•Text and Frames: 00:02:00
•Saving and Exporting: 00:03:00
•Full Portrait Edit: 00:06:00
•Intro to Sharing: 00:02:00
•Online Platforms for Photographers: 00:09:00
•Having Success on Instagram: 00:07:00
•Activity - Portfolio: 00:01:00
•Creating a Portfolio with Wix: 00:17:00
•Chat about Having an Online Presence: 00:07:00
•Chat about Getting More Followers: 00:05:00
•A Chat about Best Web Platforms for Photographers: 00:06:00
•Intro to Starting a Photography Business: 00:01:00
•Starting a Photo Business: 00:04:00
•Finding Your First Client: 00:05:00
•Payments and Accounting: 00:02:00
•How Much Should You Charge: 00:05:00
•Contracts: 00:03:00
•Income and Expense Tracking: 00:03:00
•A Chat About Getting our First Clients: 00:06:00
•A Chat About the Gear You Need to Start a Business: 00:03:00
•A Chat About How Much You Should Charge: 00:09:00
•Intro to Stock Photography: 00:01:00
•The Best Stock Photos Sites to Sell on: 00:02:00
•Selling Stock Photography on Your Own: 00:03:00
•How Licensing: 00:04:00
•How to Print Your Photos: 00:03:00
•How Big Can You Print Your Photos: 00:02:00
•Framing: 00:02:00
•Intro and Tips for Wildlife Photography: 00:02:00
•Wildlife Photography Demonstration: 00:06:00
•Photo Chat - Sam's Archipelago Trip: 00:05:00
•Activity - Nature: 00:01:00
•Thank You and Conclusion Video: 00:03:00
•Assignment - Professional Photography Diploma: 00:00:00
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