Photography Introduction - Tuesday (8 week duration) Term 1 2026

This course is great for people who have recently bought a camera and want some help discovering what it can do.

Everyone has a camera, but do you know how to use all of its capabilities? Learn the basics of photography!

During this course we will help you get to grips with controlling your shutter speed and aperture as well as an understanding of how ISO, white balance and RAW shooting impact your images. Alongside learning how to use your digital camera, we will look at darkroom photograms, digital scanning, basic editing in Adobe Photoshop (black and white editing, RAW processing), sorting and filing digital images and post production options for your photos.

Please note: You will need a digital camera with manual settings to participate in this class.

Equipment Required:

• Digital Camera with manual settings

• Portable Storage Device (portable hard drive or a USB thumb drive)

• USB Card Reader

• Notebook and Pen (optional)

• Your camera’s manual, printed or electronic (optional)

This course does include some small homework tasks some weeks.

Introduction to Photography classes are taught by Harry Simperingham.

COVID-19 Info:

If have questions about our Covid-19 policies, please visit our learner page which you can find here.

Student Rights and Responsibilities:

More information regarding Student Rights and Responsibilities can be found here.

Refund Information:

Please note, you may be issued a full (except for Eventbrite fees) automatic refund up to 7 days before your event starts by requesting a refund through Eventbrite. Refund requests after this date can be made by contacting the anca@op.ac.nz email address. These will be accepted on a case-by-case basis when exceptional circumstances are present. No refund requests will be accepted after the start date of the class.

General Info:

One weekly class per term (8x week duration): Tuesdays, 6.00-8.00pm.

Term Dates 2026:

Term One: 9th February - 3rd April (No classes on Otago Anniversary Day)

Term Two: 4th May - 26th June (No classes on Kings Birthday)

Term Three: 20th July - 10th September

Term Four: 14th September – 6th November (No classes on Labour Day)