Photography Introduction - Tuesday  (8 week duration) Term 3 2025

Dunedin School of Art | Te Pūkenga

Dunedin School of Art

Painting, Life Drawing and Photography

Dunedin School of Art offers engaging night classes in painting, life drawing and photography, designed for beginners and those looking to develop their skills.

This course is great for people who have recently bought a camera and want some help discovering what it can do.Everyone has a camera, but do you know how to use all of its capabilities? Learn the basics of photography!During this course we will help you get to grips with controlling your shutter speed and aperture as well as an understanding of how ISO, white balance and RAW shooting impact your images. Alongside learning how to use your digital camera, we will look at darkroom photograms, digital scanning, basic editing in Adobe Photoshop (black and white editing, RAW processing), sorting and filing digital images and post production options for your photos.Please note: You will need a digital camera with manual settings to participate in this class.Introduction to Photography classes are taught by Harry Simperingham.COVID-19 Info:If have questions about our Covid-19 policies, please visit our learner page which you can find <a href="https://www.op.ac.nz/hub/student/coronavirus-information/general/" title="https://www.op.ac.nz/hub/student/coronavirus-information/general/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.Student Rights and Responsibilities:More information regarding Student Rights and Responsibilities can be found <a href="https://www.op.ac.nz/explore/important-information/student-rights-and-responsibilities/" title="https://www.op.ac.nz/explore/important-information/student-rights-and-responsibilities/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.Refund Information:Please note, you may be issued a full (except for Theventbrite fees) automatic refund up to 7 days before your event starts by requesting a refund through Theventbrite . Refund requests after this date can be made by contacting the anca@op.ac.nz email address. These will be accepted on a case-by-case basis when exceptional circumstances are present. No refund requests will be accepted after the start date of the class.General Info:One weekly class per term (8x week duration): Tuesdays, 6.00-8.00pm.Term Dates 2025:Term One: 17 February - 11 April (No classes on Otago Anniversary Day)Term Two: 28 April - 20 June (No classes on Kings Birthday)Term Three: 7 July - 29 AugustTerm Four: 8 September – 31 October (No classes on Labour Day)

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