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This workshop will offer instruction for people who want to learn the ins and outs of their cameras. Improve your skills no matter which camera model you own! Take this Course if you: Just purchased a Digital SLR Camera/Point and shoot camera Want to learn to make simple and creative changes to your pictures using the functions of your camera...

When we talk about a photographer’s personal vision, we refer not only to the present and how one can photograph with a more refined way of seeing – we must also encompass the complete experiences and ambitions of the photographer, fully embracing one’s past work and future projects. Only by editing and understanding one’s past work, sharpening...

Learn and understand your camera’s basic functions If you’ve got a camera and you’re not sure how to use it, then this entry-level class is for you! Digital Photography for Beginners 1: The Basics will help you understand the reasoning behind photographic choices, and leave you with the tools to create stunning imagery without the fuss. Learning...

Pushing you to meet your unique photographic goals technically and creatively. Working towards developing a strong portfolio & gallery quality work. Prerequisites: Intermediate Photography or Portfolio review

This intro to outdoor flash lighting will give you the skills to manage your flash for outdoor photography. Take the fear out of lighting your photographs in this 2-hour introduction to flash photography. In this class, you’ll learn hands-on how to better use your accessory flash as we explore the Downtown Santa Ana Artists Village. Professional...

Learn how to capture images the way documentary photographers do.  If you are an intermediate/advanced photographer, find out how to use imagery to make statements without words.  This hands-on workshop covers composition, visual direction, lighting (natural and flash), proper lens selection, and controlling depth of field.   ...

Understanding that lighting is essential indoors, you now know that it can ruin your shot if not lit properly or make a significant difference. Not only can you flatter who or what you are shooting, but you can alter the feel of your portrait by changing your lights. You have the choice of a light, cheery portrait or a serious and dramatic look just...

Digital Photography for Beginners 3: Shooting in Manual Mode This is a hands-on photography class using the camera and shooting in manual mode.   You will learn how to manually control your shutter speed, aperture and ISO settings and how they work together. If you have taken our, "After The Auto Mode" course or if you already know how to...

Get going on your dream of understanding your camera and improve your images! This workshop offers the basics of photography and manual camera skills. In class we bring you up to speed on camera technology and teach you how to visually explore and experience your surroundings from behind the lens and much more. Creative practical assignments will...

Discover how to use your iPhone’s camera to capture and express the ‘feel’ of your life. In a hands-on workshop that combines classroom instruction with an outdoor field trip, start developing a pair of discerning eyes by learning what to look for and how to create more artistic imagery.  Workshop includes discussions and demonstrations...

This workshop offers advances techniques beyond beginning photography. We will be working towards a deeper understanding of composition, lighting (natural and artificial) including flash.  Exploring diverse imagery i.e. portraiture, still life, landscape and street photography, all to help you develop a strong point of view and to integrate camera...

Death Valley National Park is a desert wonderland of immense scale, beauty and power. Its 3.3 million acres, the vast majority of which are road less wilderness, encompass a staggering array of landscapes, unique geologic formations and colorful vistas. The largest National Park in the contiguous United States, Death Valley is both beautiful to behold...

Join photographer Greg Gorman in this hands-on, weekend workshop as he shares his portrait lighting techniques both in the studio and on location. Greg will discuss how he approaches people and how he analyzes a face, as well as his use of different camera angles, lens choices and background choices to create good images.  He will also discuss...

Digital Photo Live In-the-Field Workshop @ Manhattan Beach Sunset Shoot Manhattan Beach is magical but you need to follow the beauty. Work with your DPA Instructor, who knows this place and relevant craft so no stone will be unturned. Look up, down, forward and backward. Maybe your sweet spot will be underneath the pier. Maybe anchor the subject...

Learn and understand your camera’s exposure modes in After the Auto Mode, where you’ll begin shooting in the AV/TV priority modes and learning the settings that accompany them. If you’ve taken a basic camera class and would like to advance out of the auto mode, you are ready for this fun class! We will teach you how you can be more in control...