Workshops, Classes, Private instruction

Workshops
Balboa Park – “City within a City”

A photographic tour of San Diego’s Spanish-Colonial fantasy city. Get treated to great views of the fabulous architecture, the Botanical Gardens, Spreckels Organ Pavillion, Cabrillo bridge, the Lily Pond, Palm Canyon, and much more.

This workshop will allow you to shoot in your own style while offering the opportunity to capture some of San Diego’s most famous and most beautiful imagery. You will be guided through the park, taking time to photograph its major attractions as well as many of its lesser known, but equally impressive minor attractions.

Beginning with the beautiful morning sunlight, we will tour the park, stopping at the many sites to create images worthy of being on a postcard. When the sun gets high (and hot) we will take a break to “critique” our images and answer any questions, then you will be given an hour and a half for lunch and relaxation (lunch is not included.) After lunch, we will regroup to continue the tour until sunset, after which you will have the option to join us for a follow up critique and dinner.

Throughout the workshop, your instructor will answer questions and help you choose the best compositions, exposures, and lenses for the situation. We will also have on hand certain loaner lenses so you can experiment with different views and effects.

This is a one-day workshop.
Dates: TBA
Time: TBA
Price: $195

Classes
Introduction to Photography

In this class, you will learn the following:

1. What is a camera? (Types of cameras, parts of the camera.)
2. How does it take pictures and how do I take pictures with it? (Camera functions and photographic technique)
3. How can I control the camera to get what I want? (Camera controls, metering, lighting)
4. Special bonus: Simple portrait lighting setup.

• You will learn the basic functions of cameras, how they “see” and how to change the way they see.

• You’ll become familiar with those strange-sounding photography terms: “aperture”, “f-stop”, “depth-of-field”, and “shutter”, and others, and you’ll learn how to use them.

• You’ll learn how to see light as it falls on your subject, and how to record it.

When you complete this class, you will feel more comfortable with your camera and with your ability to take photos – and it will show in the pictures you take.

This will be a two-evening class with time spent in the classroom and in the field
Dates: TBA
Time: TBA
Price: $75

Intermediate Photography

Designed for amateur photographers who know how to use their cameras but want to go beyond “snapshots” and begin shooting like a pro.

In this class, you will learn:

1. Advanced camera features (exposure compensation, bracketing, hyperfocal distance, etc.)
2. How to “see” the shot (capture the essence of the scene)
3. Lens options and their effects
4. Correct use of flash
5. Introduction to professional lighting (strobes, reflectors, Manual and TTL flash)
6. Post-production (“I’ve taken the picture… now what?”)

   Most importantly, you will walk away with the tools you need to make your pictures look exactly the way you want them to look.

This will be a three evening class with time spent in the classroom and in the field
Date: TBA
Price: $150

Introduction to Portrait Photography

Designed for advanced amateurs and beginning professionals who are looking to improve their portrait skills.

In this class you will learn:

1. Traditional portrait lighting (key, fill, background lights)
2. Glamour lighting
3. Proper use of Strobes, Hot Lights, light meters, and light modifiers
4. How to use natural light outdoors or indoors
5. Lighting terms such as “fill”, “bounce”, “ratios”, “catchlight”
6. How to customize your own lighting setup

This class will give the intermediate photographer the skills to create professional, and more importantly, “saleable”, portraits.

This will be a two evening class in the studio and on location
Date: TBA
Price: $150