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BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY FROM SCRATCH WITH DSRL OR PROFESSIONAL CAMERA

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Hello, I am Melbin publicist, communicator, speaker and photographer.

Who is this course for?
For beginners with an interest in photography and who want to express themselves through images.

Requirements to take the course
1. To take this course you will need a lot of passion and any type of digital camera that allows you to change the lens

2. To post-produce your images, you will need a computer with Adobe Photoshop (you can download the free trial from Adobe's website).

What will you learn in this course?

You will start by meeting Melbin, who will tell you about his experience as a photographer and teacher. He will also show you some of the artists who inspire him and encourage him to continue taking pictures.

Next, you will see the different types of cameras and lenses, identifying their pros and cons, and how they differ depending on their objective. Next, you'll learn what's inside your camera: the sensor and pixel counter. You will complete the unit learning how to take care of your material.

You will study in a summary and didactic way the most important parts of a camera: sensor, lens, diaphragm, trigger and shutter. Melbin will introduce you to the concept of the exhibition.

You will continue getting to know your camera's menu, studying the different shooting modes, size and format, white balance, etc.

You will learn about the types of sharpening you can apply to your photos and how you can control the exposure.

Then, it will be time to take photos. You will start by taking a group photo with a series of figures in a row, which will help you understand the concepts of depth of field, focus and exposure.

You'll learn how to take timed shots by taking a self-portrait, which Melbin will use to help you better understand focus, black and white settings, and high and low key in your photos.

We'll talk about warm tones and moving people in your photos, to explain about freezing and bursts.

Finally, you will see the different lenses of a camera, which will help you understand how an angle lens, a telephoto lens, their perspectives and depths of field work.

Finally, you will see how to edit your photos in a simple way. You will learn the differences between the available software and learn how to import, organize and retouch your photos in Adobe Photoshop. Finally, you'll discover the best way to export your images, depending on your purpose, and how to share them with the world!

Location

Online via webcam

General info

Age:
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
60 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes
The class is taught in:Spanish, English

About Me

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I am Melbin, a graduate of the Advertising Career (Graphic Design), a lover of cameras and what photography transmits, I have several specialties such as: Portraiture, Environment, Night Photography and others. I have been using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign for more than 15 years to do all kinds of professional work.

Education

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Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (Publicist)
Complutense University (Photography)
Dallas English School (English)
Domestika (Professional retouching with photoshop and advertising retouching)

Experience / Qualifications

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More than 10 years of experience as a Graphic Design teacher, 6 years of experience as a basic, advanced photography and lighting teacher
Hello, I am Melbin publicist, communicator, speaker and photographer. In this course you will learn to master Adobe Photoshop, the most used tool for image processing and digital retouching. With this course you will learn how to use Adobe Photoshop even if you have never used the program before. Through a series of practical lessons you will discover everything you need to know to become a digital design and editing professional. You will start by getting to know the interface and the main tools of Adobe Photoshop. You will learn to manage and combine documents, work with layers, selections and something fundamental in this type of project: masks. Then you will immerse yourself in the world of photomontage and acquire fundamental knowledge about the size and resolution of the image. In addition, you will learn to use transformations to be able to visually capture everything you propose. Later, you will discover the immense universe of possibilities that working with brushes in Photoshop offers you. You'll also learn how to use the retouching tools to rebuild, clean up, and enhance your photos and images with a flawless, realistic finish. Then you will learn to design a post for social networks and in the advanced you will see how fashion, beauty and film professionals retouch their photographs
Hello, I am Melbin publicist, communicator, speaker and photographer. During these two courses you will learn in detail how they work and what the main Illustrator tools are to create vectorized designs such as flyers, posts, business cards or book covers, even without prior experience. In this course you will learn to master Adobe Illustrator, the most used tool for vector processing. With this course you will learn how to use Adobe Illustrator even if you have never used the program before. Through a series of practical lessons you will discover everything you need to know to become a design professional. You will start by getting to know the interface and the main tools of Adobe Illustrator. You will learn to manage and combine documents. Then you will learn to design a post for social networks. Additional Information Who is it addressed to? These are introductory courses and no prior knowledge of any kind is necessary, so they are aimed at anyone interested in taking their first steps in Adobe Illustrator. Technical requirements ⦁ Adobe Illustrator ⦁ Windows 7 (or higher) or MacOS El Capitan (or higher) operating system.
Hello, I am Melbin publicist, communicator, speaker and photographer. Learn to edit your editorial projects with Adobe InDesign like a professional. During the 4 courses you will learn in detail how they work and what the main InDesign tools are to create editorial projects, whether you have never touched Adobe software and are interested in editing your projects, or you are familiar with the programs and want to create an editorial project. like a pro. You will start by getting to know the Adobe InDesign interface, how it is structured and what the main tools and functions of the program are. You'll create a document from scratch and configure its size, margins, and columns to start working. In the second course you will understand the keys to work with text. You will discover what digital typography is, paragraph and character attributes, tables, and how to configure different styles to speed up your work. Your next course will focus on how to work with shapes and images. You'll start by creating simple shapes and container frames and then learn how to work with images imported from other programs in the Adobe suite. In the fourth course you will discover the full potential of the main tools that InDesign has for the editorial workflow. You will learn everything you need to know about pagination, colors, libraries, book files and tables of contents. Finally, the last course will be focused on teaching you how to export your project for different outputs, whether for printing or for a digital platform or PDF, among other options.

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