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Learn Your SLR Camera Beyond Auto – Quick & EASY!Private Lessons
1 to 1, friends, or custom groups, lessons are designed for your personal experience and gear.
Our favorite spots are Winton Woods or our nearby Studio, Glenwood Gardens, & the village square in Glendale. Or add travel for a small fee.Learn your camera iPhone to SLR, beginner to Pro levels, Studio, Lighting, Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, Keynote, Mac Photos, social media speed tips…
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I enjoyed learning about my camera and taking pictures of nature.
Note: Caroline used panning to better capture the feeling of speed as this great blue heron took flight.
Caroline
I loved learning about how to change my ISO settings. Also I liked being able to take pictures of animals.Maddie
- I am a beginner at photography but I will tell you on my very first one on one lesson with Melinda I learned so much. She taught me more on the first lesson then I could have imagined! She was so nice and helpful. I feel confident at I will be able to take the photos I want when I am done with my lessons! I would highly recommend ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Michele
- After 1st Beyond AUTO class: "Sorry for blinding you! There were a lot of lightbulbs going off!" (He's a funny guy!)
Tom
- “I have taken other photography classes and read books but nothing really clicked with me. I desperately needed help in getting my camera out of scene mode and Malinda’s straight forward instruction helped me focus on the basics of what is important when taking a photo. It already seems less intimidating and I have taken some awesome new photos.”
Michelle
- TAKE THIS CLASS!!!! You will learn so much about your camera and how to fix common mistakes. Great investment !!! Amanda
Amanda
- Loved it! I learned so much. Not afraid of my camera anymore. I feel like I understand what the buttons do and how to use them.
Kate
- Today was the first class...WOW. I learned more about my camera in 2 1/2 hours than I learned in a 6 week Intro to Dslr Class I took last year at an art school. Malinda is fantastic.
Mirna
- Very Informative. I thought I would need to understand Manual Mode... Glad I can get what I want with Aperture Priority! Rebecca
Rebecca
- I have a better understanding of taking pictures the best way I can. I can't believe how much is on my camera and I've had it for 6 years.
Tessa
- A TON of information that was simplified so everyone could understand. I really enjoyed people sending pictures and then critiquing.
Andrea
Ready to Learn Your Camera?
SKIP overly complicated videos, shooting RAW, and Manual Mode!
We’ve honed our tricks & handouts to what you REALLY need to know – and you’ll be blown away at how SIMPLE it is! Sign up for the next class, or join us for Private Lessons offered Year-Round.
Get your camera to focus where YOU want – the 1st class!
Beyond AUTO Camera Workshop Session
Our most popular class at Our Studio Near Winton Woods
4 Mondays, October 7-28, 7-9pm
10 maximum in the class.
Our studio is convenient location within 20-30 minutes of most of the tri-state, half-way between Cross County & 275 off Winton Road, less than 1 mile from Winton Woods.
Fee: $175
What’s Included: Oodles of Handouts for Your Camera (with diagrams of buttons!), 8 hours class & practice time, lots of example images, step by step instructions for capture amazing photographs. Small class size! Perfect for hands-on learning!
This class is perfect for: new camera owners, anyone looking to go beyond AUTO, anyone told they have to use Manual Mode to get a great photo.
Best Gear for this workshop: any digital slr (interchangeable lens camera – including Nikon, Canon, Sony, Panasonic, Olympus, Fuji,…), any mirrorless camera, any super cool all-in-one camera with a P, A, S, M or P, AV, TV, M dial.
How Malinda teaches: casual, fun, practice time each class, key techniques – less technical – more simple, step by step, repetition & oodles of slides filled with images NOT text!
You’ll actually learn YOUR Camera’s Buttons & Features! Easy as 1, 2, 3! See what’s covered, then check out What Attendees Say below! Sign up soon. Space is limited to just 8 participants.
Learn Your Camera
1: Focus!
Factory settings make focusing where you want very difficult. We’ll fix that and more in the first hour of class!
- FOCUS buttons on your camera & how to set them!
- Easy Adjustments for lighting & action
- FLASH – the PRO trick!
- RESOLUTION & SAVING to get the best files
- Program Mode – the “easy” way! Glenn’s favorite even after 27 years of daily photojournalism
2: Exposure + Flash
- How your camera measures light and how to get it to behave for you!
- Fixing Exposure – the EASY way
- Rescue Highlights = amazing sunsets!
- Quick Pro Fix that will CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
- No more cave-dwelling in dark backgrounds!
- How to see what’s in the background indoors
- How to achieve natural-looking flash – easy!
Super Simple Action Shots too! We’ll share THE most amazing shortcut! This one is so simple it’s sure to blow your mind!
3: Lenses & Composition
- Lenses: Which lens to use when, the “real” difference between telephoto & wide angle
- Easy Blurred Backgrounds! Skip the complicated stuff – use our fast & SUPER easy way!
- Easy tricks for Aperture Priority mode – my favorite! Without all the tech speak!
- More dynamic photos, better composition
- Amazing family portraits
- Your Best Travel Memories EVER!
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