Studio Photography Class
Saturday 10 December
Soundpure Studios - 10am - 3hrs Hours
A 3 hour class showing the fundimentals of having and using a studio. Production photography, flash and lighting power. Settings and materials like white board and reflectors.
Christmas Street Photography
Saturday 17 December
Unscripted Durham - 10am - 2hrs Hours
A chance to capture the holiday spirit in the heart of a city while learning and getting better with your camera and skill
Beginners and Camera Settings 101
Saturday 04 February
Durham City - 10am - 3 Hours
We will be focusing on the three points of Manual mode. ISO, F-stop, shutter speed and also the three variables that matter the most in photography: light, subject, and composition.
506 Ramseur Street Durham, NC 27701 USA
Portraiture Photography w/ Natural Light Class
Sunday 05 March
North Carolina Museum of Art, West Building - 4pm - 3 Hours
This class is your time to learn and gain a proper understanding of 201cComposition 201d and the importance of light to help boost your photography skills.
We, as a class, will be photographing a model without any on-camera flash or strobe photography. Just the available light, we will walk through, troubleshoot, make adjustments and capture a model 2019s portraits successfully.
We will also learn how to use light modifiers like a reflector to help capture appropriately exposed shots in not-so-great lighting
Photography 101: Exposure
Sunday 12 March
North Carolina Museum of Art, West Building - 4pm - 3 Hours
What is Exposure?
The action of exposing a digital sensor or photographic film to light.
This class is for anyone looking to switch their camera mode from Auto to Manual and learn how to shoot using the Manual Mode. The goal is to help everyone become more confident when using their cameras. We will touch on the exposure triangle: Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO.
Street Photography
Saturday 18 March
Unscripted Durham - 10am - 2 Hours
People, cafes, vendors, street merchants, buskers, historic buildings, art installations and much more. The power of observation underpins the art of great street photography. Learning to "see" interesting detail is a practised skill and we introduce you to easy methods that will open your photographer's eye and expose you to a world that is alive with detail. The most rewarding part of the class is learning how to approach interesting people and have them willingly pose for you.
We will also go over settings, focusing techniques and lens choices common to street photography to help us capture those random chance encounters.
Black and White Photography Meetup
Saturday 25 March
North Carolina Museum of Art, West Building - 10am - 2 Hours
Introduction to Black and White Photography. What makes a good black and White shot?
We will look at the contrast and using textures. How does the camera see the image and how do we create Black and White images in a camera or in post-production. We will look for some good examples and set some exercises.
This is a more advanced course and assumes you understand the basics of photography and controlling your camera.
