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Photography Classes
Take Great Photos with your Smartphone
This class is for both iPhones and Androids. The quality of smartphone cameras is improving rapidly. In many situations, they work quite well as stand-ins for 35mm cameras. Therefore, dragging around a heavy camera, hoping not to miss that great picture opportunity, is no longer necessary. A good quality smartphone camera may work almost as well.
This class is for those interested in producing high-quality images with their smartphone cameras. That means learning and understanding the camera controls, as well as when and how to use them. Doing so will put the photographer in better control of their camera. And that will mean significantly improved photographs.
Please note: This class will not cover the taking of selfies.
Everything necessary for taking great smartphone pictures will be addressed, including:
• Learning how to use the camera controls on your specific smartphone
• Basic photographic theory
• Discussing alternative smartphone camera apps
• Suggestions for hand-holding your camera
• Specific steps to follow when taking a picture
• Useful accessories for your smartphone camera
• And, how to compose your photographs to produce truly wonderful results
A very complete handout will be distributed on arrival. It contains lots of information and will greatly simplify the process of understanding what’s being taught in class. You’ll also find it quite useful for review after you get home.
Don’t forget to bring your fully charged smartphone, the smartphone’s charger, and any accessories you have.
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Get Up & Shoot with your Smartphone Camera (a little technical information, a lot of picture taking)
This hands-on class gets students out of their seats and creating right away. After covering basic photography principles and smartphone camera controls, the focus will shift to shooting in the real world. Students will learn how to spot compelling subjects in their surroundings, pose classmates in creative ways, and apply composition techniques that will elevate their images. And for those who want them, props supplied by the instructor can be used to add another layer of fun and creativity to their pictures. Once the photographs are taken, the class wraps up with a brief introduction to the editing process, with the students learning how images can be refined and even transformed into eye-catching works of art.
A very complete handout will be distributed on arrival. It contains lots of information and will greatly simplify the process of understanding what's being taught in class. You'll also find it quite useful for review after you get home.
Don't forget to bring your fully charged smartphone, the smartphone's charger, and any accessories you have.
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Fast Track from AUTO to MANUAL on your 35mm Digital Camera
In 3 hours or less, learn everything necessary to get your 35mm digital camera off AUTO or PROGRAM and onto MANUAL, a mode that puts YOU in charge of your camera.
The MANUAL mode allows you to take command of the camera’s important functions. The advantage is that you and not the camera set the specific controls for the photos you take. That is critical, since the settings coming from you, the photographer, are going to be far more accurate and relative to your vision than the settings coming from the camera when it’s in an automatic mode.
These are some of the topics we’ll address:
• Techniques for handholding your camera
• The workings and interactions of the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO
• Finding and using specific camera controls
This seminar is designed to get you up and shooting quickly and effectively – WITHOUT having to resort to the AUTO or PROGRAM mode.
A very complete handout will be distributed when you arrive. It contains lots of information and diagrams, and will greatly simplify the process of understanding what’s being taught in class. In addition, the handout will allow you to spend less time taking notes and more time listening and participating in class. You’ll also find it quite useful for review after you get home.
VERY IMPORTANT …
1. Be sure your camera’s aperture, shutter speed, and ISO can be adjusted manually.
2. Bring your battery charger.
3. If you have them, bring an extra battery, camera card, and other camera lenses.
4. Bring your camera manual.
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