Beginners Photography - Macro Photography
Learn the fundamentals of using your digital camera in a fun and supportive environment
Explore how to use manual and semi-automatic modes, control shutter speed, aperture and ISO, and improve your composition skills.
With hands-on practice, you’ll build confidence and start capturing more creative images, including macro photography
Overview
When Semester 1, 2026
How On Campus
Unleash your creative potential by discovering the shooting advantages of using manual modes and controlling shutter speed, aperture and ISO, using Macro Photography as one of our main subjects.
You will learn composition tips, tricks and techniques to further define your individual style and progress to the next level on your photographic journey.
This course offers a blend of helpful theory in easy-to-understand terms, clear demonstrations and student practicals so you can put the theory into practice. Includes course notes and lecturer/class/student feedback.
You will gain these skills:
- Learn how your DSLR and mirrorless cameras work
- How to control the camera using manual and semi-automatic modes
- Using shutter speed, aperture and ISO to achieve better exposures and more creative outcomes
- Understanding exposure
- Choosing the right equipment for the job
- File formats – convenience versus quality
- Qualities and quantities of light, and when to shoot
- Creative framing and composition
- Macro photography
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