Beginner’s Photography: Basic Camera Use and Theory
What Will We Do on This Course
A course by Giulia Candussi , Photojournalist and Documentary Filmmaker
About the video: What Will We Do on This Course
Overview
“I will briefly explain the structure of the course, but please do not feel overwhelmed, we are in this together and will do one baby step at a time. I promise that at the end of this, you will fear your camera buttons no more and you’ll be confident enough to take the story you want through images! ”
In this video lesson Giulia Candussi addresses the topic: What Will We Do on This Course, which is part of the Domestika online course: Beginner’s Photography: Basic Camera Use and Theory. Learn how to use a digital camera and its settings to start taking high-quality photos.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'm going to give you a brief introduction to digital photography, as well as explaining the structure of this course. Please don't feel overwhelmed. We are going to do one baby step at a time. I promise you, at the end of this course, you will feel your camera no more and you will be confident enough to use your camera to tell any story through pictures. Before we start talking about cameras and the technical aspects, I want to really understand what photography is. Photography is freezing a moment in time. but sometimes it doesn't require any technical skill whatsoever. To...”
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Course summary for: Beginner’s Photography: Basic Camera Use and Theory
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Digital Photography, Photographic Composition, Photography

Giulia Candussi
A course by Giulia Candussi
Giulia Candussi is an Italian photojournalist based in Scotland with over a decade of experience in producing photo reportages about human rights, environmental issues, and cultural identity. It was during her studies in International Relations (Bologna University, Italy) where she discovered the field of photo-reportage and the impact it could have on the world. Passionate about expressing her vision, she went on to study a Master’s in Photojournalism in London.
Giulia has collaborated with local media and international news agencies such as Getty Images and her work was published on La Repubblica, L’Espresso, The Guardian, Huffington Post, US Weekly, and more. She has traveled extensively in Europe and the Americas, also working with non-governmental organizations. As a documentary filmmaker, she has produced “Upstream” and “Hogar”. Currently, she produces “Van Life”, a documentary series for BBC Scotland’s “The Social”. Her work has been exhibited in èStoria, international history festival (Gorizia, 2011) and Photomonth, international photography festival (London, 2010), Centro Culturale Candiani (Venice Mestre, 2015), at the art gallery Storie Contemporanee (Rome, Italy 2017), and more.
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