Trent University - Continuing Education

This one-day workshop is an introduction to photography for beginners who want a foundation from which to build their skills. It begins with a discussion of position and timing, two fundamental aspects of photography, and moves through some of the important aspects of photography such as light, design aspects and basic technical aspects such as: the exposure triangle, depth of field and camera details. There is also time allocated for making photographs in the field and for sending a photograph for analysis after the class.

This course is meant as an introductory photography course and is designed as a precursor for a more detailed 6-week photography course, Creating Meaningful Photographs. Its main goal is giving the student a basic foundation and understanding of photography and to encourage taking better photographs.

As your instructor, I bring 40 years’ experience in photography, having worked for a variety of commercial and editorial clients. In recent years I have been focused on a variety of personal documentary projects such as Transitory Inhabitants, a four-year study of commuters and workers in Toronto’s financial district. I have also given numerous presentations to camera clubs across Ontario and self-published an educational book Creating Meaningful Photographs. It gives me great pleasure to share my joy of photography to a variety of audiences.

Randall Romano

www.randallromano.com

Intro

• Camera details

• Favourite subjects

• Student goals in photography

Subject Selection

• Primary options

Positioning and Timing

• Moving or stationary subject

• Angles

• Frame composition

• Time of day/year

• Light

Light Direction/Types

• Effect on subjects

• Types of lighting explained

Visual Design Concepts

Shapes

Lines

Textures

Perspective

Compositional Rules

Out on the Street making photographs

• 1 hour

Discussion about photographs and subjects chosen.

Basic Technical Concepts

• Shutter Speed

• Aperture

• ISO/Pixels

Camera details           

• Types of cameras

• Files jpegs vs raw

• Auto vs manual    

• Sensor sizes

Wrap up and info on how to send in a photograph for review