Boot Camp
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The Photography Society of Chattanooga presents a year-long series of programs designed for beginners or photographers that want to get the camera off of "Automatic." The programs are presented from 6:00 until 6:45 p.m., immediately before the PSC's monthly meetings (except in September and October - picnic and Open House). The current schedule and topics of the Boot Camp program is as follows: |
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May |
What are you here for?
- What does the club do?
- How do we do it and how often?
- What do you want/need to learn from Boot Camp? Complete survey.
- How can we help you reach your goals?
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June |
Let's discuss the physics and Vocabulary of Photography
- What are F stops, what's shutter speed, what's ISO?
- How do they relate to each other?
- How do they affect the image I want to take?
- Aperture priority vs. Shutter Priority - What are they and when do I use them?
- What is White Balance?
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July |
- Bring your camera and manual
- Ask specific camera related questions
- How do I do this?
- Where's this setting?
- Can I do this with this camera?
We'll have lots of people there to help
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August |
Getting your images off your camera to somewhere you can do something with them
- What software should I use?
- Photoshop
- Lightroom
- Aperture
- Elements
- Picasa
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November |
Sizing your images for PSC Club and PSA Inter-club contests
- Photoshop
- Lightroom
- Elements
- Picasa
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January |
Gear Discussion
- What features do I need on a camera?
- What lenses do I need?
- Tripods - why would I want to carry that thing around?
- Other indispensible gadgets.
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February |
What makes a "good image"?
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March |
PSC Website, message boards and discussion groups
The Photoshop Group
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April |
How do I share all these images so my family, friends and enemies know what a great photographer I have become?
Email and Face book and Flicker, Oh my.