• 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

• 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)

• 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 $19.99/month (1TB storage included) https://tinyurl.com/Adobe-Ligh...
  
  
• 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:
  
  14" Macbook Pro laptop (M5 Pro chip) $1600 or used for cheaper 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

Register and pay $475 through Stripe upon registration.
Click the Date and time of the first class to register.