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Half Day Private Digital Photography (New York)

Discover the secrets of professional digital photography with personalized instruction tailored to your specific camera and interests. Unleash your creativity and capture stunning images as you explore landscapes, portraits, architecture, and more. Enhance your skills with expert guidance on post-capture techniques and image organization.

  • All levels
  • 15 and older
  • $315
  • Cross Streets TBA, New York, NY
  • 3 hours
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  • $315
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  • 3 hours
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What you'll learn in this digital photography class:

Digital Photo Academy instructors are available to accommodate personal schedules and provide a half day, 3 hours of instruction to suit the needs of individual parties.

Typically the session will last approximately, beginning with a discussion about the student’s specific camera equipment and photographic needs, then leading into an in-the-field shoot that coincides with the photography goals of the student. The shoot can focus on Landscape, Portrait, Architecture or many other categories to suit the student’s interest.

This private session will culminate with a demonstration in a variety of post capture workflow tasks. The allotment of time in each section of the course will vary depending on the needs of the student, and the portion of the day purchased. Both class options include a meal to be scheduled in based on the scheduling requested by the student.

Topics to be discussed:

Camera Discussion

Are you in the market for a new camera or do you already own the camera that you expect to work with over an extended period of time? The instructor will work with you to better understand the settings of your camera if need be, and delve into further exploration of the capabilities of your equipment.

Is it best for you to shoot jpeg or RAW or any specific image size? Are you shooting for your website, a large print for your living room wall, or Facebook? Do you have a specific photographic category of interest such as: flowers, landscape, wildlife, portrait, sports, natural light, studio light etc. This information will help the instructor advise you of ways to best use your camera including relevant lenses and accessories.

In-the-Field-Shooting

Your instructor has an extensive awareness of in-the-field-shooting and further can private access to venues to venus not ordinarily available to the public. Perhaps this option is not a necessity but you feel that you still might benefit from tutelage while taking pictures at a local zoo, an arboretum, or antebellum mansion. Perhaps sports photography is of interest. If so, many Digital Photo Academy Instructors shoot for city newspapers and might have ideas and access to local competitions for you to hone your skills.

Depending on your preferred category in picture taking ranging from nature and wildlife, to street photography, to studio portraiture, and everything in between, your instructor will tailor the curriculum of the class. Your private class will include a locale that ties into your personal interest. Your instructor will also share an array of techniques that will help you capture portfolio worthy images. Composition is an art form and you will develop your own personal style but your instructor will share some classic techniques that will allow you to take a composition from your thoughts and instill it into the final image.

Post Capture

After sharing techniques on creating powerful images an important aspect of the photographic pursuit is learning how to organize your body of work in a way that makes for convenient retrieval and sharing. At this point of the day your instructor will help you closely examine each image to analyze commonalities in how you see the world. Are you relying on a specific perspective? Do you tend to place the main subject in a specific portion within the frame? Do you tend to shoot close to your subject or further from your subject? As you see patterns in your shooting style you can embrace them or change them and inevitably recognize the options in future photo ops.

In today’s digital world there are ways to compensate for mistakes and limitations that may have presented themselves in the field. Was the lighting too flat or too harsh? Did you not quite capture your frame correctly, and wish you had shot at a better angle? This session will include a selection of images shot that day with a variety of Photoshop adjustments to be demonstrated and discussed.

Important Scheduling Notes:

  • Scheduling for private lessons is flexible and subject to the instructor's availability.
  • In the rare event the instructor is unavailable during the booked date and time, the instructor will reach out and reschedule you based on your availability. You also have an option for an immediate refund. 
  • Price is for one person for a 3 hour class. You may invite up to five additional people at no extra cost.

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.

Reviews of Classes at Digital Photo Academy (146)

(4.7-star rating across 146 reviews)
  • Half Day Private Digital Photography (New York)

    Reviewed by Mike W. on 12/15/2023
    Alina was great. I really enjoyed the course and can't wait to try some of the things I learned. The school's communication pre and post course were stellar.
  • Half Day Private Digital Photography (New York)

    Reviewed by Anne S. on 8/7/2020
    I really enjoyed the class. The instructor, Stephen, was very helpful and gave me good feedback on my portfolio as well as answering practical questions in the field. Would 100% do it again.
  • Half Day Private Digital Photography (New York)

    Anonymous review on 5/28/2019
    I wish the class had been more student-centered. I had taken several lecture-based classes on shutter speed and aperture prior to arranging the private session and basically wanted someone to help me on practice these modes (so I could take them from there). I thought I had communicated that well but the majority of the time was spent on redundant lecture instead of practice. Though I did receive a lot of new information, I hadn’t gotten out of it what I had hoped I would. A bit of ageism came into play through numerous comments and that bothered me. I’m a female in my mid 30s, so this undermining attitude from a teacher is quite irritating. Aside from everything, I liked Steve as a person and might try it again the next time I have money to blow on a class. I honestly feel that I would have gotten more out of a group course, though.
  • Half Day Private Digital Photography (New York)

    Reviewed by Matt K. on 3/20/2019
    Steven was a fantastic teacher - he adapted the class to my level and needs, he has a great way of breaking down complex technical info to be easy to understand and remember, and he was fun to shoot and explore with. Highly recommend!
  • Half Day Private Digital Photography (New York)

    Reviewed by Siddarth P. on 7/22/2018
    Steven was great! A lot of information and very easy going.
  • Half Day Private Digital Photography (New York)

    Anonymous review on 4/9/2018
    Very informative and helpful. The instructor, Steven, really helped me learn features of my camera that were beneficial to my needs.
  • Half Day Private Digital Photography (New York)

    Reviewed by Brooke C. on 1/30/2018
    After giving up on my "big" camera for years because I couldn't figure it out, I took this class with Marla. After 3 hours with her I can now work my camera settings well enough so that now all I need is practice and time. So thrilled! It's a whole new world.
  • Half Day Private Digital Photography (New York)

    Reviewed by MATTHEW M. on 7/17/2022
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Students of Half Day Private Digital Photography in New York have overall positive reviews about the class. The majority highlight that the instructors are helpful and provide valuable feedback on portfolios. The course is highly recommended for its adaptability to students' level and needs, with particular praise for Steven, who manages to break complex technical information into digestible modules. A majority of students say they walked away with practical understanding of their camera settings and the confidence to continue practising and improving. Quotes: 1. "The instructor, Stephen, was very helpful and gave me good feedback on my portfolio as well as answering practical questions in the field." 2. "Steven was a fantastic teacher - he adapted the class to my level and needs, he has a great way of breaking down complex technical info to be easy to understand and remember, and he was fun to shoot and explore with." 3. "After 3 hours with her I can now work my camera settings well enough so that now all I need is practice and time."

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Question from Fini
Hello, I would like to take this course this week, August ( between Monday 27th and Friday 31st ) but I need to take the class in Manhattan, is there any way of knowing the location before or could you inform that to me?
Answer from Georgia C. CourseHorse StaffCourseHorse Staff
Hi Fini, the school can organize an instructor wherever a client wants to meet in NYC.Hope this helps
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Question from Sana P.
hello. is this a private one on one? the subject says private but the class size says 15???
Answer from Brenda L. CourseHorse StaffCourseHorse Staff
Hi Sana! Thank you for catching that! We already corrected the class size. Yes, this is a private class and you may invite up to one additional person at no extra cost. I hope this helps!
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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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