Camera Course Timings
9.30 -10am Arrival, coffee & biscuits 10.00am camera settings & theory
12.30 -1.00pm light lunch (included)
1pm-3pm Practical photography
3pm-4pm Review photographs
4pm-5pm Photo-editing Demonstration
5pm Questions & course feedback
DSLR Course Requirements
Digital SLR Camera
Extra lenses - optional
External flashgun - optional
Fully charged battery and/or a spare
Empty memory card
Any other kit you need explaining
change of shoes if wet.
Please ensure you have a fully charged battery as we will be using your camera a lot and batteries do to tend to run out. For batteries and cards at huge discounts visit www.mymemory.co.uk
Beginners Digital Photography Courses From Derby
Digital Photography Courses are located about 45 miles from Derby and the journey should take about 65 minutes. See Below for directions.
Our Digital Photography Course will teach you how to take stunning photographs in just one day.
On the left of each page you will find a list of different photography courses, dates, student pictures and FAQs.
Our practical hands on one day Beginners Digital SLR photography courses are limited to six students and will suit anyone from the complete beginner to the intermediate Digital SLR photographer. Beware of some lesser camera courses who will happily take up to 40 students in a lecture theatre with very little hands on photography. See here for One to One Private Tuition
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Head east on Albert St toward Exchange St |
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Corporation St |
351 ft |
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Derwent St |
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Turn right to merge onto Eastgate/A52 Continue to follow A52 |
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Take the exit toward M1/Long Eaton/Sandiacre/Risley |
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At the roundabout, take the 5th exit onto the M1 ramp |
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Merge onto M1 |
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At junction 21, exit onto A5460 toward Leicester |
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Take the ramp to Lubbesthorpe Way/A563 |
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Sharp left at Lubbesthorpe Way/A563 Continue to follow A563 |
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Keep left at the fork Continue to follow A563 Go through 2 roundabouts |
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Leicester Rd/A6 Continue to follow A6 Go through 4 roundabouts |
6.4 mi |
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Turn right at Church Rd |
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At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto High St |
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Turn left at Smeeton Rd |
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Continue onto Main St |
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Main St turns slightly right and becomes Saddington Rd |
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Turn left at Westerby Ln Destination will be on the right |
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Leicester LE8 0RA UK
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These One Day Digital SLR Photography Courses are limited to six students and will suit anyone from the complete beginner to the intermediate DSLR photographer.
Many novice photographers tend to use their expensive Digital camera on the fully auto setting and are often unimpressed by the average results this achieves. This one day photography course will will explain when to use all the other settings and show you how to take stunning photographs you will be proud to hang on your wall.
Suitable for complete novice
All our Digital SLR photography courses start off with the absolute basics and progress, step by step, through to some of the more technical aspects. Each camera operation or photography lesson is followed by a demonstration then a practical session.
After the camera and outdoor practical photography sessions we review the images and offer constructive feedback. This is followed by photo-editing tutorial where we will show you how to get the very best from your your photographs. You can see picture from previous photography course students here
During these photography courses you will learn:
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How to get off the Fully Auto snapshot setting
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When to use the Auto, P, S, TV,A, AV or Manual settings
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How to get the pictures you visualize.
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How to get everything in all your picture sharp
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How to deliberately get a blurry background
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How to get the correct exposure in difficult lighting
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All about ISO and which setting to use in which lighting
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Which camera kit to buy and how to save money
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The difference between image size and image quality
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The different White Balance settings
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The Motor Drive and Self Timer
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How to use the flash settings and fill in flash.
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How to avoid out of focus or blurry pictures
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An explanation of how different lenses work
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Composition & the correct use of the zoom lens
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How to use the very special universal zoom
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Photo-editing - improve, crop, resize & email images
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All courses also include a free step by step pocket guide to action, landscape & portrait photography
During the course you will learn how to photograph:
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Perfect portraits
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Lovely Landscapes
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Fabulous Flowers
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Great Groups
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Exciting Action Pictures
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Artful Architecture
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Super Silhouettes
Please Contact Us If You Have Any Questions
email - glen@digitalcameracourses.co.uk or call 0116 279 6906
Student Testimonials
A really wonderful photography course with excellent one to one tuition. I feel much more confident using my camera & I'm very pleased with all my photographs.
Many Thanks
Karen Kirk
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This course covered much more than I expected but it wasn't rushed. Glen has a relaxed teaching style and if your not sure about anything he's patient and happy to re-track until you understand.
Tommy Needham
This camera course made everything simple to understand and it makes you want to take the camera with you everywhere. I will look at landscape scenes from a totally different perspective now.
Norman Plummer
This Photography course offered the perfect mix of theory and practical photography. It's a brilliant way to learn how to take perfect pictures.
I would definitely recommend any amateurs wanting to learn how to use their cameras properly.
Tom Pugh
I thoroughly enjoyed the day and after four years of owning a digital camera I've learned more in one day than I had in the previous four years put together. At last I understand what I'm doing and I look forward to taking much better photographs.
Derek Welsh
A fantastic day. I've learnt so much. Thank you Glen. I'll definitely be returning to do other courses as you explain everything in such a clear way. Really enjoyable. I really enjoyed the lunch too.
Suzanne Hack



