Go From Beginner to Advanced in Six Live Zoom Sessions
Your Photography Journey Continues Here
Go From Beginner to Advanced in Six Live Zoom Sessions
This comprehensive workshop offers the equivalent of multiple lessons, typically valued at over $1,000. Additionally, mastering Lightroom and building your own website portfolio with AI tutorials could cost thousands more. With us, you'll acquire all these skills in one affordable package for just $675. Payment plans are available.
Go From Beginner to Advanced
$575.00 * (includes one-on-one camera 2-hour session with instructor prior to beginning the 6 Week Online Sessions).
*Pre-requsite: Master Your Camera (One-on-One Session with Instructor to assure you know the basics of your camera buttons, dials, doors, settings and modes)
One-On-One Session Overview:
Connect with your instructor in person or online for a personalized learning experience covering the fundamentals or your specific camera make & model.
Learn Camera Basics as we review and demonstrate the functions of buttons, dials, modes, and settings.
Understand basic camera operations, including how to manage focus and exposure modes effectively.
Dive into manual mode to explore the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.
Learn proven techniques to control blur and camera shake for sharper images.
Replace complex photography jargon with easy-to-understand language.
Practice Assignment:
Shoot three different basic scenarios, comparing results in Auto and Manual modes.
Practice simple exercises to reinforce your understanding of the Exposure Triangle (aperture, shutter speed, ISO).
Feedback Session:
Share and discuss images from your practice assignment.
Receive constructive comments on your exposure settings and techniques.
Week 1: Gear Essentials & Lenses
Session Overview:
Learn about the maintenance, ergonomics, and benefits of essential camera gear.
Understand tripod features, advantages, design stability, and quality factors.
Work with UV, ND, and Polarizer filters and explore their effects.
Explore the differences and challenges between prime and zoom lenses.
Determine which focal lengths serve different purposes.
Understand autofocus and manual focus.
Learn exposure bracketing and focus stacking.
Review the concept of hyperfocal distance.
Practice Assignment:
Experiment with different apertures and shutter speeds.
Capture images with varying exposure settings and depths of field.
Photo Critique:
Review and discuss your images, focusing on exposure and depth of field.
Receive feedback on the technical aspects of your photography.
Get insights on your focusing techniques and lens selection.
Week 2: Focus & Motion
Session Overview:
When to use Autofocus vs. Manual Focus for fast-moving subjects, and low-light or challenging conditions.
Use different Focus Modes (Single, Continuous, and Automatic) based on movement.
Which Focus Area Selection (Single Point, Zone, and Wide-Area) to choose for different situations.
Panning Techniques to follow moving subject with the camera while using a slower shutter speed.
Freezing Motion with Fast Shutter Speeds for tack sharp images
Using Image Stabilization to Reduce Camera Shake in-camera or lens-based image stabilization.
Choosing the Right Autofocus Settings for Motion w Tracking and Predictive Focus.
Practice Assignment:
Experiment with different apertures and shutter speeds.
Capture images with varying exposure settings and depths of field.
Photo Critique:
Review and discuss your images, focusing on exposure and depth of field.
Receive feedback on the technical aspects of your photography.
Get insights on your focusing techniques and lens selection.
Week 3: The Art of Capturing Light
Session Overview:
Understand why light is crucial to capturing compelling images.
Learn how cameras expose to reflected light and how bounce light changes the reflected shape.
Explore natural light sources such as windows and sunlight.
Understand the significance of golden hour and blue hour in photography.
Examine the effects of front, side, back, and top lighting.
Discover how intensity creates hard and soft light.
Review shadows, highlights, histograms, white balance, and exposure compensation.
Practice Assignment:
Experiment with various lighting conditions.
Capture portraits using both natural and artificial light.
Photo Feedback:
Review and discuss images with a focus on lighting techniques.
Week 4: Composition and Perspective Mastery
Session Overview:
Explain the role of composition in photography.
Understand how good composition can enhance the storytelling aspect of a photo.
Explore techniques such as Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, Symmetry, Negative Space, Depth, Patterns and Shapes, and other composition techniques.
Learn how to frame the perfect shot.
Understand the importance of perspective in photography.
Practice Assignment:
Apply composition techniques in everyday scenes.
Experiment with framing and perspective.
Photo Feedback:
Share and discuss composition techniques used.
Receive feedback on creative use of composition elements.
Week 5: Going from Good to Great with Post-Processing
Session Overview:
Introduction to Adobe Lightroom Classic editing software.
Explore basic post-processing techniques.
Demonstrate how to import photos into Lightroom Classic.
Explain the importance of organizing photos using folders and collections.
Learn how to use the Library module to view, rate, and organize photos.
Exporting photos for web, print, and social media.
Understand file formats (JPEG, TIFF, etc.) and quality settings.
Practice Assignment:
Edit and enhance images using post-processing techniques.
Photo Feedback:
Review and discuss edited images.
Provide feedback on post-processing skills.
Week 6: Creating Your Own Website and Online Presence
Session Overview:
Create an online photography portfolio.
Highlight the benefits of having an online portfolio for photographers.
Tips for selecting a domain name that reflects your photography brand.
How to select a template that matches your style and needs.
Demonstrate how to edit the site title, tagline, and contact information.
Learn how to add and organize pages: Home, About, Portfolio, Contact.
Upload and display photos in galleries and portfolios.
Review a checklist for final review of the site before publishing.
Congratulations on completing the program!
Click below to be added to our Wait List Sign Up for our next scheduled session. Upon signing up you will be contact with further details.
Your Photography Journey Continues Here
Go From Beginner to Advanced in Six Live Zoom Sessions
This comprehensive workshop offers the equivalent of multiple lessons, typically valued at over $1,000. Additionally, mastering Lightroom and building your own website portfolio with AI tutorials could cost thousands more. With us, you'll acquire all these skills in one affordable package for just $675. Payment plans are available.
Go From Beginner to Advanced
$575.00 * (includes one-on-one camera 2-hour session with instructor prior to beginning the 6 Week Online Sessions).
*Pre-requsite: Master Your Camera (One-on-One Session with Instructor to assure you know the basics of your camera buttons, dials, doors, settings and modes)
One-On-One Session Overview:
Connect with your instructor in person or online for a personalized learning experience covering the fundamentals or your specific camera make & model.
Learn Camera Basics as we review and demonstrate the functions of buttons, dials, modes, and settings.
Understand basic camera operations, including how to manage focus and exposure modes effectively.
Dive into manual mode to explore the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.
Learn proven techniques to control blur and camera shake for sharper images.
Replace complex photography jargon with easy-to-understand language.
Practice Assignment:
Shoot three different basic scenarios, comparing results in Auto and Manual modes.
Practice simple exercises to reinforce your understanding of the Exposure Triangle (aperture, shutter speed, ISO).
Feedback Session:
Share and discuss images from your practice assignment.
Receive constructive comments on your exposure settings and techniques.
Week 1: Gear Essentials & Lenses
Session Overview:
Learn about the maintenance, ergonomics, and benefits of essential camera gear.
Understand tripod features, advantages, design stability, and quality factors.
Work with UV, ND, and Polarizer filters and explore their effects.
Explore the differences and challenges between prime and zoom lenses.
Determine which focal lengths serve different purposes.
Understand autofocus and manual focus.
Learn exposure bracketing and focus stacking.
Review the concept of hyperfocal distance.
Practice Assignment:
Experiment with different apertures and shutter speeds.
Capture images with varying exposure settings and depths of field.
Photo Critique:
Review and discuss your images, focusing on exposure and depth of field.
Receive feedback on the technical aspects of your photography.
Get insights on your focusing techniques and lens selection.
Week 2: Focus & Motion
Session Overview:
When to use Autofocus vs. Manual Focus for fast-moving subjects, and low-light or challenging conditions.
Use different Focus Modes (Single, Continuous, and Automatic) based on movement.
Which Focus Area Selection (Single Point, Zone, and Wide-Area) to choose for different situations.
Panning Techniques to follow moving subject with the camera while using a slower shutter speed.
Freezing Motion with Fast Shutter Speeds for tack sharp images
Using Image Stabilization to Reduce Camera Shake in-camera or lens-based image stabilization.
Choosing the Right Autofocus Settings for Motion w Tracking and Predictive Focus.
Practice Assignment:
Experiment with different apertures and shutter speeds.
Capture images with varying exposure settings and depths of field.
Photo Critique:
Review and discuss your images, focusing on exposure and depth of field.
Receive feedback on the technical aspects of your photography.
Get insights on your focusing techniques and lens selection.
Week 3: The Art of Capturing Light
Session Overview:
Understand why light is crucial to capturing compelling images.
Learn how cameras expose to reflected light and how bounce light changes the reflected shape.
Explore natural light sources such as windows and sunlight.
Understand the significance of golden hour and blue hour in photography.
Examine the effects of front, side, back, and top lighting.
Discover how intensity creates hard and soft light.
Review shadows, highlights, histograms, white balance, and exposure compensation.
Practice Assignment:
Experiment with various lighting conditions.
Capture portraits using both natural and artificial light.
Photo Feedback:
Review and discuss images with a focus on lighting techniques.
Week 4: Composition and Perspective Mastery
Session Overview:
Explain the role of composition in photography.
Understand how good composition can enhance the storytelling aspect of a photo.
Explore techniques such as Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, Symmetry, Negative Space, Depth, Patterns and Shapes, and other composition techniques.
Learn how to frame the perfect shot.
Understand the importance of perspective in photography.
Practice Assignment:
Apply composition techniques in everyday scenes.
Experiment with framing and perspective.
Photo Feedback:
Share and discuss composition techniques used.
Receive feedback on creative use of composition elements.
Week 5: Going from Good to Great with Post-Processing
Session Overview:
Introduction to Adobe Lightroom Classic editing software.
Explore basic post-processing techniques.
Demonstrate how to import photos into Lightroom Classic.
Explain the importance of organizing photos using folders and collections.
Learn how to use the Library module to view, rate, and organize photos.
Exporting photos for web, print, and social media.
Understand file formats (JPEG, TIFF, etc.) and quality settings.
Practice Assignment:
Edit and enhance images using post-processing techniques.
Photo Feedback:
Review and discuss edited images.
Provide feedback on post-processing skills.
Week 6: Creating Your Own Website and Online Presence
Session Overview:
Create an online photography portfolio.
Highlight the benefits of having an online portfolio for photographers.
Tips for selecting a domain name that reflects your photography brand.
How to select a template that matches your style and needs.
Demonstrate how to edit the site title, tagline, and contact information.
Learn how to add and organize pages: Home, About, Portfolio, Contact.
Upload and display photos in galleries and portfolios.
Review a checklist for final review of the site before publishing.
Congratulations on completing the program!
Click below to be added to our Wait List Sign Up for our next scheduled session. Upon signing up you will be contact with further details.
Your Photography Journey Continues Here
Go From Beginner to Advanced in Six Live Zoom Sessions
This comprehensive workshop offers the equivalent of multiple lessons, typically valued at over $1,000. Additionally, mastering Lightroom and building your own website portfolio with AI tutorials could cost thousands more. With us, you'll acquire all these skills in one affordable package for just $675. Payment plans are available.
Go From Beginner to Advanced
$575.00 * (includes one-on-one camera 2-hour session with instructor prior to beginning the 6 Week Online Sessions).
*Pre-requsite: Master Your Camera (One-on-One Session with Instructor to assure you know the basics of your camera buttons, dials, doors, settings and modes)
One-On-One Session Overview:
Connect with your instructor in person or online for a personalized learning experience covering the fundamentals or your specific camera make & model.
Learn Camera Basics as we review and demonstrate the functions of buttons, dials, modes, and settings.
Understand basic camera operations, including how to manage focus and exposure modes effectively.
Dive into manual mode to explore the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.
Learn proven techniques to control blur and camera shake for sharper images.
Replace complex photography jargon with easy-to-understand language.
Practice Assignment:
Shoot three different basic scenarios, comparing results in Auto and Manual modes.
Practice simple exercises to reinforce your understanding of the Exposure Triangle (aperture, shutter speed, ISO).
Feedback Session:
Share and discuss images from your practice assignment.
Receive constructive comments on your exposure settings and techniques.
Week 1: Gear Essentials & Lenses
Session Overview:
Learn about the maintenance, ergonomics, and benefits of essential camera gear.
Understand tripod features, advantages, design stability, and quality factors.
Work with UV, ND, and Polarizer filters and explore their effects.
Explore the differences and challenges between prime and zoom lenses.
Determine which focal lengths serve different purposes.
Understand autofocus and manual focus.
Learn exposure bracketing and focus stacking.
Review the concept of hyperfocal distance.
Practice Assignment:
Experiment with different apertures and shutter speeds.
Capture images with varying exposure settings and depths of field.
Photo Critique:
Review and discuss your images, focusing on exposure and depth of field.
Receive feedback on the technical aspects of your photography.
Get insights on your focusing techniques and lens selection.
Week 2: Focus & Motion
Session Overview:
When to use Autofocus vs. Manual Focus for fast-moving subjects, and low-light or challenging conditions.
Use different Focus Modes (Single, Continuous, and Automatic) based on movement.
Which Focus Area Selection (Single Point, Zone, and Wide-Area) to choose for different situations.
Panning Techniques to follow moving subject with the camera while using a slower shutter speed.
Freezing Motion with Fast Shutter Speeds for tack sharp images
Using Image Stabilization to Reduce Camera Shake in-camera or lens-based image stabilization.
Choosing the Right Autofocus Settings for Motion w Tracking and Predictive Focus.
Practice Assignment:
Experiment with different apertures and shutter speeds.
Capture images with varying exposure settings and depths of field.
Photo Critique:
Review and discuss your images, focusing on exposure and depth of field.
Receive feedback on the technical aspects of your photography.
Get insights on your focusing techniques and lens selection.
Week 3: The Art of Capturing Light
Session Overview:
Understand why light is crucial to capturing compelling images.
Learn how cameras expose to reflected light and how bounce light changes the reflected shape.
Explore natural light sources such as windows and sunlight.
Understand the significance of golden hour and blue hour in photography.
Examine the effects of front, side, back, and top lighting.
Discover how intensity creates hard and soft light.
Review shadows, highlights, histograms, white balance, and exposure compensation.
Practice Assignment:
Experiment with various lighting conditions.
Capture portraits using both natural and artificial light.
Photo Feedback:
Review and discuss images with a focus on lighting techniques.
Week 4: Composition and Perspective Mastery
Session Overview:
Explain the role of composition in photography.
Understand how good composition can enhance the storytelling aspect of a photo.
Explore techniques such as Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines, Symmetry, Negative Space, Depth, Patterns and Shapes, and other composition techniques.
Learn how to frame the perfect shot.
Understand the importance of perspective in photography.
Practice Assignment:
Apply composition techniques in everyday scenes.
Experiment with framing and perspective.
Photo Feedback:
Share and discuss composition techniques used.
Receive feedback on creative use of composition elements.
Week 5: Going from Good to Great with Post-Processing
Session Overview:
Introduction to Adobe Lightroom Classic editing software.
Explore basic post-processing techniques.
Demonstrate how to import photos into Lightroom Classic.
Explain the importance of organizing photos using folders and collections.
Learn how to use the Library module to view, rate, and organize photos.
Exporting photos for web, print, and social media.
Understand file formats (JPEG, TIFF, etc.) and quality settings.
Practice Assignment:
Edit and enhance images using post-processing techniques.
Photo Feedback:
Review and discuss edited images.
Provide feedback on post-processing skills.
Week 6: Creating Your Own Website and Online Presence
Session Overview:
Create an online photography portfolio.
Highlight the benefits of having an online portfolio for photographers.
Tips for selecting a domain name that reflects your photography brand.
How to select a template that matches your style and needs.
Demonstrate how to edit the site title, tagline, and contact information.
Learn how to add and organize pages: Home, About, Portfolio, Contact.
Upload and display photos in galleries and portfolios.
Review a checklist for final review of the site before publishing.
Congratulations on completing the program!
Click below to be added to our Wait List Sign Up for our next scheduled session. Upon signing up you will be contact with further details.