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Photography Workshops
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Class Descriptions
1. Mastering Your Digital Mirrorless Camera. This hands-on class shows you how to set up and operate your digital mirrorless camera. Brands taught include Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Panasonic. With your camera in hand, you'll learn:
2. Mastering Your Digital SLR Camera. This hands-on class helps you gain mastery over your digital SLR camera. Brands taught include Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, and Pentax. With camera in hand, you'll learn:
3. Mastering Exposure and Focus. This hands-on class provides a detailed understanding of how the pros get sharp images and great exposure. You'll learn how to master the Exposure Triangle--Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO--in order to become a more creative photographer. And you'll learn 10 Strategies the pros use to get tack-sharp images. Specifically, you'll learn:
4. Mastering the Art of Composition. Arranging the elements within a photograph--composition--is both an art and a craft. This class introduces you to the ten most common principles of composition, including leading lines, simplicity, frame dynamics, and the rule of thirds. You'll also learn the basic principles of visual design, such as balance, harmony, and visual weight. To illustrate concepts, we'll discuss dozens of classic and contemporary photographs from some of the world's most famous photographers. This class will help you create images with more visual impact.
Note: This three-hour class is intended for advanced beginners and intermediates. It presumes some working knowledge of camera operations. Cost: $40 (for a class with 3-7 students). $50 (for a class with two students).
5. Mastering Photoshop Elements: The Basics.
Note: Photoshop Elements is a mini-version of the classic, professional editor Adobe Photoshop. It contains elements of both Photoshop and Lightroom, at a much lower price, which has made it the most popular editor for both amateur photographers and many professionals.
This three-hour class offers an introduction to the main features of Photoshop Elements, including how to import, organize, view, edit, and print images. You'll learn how to work with two editors that have been designed for beginning users, the Quick and the Guided Editors. And you'll become familiar with the Elements interface as well as its most important tools. You'll learn how to correct exposure problems, how to remove distracting elements, how to enhance color, and how to sharpen images.
Note: This workshop is designed especially for digital photographers who have little experience in organizing or editing their digital images in an editing software program. Cost: $40 (for a class with 3-7 students). $50 (for a class with two students).
6. Photoshop Elements: Advanced Editing and Layers. This four-hour class introduces you to the Expert editor in Elements, showing you how to enhance and optimize your images. You'll learn how to enhance your images (JPEG or RAW) using the Camera Raw Interface, which is similar to Lightroom. You'll also learn how to work with the Clone and Spot Healing Tools to remove distracting elements, and how to work with Selection Tools to make local adjustments and to add visual elements, such as a cloudy sky or a full moon. Then you'll learn how to work with Layers, Layer Masks, and Blending modes to make creative adjustments to your photos. In the process, you'll learn how to add textures, change backgrounds, convert to black-and-white, and how to composite multiple images into a single photo.
Note: This class requires some basic understanding of photo editing or Photoshop Elements. Cost: $50 (for a class with 3-7 students).
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- How to set-up your camera like the pros, including file format and color space;
- How to choose a shooting mode for different situations, such as action, portraits, landscapes, and travel;
- How to get the most out of auto-focus while learning how to use manual focus when needed;
- How to improve exposure by working with the Exposure Triangle--Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO;
- How to work with Aperture Priority and depth-of-field for creative effects;
- How to work with Shutter Priority to freeze and blur action;
- How to work with the Histogram, White Balance, and Exposure Compensation;
- In addition, you'll learn about camera lenses, filters, flash, and other camera accessories.
2. Mastering Your Digital SLR Camera. This hands-on class helps you gain mastery over your digital SLR camera. Brands taught include Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, and Pentax. With camera in hand, you'll learn:
- How to set-up your camera like the pros, including file format and color space;
- How to choose a shooting mode for different photo situations, such as action, portrait, landscapes, and travel;
- How to get the most out of auto-focus while learning how to use manual when needed;
- How to improve exposure by working with the Exposure Triangle--Aperture, Shutter speed, and ISO;
- How to work with Aperture Priority and depth-of-field for creative effects;
- How to work with Shutter Priority to freeze and blur action;
- How to work with the Histogram, White Balance, and Exposure Compensation;
- In addition, you'll learn about camera lenses, filters, flash, and other camera accessories;
3. Mastering Exposure and Focus. This hands-on class provides a detailed understanding of how the pros get sharp images and great exposure. You'll learn how to master the Exposure Triangle--Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO--in order to become a more creative photographer. And you'll learn 10 Strategies the pros use to get tack-sharp images. Specifically, you'll learn:
- How to use Aperture Priority to control depth-of-field for creative effect. (Depth-of-field is the range of sharpness in an image. In portrait photography, for example, it's generally a good idea to blur the background.)
- How to use Shutter Priority to freeze or blur action. (You'll learn how to freeze sports action and the wings of a hummingbird. You'll also learn how to blur the flow of waterfalls, creating a silky-looking effect.)
- How and when to use Flash and Fill-flash;
- How to get great exposure in difficult lighting situations by using Exposure Compensation, Bracketing, and High Dynamic Range imaging (HDR). (You'll also learn techniques for night photography.)
- How to get tack-sharp images by mastering auto-focus and manual focus modes. (You'll also learn how to get sharp images even when you're subject is moving quickly across the frame.)
- Finally, at the end of the class, we'll go outdoors where you'll practice each of the concepts learned.
4. Mastering the Art of Composition. Arranging the elements within a photograph--composition--is both an art and a craft. This class introduces you to the ten most common principles of composition, including leading lines, simplicity, frame dynamics, and the rule of thirds. You'll also learn the basic principles of visual design, such as balance, harmony, and visual weight. To illustrate concepts, we'll discuss dozens of classic and contemporary photographs from some of the world's most famous photographers. This class will help you create images with more visual impact.
Note: This three-hour class is intended for advanced beginners and intermediates. It presumes some working knowledge of camera operations. Cost: $40 (for a class with 3-7 students). $50 (for a class with two students).
5. Mastering Photoshop Elements: The Basics.
Note: Photoshop Elements is a mini-version of the classic, professional editor Adobe Photoshop. It contains elements of both Photoshop and Lightroom, at a much lower price, which has made it the most popular editor for both amateur photographers and many professionals.
This three-hour class offers an introduction to the main features of Photoshop Elements, including how to import, organize, view, edit, and print images. You'll learn how to work with two editors that have been designed for beginning users, the Quick and the Guided Editors. And you'll become familiar with the Elements interface as well as its most important tools. You'll learn how to correct exposure problems, how to remove distracting elements, how to enhance color, and how to sharpen images.
Note: This workshop is designed especially for digital photographers who have little experience in organizing or editing their digital images in an editing software program. Cost: $40 (for a class with 3-7 students). $50 (for a class with two students).
6. Photoshop Elements: Advanced Editing and Layers. This four-hour class introduces you to the Expert editor in Elements, showing you how to enhance and optimize your images. You'll learn how to enhance your images (JPEG or RAW) using the Camera Raw Interface, which is similar to Lightroom. You'll also learn how to work with the Clone and Spot Healing Tools to remove distracting elements, and how to work with Selection Tools to make local adjustments and to add visual elements, such as a cloudy sky or a full moon. Then you'll learn how to work with Layers, Layer Masks, and Blending modes to make creative adjustments to your photos. In the process, you'll learn how to add textures, change backgrounds, convert to black-and-white, and how to composite multiple images into a single photo.
Note: This class requires some basic understanding of photo editing or Photoshop Elements. Cost: $50 (for a class with 3-7 students).
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