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If you want to learn to take photographs like a pro, then this class is for you. Take your photography to the next level by understanding what your camera can do.  Topics include rule of thirds, composition guidelines, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and more! Feel confident in your investment by learning how the pros use these powerful creative...

Learn and understand your camera’s basic functions If you’ve got a camera and you’re not sure how to use it, then this entry-level class is for you! Digital Photography for Beginners 1: The Basics will help you understand the reasoning behind photographic choices, and leave you with the tools to create stunning imagery without the fuss. Learning...

Move over AUTO setting, it’s time to take control of your camera! You’ll master the basics of digital photography in this 5-day classroom and 1-day field session course. Learn how to get accurate focus, set white balance, control sharpness, adjust exposure, choose ISO, and use your camera to make more creative photographs of your favorite subjects,...

This intensive two-day course on street photography is designed for intermediate and experienced photographers. Using his decades of experience of photographing the streets, Ibarionex will walk students through the process of seeing and capturing great photographs while exploring the city. These skills will help each photographer develop his or her...

Close your eyes and think about memorable photographs—images that made you take notice, perhaps even changed you. With today’s avalanche of new cameras and software releases, all making you think they are prerequisites to being a photographer, we can easily forget that people make photographs. Lasting images are created from a delightful and precious...

This workshop will offer instruction for people who want to learn the ins and outs of their cameras. Improve your skills no matter which camera model you own! Take this Course if you: Just purchased a Digital SLR Camera/Point and shoot camera Want to learn to make simple and creative changes to your pictures using the functions of your camera...

Based on this poets’ belief that there is a unity between the arts, this workshop is designed for those photographers whose inspiration is found in literature and art. Whether you are currently developing a photographic series based on a poem or look to illustrate your dreams, this class will explore the technical and stylistic means needed to express...

In efforts to advance photography in the mid-19th century, Fredrick Scott Archer, an English sculptor and photographer, experimented with collodion in the hope of producing a photographic negative on ordinary glass plates. The process was perfected in 1851.  This two-day workshop serves as a hands-on introduction to this demanding but beautiful...

Digital Photo Academy instructors are available to accommodate personal schedules and provide a half day, 3 hours of instruction to suit the needs of individual parties. Typically the session will last approximately, beginning with a discussion about the student’s specific camera equipment and photographic needs, then leading into an in-the-field...

Photographs of floral designs can often be the only record of a beautiful design or concept. In this introductory workshop students will learn the basics of floral photography & content marketing. Students will learn the essential skills to improve their photography practice and  how to better market, generate a brand and reach out to your...

There is a noticeable difference between an ordinary portrait and a dramatic portrait. The dramatic portrait establishes a connection to the soul of the subject and the photographer’s execution in capturing that connection. The near mystical play of dark and light, the angle that is just right, or the suggestive spread of a shadow to accent an expression...

Having confidence with studio lighting skills is important for any product photographer. The Product Lighting Fundamentals course will give students the knowledge and techniques required to photograph a variety of products in the studio using strobe lighting with the appropriate light modifiers. Through the various assignment types, this course will...

Understanding that lighting is essential indoors, you now know that it can ruin your shot if not lit properly or make a significant difference. Not only can you flatter who or what you are shooting, but you can alter the feel of your portrait by changing your lights. You have the choice of a light, cheery portrait or a serious and dramatic look just...

Just as a photograph can record fragments of reality, it can also be created out of fragments. This is what a photo montage does. It juxtaposes and melds seemingly disparate objects into a cohesive whole, fragments from many sources, to present a different reality, in the way a dream might present fragments from different times and places. Blurring...

In this beginning workshop, students will learn all the controls and functions on their digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras, basic camera operation (including f-stop, shutter speed and ISO), fundamental concepts of photography, and how to control the photograph’s final look. Discussions include composition and light, how to get the background...