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Fantastic course!

Louise Misell

I really enjoyed the course, and found it easy to follow, even the more technical bits! Thank you Sarah for breaking it down into easier chunks and stopping ...

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I really enjoyed the course, and found it easy to follow, even the more technical bits! Thank you Sarah for breaking it down into easier chunks and stopping me from feeling overwhelmed by my camera. I feel much more confident now!

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Great beginners course

Katja Empson

Really enjoyed this course, well structured and neatly put together....... excellent for a complete beginner to get more from a DSLR.

Really enjoyed this course, well structured and neatly put together....... excellent for a complete beginner to get more from a DSLR.

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Great course!

Rebecca Byers

I can't thank Sarah enough for this beginners course. I love photography and have always been interested in learning to using my camera properly (that I've ...

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I can't thank Sarah enough for this beginners course. I love photography and have always been interested in learning to using my camera properly (that I've had for 5 years not knowing how to use) I found it daunting at first with all the different aspects to photography but Sarah has presented in a way that even I can understand! Thoroughly enjoyed every step! Thank you! Great course and lovely lady!

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Loved this course

Caryl Lawrence

I've loved this online course! It's been really nice to work through it in my own time and have all this information available to me to go back and recap any...

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I've loved this online course! It's been really nice to work through it in my own time and have all this information available to me to go back and recap any time. I feel much more confident in my understanding of how to use the camera on a manual setting, I just need to practice, practice, practice now! Sarah, you are a wonderful teacher, thank you.

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From knowing nothing to understanding

Gareth Taylor

I came across this course after a lot of research on photography courses. Taking the taster session helped me understand straight from the start and after c...

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I came across this course after a lot of research on photography courses. Taking the taster session helped me understand straight from the start and after completing the full course I've gone from knowing nothing and my Camara and taking pictures to having a much clearer idea and understanding of what things are and how to use them

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I really love my camera now!

Kate Dumbleton

Sarah has created a brilliant, technical but not TOO technical, easy to understand photography course for beginners that I thoroughly recommend. If you have ...

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Sarah has created a brilliant, technical but not TOO technical, easy to understand photography course for beginners that I thoroughly recommend. If you have some camera knowledge but want to know more her friendly manner and professional approach fills in all the blanks. Can't wait to put it all into practice! Kate D

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Amazing course!

Lindsey Hibberd

Thank you Sarah! After years of meaning to learn to use my bridge camera, this course has given everything I need to be confident that I know what I’ll doing...

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Thank you Sarah! After years of meaning to learn to use my bridge camera, this course has given everything I need to be confident that I know what I’ll doing! It explains a range of technical subjects in a way that is really easy to understand and I’m now fully embracing manual mode :)

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Fantastic for beginers or those looking for a refresher

Skye Harris

I loved this course. It's jargon free, easy to understand and most importantly fun! It's been nice using my camera and doing the exercises and seeing how the...

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I loved this course. It's jargon free, easy to understand and most importantly fun! It's been nice using my camera and doing the exercises and seeing how the different settings change the feel and look of the image. Before doing this course I NEVER took my camera out of Auto. I didn't understand what to do with it. Now since completing the course, I feel like I have a better connection with my camera and actually prefer manual mode. I have much more control and am excited to get out and use my camera more (as lockdown eases up and allows me to). I love how the course is presented with text and video's. I have also made personal notes that I now carry with me as well as the downloadable posters. Thank you very much for this course and I will be letting everybody know about it as I have enjoyed a lot :D

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Brilliant course

Georgie Thomas

Clear and straightforward, linking the skills and techniques with the camera.

Clear and straightforward, linking the skills and techniques with the camera.

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Excellent Beginners Course

Andrea James

I loved this course, learnt so much in such a short time and realised that what I thought was a most complicated enormous task could be broken down. The ti...

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I loved this course, learnt so much in such a short time and realised that what I thought was a most complicated enormous task could be broken down. The tips are also priceless.

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Remembering what I thought I knew

Dean Trotman

Thoroughly enjoyed the course, it reminded me of when I first started taking pictures with my Practica, then I moved onto Olympus, before entering the Digita...

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Thoroughly enjoyed the course, it reminded me of when I first started taking pictures with my Practica, then I moved onto Olympus, before entering the Digital age with Minolta, finally ending up with a couple of Sony DSLRs. The recent acquisition of an A7ii has rekindled my interest and finding your course was a bonus. It helped me to remember that I did know this stuff (exposure triangle etc) and to get away from the P option it was permanently glued to. As you rightly point out, its a confidence thing and when, due to other time constraints work, family etc and you’re unable to find the time for photography the camera is only taken out rarely and is invariably left in P mode. Many thanks for taking the time to produce this excellent course and I would recommend it to all novices and oldies like me who’ve forgotten why we used to love photography so much.

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Great Training!

Alex Hughes

Sarah has explained the camera basics to me in clear language with very practical examples - I just wasn't getting all the settings before the course and Sar...

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Sarah has explained the camera basics to me in clear language with very practical examples - I just wasn't getting all the settings before the course and Sarah made it so much easier to get to grips with my DSLR camera. Sarah showed me Aperture Priority mode and how to use compose a shot with auto focus point selection which were just revelations! I'm practicing with manual mode and am so excited to see how my photography further improves! Thank you Sarah!

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IS THIS THE RIGHT COURSE FOR YOU?

  • Little to no experience? No problem. This course is designed for the total beginner.

  • You have a Bridge, DSLR or Mirrorless camera. If you can change the camera settings then you are good to go!

  • If you want to learn at your own pace, on any device but also have the benefit of being to ask questions via dedicated email support.

  • Don't have lots of fancy, expensive camera kit? It really doesn't matter. It's easy to take great photos with a basic, entry level camera. No need to spend loads of £££.

  • You are a parent who wants to capture beautifully creative images of their children.

  • You are a blogger or small business owner who wants to take professional looking images for their website or social media.

  • You simply want to take amazing photographs with confidence!

WHAT'S INSIDE?

    1. Welcome to Get Camera Confident

    2. Welcome to Get Camera Confident! (Video)

    3. Let’s Get Set Up for Success

    4. Top Tips For Making It "Stick"

    5. Set Your Photography Goals 📸

    6. You're Not Travelling Solo

    7. Your Get Camera Confident Starter Checklist

    8. Let’s Get Into The Good Stuff!

    1. Understanding Your Camera (Video)

    2. Not Sure if Your Camera’s “Good Enough”?

    3. How Your Camera Records an Image

    4. To Flash or Not to Flash?

    5. Let's Take a Look at The 'Mode Dial' (Video)

    6. What Those Letters and Pictures Mean

    7. Let's Take a Look at The 'Control Panel' (Video)

    8. The Control Panel

    9. What's That Teeny, Tiny Little Dial For?

    10. Want To Sound Like The Paparazzi?

    11. Quick-Start Challenge: Two Shots, One Win

    12. Pop Quiz - Understanding your camera

    13. Let’s Make Sure You’re Ready to Move On!

    1. Let's talk about focusing (Video)

    2. All about focusing

    3. How to take control of your focusing (Video)

    4. How your camera focuses and how you can take control

    5. How to get sharp focus even if your subject is moving (Video)

    6. The different types of auto focus (and when to use them)

    7. Pop Quiz - Focusing

    8. Check these things off before moving on

    9. Day 3 Wrap Up: You're Sharper Already!

    1. An introduction to exposure (Video)

    2. What is exposure?

    3. How does the camera decide what’s “Bright Enough”?

    4. How your camera measures light (Video)

    5. The light meter

    6. How to find out if your picture is too light or too dark (Video)

    7. The Exposure Indicator – Your Built-In Exposure Coach

    8. The Histogram: Your Photo’s Secret Truth Teller

    9. Exposure is a balancing act (Video)

    10. Aperture, Shutter Speed & ISO: Your Exposure Dream Team

    11. The Exposure Triangle

    12. Pop Quiz - Exposure & the light meter

    13. Exposure Triangle Reference Guide Download

    14. Check these things off before moving on

    15. Day 4 Wrap Up: You’re Seeing the Light (Literally!)

    1. Let's talk about ISO (Video)

    2. Your Sensor is Like a Sponge! 🧽

    3. Why do my pictures sometimes look grainy and how to fix it?

    4. Pop Quiz - ISO

    5. ISO Reference Guide Download

    6. Check these things off before moving on

    7. Day 5 Wrap Up: You’re Halfway There! 🎉

    1. Let's talk about aperture (Video)

    2. What is Aperture?

    3. How you get a blurry background in your images

    4. How to Use Aperture Creatively

    5. Understanding aperture priority mode (Video)

    6. Starting to take control of your images using aperture priority mode

    7. How big is the aperture in your lens?

    8. Pop Quiz - Aperture

    9. Aperture Reference Guide Download

    10. Check these things off before moving on

    11. Day 6 Wrap Up: Aperture Mastery Unlocked!

About this course

  • User friendly online training that can be accessed on any device at a time to suit you - for life!
  • 90 lessons written in a jargon free way language that you'll understand
  • Two hours of video tutorials, quizzes, practical exercises and downloadable guides