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Exposure 101 -- A Beginners Guide to Capturing Light

 

This workshop will deliver the tool’s every photographer needs to harness the fundamental capabilities of their camera required for all photography to include nature.  "Exposure  101"  delivers a sound technical foundation intended to make the mechanics of image capture more second-nature.  That mastery frees you to explore artistically...frees you to enjoy nature...frees you from frustration.

We’ll explore the concepts of Aperture, Shutter Speed, Film/Sensor “ISO” Speed, Depth of Field, and Metering in simple but detailed terms. Not sure what those things are? They are the parameters all those dials and buttons on your camera are changing, be they set by you manually or by your camera’s automatic features. From a disposable point-&-shoot to an $8,000 pro camera, the same basic principles are at play.

Are your shots too often blurred or all black or bleached white instead of a properly exposed pleasing image with detailed shadows and highlights? Do your images have blue or orange color casts instead of the rich colors your remembered? Are the tones too flat or too harsh? How do I freeze action and isolate the subject with a smooth, blurred background? How do I make wide angle shots look sharp from up close to far away? How do I get waterfalls to seem silky smooth? This workshop provides the answers.

Format:
--Seminar includes extensive Digital Slideshow & Equipment Demonstration

Content:
--Interplay between Aperture, Shutter Speed, Film/Sensor “ISO” Speed
--Apertures, Focal Length, and Depth of Field
--Automatic, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual Metering Modes
--Metering and Compensating for Ambient Light and Subject Tone
--Digital White Balance and Contrast
--How to Freeze Action
--How to shoot Landscapes, Sun Sets and Water Falls

Special Features:
--Scores of inspiring & thought provoking Images Presented
--Numerous good/better/best examples
--Guided Photo Outing available
--Extensive collection of equipment, books, magazines on hand enables you to explore future investments
-- Ample Question & Answer Period following the Workshop to address your individual needs

Included Course Materials:
--Invaluable Course Handout consolidates key concepts, equipment, references

Who Should Attend?
--Novice to Intermediate strategies presented

Related Workshops:
--"Exposure 101" belongs to my Foundation Series of  Workshops

--Consider "Nature Photography Primer" and "Master your Camera" Workshops to put into practice the technical concepts you'll learn here. 

--Take "Advanced Exposure -- Imaging Beyond the Basics" to further explore the technical aspects of Exposure and Image Capture

Maximum Class Size:
--Private, semi-private, and group formats available
--Eight individually enrolled Students if Guided Outing Follows
--12 max for Private Groups
--Unlimited for Presentation Only
 

What to Bring:
--Writing material for notes
--For guided photo outings, bring along your camera and its manual, your camera bag and everything in it, external flash units, tripod, sun block, insect repellent, bottled water
--A few images representative of your work or of problems you're hoping to resolve.   This is totally optional, just to share and discuss privately following the presentation.  I'd love to see what you've been up to!  I'm not a big fan of the word "Critique" and promise only gentle and constructive feedback.

 

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