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Basic Photography Class

Intensive Photography Course

A one-on-one photography class where you can learn all the basics you need to take great photographs!

San Francisco Bay Area

The course consists of 20 hours of instruction

16 hours at the location chosen by you (home, work, library… you decide!)

One field trip to the San Francisco Botanical Garden – or another place to be determined (4 hours)

Plus, you will get a book that explains all the concepts studied in the course so you can go back when in need of a reminder! (the book was written by the instructor)

Learn how to control your depth of field to create more emotional photographs. Photo by Monica Quesada at San Francisco Botanical Garden.

Contents of the course:

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA

  • The Lens: Focal length; The diaphragm of the lens; Focus ring.
  • The Camera Body: The shutter; Electronic sensor; Color space: Adobe RGB and sRGB; JPEG vs RAW; Exposure meter.
  • Flash: Fill Flash; Full Flash.

BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY CONCEPTS

  • Relation between Aperture-Shutter speed-ISO
  • Exposure compensation
  • The Histogram and the correct exposure of the photograph
  • Depth of field
  • To freeze or record motion
  • White Balance
  • Shooting Modes

COMPOSITION OF AN IMAGE: BASIC CONCEPTS

  • Before taking a photo it is necessary to design
  • What to know to compose: The Format of an Image; Subject-background relationship; Rule of Thirds
Make sure your photos show what you see, by understanding exposure compensation. Photo by Monica Quesada at Yosemite.

Cost:

One person: $700.00 ($35.00 per hour)

Two people: $1000.00 ($50.00 per hour)

Group size limited to a maximum of 2 students to ensure intimate instruction and best learning environment as well as in-depth review of each of the students’ cameras

Get the right colors in your photographs (or create the colors you want) by properly using White Balance. Photo by Monica Quesada in the roads of Nebraska.

Schedule of the course:

5 weeks,

1 session of 4 hours per week;

or two full days of 8 hour sessions and one 4 hour field trip;

or we can work out a custom schedule, but we need at least 4 hours per each session.

For more information or to start a class contact Mónica
at monica@mqcphoto.com or (908) 462-2111

And use everything you learn in this intensive course to make amazing images that will be worthy representations of your most memorable moments. Photo by Monica Quesada at Monterrey Bay Aquarium.