Nicola Valley Community Arts Council

The Nicola Valley Arts Council has teamed up with the Merritt Civic Centre to bring back an Introduction to Photography Course. If you are interested in signing up please contact the Aquatic or Civic Centre at 250-315-1050.

Course Outline

Are you looking for a great first course in photography, but don’t have
the time to commit to a 10 week program? Then this workshop is for you!

An introductory course on the basics of using any digital camera
combined with the basics of good photography. Through fun and informal
lectures, field trips and critiques, we will learn how the digital
camera works, and how to get the best images from it. We will cover
basic image manipulation in software and how to perfect your images once
they have been taken. We will also cover basic concepts in photography
such as proper exposure and good composition. This is a great first
course in how to make fantastic digital photographs.

In only 4 courses you will learn the most important basic camera and
photography concepts, such as: exposure calculation, depth-of-field,
effective composition guidelines and how to use your camera to get
consistent high quality results.

This workshop is intended for all budding photographers using digital SLR
cameras & Point & Shoot cameras. Each participant is expected to bring a
digital camera with a fully charged battery, manual and memory card(s).

After Our fun personal attention and interactive classes you can begin
to take better photos of any subject and get more enjoyment from your
photography.

Buying a camera doesn’t make you a photographer. It makes you a camera owner