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ONLY 20 SPACES AVAILABLE FOR EACH WORKSHOP
#1. Beginners I: Break out of Auto Mode

$150.00 per person

Who should attend: 
 

Do you love photography but don’t know where to begin? Or just want to  
take better images of your kids?

The beginner’s workshop I is ideal for those who are just starting out in  
photography and need to understand the fundamentals better. It’s also 
perfect for parents who have a digital SLR camera but don’t know how to 
take it off automatic to capture more creative images of their kids.

You will learn:
*The fundamentals of photography including ISO, aperture and shutter speed
*How to apply these fundamentals to the process of shooting your camera manually
*Equipment and lens tips
*How to turn off your flash and get better results
*How to work with natural light for better photos
*Secrets to make your images really pop

*Time for Q&A and more


What’s Included:
3 hours of in-depth, fast-paced hands-on learning and lecture
Workshop materials
Snacks and drinks

What Do You Need to Bring?
Your digital SLR camera, your lens & your manual

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#2. Beginners I Part 2: All Hands On Training

$75.00 Per Person

Who should attend: 
 

You know the basic functions of your camera but still need some direction and practice? Can't remember when to use metering and focusing modes? 
Beginners I Part 2, will give you the practice and professional guidance you need to put all of your new knowledge to use. In this course you will receive years of practice in 2 intense hours.

You will practice:
  1. *Using different metering modes.
  1. *Using different focusing modes.
  1. *Using Program Mode with exposure compensation.
  1. *Using Aperature & Shutter Priority.
  1. *Adjusting Aperature to create the BOKEH look (blurring out the background).
  • *Using fill flash.

What’s Included:
2 hours of in-depth, fast-paced hands-on learning
Workshop materials
Snacks and drinks

What Do You Need to Bring?
Your digital SLR camera, your lens & your manual

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#3. Beginners Workshop II: Getting the Lighting Right

$150.00 Per Person

Who should attend: 
 

Do you know the basic functions of your camera but are still have a hard time getting the lighting right? You can't figure out why the parent sitting next to you in the school play seems to be getting betting images on their little point and shoot camera than you are on your DSLR camera? Are you trying to sell items online but can't get rid of shadows?
Beginners Workshop II will give you an understanding of lighting, both natural & studio that would take a novice photographer years of trial and error to get right. In this course you will receive years of information in 3 intense hours.

You will learn:
  1. *Understanding how to control light.
  1. *How the quality of light changes the way a subject is perceived.
  1. *Working with hard and soft light.
  1. *Controlling color.
  1. *Lighting the face.
  • *Understand strobe and continuous light.
  • *In studio and on location.
  • *Choosing the right lights!
  • *Choosing light modifiers: soft boxes, umbrellas and barn doors.
  • *Creating the right light for your subject not fitting the subject to the light.
  • *Instructor will help you decide which lights are right for your circumstances.

What’s Included:
3 hours of in-depth, fast-paced hands-on learning
Workshop materials
Snacks and drinks

What Do You Need to Bring?
Your digital SLR camera, your lens & your manual
Tripod & lighting equipment (if you have them)
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#4. Beginners Workshop III: Adobe Lightroom Photo Editing & Enhancement

 

$150.00 per person

Who should attend: 

 

Do you take picture? Are you in pictures? Learn to enhance them. Make bad pictures good and good pictures great. This course will benefit everyone! Learn to lighten, darken, crop, add creative effects, smooth out skin tone, and so much more. No experience necessary with any other editing program.

What Do You Need to Bring?

Your Laptop, charger and mouse. 

Images provided but feel free to bring some saved on your computer that you would like to work on.

Note: A 30 day free trial version of the software will be downloaded the day of the workshop. No purchase necessary. 


            • What’s Included:

      3 hours of in-depth, fast-paced hands-on learning
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      Workshop materials
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      Snacks and drinks


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#5. Beginners Workshop IV: Makeup for Photography
 


$150.00 per person

Who should attend: 
 

Do you wonder why concealer sometimes makes your subject look like a raccoon in photos with flash? Why does your subject look oily in photos and not in person? 
This is a basic course for beginning photographers who want to learn how to touch up subjects makeup before a shoot and for women who have makeup at home and don't know what to do with it. 

You will learn:

*Makeup Basics for Photography 


Preparing the face

Foundation

Powder

Concealer

Contouring

Eyes

Lips


*Creating the Oval

*Correcting makeup applied by someone else

*Makeup mistakes to avoid

*Brush and product cleaning and care

*Individual & Strip lashes

*Applying what you have learned


*Makeup for Children, Men & the Elderly

*Time for Q&A and more



What’s Included:

3 hours of in-depth, fast-paced hands-on learning
Workshop materials
Snacks and drinks

What Do You Need to Bring?
Makeup and Brushes as little or as much as you like. Self standing mirror. 

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