3 Hour Outdoor Introduction to Digital Photography Workshop

This is an outdoor workshop for beginners that typically runs twice per month on Sunday mornings from 9 am-12 am. Click See All or this link to see the whole calendar. https://www.meetup.com/Rhode-Island-Photography-Workshops/events/calendar/

I don't run the workshops from December to March because of the extreme weather. Workshops resume in April weather permitting. If you have coupons that are due to expire over this period they will be honored in April.

Workshop Fee: $150

Please bring your camera and its manual along with all of your lenses and accessories. Always check that your batteries are fully charged before coming to the workshop. It's also a good idea to bring a tripod but it's not necessary. For your comfort, it's also a good idea to check the weather forecast for the day of the workshop and to dress accordingly. I have found that it's best to dress warmer than you think you need to with layers that can be removed if it ends up being warmer than you anticipated.

If you don't have a camera and want to take the workshop, I have some available for rent during the workshop. Please contact me for more information.

If this workshop doesn't meet your needs I offer private one on one workshops on any subject, at a time that is convenient for both of us. The cost is $75 per hour for a private workshop and you can contact me at gary@morethanasnapshot.com for more information or click this link to schedule your appointment. https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=17421753

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What You Will Learn:

1. Welcome and Introductions (during this time I will collect any payments or coupons)
2. Some Warm Up Shooting
3. Lenses, Accessories, and Software
4. Tips for improving your images. (Light, composition, peak action)
5. Camera Basics:

How to hold the camera (viewfinder vs. live view)

Selecting a Shooting Mode

File Types and Sizes

Picture Styles / Picture Controls

Displaying an Image (play, zoom, move, Exif data, histograms)

White Balance

6. How to Focus (Auto, Manual, One Shot, AI Focus, AI Servo)
7. How to shoot in:

Program Mode

Shutter Priority Mode

Aperture Priority Mode

What effect does shutter speed on your images?

What effect does aperture have on depth of field?

How to use Exposure Compensation.

How to read a Histogram.

How to use the Hand Holding Rule.

How to adjust the ISO.

8. Practice Excercise: Working a subject

Identify a subject. Shoot it in different modes, f-stop, shutter speed, angles, light, and compositions. Then post 3-5 of your favorite images in the photos or comments section of this page.

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Notices:

This workshop must have at least 4 people registered to run. If it doesn’t run due to the number of people registered you will have to register for another date that has at least 4.

If inclement weather occurs on the day of a workshop it will be canceled and you can sign up for a future date listed on this site.

Please remember to bring your camera with a fully charged battery and the camera’s manual. If you have a tripod please bring it as well.

Also if you are using a GPS to get to this address it sent some people to the town hall which is right up the street from the library, so please make sure you are in the library parking lot.

***Please download and print these files before the workshop. (https://www.dropbox.com/s/35mst8sxuv2nl6p/3%20Hour%20Outdoor%20Workshop%20Files.zip?dl=0)They are excerpts from my e-book which can be purchased from morethanasnapshot.com (http://www.morethanasnapshot.com)