Camera
Classes
F-Stop Cameras is pleased to provide informative interactive and educational classes. We gladly extend the opportunity for you to enhance your skills and craftsmanship. All classes must be prepaid and are non-refundable and non-transferable. Call 519-941-4381 now to reserve a spot!
NEW! WORKSHOPS WITH FEMKE
Introduction to Portraiture
Two Evening Course - One Session
Date: Tuesday's April 30th & May 7th, 2013
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Fee: $80 plus tax
Location: F-Stop Cameras
Make beautiful pictures of the people you care about.
Great course for learning how to photograph your kids and pets.
Level: Beginners
What you will learn:
Through hands-on work with natural light and flash, we will examine face shapes and features to determine the most appropriate lighting strategies and angles to flatter your subject.
Poses, gestures, expressions, and the roles clothing and make-up can play, especially in more formal photography.
How to pay attention to details, to creatively fill your frame, to anticipate and work with speed and perceptiveness.
The best equipment and settings used for quick action photos.
Formal, informal as well as environmental portraiture-using your subject's natural "environment", be it their home, garden, or workspace, to illuminate aspects of their character.
A creative assignment and feedback will deepen your understanding of the concepts presented and help you to grow as a portrait photographer. Students are encouraged to work on a personal project to learn the importance of returning to a subject multiple times.
Requirements: A digital SLR camera
Understanding Your Digital Camera
One Evening Course
OR
Tuesday May 21st, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm
Location: F-Stop Cameras
Do you leave your camera on "auto" mode, but have always wanted to use the other settings?
Do you measure the resolution of your camera in "mega-pickles"?
Do camera manuals scare you?
If you answered yes to any of these questions then this one-day workshop is for you!
Level: Beginners
Femke takes great joy in helping people understand how to get the most from their camera in a simple, fun and interactive way. Through demonstrations and visual examples you will learn what the most important features are on your camera and how to use them most effectively.
Femke will teach you about image quality setting, digital photo memory, ISO settings, how an image is captured, what aperture and shutter speeds are and when and why to use different "scene modes".
You will get a chance to ask lots of questions, try out all the buttons and features, view your images for feedback and go home feeling like you have made friends with the tool that will capture your memories.
Requirements: A digital camera
The Magic Paintbrush: Introduction to Photoshop
Three Day Course
Thursday evenings May 9th, 16th & 23rd, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm
Course Fee: $125 plus tax
Location: F-Stop Cameras
"Discover the masterpiece hidden within your digital image!"
You will learn how to get the "WOW" factor in your photos using the basic functions plus more.
Level: Beginners
What you will learn:
Understanding the Layout
Using the Image Menu
Opening, Creating a New File, Closing and Saving your file
A tour of the Toolbox
Selection Tools (Marquee, Move, Lasso, Magic Wand, Crop and Slice)
Retouching and Paint Tools (Healing Tools, Brush, Clone Stamp, History, Eraser, Fill Tools, Sharpen, Blur, Dodge, Burn and Sponge)
Drawing and Type Tools
Saving Images for Web
Layer Management and Working with Layers
Cutting and Pasting
Enhancing your portraits
There will be take-home assignments to help deepen your understanding of the concepts presented and provide valuable one-on-one feedback. These feedback sessions are often a course highlight, with many exciting breakthroughs to follow.
By the end of the course you will have a greater awareness of how to take your images to the next level!
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Students will require a laptop computer (make sure it is fully charged for each session) and an understanding of where their photographs are saved on the computer. Your laptop requires a copy of Photoshop CS, or Elements (A 30-day demo version is available from Adobe.com).
Digital Downloading 101
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Fee: $45 Plus Taxes
Location: F-Stop Cameras
Afraid of your computer? Worried that you might accidentally loose your pictures?
Come to this one night class and we will show you how safe and easy it is to download your pictures to your computer. Through a PowerPoint and "hands-on" presentation, you will master the ability to create and rename files and folders, organize them, e-mail them with control over resolution and burn your images to CD's for safe, long lasting storage. (we also cover the importance of using the right type of CD to store your photos on!)
Digital Cameras 101
Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Fee: $45 Plus Taxes
Location: F-Stop Cameras
This is designed as a beginner to intermediate level course. Through a PowerPoint and interactive "hands-on" presentation, we will show you how to get the most out of your camera. We will cover the menus and operation of shooting and playback modes, composition and other techniques to enhance your photo opportunities. Bring your Camera! Bring a friend!
Note: if you have an SLR (single lens reflex) camera, see our classes below.
Can't fit these dates into your schedule?
Think about booking a private "one-on-one" consultation.
DSLR Camera - Digital Single Lens Reflex- Interchangeable Lens Camera
Date: Please call to schedule for your convenience
Time: Mornings- 8-9 a.m. or Evenings 7-8 p.m.
Fee: $50 1 session or purchase 3 sessions for only $125.50 (3-1 hours or 1-2 hour with 1-1 hour)
These classes are held with up to three people to ensure maximum detail with your specific model.
Are you getting the full potential from your DSLR camera? Through a "hands-on" approach, you will be taught how to get the most out of your Digital SLR camera. You will learn how to be more creative using Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual Functions, the importance of light metering, as well as Fill Flash photography.
Semi-Private Consultation
Please call to schedule for your convenience
Time: Morning 8-9 a.m. or Evening 7-8 p.m.
Fee: $50 per hour
Life too busy to fit a class into your schedule? We also offer semi-private consultations for any Camera. A class can be arranged to fit your needs. We can teach you everything you would need to know in one or three hour consultations.
Contact our store to schedule a class of your choice.(customerservice@fstopcameras.ca) or call 519-941-4381
All group classes MUST be prepaid and are non-refundable and non-transferable.
