Three years ago this summer, Terry held a few classes on the
fundamentals of digital photography - basically for anyone who was interested
in improving their knowledge of the digital SLR camera, and their skills as a
photographer! The 18 that attended seemed to have a pretty good time and
learned some too! (at least no-one asked for their money back!)
So….back by popular
demand! “2 (OR 4) THURSDAYS IN JUNE! (AND July!)”
This will be a 2 or 4 week class (your choice!) of about 90
minutes each - covering a different topic each night. The first two nights cover
camera basics and use. For those interested – the second two nights will cover
the art of composition and design to improve the artistic aspect of your
work. His goal is to help all of us
become better; i.e., more interesting, photographers. Photography is a tool
that we all use quite often throughout our lives – let’s make it a skill that
will really benefit us in many ways. Our classes will be held at Reinbold
Gallery – 1280 E. Lincoln Ave. Anaheim (between East St. and St. College Blvd.)
from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. We’d like to hold attendance to about 15 to 18 per class.
Although he's most familiar with Canon cameras and will be demonstrating with
those; all camera types are welcome. Just PLEASE bring your camera’s
instruction book – if it’s not Canon – as that will help him help you to get
better acquainted with your camera. Course fee is $30 per class, but it is
strongly suggested that if you attend one – you attend all – as missing one
will really mess up your head in relation to the others as they are all very
interconnected!
Thursday June 19.
– “The Camera Is Your Friend!” Ever
wonder what all those buttons, dials, and switches are for? Ever wonder if they
could help you take better pictures? Well, come to the Gallery this first night and you’ll find out these answers. We’ll
take it slow and easy exploring all those gizmos, and what they do. We’ll take some
sample photos so we can see their effects on our work. If the class has
questions that take us beyond 8:30 during any of the classes, that’s fine – but officially we’ll end at 8:30pm each night.
Thursday June 26 –
If the camera is your friend, then “These
Three Tools Are Your (photographic) Family!” The most important controls on
any camera are the Shutter Speed, F-Stop, and ISO. Cameras set to “automatic” –
in any of its variations – are simply set to factory specifications; and those
are not necessarily best… or even what we need - for creative or even good
photos. You will thoroughly learn how to control these three simple functions,
and will then be well on your way to seeing the light….which brings us to….
FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO CONTINUE TO A MORE ADVANCED LEVEL!!!
Thursday July 24 –
If those tools are your photographic family, than “Seeing the Light” will take you to your inner creative self! (Sensing a theme here?) Creativity is the ultimate form of self-expression. Would you
like to say something meaningful through photography? Do you have a point of
view you’d like to share with others? At the very least – do you just want to
take better family and vacation photos? In this class we learn some basic rules
of composition that apply to all good photography. This is the stuff most folks
never bother thinking or learning about. It’s what will set you apart from all
the other “shooters” out there mindlessly banging away with their automatic
point-and-shoots. (or worse yet- cell phones!)
Thursday July 31 –
“Shoot & Show Your Stuff.” Here
we’ll do a practice shoot at a local park and then see what we've learned! Then
we’ll show samples of our best work over this past month. We’ll project our
images on a large screen in the Gallery and learn from each other! We learn by
doing…and from each other! We’ll wrap up any unfinished business – unanswered
questions, unclear concepts, etc. Expect to learn a lot this night!
So that’s it. If you are interested call the Gallery at
714-535-5644 to register. Pay cash or check at the door the first night. Call
Terry at 714-345-8000 if you have any questions. Hope to see you all there!
