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Photography Basics and Exposure Control

  • Beginner
  • 16 and older
  • $140
  • Online, Washington, DC
  • 4 hours over 3 sessions

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  • $140
  • *Virtual Learning @ Online, Washington, DC 00000
  • 4 hours over 3 sessions
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Class Description

Description

What you'll learn in this beginner photography class:

Learn how you, not the camera, can control the look of an image. This course is designed for those who want to learn more about photography basics and manual exposure settings.

Today’s cameras offer the photographer a wealth of tools. Taking your camera off the auto mode gives you the opportunity to use them to craft compelling images.

Understanding how your camera makes an exposure will help you decide which settings to use to freeze or blur motion and control the depth of field to capture the image you want.

Course Content

Course consists of three 1 hour 20 minute instructor led live Zoom sessions.

Participants are encouraged to have their cameras ready at each session. As Michael discusses camera features or settings, you will follow along and learn how to set them. An extra battery, memory card, and your instruction manual will be helpful to have on hand for the Zoom sessions.

This course is appropriate for any camera with manual exposure settings.

  • ISO and White Balance Settings
  • Shutter Speeds - Controlling motion to add emphasis
  • Depth of Field - How aperture affects what is in focus
  • Exposure modes - Program, Aperture, Shutter
  • Focus Settings
  • Resolution and Compression
  • Composition - What makes an interesting photograph

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

School Notes: Mailing address:PO Box 855 Alexandria, VA 22313

Refund Policy

  • A refund or a credit towards another class (less a $20 processing fee) can be given if cancellation notice is given more than 6 business days from the scheduled class.
  • If there is no cancellation notice, or it is given 6 business days or less, no refund or credit will be given.

Please check the name and date of the class carefully.

  • Requests to reschedule a class will incur a $20 processing fee provided notice is given more than 6 business days prior to the class.
  • If request to reschedule is given less than 6 business days prior to the class, no refund or credit will be given.

If the school cancels or postpones a class due to weather or low enrollment, you can choose a full refund or a credit towards a future 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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Capital Photography Center was created by Marie Joabar who for more than a decade was the Education Programs Manager and Corporate Trainer at Penn Camera, one of Washington D.C.’s long standing photography retailers. Marie developed that company’s educational program growing it from...

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