Basic: Digital Photography 1 - Camera Controls and Composition (Winter)
Tuesdays
Digital Studio
1/6/26
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2/24/26
Date
9:30am
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12:00pm
Time
Price
$350
Duration
8
About the Course
This class is for photographers who need one-on-one help in setting up their cameras so that they can take full advantage of their camera’s capabilities and produce correctly exposed and composed photographs. Basic compositional approaches will be discussed and explained.
What Will You Learn?
In properly setting up your camera, you will gain an understanding of many of the photography basics, such as understanding ISO, shutter speed, aperture and other camera functions such as focus modes. In addition, basic compositional guidelines will be explained and practiced and critiqued.
Topics Covered:
· Setting up your particular camera for optimal shooting
· Understanding basic camera controls, such as ISO, shutter speed, aperture and the implications for various shooting situations
· Go outside the classroom to shoot and put into practice the choices in camera settings
· Weekly shooting assignments to demonstrate and reinforce the impact various camera settings will have on your photographs
· A brief overview of editing in Lightroom and Photoshop.
For additional information, contact Richard Batch at rabatch@comcast.net.
Your Instructor
Richard Batch
Richard has taught Digital Photography I and II, Digital Printing I and II, Kids Camps, Meet & Shoot, Smartphone Photography, The Negative, and Developing a Personal Style. In 2021 he is introducing The Art of Photography, a class that discusses the elements of great photographs and applies them to current work.
He shoots pictures of life happening, and recently produced a book of somewhat surreal and unusual photographs, Twilight in the Void. Richard’s photography was influenced by Richard Avedon, both his portrait and candid work, both of which showed people being vividly alive. He enjoys passing on what he has learned, helping people become better photographers with less effort.
“I aim to make it easier for my students to achieve what they want, not only by presenting techniques I'm teaching, but by helping with any specific area that interests them. This helps to broaden the scope of the class, and benefits other students (and sometimes me) as well."