More to Photography Part One Canon & Fujifilm (September 2nd)

Saturday,
September 2nd
10:30am-12:00pm Pictureline Studio
305 West 700 South,
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Get to Know Your DSLR Buttons and Cameras Menus

Have you ever purchased or been given a DSLR camera and been completely overwhelmed by the amount of buttons and menus that it has? DSLR’s have an endless amount of amazing options and tools that can help you take incredibleand professional photos. Without the skills of knowing how to use your DSLR and just leaving it in auto while you’re shooting, can be like having a really fancy car, but never going over 20mph. In this class we want to show you how to go full-speed ahead and accelerate your creative talents.

We will explore the camera inside and out so that you can beprepared to take your photography above and beyond as you use your camera in manual mode and learn about the exposure triangle. The camera’s menu is crucial to know in order to reach your full potential as a photographer.

Fundamentals of Photography:

This class is a great introduction to photography as an art, and a DSLR as your creative tool. But, to become the talented visionary we know you can be, you must first learn the essentials – shutter speed, aperture, and ISO.

You know that mysterious dial on top of your camera with all the letters, like M, P, or A? Maybe you’ve explored these settings, and maybe you haven’t, but that is what thisclass is all about. Our focus for this session is to get you into Manual (M) mode and demystify all of the camera’s settings, so that you can feel confident in knowing which one works best for you.

Shutter Speed

The Shutter controls the duration of time that the photo is being captured and is also the leading factor to motion blur. We will discuss which settings will work best with a variety of situations from blurring to freezing your action.

Aperture

The Aperture controls the amount of light and area of focus in a scene. We will talk about how to achieve soft focus backgrounds in portraits to sharp focus from corner to corner images in landscapes.

ISO

ISO determines how sensitive the sensor is to light. We will look at how the sensor changes noise from one setting to another. As well as, discuss how it can be helpful in dark and tricky lighting situations.

Be sure to bring your DSLR or an advanced point and shoot camera to this class, because we will doing a lot of hands-on learning!

Find More to Photography Part Two by clicking here.