Workshops
Need some help in certain areas? Choose the topics that suit your needs.
- Show Me How to Use My Camera: Learn how to get the best pictures from your camera with a few simple settings. You'll learn which settings to use and how to change them.
- Photography Basics: Learn how to use the camera controls effectively so you can capture the photo you see in your imagination! Contains a strong emphasis on understanding exposure, depth of field and motion.
- Composition: Learn a dozen simple but effective techniques to help you arrange the elements of an image for best visual impression.
- Digital editing: Learn to use photo editing software to improve your photos. Includes all the fundamentals of adjusting crop & colour, removing or adding objects or people and more.
- One-2-one individual workshops: Design your own workshop to learn topics of interest to you.
Your choice
We offer workshops to suit your schedule.
- Individual - One on one workshop sessions tailored to your interests.
- Friends or Couples - Similar to individual except you bring someone along with you - at a reduced rate!
- Group - Join one of our workshops or ask about creating a custom workshop for your group.
Photo by Barry - a workshop participant
Find out more
Please call us anytime to ask a specific question or to learn more about us and our photography workshops.
Click here or scroll down for moredetails about our photography workshops.
#1:
Show Me How to Use My Camera, Please!
What you'll get out of it
Learn how to operate and adjust the settings on your own camera to take the best photos.
Topics
- Turning the camera on and off; turning the flash on and off; taking a photo; reviewing your photos; accessing the memory card and battery
- Focusing for sharp photos
- When and how to use the built-in scene modes - portraits, macro, landscape and more
- Taking the best photos of your family and friends
- Basic composition hints and tips
Suggested audience
This workshop will be very helpful to you if you want to quickly learn how to use your camera. No previous photography experience or knowledge is assumed.
Duration
Two hours
Cost
$75.00 plus HST
#2:
Photography Basics
What you'll get out of it
Learn a basic understanding of the principles of photography and how to apply them to your camera and your photographs.
Topics
- Understanding exposure; shutter and aperture settings; ISO
- Reading the histogram
- Simplify your efforts using exposure compensation
- Using depth of field and motion blur effectively
Suggested audience
This workshop is for you if you want to understand and gain control of your camera as a tool for "creating" photographs.
No previous photography experience or knowledge is assumed however you should be familiar enough with your camera to be able to adjust the major settings.
Your camera should be capable of manual operation and have adjustable settings. A digital SLR is recommended.
Duration
Four hours
Cost
$125.00 plus HST
#3:
Composing Better Photographs
What you'll get out of it
Learn a dozen simple but effective techniques to help you arrange the elements of an image for best visual impression.
Topics
- Rule of thirds
- Using negative space
- Leading the eye
- More tools and techniques to help you create
Suggested audience
You will find this workshop worthwhile if you are looking for new ways to "create" photographs rather than "take" snapshots. You'll get a "toolkit" of techniques to use anytime.
You should be comfortable taking photos with your camera but no previous photography experience or knowledge is assumed.
Duration
Three hours
Cost
$100.00 plus HST
Photo by Parm - a workshop participant
Photo editing
What you'll get out of it
Learn how to use software like PhotoShop to improve your photographs.
Using PhotoShop and similar software
- Straightening your horizon; cropping
- Adjusting brightness and colour
- Changing to black and white
- Removing unwanted items
- and many other useful tools
Suggested audience
This workshop will be very helpful to you if you want to quickly learn how to change your photos using software. No previous photography editing experience or knowledge is assumed but you should be comfortable using software on a computer.
Duration
Three hours
Cost
$100.00 plus HST
Photo by Percy - a workshop participant
One-2-one personal workshops
What you'll get out of it
Discuss and learn the specific topics that you are interested in at your own schedule for one or more sessions. Technical and artistic; theoretical and practical. Discuss concepts and techniques, take photos, review the results.
Topics
- Beginner to advanced
- Your choice of topics
- Your schedule
Suggested audience
This workshop is for you if you prefer a more personal workshop than the group setting.
You can direct the discussion to aspects of photography that you are most interested in.
Your camera should be appropriate to the topics we are discussing.
Duration
One or more two hour sessions; full day and extended workshops available
Cost
$125.00 plus HST
5 - two hour sessions - $525.00
Friend or couple - Bring someone else: $100 per person per 2 hour session; 5 sessions - $400.00 per person
Full day or extended - please call.
Photo by Andrew - a workshop participant
Travel photo workshops
Photography workshops to other countries
Given the current pandemic, we have no plans for world travel or photo workshop trips out of the country in 2021. However, we're always interested to hear if you are interested in planning something for the future! Call us and let's talk!
Photo by Barry - a workshop participant
Weddings, workshops and much, much more!