CCAC
Photography 101
This class is for those who want to quit using the automatic settings on their digital SLR camera. Topics include everything from basic camera control and functions including button functions, exposure, focusing, lens selection, flash and accessories. One session will be a Saturday morning field trip.
Recommended text: The Better Guide to Digital Photography
By Jim Miotke
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Photography 102
Students will build on what they learned in Photography 101 in this course. Learn how to use a camera as a creative tool by combining the effects learned in Photography 101 with higher level and artistic forms. Discover which photographic tools are necessary and which are not. This course covers everything from choosing and using the right photographic tools to learning and applying more advanced camera and field techniques. Students need only their digital camera, tripod, creativity and a desire to learn photographic “secrets.” One session will be a Saturday morning field trip.
Prerequisite: Photography 101 or equivalent experience.
Recommended text:The Betterphoto Guide to Digital Photography
By Jim Miotke
To sign up Click Here or call 412-369-3701
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Adobe Lightroom For Photographers
This course is designed specifically for serious photographers who will learn the basics of the digital darkroom. Topics will include file managing, adjusting and storage of both individual photos and large volumes of digital photographs. Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements is suggested (though not covered in this course).
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Photographing Nature
Learn skills and techniques for photographing nature. From backyard gardens to animals and landscapes, this course will cover the appropriate equipment, lighting, and shooting techniques. Topics include macro and telephoto photography; flash, filters and reflector; tripods and stabilization. You will also learn how to improve your lighting styles to accommodate the variable outdoor subject matter. Both in-classroom and on-location instruction provided. Prerequisite: basic knowledge of photography and use of your own camera.One session will be a Saturday morning field trip.
To sign up Click Here or call 412-369-3701
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Here’s the link to my interview on Dr. Scott Shalaway’s Birds and Nature radio program on 1360 WMNY, Pittsburgh last August. I’ve been a guest on the program four times in the last two years, answering caller’s questions and photo tips about basic camera operation, exposure, lenses, equipment, techniques and preparation as applied to nature photography.
Click the right black box and the scroll bar at 0:59:45 which announces my appearance at the beginning of the show. Then at the 1:00:10 mark, the second hour of the program continues with a one hour interview with me, taking calls and discussing my nature photography and the CCAC Photographing Nature classes I teach. Additional interviews have been archived and can be heard on the same link.
Birds and Nature with Dr. Scott Shalaway
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Plants
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Landscapes
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Animals
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