Photography Course for Beginners: Composition Skills
Learn creative camera skills with our photography courses in Sydney.
Once you have mastered the basics of your camera's settings and functions you will need to learn the creative tools integral to the photographic language. Colour, light, contrast, balance, rhythm, movement, and the elements of design are the building blocks photographers use to draw out the beauty in a subject and bring their creative vision to life. This creative Photography course opens your world beyond the point and shoot and begins your journey to developing your own individual style, teaching you the concepts and rules first and how and when to break them.
This creative Photography course will help you to become more deliberate and more considered with your choices when approaching a shot, and begin to think more like a professional photographer would. If you want to learn to create images with real impact the this course is for you!
Learning outcomes
It is intended that by the end of this course you should be able to:
- Understand the role of creativity and imagination in the composition of photographs
- Study the work of leading photographers, their styles, techniques and creative approach
- Make effective decisions which balance technical, creative & practical choices
- Understand the use of line, shape, colour, movement, repetition, texture scale & value in the composition of photographic images
- Understand cropping, framing, simplification, counterpoint, juxtaposition in the composition of photographic images.
Ideal for
This course is for anyone who has completed Photography Course for Beginners or an equivalent course. Special consideration can be given to students who feel they meet the requirements, please see the learning outcomes of Photography Course for Beginners. You should take particular interest if you have are looking to focus on taking better composed images that communicate more.
Course content
Week 1: Design principles
- Visual weight
- Contrast & Balance
- Harmony & Unity
- Variety
- Repetition, Rhythm & Movement
- Emphasis
- Gradation
- 3D Form & Shading
- Practical shoot
Week 2: Design Elements
- Lines & Dynamic Diagonals
- Triangles / 3 points of interest
- Curves & Shapes
- Patterns
- Textures
- Colour, Value & Luminance
- Practical shoot
Week 3: Design Considerations
- Space, Proximity & Density
- Positive & Negative Space
- Scale & Proportion
- Rules of Thirds & Odds
- Contextualising backgrounds
- Practical shoot
Week 4: Image Capture
- Camera Positioning & Elevation
- Shoot angle
- Point of view
- Framing
- Edge of the frame
- Simplification & Cropping
- Practical shoot
Week 5: Photographer processes
- Shoot attitude & planning
- Approach & behaviours
- Scene visualisation
- Post-production cropping
- Post-production photo editing
- Practical shoot
What to bring to class
- Digital SLR Camera + lens
- SD Card with a minimum of 8gb of memory
- 1 fully charged camera battery
- Tripod or monopod is helpful but not a requirement
Classes
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Great reasons to enrol in a short course with us
Small classes
A personal approach means quality learning, so you can enjoy plenty of interaction with your instructor and the chance to ask questions.
Short & sweet
Our short courses & workshops get straight to the point, providing the skills you need with minimal commitment of your precious time.
Facilities & equipment
Our range of venues suit every type of course, are easy to get to, and have the equipment and tech needed to support your learning.
Easy, secure enrolment
Enrol online 24/7 with a safe, convenient 3-step process, and you can change your mind up to 7 days before class starts.
Quality instructors
Our educators bring first-hand experience and knowledge, with up-to-the-minute practices from diverse industries.
For business, or pleasure
Our courses help you rapidly increase your skills and knowledge, for professional development or personal interest.
Course testimonials:
Lubna said:I was recommend to attend this course by a friend who had had done this course himself and I was not disappointed. Richard is a knowledgeable and patient tutor and I learnt immensely from this course. The content for the course material was good and I enjoyed doing the assignments. I will surely be attending others courses that are taught by Richard. Cheers
Warren said:Great course and well executed.
Anna said:Overall the course helped me to look at my world differently. It brought my photography skills to a whole new level.
Chirag said:Richard is a very knowledgeable teacher.The course design and length was perfect. This really helped me to think beyond just photography and widen my understanding of visual art in general. I discovered and learned why I shoot the way I do and that really helped me to understand my style. Richard was amazing every week pushing our own creative boundaries. I'm so gald I did this course :)
Brett said:I enjoyed the course simply for what it was. A more theoretical approach to photographic technique. It achieved what I wanted it to in terms of improving the way I go about taking photos
