Course Description:

Digital cameras have made photography so accessible by putting cameras into virtually everyone’s hands. However, it can also become so overwhelming with so many buttons and knobs to push and turn you can become so confused that you throw up your hands and resort back to using only the fully auto setting. Does this sound like you?

You're not alone. Many people buy a camera only to find they only know how to use it as a point-n-shoot and still are not getting the photos they dream of taking. Learn the basics of photography and the tricks of the pros. You will get 12 hours of instruction, hands on experience taking photos and need no previous knowledge.

January 14, 2012 – 2PM to 4PM: class fee $80 - Lesson 1: Into to aperture, shutter speed, ISO, important settings and care for your camera, and auto vs. manual focus (2hr Class)

January 21, 2012 – 2PM to 3PM: class fee $40 - Lesson 2: Shoot through and leading lines: Shallow depth of field – aperture, using aperture priority (1hr Class)

January 28, 2012 – 2PM to 4PM: class fee $80 - Lesson 3: Landscapes and Repetition/Patterns: Large depth of field – aperture, shutter speed, ISO, tripod (2hr Class)

February 4, 2012 – 9AM to 10PM: class fee $40 - Lesson 4: Action: stopping it and panning – shutter speed, using shutter priority, monopod (1hr Class)

February 11 2012 – 2PM to 4PM: class fee $80 - Lesson 5: Action: blurring it – shutter speed, tripod, and exposure bracketing – water and reflections (2hr Class)

February 18, 2012 – 2PM to 3PM: class fee $40 - Lesson 6: Rule of thirds and point of view: White Balance, Picture Style – using manual (1hr Class)

February 25, 2012 – 2PM to 4PM: class fee $80 - Lesson 7: Low light: no flash, flash, ghost people, painting with light, sunsets, and night photography (2hr Class)

March 3, 2012 – 2PM to 3PM: class fee $40 - Lesson 8: Lighting, framing and portraits: things to avoid, reflectors, defusing, sun flairs, backlighting (1hr Class)

Prepay for the entire course: $400 Discounts for groups and previous students Enrollment limited to 4 students

To enroll call Bonnie at 818-362-1937 or Email her:info@bonniemcdermott.com

Upcoming Mini Workshop:

Beach trip on Jan 31st

4 hours (location and time TBA)

Cost: $50 (group/family & previous student rate $40 each)

We will try our hands at surfing photos (I am planning on having a surfer model - you would be expected to share your photos with him), macro photography, blurring moving water, landscape, maybe sunrise or sunset and other beach photography. I will also be teaching some different photography techniques, tricks of the trade and composition rules. Enrollment is limit to 6.

To enroll call Bonnie at 818-362-1937 or Email her:info@bonniemcdermott.com

Bonnie McDermott Photography

17646 Lassen St.

Northridge, CA 91325

818-362-1937

http://bonniemcdermott.com/ 

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