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. More info: rabatch@comcast.net. Min age 18. 5 sessions.
Students will learn not to miss photos because of incorrect camera settings, or because you are trying to find a setting you want that is buried somewhere in your camera’s setting menu.
Students will also learn:
Slow shutter speeds mean unsharp photos, and what shutter speeds and apertures are appropriate for different situations
Composition guidelines (There are no rules in photography.)
What focal length lenses work best who what subjects
The relationship between shutter speed, aperture and ISO, to understand what to pay attention to when shooting on automatic settings
Focusing tips and what depth of field means
What lens focal lengths are most suited to different types of images
How to recognize good light for photos and what bad lighting is
Photographers rights for photographing people
What photo editing tools (Lightroom and Photoshop) can do to make your photos better
Good file organization on your computer to more easily find certain photos
All these mean it will be easier for you to more quickly take pictures that are sharp, well-exposed, correctly color balanced, and more pleasing because of good composition.
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."