For the Serious, Semi-Pro Shooter. Skill Before Creativity.

No matter what you shoot or where, skill comes before creativity. This group focuses on the skills of lighting, image quality, management, and enhancement. Presented by Daniel Halsey, a 25 year advertising photographer, presenter, and adjunct instructor at Brown College and MCAD, this group will use professional Power point presentations and assignments to enable the members to improve and produce commercial grade quality images.

Introduction Presentations and Topics:
Basic Imaging Principles
Exposure, Focusing and Camera Skills

Advanced Skill Series for Registered Members:
Camera Profiles and Programing
Composition, Cropping and the Eye
Color Balancing, Color Depth, and Adjustments
Light, Lighting and the Image File
Creating High Quality and Reproducible Image Files
The Computer and Digital Darkroom of Photoshop (Extensive)
Capturing Action, Events, Nature, Interiors, Exteriors, and Still Life Images

The Business of Photography
Contracts, Copyright and Use Rights
Mind Mapping your Ascent in Photographic Skill
The In-Home Studio, Equipment and Facilities
How to build Lighting Equipment

What will not be covered or presented:
How to operate your specific camera
Although other members s may help you
What Camera to buy
Although types and features will be discussed
Figure and Nude Photography will not be discussed.

What you need:
Camera, Tethered and 8+Mp, Laptop w/ PS3
A good tripod, case and location kit (From Intro)

We will meet in my studio/classroom in Prior Lake and on locations throughout the Midwest.
The group will be surveyed and topics will be added as needed or requested.