Architecture Photography
Saturday 03 June
White Point Gardens - 10am - 2 Hours
Architectural photography can be a great way of exploring and documenting a city, whether it's your home or on holiday. Its about capturing not only the design and accurate representation of a building, but to have the shots be aesthetically pleasing to the viewer's eye. An architectural photographer makes pictures, not takes pictures.
In this session, we will be covering how to better understand Architecture photography and we'll be looking at ways to take some impressive shots and the camera settings to use.
Bokeh for Beginners
Saturday 10 June
Downtown Charleston - 10am - 2 Hours
The goal of this session is to learn how to add Bokeh affect to your photos. The objectives of this session are to understand what Bokeh is and to develop the skills to incorporate pleasing Bokeh into a variety of photos including portraits, flowers and macrophotos. In addition, we will work in low light.
WWC (Walk with Camera)
Saturday 24 June
Downtown Charleston - 10am - 2 Hours
A fun and relaxed walk with our cameras covering a variety aspects of photography from street, landscape, architecture, seascape and abstract.
The primary objectives of this session is to develop an eye for interesting and artistic subjects and to understand the difference of what your eyes sees and what your camera captures.
Beginner's Photography Class
Saturday 08 July
The Battery - 10am - 3 Hours
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Now is your chance!
Join us as we break down your camera to help you learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO and how these settings affect your exposure.
We will then put your new knowledge to the test with the guidance of a professional photographer.
Portraiture With Natural Light
Saturday 22 July
White Point Gardens - 10am - 2 Hours
This class is your time to learn and gain a proper understanding of Composition and the importance of light to help boost your photography skills.
We, as a class, will be photographing a model without any on-camera flash or strobe photography. Just the available light, we will walk through, troubleshoot, make adjustments and capture a portrait successfully.
We will also learn how to use light modifiers like a reflector to help capture appropriately exposed shots in not-so-great lighting
Composition in Photography
Saturday 05 August
White Point Gardens - 10am - 2 Hours
Composition in Photography is how a photographer arranges visual elements within the frame.
In this course, we will discuss five, seven, and even ten, rules that will enhance your photography.
1) Rule of thirds
2) Shapes
3) Negative Space- Positive
4) Line
5) Symmetry and patterns
6) Points
7) Color
8) Tone
9) Distance
10) Balance
As a photographer, beginner, intermediate, or professional. Please join me so we can with together to improve your ability to see the scene you wish to photograph.
Birds and Nature
Saturday 19 August
Folly Beach - 10am - 2 Hours
Are you a bird watcher or a nature lover and have also been wondering how to get sharp photos consistently.
This session plans to take the guess work out of it and get you on your way to capture the wildlife you love. Some of the topics covered will be, optimal settings, light direction, bird habits, equipment and operation.
Come along and lets take some photos that show the natural beauty of birds.