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Advanced Digital Cameras - Beginners to Intermediate
Course description A comprehensive photography course for people who want to understand and control the key settings on their advanced cameras. Terry has been teaching photography classes with Adult Education since 2002. This course includes composition skills and photography techniques and is very hands on, with practical exercises reinforced with classroom instruction. Students must have a digital SLR camera or an advanced digital camera with full manual override for key settings...
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GIMP for Photo Editing, Restoration and Artistic Effects
Course description This course uses the freeware program GIMP to improve and manipulate images. GIMP is a powerful alternative to Photoshop™, most of the techniques taught can be adapted to Photoshop™ or have been adapted from Photoshop™. Learn to use this program from a photographer’s perspective. Explore layers, masks, curves, levels, thresholds, dodging, burning and much more. GIMP works on PC and MAC. What your course will cover This course has four primary themes: Mastering...
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Mount Field - Photography and Editing Workshops
Course description This course is designed to reinforce and extend the learning of students who have completed Advanced Digital Cameras – Beginners to Intermediate, Mastering the Camera Controls on your Advanced Digital Camera or a similar camera course. It builds on student’s knowledge and teaches skills in lighting, composition, camera settings and editing. The course consists of 3 sessions: 7-hour Saturday daytime workshop held at Mount Field National Park. A National Parks Pass...
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Dressmaking - Beginners/Refresher
Course description Make clothes of your choice for yourself and your family in both woven and stretch fabric. Some machines available. This course is for beginners and those with some experience. You can expect to complete a couple of projects of your choice during the class. Beginners will be able to discuss the type of garments they want to make and the tutor will assess each student’s ability and advise accordingly. Students with some sewing experience may bring their chosen...
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Passion for Painting - Oils & Acrylics
Course description Do you love painting with Oils and Acrylics? Share your knowledge and skills and expand your confidence in the practice of using Oils and/or Acrylic Paints. Explore new and different techniques in a relaxing environment and experiment with a wide range of subjects and colours and more. For those with some basic knowledge and experience. Always bring your imagination! What your course will cover Each week, your tutor will begin with a small demonstration of art...
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Photo Editing with Darktable 5.0
Darktable 4.8 is a free photo editing program designed by photographers for photographers. Course description Darktable is an incredibly powerful editing program for digital image files. It is one the best photo editing programs available for RAW files. The program is designed by photographers and undergoes rigorous testing by users such as our course tutor before being released as a stable version every six months. With each new version, the program seems to get faster and easier...
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Acrylic Painting for Beginners
Course description Learn to paint in a fun and relaxed studio environment. These classes will help students gain confidence in their art making and lay the foundations for further painting studies. Acrylics are perhaps the most versatile of all paints. They can imitate other paints (oils and watercolours) and yet they have their own character too. Explore composition, colour and the use of this medium to better understand techniques and possibilities. Students will be encouraged...
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Mixed Media - Open Studio
Course description A combined Drawing and Painting “art class” for those wanting to develop skill and creative scope or re-engage with their art practice in an informative but flexible setting. Students are guided in the medium of their choice while being encouraged to broaden their practice with a mixed media approach to creating images using both traditional and contemporary media/materials. Class exercises will give you the practical skills needed to successfully combine and...
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