Photography & Image Editing
Digital Camera Photography
($46)
Get a crash course on the basics of using your digital camera. This class includes taking pictures; storing images; sharing photos; scanning photos; and using the zoom, flash and shutter buttons. NOTE: Bring your camera to class.
Archdale
CSP4000BJ 08089 - 1-4P, T, 9/21-11/2Digital Photography for Travel and Vacation
($35.00)
Tired of bland, boring or just outright bad vacation and nature photographs? Whether your travels take you to exotic locations or just the mountains or beaches, you can learn how to shoot like a pro. Learn powerful techniques for photographing people, landmarks, landscapes and wildlife. Discover why you should wake up early and nap at noon, and where to put everything in the frame (aka composition). To get the most benefit from this course you should have a basic understanding of digital or film (35mm) photography. Bring your camera to class - a tripod would be a bonus.
Archdale
CSP4000HB 08191 - 1-3P, MW, 8/16-8/25Discover Digital Photography
($75)
Join us and explore the world of digital photography! This course provides an introduction to the fascinating technology that catapulted the photographic world into the 21st century. We'll discuss the basics of digital photography, equipment, software, the digital darkroom, printing, using photos on the Internet and with e-mail, along with commercial and personal applications. You'll learn how to decide what equipment and software is best for your personal digital photography needs, what you can do with digital photography after you've taken the pictures, and what you can expect to invest. Whether you're new to photography or a long-time photographer looking for a complement to traditional photography, this class will provide an introduction to new opportunities for putting digital photography to use. This course serves as an excellent introduction before taking Secrets of Better Photography where we focus our time on camera settings, features, and the mechanics of taking better pictures.
Online-Ed2Go
To learn more about Ed2Go courses, visit the Online Instruction Center at www.ed2go.com/rcc2go.
CSP4000BJZ 03496 - 7/21-9/20
CSP4000BJZ 03771 - 8/18-10/18
CSP4000BJZ 03772 - 9/15-11/15
CSP4000BJZ 03773 - 10/20-12/20
CSP4000BJZ 13000 - 11/10-1/10
CSP4000BJZ 13001 - 12/8-2/7Photographing Nature with your Digital Camera
($75)
Nature photography can be a fun, relaxing, and exciting hobby! In this course, you'll learn about the many aspects of outdoor photography as well as how to master your digital camera's controls and features. With the knowledge you gain in this course, you'll be taking exceptional nature photos in no time. We'll explore composition and lighting issues, and you'll find out how to take beautiful photos of landscapes, flowers, trees, and water. Along the way, we'll delve into your camera's shutter speed and aperture controls so that you'll be able to capture the photos you really want. Then we'll shift gears a bit and consider telephoto work in nature photography. Some natural subjects are always too far away or too dangerous to photograph up close, so we'll see how telephoto lenses and composition techniques can help. We'll also focus on photographing animals—wild and domesticated, as well as large and small. You'll find plenty of tips to help you get great zoo shots and take excellent photos of pets. If you're a bird lover, you're in for a treat because you'll get an entire lesson about photographing birds. In addition, we'll talk about macro photos, which are extreme close-ups of small items in nature. You'll find macro photography opens up a whole new world for you! And then we'll discuss using your computer to process your photos and digitally correct the most common problems. We'll wrap up by exploring abstract nature photography. You'll see how your photos can become works of art rather than just snapshots of nature. By the end of this course, you'll have become the nature photographer you always wanted to be!
Online - Ed2Go
To learn more about Ed2Go courses, visit the Online Instruction Center at www.ed2go.com/rcc2go.
CSP4000GGZ 03499 - 7/21-9/20
CSP4000GGZ 03774 - 8/18-10/18
CSP4000GGZ 03775 - 9/15-11/15
CSP4000GGZ 03776 - 10/20-12/20
CSP4000GGZ 13002 - 11/10-1/10
CSP4000GGZ 13003 - 12/8-2/7Photographing People with your Digital Camera
($75)
Photographing people can be fun, exciting and complicated! This course will make taking beautiful pictures of adults, children, and babies simple. Don't be nervous if you're new to digital photography, because we'll start with the basic principles you need to know in order to become a skilled people photographer. You'll discover the best way to shoot faces, fix common close-up problems, and use digital photo editing techniques to retouch your photos and make other improvements. Next, we'll move onto portrait and formal group shots, where you'll learn how to organize people, which angles to use, and which to avoid. You'll become proficient in action photography, and you'll also learn several fun and creative ways to photograph children and babies. You'll even gain expertise in filling your photographs with imagery, setting moods, and creating themes. This course will have you well on your way to becoming a skilled people photographer.
Online - Ed2Go
To learn more about Ed2Go courses, visit the Online Instruction Center at www.ed2go.com/rcc2go.
CSP4000DOZ 03502 - 7/21-9/20
CSP4000DOZ 03777 - 8/18-10/18
CSP4000DOZ 03778 - 9/15-11/15
CSP4000DOZ 03779 - 10/20-12/20
CSP4000DOZ 13004 - 11/10-1/10
CSP4000DOZ 13005 - 12/8-2/7Photoshop Elements 8.0 for the Digital Photographer
($75)
Bring out the best in your digital photos and images with Adobe Photoshop Elements 8. An award-winning package designed for photo enthusiasts, Adobe's Photoshop Elements provides the tools for making quick fixes as well as detailed improvements. This course is designed both for those with no previous image editing experience and those upgrading to Elements 8 from an earlier version of the program. You'll experience editing images on your computer, correcting flaws, enhancing the final product, creating simple art projects, preparing images for e-mail and the Web, and more. You'll achieve high-quality results with your images without having to learn complex professional techniques. And you'll see how Photoshop Elements 8 gives you room to grow while making it easy to achieve amazing results even in the early stages of your learning. So get ready to unlock the mysteries of Photoshop Elements 8. The hands-on, easy-to-follow exercises in this course will leave you with a great feeling of accomplishment!
Online - Ed2Go
To learn more about Ed2Go courses, visit the Online Instruction Center at www.ed2go.com/rcc2go.
CSP4000GBZ 03738 - 7/21-9/20
CSP4000GBZ 03780 - 8/18-10/18
CSP4000GBZ 03781 - 9/15-11/15
CSP4000GBZ 03782 - 10/20-12/20
CSP4000GBZ 13006 - 11/10-1/10
CSP4000GBZ 13007 - 12/8-2/7Secrets of Better Photography
($75)
Designed for both film and digital photographers, this course is filled with tips and tricks to help you take better photographs. You'll learn the basic technology that all cameras use, and you'll receive helpful information on exposure and lighting. You'll also explore strategies for taking excellent photos in all types of situations, including portraiture, landscape, macro and still life.
Online - Ed2Go
To learn more about Ed2Go courses, visit the Online Instruction Center at www.ed2go.com/rcc2go.
CSP4000FGZ 03505 - 7/21-9/20
CSP4000FGZ 03783 - 8/18-10/18
CSP4000FGZ 03784 - 9/15-11/15
CSP4000FGZ 03785 - 10/20-12/20
CSP4000FGZ 13008 - 11/10-1/10
CSP4000FGZ 13009 - 12/8-2/7N.C. residents 65 years or older are exempt from registration fees in some classes. Please ask when you register if your class is exempt.
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