Overview
Our course is designed to cover all the important topics, which are essential for a beginner. That’s why we schedule at least one lesson at daytime on one lesson after the sunset. In addition, a set of daytime exercises will be repeated in the darkness to learn the difference of handling some essential things.
Every small theoretical block will be followed up with a few simple exercises which help to understand the topic and avoid the typical common mistakes.
The teacher, Polina Fedorova is a founder of the school. She works as a photographer for clients like ELLE, VOGUE, VANITY FAIR, and photo editor for several widely distributed Russian magazines(Mir, Afisha…). Polina has been teaching photography since 2006.
Description
The course consists of three lessons(2 hours each):
- 1st lesson. Learn to control your camera in fully manual mode. Aperture, shutter speed, ISO. Their mutual relation. Using shutter speed to freeze or blur motion. Light meter. Homework: “Capturing Motions”
- 2nd lesson. Homework review. Understanding white balance. Basics of long exposure. Introduction to the tools of long exposure photography. Painting with light. Homework: “Setting custom white balance”.
- 3rd lesson. Types of lenses. Prime vs zoom. Focal length. Aperture and F-stops. Depth of field. Homework: “Using depth of field as a creative tool”.
Alternatively, you can take this course in a form of private lessons. In this case, we will schedule your lessons individually, the price will be $80 for the 1.5-hour session. Usually, we cover the course in 2 sessions.
As soon as you have the basics skills and able to handle your camera in Manual mode, you are welcome to join the course for intermediate and our regular photography workshops.
Pricing
Price: $180
Duration: 6 hours in total.
Maximum 6 students in a group. Gift certificates available. No age restrictions.
Requirements
Digital camera with fully manual controls. Please bring all your lenses and external flashes if you have one. A tripod will be fine but not mandatory.
Don’t have your own camera?
There’s no need to worry. You can hire one of ours for $10 per day.
Course Tutorials
Schedule
If you are not available during the scheduled times, or you are not able to attend one of the sessions, don’t hesitate to contact us. Our groups are small, and we have some level of flexibility.
