DSLR Photography

Camera manuals often assume you already know about the mechanics of photography. They describe how to change settings without explaining what they are for or how they affect your pictures. 

This workshop teaches you all about shutter speed, aperture, and ISO - how they are used to create different looks to your pictures.

• Getting out of Auto modes allows you to be more creative with your camera.
• Setting your camera for different shooting situations increases the number of successful shots you take.
• Working with shutter speeds and apertures allows you to freeze action or control the amount of background blur in your pictures.
• Taking properly exposed photos improves the amount of detail captured by your camera.
• Adjusting your camera’s light sensitivity allows you to maintain a fast shutter speed and prevent camera shake.

I believe that a good photographer is one who can use their camera to produce intentional results. In Auto, your camera allows you very little creativity and it often messes up. Good photographs should not be just a happy accident!

By the end of the workshop you will be able to use your camera’s exposure mode dial to choose the optimal settings for taking pictures, whether you are interested in sports, landscapes, portraits, or wildlife. You will understand how exposure works with all the available shooting modes and be able to make adjustments according to the lighting conditions. With a little practice, you’ll be using your camera like a pro!

Subjects include:

• Introducing shutter speed
• Introducing aperture
• Shooting With Different Apertures
• Combining Shutter Speeds and Apertures
• Setting Shutter Speeds and Apertures In Your Camera
• Setting exposures and shooting using Shutter Priority mode
• Set Exposures and Shoot Using Aperture Priority
• Setting Exposures and Shooting Manually
• Choosing ISO Sensitivity
• Reviewing and Making Exposure Adjustments
• Understanding camera metering methods
• Applying exposure compensation
• Using Auto Exposure Bracketing
• Fixing common exposure problems
• Photographing backlit subjects
• Exposing for high key subjects
• Exposing for low key subjects

Workshop format

This is a two-hour workshop. We will meet in fun locations around San Diego with a range of shooting subjects. Each workshop starts with an explanation of the lesson plan, in which we discuss what we are trying to achieve that day. We will then all work on a number of practical exercises with short breaks for explanation and summaries. At the end of the workshop we will come together to discuss what we have learned. The workshop is based on the contents of Digital SLR eLearning Kit For Dummies with additional exercises and information. Class sizes are small to enhance your learning experience.

Cost: $75 FIND DATE AND REGISTER

Individual workshops cost $75 each. Purchase a certificate for all eight classes at a substantial discount (8 x 2-hour classes) = $450 or four workshops  (4 x 2 hour classes) for $250.