Digital Photography

Grasp the  foundational concepts of aperture, iso and shutter speed to learn how to make an exposure. These three components will give you the ability to photograph under any lighing condition.  This foundation will allow you to shoot with confidence.

Dive into the world of editing using Adobe Photoshop. This introduction to editing will teach you the tools to adjust cropping, exposure and color balance to retouch your image. Understanding these basic tools, will help you enhance your imagery and enable you to create the look and style you want.

Portaits are powerful because you can capture the personality or the emotion of a subject.  Portraiture is also dynamic collaboration between artist and subject.  We will explore how to do this to create meaningful and expressive images through lighting, posing, and editing.

Street photography documents and captures the story found in the public spaces.  The "street" is where the drama of everyday life happens.  We will explore how to go into the world to find meaningful scenes in the everyday. Through exercises and a structured approach you will learn to create a body of work that is personal and poignant.

Uncover the features on your camera and learn to optimize them to create the picture you want. Lets set up your camera and establish your preferences. This session will help you to operate your gear so you can maximize the capacity of your camera to suit your shooting style.

Lighting affects the look and feel of your image. Understand how to work with light to control the mood, tone, depth, color and emotion in your photo.  Learn how to use natural and artificial light, and see how light is a resource you can add to your photo toolbox.

Still Life is a way to create narrative with objects. We will look at painting and sculpture as examples for creating dynamic arrangements.  In this genre, you are in control of shapes, color and lighting to make a beautiful composition.  With still life, you begin to understand how inanimate objects becomes expressive.

Explore the world of architectural photography, and learn to engage with the scale of architectural space.  We will look at how light interacts with the shapes and forms of buildings and address the sculptural aspects of the building as a three dimensional form.