Photography School - The Getting Started Weekend

By Jeff Cowell

A Two-Day Weekend Photography School.

Read the details carefully!

There will be two days of non-stop intense classroom training.

This School is designed to get you up and running over 2 days of intensive classroom training. This weekend includes 16 hours of classroom instruction specifically intended to ensure your complete understanding of the basics of Digital Photography.

We will start each day at 9:00 a.m., and break for lunch at 12:00 p.m..  After lunch we'll work in the classroom from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. each of the two days (please note that these times are approximate, if we finish early, we will quit or break early).

This School is geared towards providing you with the basics of photography from the ground up as they relate to Digital and Film cameras. Because we're starting from the ground up doesn't mean this school is limited to beginners in any way. The amount of knowledge available through this School goes well beyond basic photography and into intermediate and advanced topics. We'll do our classroom lessons in 4-hour segments with breaks to help keep everybody sane.

Please come prepared to take lots of notes. A book is required and can be purchased at:

http://www.lulu.com ISBN# 978-0-557-77766-2 Digital Photography Workbook by Jeff Cowell

You have the option to purchase a printed book or you may purchase a downloadable version.

Day 1 - Exposure & Composition

• ISO
• White Balance
• F/stops
• Shutter Speeds
• Depth-of-Field
• Rule of Thirds
• Framing
• Balance
• Mergers
• Simplicity
• Perspective

Day 2 - The Camera, Flash, Light and Metering

• The Camera Body
• Function Dial
• Shutter Speed and F/Stop Controls. 
• ISO Settings.
• White Balance Settings.
• Shutter Release, Cable Release and Self-Timer.
• Hot Shoe and Flash connections.
• Depth of Field Preview.
• Auto-Focus Switch and focusing.
• LCD Display.
• Viewfinder.
• Lens / Lenses.
• Shutter functions.
• Handling the Camera.
• Using a Tripod.
• Measuring Light and Light Meters.
• Handling low light problems with flash.
• Reflecting your flash or the available light.
• Bouncing and diffusing flash.
• Adding color to your subject.
• Using filters to enhance your image.

Class size is limited to 30 students and there is a minimum class size enforced.  Register early to secure your seat..