Digital Photography Taster

About this course

This introductory session combines composition guidance with selected technical exercises. Participants explore ways to frame more engaging images, review basic camera care, and use fast shutter-speed exercises to see how shutter speed affects photographs. The session also compares wide and long lenses, focusing on how focal length can be used creatively. The course provides an introduction to working with a digital camera beyond its simplest settings, with feedback on participants’ images and suggestions for further development. Manual mode, ISO, aperture and shutter speed are not covered in full.

What you'll learn

• Apply introductory composition techniques when framing photographs
• Use fast shutter-speed exercises to explore shutter speed
• Compare wide and long lenses through creative use of focal length
• Identify basic camera-care practices

Is this course right for you?

The session is designed for complete beginners and people who want to understand their camera beyond the auto setting. It involves guided practical exercises, image review and feedback, with no prior photography experience or manual-mode knowledge required.

• Suitable for learners new to digital photography
• Uses step-by-step guidance through semi-automatic camera settings
• Includes feedback on images and suggested next steps

Before you go

• Participants should bring a mirrorless, DSLR or compact camera with full manual controls.
• A camera can be lent to participants who do not have one.