Photography for Beginners (A Video Course): The

Easiest Way to Learn DSLR Photography from

the Comfort of Your Home

Kush Sharma

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IMPORTANT

Thank you for purchasing this course. I hope it really

helps you in your journey of becoming a great

photographer. Before you start please go through

these important points:

• The videos below are private videos on YouTube,

available only to the people who have purchased

this course. The only way to access these videos is

through the links given below. So I request you not

to share this PDF with anyone. PIRACY KILLS

CREATIVITY.

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post your shots and get reviews from other

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• To access the videos, just click on the title or the

image of the respective video, they will open up in

the browser in YouTube or the YouTube mobile

app.

• Scroll down at the end of this document to see

how you can get your certificate once you

complete this course.

Again, I thank you for giving me the chance to teach

you photography. I hope you have a good time learning

from this course. Good luck!

Kush Sharma

(Founder at Creative Pad Media)

Section 1: Introduction

1. About me

2. Taking your first warm-up shot

Section 2: Understanding the Lens

3. How to attach and detach a lens

4. Understanding Focal Length

5. Auto-focus and Manual Focus

Section 3: Intro to Manual Mode

6. Intro to Manual Mode and Learning How to Change the

Values of Different Settings

Section 4: ISO

7. Getting Started With ISO…

8. What is ISO and what impact does it have on our shot?

9. The relationship between ISO and Noise

10. ISO and the light meter

Section 5: Shutter Speed

11. Introduction to Shutter Speed

12. Shutter Speed and Exposure

13. Shutter Speed and Movement Part 1

14. Shutter Speed and Movement Part 2

15. Shutter Speed and Movement Part 3

16. Bursting Balloon Exercise: Using Burst Mode and Fast

Shutter Speed

17. Light Painting Exercise Using a Slower Shutter Speed

Section 6: Aperture

18. Introduction to Aperture

19. Aperture and Depth of Field (Blurring the Background)

20. The Relationship Between the Lens and F-stop number

21. The Reciprocal Rule + Basic Aperture Exercise

22. Using Aperture to Blur the Background in Portraits

Section 7: Using the Tripod

23. Taking a more in-depth look into the Light Meter

24. Using the Tripod to Shoot Noise-Free Shots

25. Using the Tripod for Shots With a Slow Shutter Speed

Effect

Section 8: Some Important

Settings, Functions and

Techniques

26. Using Auto-ISO to Make Your Photography Faster and

Easier

27. Using Exposure Compensation and Metering Modes

28. Using White Balance to Correct Colour Cast

29. Rule of Thirds and the Technique of Focus and

Recompose

Section 9: Flash Photography

30. Introduction to Flash Photography

31. A Demo to See the Importance of Flash

32. Bouncing the Flash to Create Softer Light

33. Using the Flash Off-Camera

Section 10: Landscape and HDR

Photography

34. Landscape and HDR Photography Part 1

35. Landscape and HDR Photography Part 2

36. Landscape and HDR Photography Part 3

Section 11: Long Exposure

Photography

37. How to Shoot Light Trails

38. Shooting Silky Looking Waterfalls Using a Slow Shutter

Speed and ND Filter

39. How to Use a 10-Stop ND Filter

Section 12: Editing and Post-

Processing 40. Introduction to Editing and How to Get Photoshop and

Lightroom CC

41. Basic Editing in Adobe Lightroom

42. Editing in Camera Raw Filter (Photoshop)

43. Using the Spot Healing Brush Tool for Retouching in

Photoshop

44. Creating Composites by Blending Multiple Layers in

Photoshop

Section 13: Conclusion 45. Conclusion

Certificate When you have completed this course, send us an email on

contact@creativepadphotography.com with the subject title “Photography for

Beginners Certificate”. We will reply back with a small test that comprises of 10

questions related to what you learned in this course. If you get at least 6

answers correct, we will send you a personalized certificate.

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