Basic Photography Classes

Tuesdays:

Jan.15 - Feb. 12
Feb.26 - Mar. 25
April 8 - May 6
May 20 - June 10

Thursdays:

Jan.10 - Feb. 7
Feb.21 - Mar.20
May 22 - June 12

Learn to take your digital or film camera off automatic. Are you making the transition from film to digital? Advance from snapshots to photographs. Good photography is the result of skill, not chance. The camera is just a tool. Learning the basic skills can be fun and easy.

Watch your photographs improve during the next four weeks. Understanding the basics, such as focusing, aperture (f-stops), shutter speeds, ISO, white balance, reading histograms, depth-of-field and metering, will give you the ability to capture that once in a lifetime shot. You will also learn to choose the appropriate lenses and filters.

Bring your digital or film camera, lenses and camera manual to the first lesson.

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 Beyond Basic Photography

Give your photographs impact and develop your "photographic eye". Good photography begins in the mind of the photographer. Whether you are using digital or film, knowing the basic concepts of composition will improve your photographs.

Enhance your creative skills in three weeks. Bring in your own good and bad examples to the first class meeting for constructive critique. In the following weeks, assignments will be given in the compositional skills you need to help the camera reproduce what your mind's eye sees.

Prerequisite:
Beginning Photography or equivalent skills.

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Intermediate Photography

Two field trips provide supervised instruction on location. Each photo outing will be followed by a class session to discuss and evaluate your progress.

You will add new tricks to your photographic knowledge including creative depth-of-field, further uses of filters, the effects of file size, advanced composition and improved metering skills.

Prerequisite: Beginning Photography or equivalent.

 Photography for Fun and Profit

Wednesdays
Jan.23 - Feb.20
April 16- May 14
July 2 - July30

Designed to give you the knowledge of controlling available light and professional strobes, the emphasis will be on learning to use the studio equipment to capture the character of your subject.

This is a hands-on course. You will be handling strobe lights, light modifiers and a hand held light meter to create glamour, Rembrandt and other dramatic lighting compositions. Model provided for the first class.

You will also learn how to set up your own studio at home.

 

Wedding Photography

This course is designed to help you start making money with your camera.

Jen Kennedy is an experienced professional who will lead you through the marketing and business essentials of a successful wedding photographer

Learn what needs to be accomplished before, during and after the wedding in order to satisfy customers and receive positive referrals for future commissions.

Learn to choose and use the appropriate equipment to capture images that sell. There will be lots of examples to help you build your portfolio while defining your own style.

Children's Portrait Photography

By carefully planning the surroundings, clothing, lighting, etc., you will learn to use "planned spontaneity" to capture the essence of childhood. Bring your camera and a few examples of your work to the first session to gain a new perspective on preserving those special family moments.

After two assignments and reviews of the results in class, your informal portraits of children will begin to reveal their energy and spirit.

Instructor is a professional artist who has made a successful business specializing in children's photographic portraiture.

A class discussion of digital camera settings, metering tricks and necessary equipment, followed by a local field outing for assisted practice will prepare you for working with available light and long exposures. Bring camera, tripod and cable release to class.

 Figure Photography

An afternoon studying the methods of static and dynamic figure photography (the model will pose for still shots and will also use movement to allow you to capture the grace of the human figure in motion). The class is designed for small- and medium-format cameras. Cost includes model's fee.