Prerequisites

• Desire to learn the basics of wildlife photography.
• At least high school diploma.

Course Description

Wildlife photography is one of the visual arts that brings people closer to their surrounding environment. The ability to capture attractive and beautiful scenes in the wild relies on having the necessary skills, techniques, tricks, and tools for learning and obtaining perfect shots. Getting more beautiful shots, choosing the right place and time, and getting familiar with wildlife photography equipment is what you'll learn during this course.

Course Objective

By the end of this course, participants will:
• Choose the appropriate camera type and accessories.
• Enhance the quality of photography by controlling camera settings.
• Control the image and work with natural light.
• Practice and master wildlife photography techniques.

Course Outline

• Principles of photography and Its tools:
- Additional camera accessories.
- Choose the right camera.
- Lenses: full frame and cropped frame.
- Sensors and megapixels.

• Camera settings and control:
- Composition rules and aesthetics.
- Dealing with different light sources.
- Focus point and its modes.
- Determine the focus point.

• Image and lighting control:
- ISO.
- Color depth and dynamic range.
- Frames Per Second (FPS).
- Lens aperture and depth of field.

• Advanced photography techniques:
- Shutter speed.
- Camera sensor capability.
- White balance.

Course Benefits

• A graduation certificate by Aljazeera Media Institute.