DAVE TEACHES WORKSHOPS
at LOOKING GLASS PHOTO & CAMERA in Berkeley, CA
(Workshop descriptions below)
...and Dave offers private photographic instruction. Interested? Just click below:
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
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EXPLORING THE ADVANCED CAPABILITIES OF HIGHER-END CAMERAS
DIGITAL CAMERAS have rapidly evolved since their introduction to retail buyers in the late 1980s. Today’s digital cameras, along with an astounding array of lenses, speedlights, and other accessories, can capture vivid, ultra-high-resolution images under circumstances unimaginable even a few years ago. In this 2-hour Zoom session we’ll survey and explain some of the most impressive capabilities of current generation cameras that are often overlooked, misunderstood, or hidden within complex menus and manuals. We show examples and explain how and why you can use these extraordinary features, accessories, and tools (with a concentration on still photography, not video). Click WORKSHOP DETAILS at the top of this page. PHOTO 101: PHOTOGRAPHIC FUNDAMENTALS FOR BEGINNERS
We know you want to take engaging, memorable, high-impact photos. It’s true, you can “point and shoot” modern digital cameras. They can select all the settings for you. In many situations, your camera can take excellent photos even if you don’t know much about the underlying principles. However, your investment in learning PHOTOGRAPHIC FUNDAMENTALS will deliver big returns as you learn to guide your intelligent camera to do exactly what YOU want it to do. This workshop helps you understand the key concepts that enable you to make photographs that are more expressive, more precise, more compelling, and far more closely aligned with your creative vision. Click WORKSHOP DETAILS at the top of this page. MASTERING IMAGE CAPTURE: COLLABORATING WITH YOUR SMART CAMERA is a fascinating deep dive into photographic fundamentals that will substantially enhance your creativity and control using today’s super-smart cameras. This 3-hour workshop for intermediate photographers will sharpen your understanding of exposure and focus/depth-of-field -- significantly improving your creative control of a DSLR or mirrorless digital camera resulting in far more interesting and creative images.
This fun workshop consists of lecture, slide presentation, discussion, tethered demonstrations, and lots of camera-in-hand exercises. Click WORKSHOP DETAILS at the top of this page. PHOTOGRAPHING BIRDS in FLIGHT
Successfully photographing birds in flight is one of the most joyful, gratifying, and challenging forms of action photography. During this fun and fascinating 3-part workshop, Dave guides you through equipment selection, camera settings, lighting considerations, and observation site selection -- the keys to capturing beautiful, accurately exposed, sharply focused images of flying birds, as well as other flying creatures like butterflies and dragonflies. The workshop consists of lecture, slide presentation, discussion, demonstrations, a field trip to a birding site, camera-in-hand exercises, and a detailed review of photo results from the field trip. Click WORKSHOP DETAILS at the top of this page. COMBINING AMBIENT LIGHT and FLASH is an active 3-hour workshop for intermediate photographers. We’ll explore techniques for combining flash and ambient light to achieve independent exposure control of foreground and background, greatly expanding creative options.
Click WORKSHOP DETAILS at the top of this page. INDELIBLE PORTRAITS emerge when you combine critical photographic technical skills with sensitive communication. This workshop helps you significantly improve your photographs of people, especially head and shoulders PORTRAITS using available light and simple artificial light sources.
Click WORKSHOP DETAILS at the top of this page. CHARISMA COMES IN ALL SIZES:
BAY AREA WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY is an active 3-session workshop for all skill levels. Dave will help you understand the wide range of creatures we can find and photograph close to home in our stunning San Francisco Bay region. Dave will introduce strategies for finding wildlife, selecting cameras and lenses, camera settings, lighting considerations, and composition. NEXT WORKSHOP: TBD Click WORKSHOP DETAILS at the top of this page for other workshops. |
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