The second step in the beginner series. In this class we delve deeper into shutter speed and aperture, as well as composition and lens fundamentals. This class is designed to give students a solid foundation of exposure knowledge. When and how to use aperture and shutter priority modes, types of metering and white balance are covered, as well as support and accessories to help you continue shooting better photos every day. 

You’re well on your way to being a more thoughtful photographer. You’ve mastered all those little buttons on your DSLR, and you’re starting to stare down the Manual Button. Let’s take that to the next step; let’s begin to really Master Exposure. Let’s move beyond simply getting a technically correct exposure, and work our way to that “creatively correct” exposure.  Photographers that get those elusive, impactful images, use a well founded knowledge of exposure choices to work their way to…

Photographer Nick Fancher will be leading a lighting demo at 8:00 on the dot...showing us how to use simple lighting to create a beautiful image. Bring up to 10 of your favorite images on a disc, card or thumb drive and we'll have a look. Doesn't have to be new work or even something you like, just anything you'd like to have feedback on. Video too... We will meet at 6:30 and start looking at images at 7:00. This is…

If you have a new camera or just want to get out of auto mode this is where to begin! Learning photography can be confusing if you don't know where to start. Photo 101 introduces students to the exposure basics, camera functions, and terminology of photography. This class is designed to be hands on, so bring your camera and notepad!

The Explorers of Light concept came out of Canon USA in the mid 1990s as a broad-ranging initiative for photographic education and inspiration. Today, the group is comprised of dozens of the most influential photographers and cinematographers in the world, each a master of the their creative specialty.

There are a number of hurdles along the way to becoming a better photographer, or even a great one, but none looms larger than finding your artistic inspiration. One can have a complete technical understanding of exposure, and really embrace the characteristics of lenses and their effects, but nothing replaces artistic vision. While there is certainly personal influence in the realm of seeing your final image, a complete understanding of the rules of composition, and ways that they can be…

If you have a new camera or just want to get out of auto mode this is where to begin! Learning photography can be confusing if you don't know where to start. Photo 101 introduces students to the exposure basics, camera functions, and terminology of photography. This class is designed to be hands on, so bring your camera and notepad!