Practical Guide to Using your Digital Camera from Scratch
A course by Antonio Garci , Photographer
Master the basic parameters of any digital camera and improve your creativity through photography
Master the basic parameters of any digital camera and improve your creativity through photography
The first step to becoming a great photographer is to thoroughly understand how your camera works. Having the skills to escape auto mode can give you the freedom to let your imagination run wild and get your best shots.
In this online course, learn to get the most out of your digital camera with Antonio Garci—acclaimed photographer and teacher based in Spain—who can help you lay the foundations for photography as a career or just a hobby. Whether you have an SLR camera, a compact camera, or even just your mobile.
This course is aimed at photography beginners and can work as an introduction to Antonio Garci's other two Domestika courses: Introduction to Photographic Lighting with Hand Flash and Studio Photography: Lighting as a Creative Resource.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 12 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (481)
- 13,784 students
- 13 lessons (1h 42m)
- 12 additional resources (7 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Take a series of photographs that tell a story using all you have learned.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For beginners with an interest in photography and who want to express themselves through images.
Requirements and materials
You only need a digital camera. It doesn't matter if it's old, cheap, compact, or professional. Even with your mobile phone you will be able to follow the course.
Reviews
A course by Antonio Garci
Antonio Garci is a professional photographer based in Madrid, specialized in studio, fashion, and nude photography. With specialist studies in photography at the EFTI school, and a career spanning more than six years, his main dedication is studio photography: books and personal sessions, catalogs and fashion editorials, as well as promotional photography, always with a focus on lighting to offer a personal, original, and unique vision.
His work has been published in various digital and print media, although what he is passionate about is personal photography. His mission in every job he does is always to get a unique photograph, using the tools at his disposal and giving his portraits their own personality. As a result of his dedication and passion for photography, he currently combines his work as a photographer with teaching.
He is an expert in lighting and has created his own YouTube channel where he offers advice on photography and lighting. He has the vision, technique, and ability to master light and transmit it to students and for this reason he works as a teacher, holding workshops and as part of the Too Many Flash photography school template.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Lesson 1: Presentation
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Lesson 2: Speak through our photos
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U2
Knowing our camera
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Lesson 1: Where does the light go?
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Lesson 2: Different ways of taking pictures
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Lesson 3: From the automatic to the manual
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Lesson 4: Navigating the menu
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Lesson 5: Focus and exposure
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U3
Let's take pictures!
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Lesson 1: Group photo
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Lesson 2: Kinetic effect
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Lesson 3: Self-portrait
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Lesson 4: Macro photography
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Lesson 5: Summer photos
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Lesson 6: The battlefield
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FP
Final project
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Practical guide to learn how to manage your digital camera from scratch
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
nanuzacheo
PlusMe encanto este curso, es claro, concreto y conciso, enseña lo que promete y el profesor maneja una dinámica que te atrapa a seguir aprendiendo.
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ronchis00
Muy buen curso para iniciar a usar el modo manual de las cámaras.
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e91
Plusmuy buen curso, mis primeros pasos para usar expert raw con el móvil
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wima4342
Los conceptos están muy detallados y muy bien explicados, lo que evita que queden dudas, esas que en otras ocasiones quedan bailando en la mente y que luego tienes que volver a preguntar, pero en este caso eso no ocurre. Poco a poco se avanza y los conceptos quedan entendidos.
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zega_mo
Antonio Garci es un grande , yo lo sigo desde mucho tiempo en you tube y he aprendido mucho de él, este curso me entraba con otros dos de iluminación, es un curso básico de iniciación, muy bien explicado con ejemplos fáciles de entender , esta muy bien a los que quieren empezar en el mundo de la fotografía. Lo recomiendo a todos los que quieran ir más allá del modo automático.
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