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Private Photography Lessons and Field Practice Sessions
We offer private one-on-one lessons in Germantown, Maryland and practice field sessions in the Washington, DC area to build your knowledge of photography and photography skills, as well as digital post-processing with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. The photography sessions are designed for SLR users, since we will discuss camera operations that may not be available on point-and-shoot cameras. Because the lessons focus on how to use YOUR specific camera, whether Canon, Nikon, or other brand, you will learn in a very practical and hands-on manner.
Lessons can either be structured or used to answer specific questions you already have. Field trips allow practice of the techniques learned and opportunity for practical guidance. Topics may include:
BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY CONCEPT: THE EXPOSURE TRIANGLE
Using aperture, shutter speed, and ISO to control exposure Using aperture to control depth-of-field
Using shutter speed to freeze/blur movement
Using the histogram to monitor exposure (for digital SLR users)
Examining various photos and discussing how the combination of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO gave the resulting image
Field practice
CAMERA CONTROLS
Aperture priority Shutter priority
Manual
ISO
Focusing
Single vs. continuous shooting mode
Color temperature
Image quality
Exposure compensation
Field practice
EQUIPMENT: CAMERAS, LENSES AND FILTERS
Camera body options Prime lenses
Zoom lenses
Wide angle lenses
Fisheye lenses
Macro lenses
Tilt-shift lenses
Polarizing filters
Neutral density filters
UV filters
Other specialty filters
Field practice
COMPOSITION
Discussion of various compositional rules and techniques Examining various photos and impact of their composition
Field practice
FLASH
Fill flash Bounce flash
Flash at night
Flash diffusers
Flash exposure compensation
Field practice
DIGITAL POST-PROCESSING
Digital Workflow Lightroom: Library Module (importing, renaming, cataloguing and keywording files)
Lightroom: Develop Module (color, tint, exposure, tonality, vibrancy, saturation, healing, etc.)
Lightroom: Slideshow Module
Lightroom: Print Module
Lightroom: Web Module
Photoshop or Photoshop Elements: Retouching and Advanced Editing Techniques (interface, selections, layers, retouching, color correcting, masks, adding text, etc.)
High Dynamic Range Imaging
Editing images from a previous field practice session
FIELD PRACTICE LOCATIONS
Field practice locations can range from photographing in a local park, which can take place anytime, to photographing a once-a-year area event, such as a local fair, parade, fireworks, marathon, or other event. The best location/event and time of day/night will depend on the topics you are interested in learning about and practicing.COST
Each two-hour sit-down lesson in Germantown, Maryland costs $190 for two hours.Are there two of you at the same level? Share a lesson between two people, and the total cost is only $230, a substantial per person discount.
Field practice sessions may have a higher cost depending on location/distance and entry fees.