Learn how to improve ALL of your shots
Free Photo Critique - Live Web Class
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Free Live Web Classes | 1 Class per Week | 1 Hour per Class | Submit up to 3 Images

	Shot suffers from camera shake. Shutter speed is too slow for the focal length used. As this is a night time shot, the only solution, if handheld, is to increase the ISO. If a tripod or a stable surface is available, then using those to keep the camera stable will help. Firing the shot using a cable release or the self-timer will also help.

About This Course

There can be no doubt that the best way to learn photography is to get quality feedback on your images. We feel this is so important that we have this as a feature on ALL of our courses.

But what if you are not ready to take a class yet? Or what if you miss the critiques you got while taking one of our courses? That is where our Live Web Free Photo Critique class comes in.

FREE PHOTO CRITIQUES

This free Critique Class allows you to send in up to 3 photos, which will be gently critiqued by one of our tutors. They will offer friendly advice that will help improve your photography. If you want feedback and expert advice, this is a great place to start.

In high contrast situations, the camera can often struggle to keep detail in both highlights AND shadows at the same time. The solution here is to use software such as Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, or Elements to darken just the highlights using the dedicated Highlights Slider.

Benefits of a Good Critique:

Good critiques are the best way for photographers to start understanding the fundamentals of photography. When carried out sensitively, high-quality feedback also helps the confidence of the photographer.

Also, when done in a group setting such as ours, everyone benefits from the critiques, even if they have never taken photos similar to the one currently being critiqued.

FIND OUT WHAT WENT WRONG

The Critique Class is a learning zone, so we are hoping you will send in images that need help technically or creatively. To help 'reverse engineer' the photos, please make sure the Exif data is embedded in the picture. We will need details of the camera settings, including the focal length the shot was taken at), to be able to offer better advice.

Learn how to learn from the mistakes

In these free classes, we concentrate on three key fundamentals: finding out what went wrong, finding out why it went wrong, and discussing how it can be fixed in the future.

	Use of a Rule of Thirds Grid can significantly help improve any composition. The critical thing is to place the important things at or near one of the lines of thirds. Even better, placing these elements at an intersection of a vertical and horizontal line can kick almost any photo right out of the park.

TOPICS COVERED

CAMERA SETTINGS:

• Histograms
• Exposure
• Shutter speeds
• Apertures
• ISO
• White Balance
• Focal Length
• Etc

SOFTWARE TIPS:

• Histograms
• Exposure fixes
• Highlight and shadow recovery
• White Balance correction
• Etc
  

CREATIVE ADVICE:

• Composition
• Cropping
• Etc

HOW IT WORKS

• Class take place every Saturday and last 1 hour
• Times: Pacific 6am, Mountain 7am, Central 8am, Eastern 9am, UK & Ireland 2pm, Central Europe 3pm
• You will need to have the Zoom App on your device (perferably a large screen one so you can properly see the critiques)
• You can download Zoom for various devices at this link.
• There is a maximum of 20 places available each week
• To register for the next class send an email to FPP1-L@iop-online.com requesting a spot, include your first and last name and up to 3 images you would like critiqued
• If chosen, you will be emailed the Zoom Classroom Link
• Please ensure that all images have their Exif data embedded (click here to see how to do that on various devices)
• Students enter the waiting room from 10 minutes before class starts
• Class opens 5 minutes before start time
• Deadline for applications is 24 hours prior to start of class

QUERIES?

If you have any queries about this or any other of our courses, please pop an email to info@iop-online.com

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COURSE SCHEDULE
Title	Free Photo Critique - Live Web Class
Code	FPC1-L
Course Length	Ongoing
Classes per week	1 Class per Week
Class Length	1 Hours
Max per Class	20
Course Times	USA Pacific 6am | Mountain 7am | Central 8am | Eastern 9am EUROPE UK & Ireland 2pm | Central Europe 3pm
Fee	Free
Next Start Date	EVERY SATURDAY (Never Ends)

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