Learn how composition strengthens your photograph and recognize how light enhances your subject.
Taking your photographs from good to great means you need to know about how to use or manipulate light. Understanding the characteristics of light is the fundamental start to every photograph. The next challenge of photography is looking at the scene or object in front of you and deciding how to capture it in the rectangle that is your camera’s viewfinder. Composition can be one of the most difficult aspects of photography to master. This class will help show you how to see the light and use the visual elements of your scene to make a compelling composition that will draw a viewer in and keep them there. A dynamic presentation from a professional educator and photographer will have you leaving class with a clear understanding of the subject. The class is open to all levels of photographers!
This class will be taking place in a large studio space to allow for social distancing. Properly worn face masks will be required.
What you will learn:
Light Characteristics
Learn to recognize the characteristics of light and when and how to change them.
Composition
Learn several compositional rules that help arrange the visual elements in your photograph.
Representing the 3-D world in 2-D.
Understand how to add depth to your photo that is presented flat on a screen or flat on a sheet of paper.
Seeing exercises
Learn techniques to use in the field to help you with your photographic composition.
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