DVD: Composition: From Snapshots to Great Shots

This DVD, Composition: From Snapshots to Great Shots, is taught by professional photography Nicole Young, who teaches you all about composition. Learn to arrange visual components, both in the studio and on location, in a way that helps the viewer’s eye travel through your image. Learn how to create beautiful and compelling images with portraits, landscapes, action, or any type of photography.

Composition: From Snapshots to Great Shots starts with the basic building block of composition, like the rule of thirds, elements of color, shape, angles, and contrast. As you continue through the DVD, you’ll learn to bring your own unique flavor to any situation. Nicole also covers different techniques, like changing shutter speed to show motion and working with aperture for different depth of field. Finally, you’ll learn a little bit about Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and how to tweak your images with basic adjustments for a beautiful final product.

Total running time: 57 minutes

System requirements: OS: Mac OS 10.6.8 or higher, Windows XP SP2 or higher; Browser: Safari 5.1.2, Chrome 14, Firefox 4, IS 9, or higher; QuickTime: 7.6.6 or higher; Min. screen resolution 1024×576