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Training Course for Digital SLR?

  • 06-01-2010 12:33pm
    #1
    durkadurka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Just bought the wife a Canon 500d SLR for christmas.

    At the moment she's just using the default auto setting but would like to do more.

    She's particularly interested in photographing the kids and just wants to take better photos and utilise the functionality of the camera a bit more.

    Could anyone suggest a traning course she could go on (Dublin preferably)- maybe a half day or full day type thing?


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  • #2
    hoganpoly
    Registered Users Posts: 604 ✭✭✭hoganpoly


    http://www.iop.ie/ is the best so i hear, or i think if you bought a new canon they included free training maybe on certain models though,enjoy


  • #3
    CabanSail
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 9,047 CMod ✭✭✭✭CabanSail


    Does she understand Exposure?

    If she doesn't then you may be better off getting her a book which is highly reccomended here called Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson.

    That will help her to get to know how cameras operate & then the manual that came with the camera will make more sense.


  • #4
    durkadurka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭durkadurka


    She and I know nothing about exposure!!! We point and click really!

    Might buy her the book in advance too then! Just looking up the canon website and it looks like she does get a free half day so we'll take it from there.

    They are also giving €55 cashback from the website for this camera.

    Quite a good deal all told.


  • #5
    CabanSail
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 9,047 CMod ✭✭✭✭CabanSail


    From what I hear about that book it will be a very good investment. Get it & read up a bit before doing the half day course, that way you will get more from that training as you will have some grasp of the way light works already.

    You can also ask here for assistance. It's all part of the learning & is a lot of fun.


  • #6
    durkadurka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,207 ✭✭✭durkadurka


    Thanks a lot guys. I'll be asking you about the correct zoom lens next....


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  • #7
    CabanSail
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 9,047 CMod ✭✭✭✭CabanSail


    durkadurka wrote: »
    Thanks a lot guys. I'll be asking you about the correct zoom lens next....


    .... and we will be asking why you need it? :D


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