Private Photography Course - Schedule Your Days - 5 Classes

### Efficient Teaching: Practical - Methodical - Personalized

Each Individual RSVP/booking on this page entitles you to your own private course = 5 private classes to be scheduled on Work Days for you only
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COURSE CALENDAR - 5 Work Days (4 Mornings + 1 Night)

• To be scheduled between You and Teacher
• Classes at work-days, 4 mornings/afternoons + 1 night
• Ideally weekly, but flexible (Monday to Friday)
• Your Pace, Your Priorities - Fully Tailored to You

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Link Reviews to Carlos Loff - carlosloff.com/workshops-reviews

• 16 years teaching Practical Photography
• Portfolio at my Website: www.carlosloff.com

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### Introduction and Philosophy

• Designed for those who have never photographed before or those who have started but need more method and control of the camera and all basic techniques. A final certificate is provided
• Every class has it´s own written documentation to help ensure future autonomy and exercises
• Detailed locations details for classes 2 to 5 will be sent to participants who RSVP here

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#### Calendar for the Full Course

#### Class 1 - 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

#### (Camera Basics & Apertures)

Location - Lisbon - Stated on this event

• Camera menu and controls
• Shooting modes and Exposure
• White Balance and Focus features
• Apertures, and Depth of Field
• Practical exercises

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#### Class 2 - 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

#### (Camera Basics & Shutter Speed)

Location - Lisbon - Chiado area

• Lens choices and features
• Aperture versus Shutter speed
• White balance and Focus features
• Shutter speed and movement
• Indoor shooting with no tripod
• Practical exercises

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#### Class 3 - 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

#### (Landscape Techniques)

Location - Lisbon - Parque Nações

• Framing and composition
• Landscape camera settings
• Landscape adjustments to lighting
• Landscape filters (ND and Polarizer)
• Practical exercises

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#### Class 4 - 8 PM - 11 PM

#### (Nocturnal Techniques)

Location - Lisbon - Downtown, Rossio

• Low light and stability
• Tripod versus no tripod
• Short and long Exposures
• Special effects (ghosts/lightpainting)
• Practical exercises

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#### Class 5 - 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

#### (Portrait Techniques)

Location - Lisbon - Amália Rodrigues Garden

• Portrait lens and camera settings
• Subject versus Background
• Posing rules and shooting angles
• Reflector and flash filling features
• Practical exercises

Important Note

• Subjects and practical exercises are methodically distributed throughout the course, ensuring logical progression in understanding, deepening skills, and encouraging creativity

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### Required Equipment (required)

• Digital DSLR or Mirrorless Camera with manual mode and flash shoe
• Lenses suitable for shooting at least within 18mm - 50mm range
• If you don´t have a Tripod I can lend you mine

### Optional Equipment (not mandatory)

• Accessories like: filters and speedlight flash

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Getting to Class 1 Meeting Point

• Train: Rossio Station (then walk up Calçada do Carmo, turn right, and go up Rua do Alecrim to the viewpoint)
• Metro: Restauradores (then walk up Calçada da Glória) or Baixa-Chiado (then walk up Rua do Alecrim)
• Buses: 758, from Portas de Benfica to Cais do Sodré via Largo do Rato (exit right in front of the Viewpoint/Bairro Alto)
• Car: Best to park at Praça da Alegria, halfway up Avenida da Liberdade, and walk up slightly to the starting point, which is then closer to the end location.

Safety

• The course locations and exercises are fitted within perfectly safe areas and conditions. Participants are responsible for their own personal and material safety.

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About Carlos Loff
Carlos Loff is Portugal's most active practical photography trainer (over 3,500 Workshops and 220 Thematic Courses). He has promoted 20 Guest Trainers and hired over 50 Models.

• Geographer - Certified Trainer (CCP) since 2006
• Professional Photographer since 1991 (AR-CO)
• Community Leader of Photography Workshops for nearly 15 years, with over 4,000 members: meetup.com
• Instructor for municipalities and companies, including GD Banco Portugal, CCDT-SIBS, BNP-PARIBAS, and Fundação Social Bancária.
• Official photography guide for Green Trekker
• Website: www.carlosloff.com