This is the complete course for starting photographers for learning basic photography techniques. Designed to give you the necessary information and help needed to become confident with your digital or film camera. All aspects of basic photography are covered including technical and compositional know-how and skills. This course is for beginners or photographers who are moving from film to digital.

It aims to demystify your digital camera and the basics Adobe Photoshop by concentrating on practical, real world problems, enabling you to shoot more and worry less. During the course picture taking sessions are included.

The first day you will concentrate on the camera, aiming to give you the confidence that you are getting the most from it. Topics are : Exposure, Iso, depth of field, movement, composition.
Day two and three you will learn the fundamentals of analogue photography. You will will be taught how to develop your own films, create a fotogram and make contact sheets. With these negatives you enter the black & white darkroom and learn the principles of black & white printing. You will learn to make a technically good print which reproduces all the tones in the original scenes. Dodging and burning, colouring blue and sepia, printing on fibre-based paper etc.

During day four and day five, you will work with Photoshop and learn to basics of producing and correct/manipulate images, working with layers, making selections, adjusting color balance, retouching etc. Pop-art, panning technique, abstract photography, sequences, you will learn it all.
We will also take you on location and start our project on Street Photography. The last day you finish your portfolio and present it to the other students and teacher(s).

The Basic Photography Course takes 5 days and is an ideal course to learn more about your camera,  composition, Amsterdam and how to improve your own portfolio.

It is also possible to join only either the darkroom lessons or the digital lessons:
Basic Photography Course: day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4 and day 5
Darkroom course: day 1, day 2 and day 3
Digital Imaging Course: day 1, day 4 and day 5