The Key to Great Photography is
Training and Practice
I offer a variety of training course for all levels of photographers, from the very newest beginner to the advanced. The section describes my current course schedule.
Seminars
If one or more of these seminars interests you, please send me an email at scott@zwcx.com (or simply reply to this email), letting me know what you’d like to attend.
Once I take care of the logistical details, I send our the registration information.
Off-Camera Flash and lighting Modifiers
Controlling your lighting and learning how to use off-camera flash is the an important step in expanding your photography. Many photographers get advised to use these techniques, but are unsure how to approach it and what to do.
This seminar will be a three-hour event, specifically focused on how to begin your exploration of this area. It will be hands-on as I both explain and demonstrate the techniques and tools I use for my own photography.
This will be an evening event.
Digital Workflow and Adobe Lightroom
A hands-on class showing the proper care and feeding of your camera, including the mysterious cleaning of the sensor and a detailed discussion and demonstration of my workflow with Adobe Lightroom. Although I cover some of this in my introductory class, this will be an advanced discussion of this area
This will be an evening event.
Let’s go shooting
Classes
Introduction to Photography
Photography is not as easy as it looks. it takes more than a great camera to create great photographs. This class is intended for beginning and intermediate photographers with a desire to understand and improve their photography. Students need a camera, but not necessarily a DSLR, and a desire to learn.
This highly interactive and engaging course will guide you through the process of understanding both how the camera works and how it sees the world. There will be classroom instruction, assignments and review will guide students through the process of taking great pictures that tell stories. This is an 8-week class (unless otherwise stated) with a mixture of lecture and review. It is designed to both teach you the concepts of photography, but also develop an understanding of how yourself and others interpret your work.
Although there is not hands-on session during this class, many students find it valuable to bring their camera to class.
Class Schedule 2012
January 23rd, 2012 – Oakville Arts Society
Oakville Arts Society www.oakvilleartsociety.com 905-827-5711NOTE: This is a 7-week version of the class
February 26th & March 4th 2012 – Bronte Youth Centre
Note: This a Youth class ages 13-17
register through the Town of Oakville Recreation and Culture Dept.
They can go online through IRIS if they have an account, over the phone or come into the office and drop off their form.
April 4th, 2012 – Digital Arts Studio, QE Park Community Centre
Oakville Parks and Recreation www.oakville.ca 905-815-2000Advanced Photography
Photography is both an Art and a Science. Once you have mastered the basic technical details of your camera, the challenge is to express yourself properly. The Advanced Photography course is a six-week adventure into the more complex and artistic areas of photography. It is a mix of lecture and assignments for intermediate and advanced photographers who wish to take their photography further. It is not intended to be a difficult or painful class, but students should have taken an introductory course and/or be comfortable with basic principles of photography.