The Basics – Learn to use your new camera

(Winter 2012 & Spring 2012)

(Full day workshop)

Note:  The Basics Workshop is included at no extra charge as part of the Shoot Share & Discover Adventure.  If you have already signed up for the Shoot Share & Discover Adventure, you do not need to sign up for The Basics as well.

Come out and learn how to get your money’s worth out of your camera. Learn how to get better pictures without having to read the manual for your camera. Come and distract yourself from the pressures and stresses of life by immersing yourself in a day of photography that will give you the confidence and motivation to have fun with your camera!!

This is an intensive one-day workshop which will give you a very solid foundation in the main concepts of photography. By the end of this workshop you will understand how your camera works to give you proper exposures and which settings to use for many different shooting situations. We will also learn to understand the lens specifications for your camera and how to take full advantage of some of the fun features your camera offers.

This is a hands-on workshop and all questions are welcome and answered! If you’ve never used your camera before, you will leave with a very solid grasp of the features it offers and how to use them. Each concept is explained and demonstrated and then you try it out for yourself!! There is no better way to learn than by doing. We spend the entire day learning one concept at a time and then experimenting with it so that you’ve tried each concept before the end of the day. You will be using your cameras throughout the day and we are two seasoned professional photographers and highly effective teachers there with you all day long to answer your questions and lead you through your cameras and the fundamental concepts of photography. You will practice your skills and increase your confidence level throughout the day.

The workshops are intensive and immersive all the while being fun and exciting!

This is your opportunity to learn the basic concepts required to get better pictures.  Understand what the different settings on your camera mean and when to use them.  Improve your skills and become familiar with aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings.  This workshop will show you the difference between the different functions on your camera and what settings to use for various shooting situations.

If you’re looking to buy a new camera, lens, or piece of photo gear, we will discuss what equipment to buy.

Bring in your questions and be prepared to relax and have fun!

There will be a one-hour break for lunch. Bring your lunch and relax with your new friends before the afternoon session!

*** No previous photography or camera experience is required!!! ***

Note: Please note that if you have a fully automatic camera (i.e. you cannot adjust settings such as aperture and shutter speed) or a point-and-shoot (i.e. you cannot change lenses), you will still get a lot out of this class.

What to bring:  Your camera, lenses (if applicable) and your camera’s manual

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Exploring Creative Exposure Strategies – Workshop

(Winter 2012)

(2-1/2 days – includes one evening and two full days with a guided shooting fieldtrip)

This workshop is designed to provide you with more advanced tools and techniques to really enhance your creative vision and make it so much more fun to express yourself photographically.  We will concentrate on learning about and using some of the more powerful tools offered by your cameras which allow you to have incredible amounts of creative control in realizing the photographs you want.  This workshop will show you how much freedom and enjoyment you can have and will provide you with the knowledge and tools to add even more meaning and impact to your photographs.

In this workshop, we will explore advanced exposure strategies and how to control exposure through the more advanced tools offered by your camera.  You will also learn to read the histogram to quickly analyze and set your exposure to get the lighting  effects you want in your photographs.  We will explore techniques such as over and under exposure, metering and colour temperature to create the lighting and mood that you want, and we will explore low-key and high-key lighting.

In the first part of this workshop, you will be introduced to fun features built right into your camera and shown different techniques for creatively controlling exposure.  You will learn how to make that camera do what you want it to do!!  In the second part of the workshop, we will explore these concepts with creative projects during a guided fieldtrip where you will have the opportunity to practice your new skills and techniques.  In the final part of the workshop, your images will be reviewed and we will discuss the results of the projects realized during the fieldtrip.

What to bring:  Your digital camera, your camera manual and a whole lot of enthusiasm!

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Shooting People without Fear - Workshop 

(Winter 2012)

(2-1/2 days – includes one evening and two full days with a guided shooting fieldtrip)

Are you afraid of shooting people? Would you like to get more natural photographs of people?  This workshop is designed to teach photographers some of the tricks of capturing high impact expressive portraits.  Learn how to capture expression and emotion and to create photographs that evoke emotion and express people’s true personalities and beauty. 

You will learn environmental portraiture (shooting people in natural environments) techniques.  You will learn how to work with people to capture natural looking portraits in  different surroundings and lighting situations. If you want to become more at ease shooting people and capturing photos of people that have impact, you will really enjoy this workshop and  you will get to continue putting your new skills into practice right away!

This is another fun workshop. In the first part of the workshop, we will discuss various strategies and techniques to help you overcome the fear of shooting people and how to put people at ease so your shots will be full of natural smiles and honest emotion.  In the second part of the workshop, we will be shooting people through a series of guided projects.  In the final part of this workshop, we will review your images and discuss your experiences in shooting people.  By the end of this workshop, you will be much more at ease shooting people and actually find it is quite a lot of fun!!  You will also discover more about yourself and develop your photographic style.

Note: You may attend this workshop with any camera.

What to bring:  Your digital camera, your camera manual and a whole lot of enthusiasm!

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The Shoot Share & Discover Adventure (Spring 2012)

(Weekly throughout the season – 12 sessions including fieldtrips and guided projects)

In this workshop you share, you have fun, you discover and you are inspired…each and every time!!

Do you want to discover what inspires you, what truly turns you on, what motivates you, and become a better photographer in the process?  Do you want to tell your stories through photography?  Do you want to express yourself as you truly are and be heard?  Do you want to be who you are, say what you want and be real?…

Then the Shoot Share & Discover Adventure is for you!!

So what is the Shoot Share & Discover Adventure workshop exactly? The Shoot Share & Discover Adventure workshop has been designed by you, for you!!  We have taken all the feedback we have received from you in our previous successful workshops and turned it into the adventure you want!  

This adventure begins with a full day dedicated to learning the fundamentals of photography (please see the description below for The Basics Workshop which is included in this adventure at no extra charge!!).  This is an intensive day which will give you a very solid foundation in the main concepts of photography. By the end of this first day of the workshop you will understand how your camera works to give you proper exposures and which settings to use for many different shooting situations. You will also learn to understand the lens specifications for your camera and how to take full advantage of some of the fun features your camera offers. This first day deals exclusively with the technical aspects of photography and is designed to fully prepare you to fully enjoy the rest of the workshop and realize more than you thought was possible!  After this first day, we move away from the technical and dive right into unleashing your creativity within the process of self-discovery through photography.  This is where the fun really begins…

The Shoot Share & Discover Adventure workshop includes guided fieldtrips where you will be given fun, challenging and motivating projects to realize. You will also work towards a very exciting final project which we promise will make you feel good about yourself and you will have the opportunity to share your work. You will have fun working and sharing with the same group of friendly people throughout the season and your photography will reach new levels in the process!!  Guaranteed.

You will discover all kinds of things about yourself through photography, at your own pace, and you will benefit by sharing your work and your views with your workshop colleagues. You will learn how to offer feedback on the work of others, how to work with the feedback you receive from others, and how to add meaning and impact to your photographs to tell the stories you want to tell through your photographs.

You will have two photography professionals at your disposal at all times.  We challenge you, guide you, motivate you, inspire you and share with you while maintaining a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere. This workshop is about letting go, being creative and seeing yourself and the world in a brand new way!

Come out and discover a whole new side of yourself. Relax and unwind in the fascinating, creative and revealing world of photography!

Come as you are, be as you are…leave as you never imagined you were!

Sign up early…this is our most popular workshop!!

Note: You may attend this workshop with any camera.

What to bring:  Your digital camera, your camera manual and a whole lot of enthusiasm!

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