Photography Lessons and Camera Shop Advice in metro Atlanta.
LOCATIONS NORTH OF 285 PERIMETER: Alpharetta, Roswell, Milton, Johns Creek, Suwannee, Cumming, Duluth, Peachtree Corners, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Vinings, Woodstock, Atlanta Botanical Garden Gainesville, Gibbs Gardens.
LOCATIONS INSIDE 285 PERIMETER: Atlanta Botanical Garden Midtown, Midtown Reflection Pond Piedmont Park, Downtown Decatur, Oglethorpe University Brookhaven, Georgia Tech, Atlantic Station, Centennial Olympic Park, Buckhead, Vinings.
ALL BRANDS OF CAMERAS: Nikon, Canon, Fuji, Panasonic Lumix, Sony, Ricoh Pentax, Olympus, Hasselblad, Leica. And smartphones too!
Convenient Locations
New camera? Start here!
An easy way to quickly learn the settings of most benefit to you right now. And get that strap securely attached! Private lesson personalized just for you, using your camera and your settings to achieve your immediate photography goals. Faster than you can read the Owners Manual, you will be comfortable with your new camera. Questions? Call me
Photo Editing / Storage / Retrieval / Sharing / Publishing
I believe in Active Learning, for your entire Workflow from image capture all the way through to how you use your images. I teach this Series of Lessons with “building blocks” of Knowledge that you “play with” as you learn. We can meet in person or on-line Zoom.
Photography 101
Learn more than just the basics. Lessons and personalized homework will jump start “your art” and your understanding of “the science” of capturing light. Learning over several consecutive weeks is recommended (3 Weeks or 5 Weeks) but you can also schedule single lessons (1, 2, 3 hours). Questions? Call me
Just the Basics
This is for those that just want to learn the basics. Quickly.
Especially for you if you are leaving next week for vacation or an important kids sports tournament weekend. One or two hours will jumpstart your immediate results and enjoyment of photography. Questions? Call me
Smartphone. Camera.
Bring both! Your smartphone is good enough for some of your photography and video. Your “real” camera gives you more control (more fun!) and potentially much better quality super sized enlargements. But we all use the cameras on our smartphones too. The focus of this lesson is on People / Travel / Street / Food photography. Questions? Call me
Start with Composition
There are “rules” that simplify your art. But we are not baking a cake… and you do not need to follow the recipe… but learning the recipe is a good place to start. Questions? Call me
Start with Light
Start by simply being aware of natural light. Find it, follow it, wait for it, then use your knowledge of your camera settings to achieve “your art”.
Visit an art museum and look at The Dutch Masters. You will be able to see how the artist saw “in his mind” the Light, Subject, Background, Forground before he painted it. Before he arranged his Composition. You will be able to see in the painting the location and direction of the light coming through the window… precisely hitting the Subject… that the artist wants you to focus on.
Exposure Compensation and The Exposure Triangle gives you moments of joy, every day.
Questions? Call me
Start with Action
Subjects and things that move… do you want to “freeze” motion… or… do you want to “let motion blur”? This decision is “your art” of Shutter. Questions? Call me
Start with Background
Sure, you know to focus on the Subject. But what do you want to do with the Background? By “softening” (slightly blurring) the background you can separate the Subject from the Background and make the Subject “pop out” and show depth. How much depth? This decision is “your art” of Aperture. Questions? Call me
Start with Subject
Is it the person… or the farm? Where you precisely Focus is “your art”. This photo shows the fibers of the hat, revealed above the eyes. The camera in her hands is slightly blurred. The field is “softened” more but can still be identified as Yorkshire England. Questions? Call me
Soccer Moms & Dads
For parents, and grandparents, of kids that play Soccer, LaCrosse, Baseball, Football, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Cross Country, Fencing, Golf and other sports that want to take magazine quality photos of their kids.
Knowledge and your skill is more important than the equipment you own. It is best to learn first, then staircase your investments in new gear. Start with the camera you already own. Or learn using one of my cameras. Questions? Call me
Golf
Whether you use golf as a way to build stronger relationships with your customers or just for fun with your friends and family… good photography can capture special moments.
Early mornings and late afternoons have the best Light. While “real” cameras are more fun to use to capture fleeting moments of opportunity, the better smartphones can capture fast action (freeze motion with fast Shutter) separate the Subject from the Background (soften / blur the background with Aperture).
Smartphone or Camera (bring both!) if you take the time to learn “the math” of the Exposure Triangle you will have more fun with “your art”. Questions? Call me
Travel Photography
Before your next vacation or business trip… learn here at home. I will help you choose local places / subjects / situations / conditions similar to your destination to practice with before your next trip.
If you are leaving next week… one or two hours will jumpstart your immediate results and enjoyment of photography.
If you have more than a month before your trip… I recommend the 3 Week Series of Lessons so that you can learn at a deeper level and have more time to play with the “building blocks” of knowledge. Questions? Call me
What’s Included:
Private Lessons
3 Week Series of Lessons: $395. 2 hours each week at same Location for 3 consecutive weeks (most popular). Your choice of Lesson Topic & your choice from over 20 Locations in the Atlanta metro area. Price includes: Preparation before the lesson with phone conversation to personalize the lessons, Active Learning during 2 hours Private Lesson each week with 6-8 hours each week suggested Homework for 3 consecutive weeks, follow up between Lessons each week for 3 consecutive weeks, and 14 days of Kaizen Constant Improvement follow up after this Series of Lessons.
5 Week Series of Lessons: $395. 1 hour each week at same Location for 5 consecutive weeks. Your choice of Lesson Topic & your choice from over 20 Locations in the Atlanta metro area. Price includes: Preparation before the lesson with phone conversation to personalize the lessons, Active Learning during 1 hour Private Lesson each week with 3-4 hours each week suggested Homework for 5 consecutive weeks, follow up between Lessons each week for 5 consecutive weeks, and 14 days of Kaizen Constant Improvement follow up after this Series of Lessons.
1 hour Private Lesson $125: Your choice of Lesson Topic & your choice from over 20 Locations in the Atlanta metro area. Price includes: Preparation before the lesson with phone conversation to personalize the lesson, Active Learning during Private Lesson, 3-4 hours suggested Homework, and 14 days of Kaizen Constant Improvement follow up after the Lesson.
2 hour Private Lesson $225: Your choice of Lesson Topic & your choice from over 20 Locations in the Atlanta metro area. Price includes: Preparation before the lesson with phone conversation to personalize the lesson, Active Learning during 2 hour Private Lesson, 6-8 hours suggested Homework, and 14 days of Kaizen Constant Improvement follow up after the Lesson.
3 hour Private Lesson $295: Your choice of Lesson Topic & your choice from over 20 Locations in the Atlanta metro area. Price includes: Preparation before the lesson with phone conversation to personalize the lesson, Active Learning during 3 hour Private Lesson, 9-12 hours suggested Homework, and 14 days of Kaizen Constant Improvement follow up after the Lesson.
Group Classes
While most prefer my Private Lessons and my Series of Private Lessons, I also offer Group Classes.
Details / Pricing / Availability
Questions?
Kaizen Constant Improvement
Your choice:
30 Days
14 Days
Kaizen Constant Improvement communication followup. We communicate together weekly by phone, Zoom, the Nikon Snapbridge app, and /or email. You can schedule me a couple times each week if you like.
14 days of Kaizen Constant Improvement is included with all my Lesson(s). You can schedule an additional 30 days.
Contact Me
I am available most days for a quick chat even if you just want to say hello or catch up as friends.
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