Creative Digital Photography

For those looking to get the most out of their digital SLR camera, this eight-week intensive course provides a structured and detailed introduction to digital photography. From learning to take really great photgraphs to enhancing them further on your computer this in-depth course will show you how!

You will learn to use a digital SLR camera competently and understand how to use photographic techniques to achieve creative affects. You will be able to identify and look for good composition, and have the basic skills to use digital imaging software with confidence. You will understand about different file formats and file sizes, and be able to crop, re-touch, adjust the colour balance and contrast of your images. You will look at the differences of natural light and available/artificial light as well as portable flash and different filters used for colour correction and white balance functions. Students will be able to use exposure techniques to improve image quality, use camera filters for correction and effect, understand the mechanics of the camera and understand theories of composition. You will also understand editing, print finishing and presenting your work.

Please see the Creative Digital Photography
Course Modules for more details.

Course Overview:

Who is this course aimed at?
This intensive yet straightforward photography course combines elements of our basic and intermediate courses over an eight-week period. It is aimed at those with film 35mm digital SLR cameras, new to photography, who wish to study all its elements in a cohesive yet supportive study programme.

Progression Routes
Creative Digital Photography prepares students for academic study and vocational opportunities and all our Advanced Photography courses.

When do we hold Creative Digital Photography classes?
Creative Digital Photography is an evening course, running over eight weeknights. Please see our Photography Course Schedule for more details. If you feel that you might like to attend this course but you think you can not commit to the duration of the course or you maybe restricted by time commitments you might be interested in either of our Digital SLR, Camera Techniques or our Digital Image Manipulation courses. These are also beginners to intermediate courses in Photography and contain some of the same modules and can be taken independently to suit other time commitments.

How do you join our photography classes?
To join the Creative Digital Photography course please check dates, prices and availability on our Photography Course Schedule page and then fill out our Enrolment Form. If you are a group wishing to book the course please also contact us through our Course Enquiry form or call 020 7793 0000 between 10.00am and 4.00pm.

Where do we hold our photography classes?
We hold most of our photography courses on our premises in the Clapham Leisure Centre, details of how to get there can be found on our Zoom In Location page. However, we do also use other nearby premises for our courses and we will inform you when confirming your booking if the location is different.

If you are a group wishing to book the course it is possible that we can bring the course to your premises please contact us through our Course Enquiry form or call 020 7793 0000 between 10.00am and 4.00pm.

Zoom In is a small community based organisation details of which can be found on our About Zoom In pages. Please see our Beginners Courses page for other introductory and beginner level courses.

Course Terms & Conditions