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Private Digital Photography (Six-Session Course)

Unlock the full potential of your camera or cellphone across six comprehensive sessions. From mastering manual controls to crafting compelling compositions, delve into the art of photography with expert guidance. Learn to capture your unique story and share it with loved ones through various digital platforms, under the supervision of a seasoned instructor.

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  • 10 and older
  • $1,200
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  • Location customized to student goals, New York, NY
  • 2 hours

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What you'll learn in this digital photography class:

Join a private workshop on your own, scheduled around your choice of place and schedule or up to a single group of 8 with an additional instructor with each additional group of 8.

Session One: Operating Your Camera and/or Cellphone

  • Learning automatic controls — what effect they create, how to access each control of cameras and/or cellphones
  • Learning the power of manual controls to override automatic operation limitations of cameras and/or cellphones
  • Learning about light
  • Indoor and outdoor lighting scenarios
  • How time of day affects your photographs
  • Inexpensive and free apps for your cellphone
  • Aperture control
  • Shutter speed control

Session Two: Composing Powerful Images, Part I

  • Easy composition tricks to turn snapshots into compelling photographs
  • Quick Review of how to engage camera and/or cell phone for taking photos
  • Leading Lines
    • Create images that show the viewer exactly what spot within the photo is the starting point on which to focus and which path, in and around, within the frame the eye should follow. Showcase what is important in the image.
  • Patterns and Textures
    • Let the viewer lose themselves in your image.
  • Rule of Thirds
    • Placing the main subject off-center allows a visually dynamic balance of important details. Adding extra detail, such as a pet, in the surrounding space helps add interesting context to the main subject.

Session Three: Composing Powerful Images, Part II

  • Easy composition tricks to turn snapshots into compelling photographs
  • Quick Review of how to engage camera and/or cell phone for taking photos
  • Shadows and Silhouettes
    • Add drama to your image, whether haunting, cheerful, mysterious or simply compelling.
  • Simplicity
    • Profound and thought provoking. Simple photographs can convey complex narratives.
  • Angles
    • What’s in front, what’s in back, what’s below, what’s above can make the difference between an inspirational scenic or a whimsical point of view. Make the ordinary extraordinary.

Session Four: Challenges of different lighting

  • Quick Review of how to engage camera and/or cell phone for taking photos.
  • Natural Light (Window Lighting, Bright Sunlight, Dim Lighting, Incandescent, Florescent)
  • Each kind of light requires different controls on your camera or cell phone
  • Waiting for the light
  • Different lighting means different moods
  • Capturing sunsets
  • Savoring the “blue light” twenty minutes after sunset or twenty minutes before sunrise

Session Five: “A Day in Your Life” — Photographing your Story

  • Quick Review of how to engage camera and/or cell phone for taking photos
  • Visual sense of who, what, when, where
  • Starting at the beginning
  • Important symbols, keepsakes, mementos • Who are the stars in your life?
  • Capturing the mood
  • With your camera you can look at your life and capture blessings and even share it with friends and family in portfolios which you’ll learn how to do in this session. Soon, you will be able to do this in a day or across a week on your own or with a companion, and develop an intuitive sense of which pictures best tell your story. Your instructor will explain the photojournalistic thinking so you can select which images to capture your story. Share the images with others in the group and the instructor for insightful feedback. Go out for extended periods with the instructor for in-depth, at the moment, instruction.
  • You can start off with a photograph of your breakfast or the beautiful view outside your window.
  • You know that you enjoyed your lunch and want to show someone else how delicious it looked.
  • What about stopping to smell the roses, maybe even joining a local garden club?
  • Someplace nearby, maybe you have a favorite walking place to replenish yourself.
  • Then of course there’s keeping up with family activities.
  • Any special evening activity that was an exhilarating experience?
  • It’s time to say goodnight.

Session Six: Sharing your photographs with Family, Old Friends, and New Friends

Digital Photo Academy instructor demonstrates ways to keep in touch with friends and family across email, texting and a variety of social media. Periodically you will sit with the instructor and post your favorite images and captions. Your instructor will supervise every step of the way and your day-in-your-life stories can inspire loved ones, friends and other social media followers.

  • Working with your instructor to manage memory card image selection and/or cellphone texting
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Emailing & Texting your photos with captions
  • Albums
  • Photo books


Notes:

  • Price per enrollment can accommodate a group of up to 8 people.
  • When booking, you will pick the date of your first session. Other days will be organized directly with the provider after booking.

Refund Policy

  • Notify us prior to the Wednesday before the weekend of your workshop to receive a refund less 5% cancellation fee.
  • Later cancellations will not be refunded and reschedule will require a $30 rescheduling fee.

Please note – if a class must be cancelled due to weather or other circumstances beyond our control we will be happy to work with you to reschedule. If you should need to cancel and require a new class date, contact us. A $25 transfer fee will be imposed without a 3 day notice before the scheduled class.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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Digital Photo Academy

The school began with the idea of a nationwide workshop series dedicated to promoting the culture of digital photography. The workshops would be taught by talented and accredited professional photographers who live in the cities where they teach. The classes would be small, and the students would be...

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