Hello ,
The younger kids aren't the only ones starting classes this week.
The grown-up kids who registered for the Introduction to Photography course are starting this week, too.
Yesterday was the first day of the course scheduled for Fridays.
Tomorrow is the first day for the group, starting on Sundays;
there's a few spaces left if you want to join us.
And when I say join us, it'll be no more than a group of five who wanna learn to work their cameras thoughtfully and intentionally in manual exposure mode.
While I enjoy the entire four-meeting course, the first day is especially fun.
Our first meeting is all about camera operation, composition, light, and the creative process of creating photographs.
We start by switching to manual exposure mode and learn to control tonality using aperture, shutter speed, and ISO.
We also cover metering and focusing.
I assign homework after everyone can do what we covered during the meeting.
Yup.
Homework.
Because even though we practice in class, we've gotta continue our studies and practice between our meetings. That's because when we keep doing photography, we get better at it.
The benefit of operating in manual mode is the level of control we get over our camera.
And if we've never
worked in manual exposure mode and gotten involved in metering, by the end of our first meeting, you'll be more involved in your creative process as a photographer than we've ever been.
If we want to make pictures with our camera instead of our camera taking them for us, manual exposure mode is the way to go.
And that's
because working in manual exposure mode involves us in the compositional process, operating our camera intentionally, and getting us familiar with light.
As photographers, when we're thoughtfully and intentionally involved in what we do, we create pictures that are uniquely ours.
We no longer rely on automatic exposure mode, where
the camera takes over the picture-taking process.
In other words, we now have complete control over the composition of our pictures, and we get the photographs we intended to make.
This is the stuff we go over during the Introduction to Photography course. Classes start tomorrow, Sunday, September 10; there's a few spaces left if you want to join us. Small class sizes (no more than 5 participants) ensure participants get all they can out of the meetings. Register now to hold your spot.
And remember, we learn and improve by doing, so practice making at least one picture today.
That's all for now; thanks for reading!
Sam
I'll help you be a better photographer—study and practice photography with me.
And what if the timing doesn't work for you in any of my scheduled group classes? If that's the case, let's schedule a one-time lesson or a series of in-person or online private instruction that covers the same things as my group classes.
Ways to work with me are listed below.
