Beginner's Digital Photography Class in Baton Rouge
Basic Photo Class
Day 1 - Jan 21, 2025
7964 Goodwood Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70806
5:30pm-9:30pm
Day 2 - Jan 28, 2025
7964 Goodwood Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70806
5:30pm-9:30pm
Day 3 - Field Trip - Feb 01, 2025
Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge, LA ($12 fee)
9am-12pm
Day 4 - Feb 04, 2025
7964 Goodwood Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70806
5:30pm-9:30pm
Details
Passionate & fun wedding/portrait photographer Aaron Hogan of Eye Wander Photo in Baton Rouge is teaching an intense basic photo course for those seeking to dramatically improve their photography skills.
$475/student
If you miss a class or the field trip, you will not be refunded any part of your fee. Each participant must fill out a registration form completely. Upon receipt of a completed form, we will collect payment from each person through check, credit card or cash. The credit card payment link will follow after you submit the registration form. Enter the amount for the class and proceed to payment link which will load as soon as you submit the form.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
- Camera functions & exposure control (aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focus, white balance)
- Understanding the use of natural lighting at different times of day using sun and shade
- When to use which lens: Learn composition rules for portraits and landscapes
- Develop an artistic eye which opens up the photographic possibilities around you
Here are the common issues we’ll cover in this class:
- How to use autofocus
- How to blur the background of the photo
- How to show motion yet prevent entire shot from being blurry
- Low light photography without flash (ex. indoor gym lighting or night scene)
- Sand/Snow shots
- Backlit scenes (against window or shooting into sun)
- How to take great pictures of people, landscapes and still life objects
- Taking pictures that need little to no editing
- How to create artistic, well-composed photos
- Learn constructive, positive criticism through weekly critiques of your homework assignments
WHAT TO BRING:
- Digital SLR camera or Mirrorless camera with at least one interchangeable zoom lens covering the 18-55mm or 24-70mm range (required)
- I love these mirrorless cameras: Sony A7 series, Fuji X series (with interchangeable lenses), Nikon Z series, and Canon R series. Find something in your budget.
- POINT-and-SHOOT cameras are not allowed (must have ability to change lenses)
- Laptop (Mac or PC required)
- Extra battery for your camera (required)
- SD Memory card of at least 32gb (128gb recommended)
- 35mm f/1.8 or 35mm f/2.0 or 50mm f/1.8 or 50mm f/1.4 lens (ideal but optional – fantastic inexpensive investment)
Links to gear I recommend:
- Batteries- you need 2 extra batteries in addition to one that came with camera - check out this inexpensive off-brand Wasabi (type your camera model into the search box in addition to the Wasabi camera battery) https://amzn.to/3fqgjDk
- Memory Cards- 64gb Sandisk 150mb/s SDXC card (get 2 of them at least) https://amzn.to/3JZmZ9O
- Editing software- Adobe Creative Cloud - both Photoshop CC and Lightroom CC for $9.99/month (20gb storage included) https://adobe.ly/400303r
- Tripod- 4 section aluminum w/ ball head $90 https://amzn.to/3K8890x
- Camera Backpack that holds laptop $70 https://amzn.to/3I0TWkc
- SD Card Reader $19- (optional if your computer doesn't already have one) https://amzn.to/3zXkwYE
- Computer:
iMac 24” 2024 (M4 chip) https://apple.co/3DEix1l
or
14" Macbook Pro laptop (M4 Pro chip) https://apple.co/40eyN20
PC laptop running Windows 10 w/ 16 gb RAM w/ a min. of 256gb available space on hard drive - External (super fast) SSD storage drive - 2TB Crucial SSD https://amzn.to/3W3SQ0x
PAYMENT:
Register and pay $475 HERE.
Click the Date and time of the first class to register.
All payments are non-refundable and if you cannot make a portion of the class or miss multiple days, no refund will be provided for the missed class(es). Ensure you can make the majority of the classes and field trip before you sign up please.
Please feel free to contact Eye Wander Photo with any questions, concerns or advice that you might need.
Call: 225.366.4567
Email: [email protected]
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