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February Photography Classes
Learn to take your camera past "Automatic" mode
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Monday, January 25th, 6pm. If you’ve taken a class with us, check your email this week for details!

Featured Class: Fundamentals of Photography

There is a lot of science that goes into photography… don’t let it scare you! Depth-of-field, shutter speeds, F-stops, film speeds, lenses, just to name a few aspects. This class is designed as a "crash-course" to help you understand these complex topics, along with some hands-on time shooting outdoors, practicing learned skills.

During these 4 weeks you’ll gain confidence and abilities to improve photo-taking of your favorite subjects. Please bring a SLR or dSLR camera to the first class. After these 4 weeks, the Level 2 "Experience Booster" class is designed to follow-up and expand the knowledge gained and promote further learning through experience.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Photographing Newborns

New born babies are hard to pose. Using the photo tips below will help you produce stunning photos of the newest member of your family. When photographing your newborn child:

• Position yourself directly over your baby and shoot down with your baby lying on a couch or on the floor. Once the baby Gets older, then get down eye-level with your baby.
• Try dressing your baby in solid colors or with nothing on at all.
• Use a solid, uncluttered background. A one-color blanket makes a great background.
• Fill the frame – zoom in so only your baby’s face, hands or feet are in the frame. A photo of just your baby’s hand holding yours makes a great photo.

Using the above tips will improve your photos of your baby. Don’t forget to set your white balance to match the existing light.

Take a number of photographs of a newborn, or less than one-year-old, baby using the above tips. Notice how you get a greater connection with your baby when both of you are on the same plane and eye-to-eye.

Written by Ron Kness

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