VGCC Franklin Campus Offers Class on Buying, Using Digital Cameras

“Digital Camera Know How and Photo Editing” will be taught at Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus, starting Wednesday, Feb. 21. Classes will be held on the campus, located on N.C. 56 about one mile west of Louisburg, Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., through March 28.Rex Lue of Oxford, who has an extensive background in photography and computers, will teach the course. While teaching computer courses at the Adult Learning Center in Virginia Beach, Va., he recognized the growing use of digital cameras and designed the course, which he has now taught at several VGCC campuses.Lue said he will show students what to look for when buying a digital camera. Students who already have one may bring it to class and work with it. He will instruct on how the digital camera operates differently from film cameras. If you are confused about what to do with photos that have been taken with a digital camera, Lue will teach you how to save your photos to disks, email your photos, and manipulate or edit them, using the Adobe PhotoShop Elements 4.0 computer program. He will provide handouts on all functions taught in the class. Students will need basic computer knowledge to take advantage of the course. The cost of the digital camera class is $55, plus a $3 technology fee. Interested persons may register for the class by calling Anthony Pope at (919) 496-1567. © 2008 Vance-Granville Community College. All rights reserved. Search | IT | Internal | Gallery | Contact