The New Photographers Workshop
with April Milani
Are you ready to take control of your art? Take the leap out of the comforts of auto mode and master manual mode?
Do you long to know how to find your focus on your lens manually?
I know that learning to shoot in full manual mode can be overwhelming and a bit scary for some. I am here to make this a fun and easy learning curve. By learning manual mode, you will have control over your camera and how you capture your subject. They will teach you to get the tack sharp image you desire as well as to helping you embrace the blur. Although this is a very technical workshop. you will have a weekly creative exercise to help you unwind and apply the lessons you have learned. This is a four week workshop that will teach you to take complete control of your camera. From the Photographic triangle to white balance, and all the setting in between. After completing this workshop you will be confident to get the photos you picture in your mind, completely in camera .
Coming in 2023
WHY USE YOUR CAMERA IN MANUAL MODE?
You might be wondering why would I buy a fancy camera with Auto Mode and choose to shoot in Manual Mode? Why go through the hassle of learning to do what my camera can already do for me?
We would like to ask you this; have you taken a photo in Auto mode to only have it blurry and yellow. Or overexposed and blue?
Well we have and know how frustrating this can be. This is why we want to help you take the leap and show you how to take control of your camera settings. We want you to feel confident to take those amazing action shots, to the low light moody images. We know you long to get creative and capture that dreamy bokeh and correct colour balance. All of this and so much more are the reasons to master your manual mode on your camera and never be lost in the dark again!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Components of Correct Exposure and the the Importance of Light
ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed - The Exposure Triangle
Measuring and Evaluating Light- Your in camera light meter
Your Histogram and how to read it
Manually focusing your lens
Aperture from open to closed
From tack sharp to embracing the blur
What Is shutter speed and how to capture motion
Freezing motion
Razor sharp action-stopping images isolation on singular -theme apertures
The Art of Slowing Down
Shooting at slow shutter speeds to convey (E)motion
Aperture and macro photography
Implying motion
What is aperture and how to set your lens aperture
Aperture and depth of field impact of aperture choices
Understanding your ISO
Why is white balance so important
Understanding JPG and RAW images
Weekly homework
Creative weekly exercise like implying motion, intentional-camera-movement (ICM), panning and painting with shutter-speed aperture and spectacular highlights
LESSON PLAN
WEEK ONE
Nuts and Bolts- Know Your Tools
The Importance of Light
Components of Correct Exposure
Focus points (AF & MF)
Metering Mode
Calibrating your Diopter
Measuring and Evaluating Light
Learning the basics on your camera
What is Your Histogram and how to use it
Components of Exposure- The Exposure Triangle explained
Weekly Homework
Creative Exercise of the week
Size Does Matter -Aperture
Introduction to Aperture
What is Aperture and How to Set Your Lens Aperture
Aperture and Depth of Field Impact of Aperture Choices
Strategic Use of Aperture From Storytelling to Isolating Apertures
Creative Use of Aperture
Out of focus and wide open. Painting with Aperture.
Weekly Homework
Creative Exercise of the week
WEEK TWO
WEEK THREE
From Tack Sharp to Embracing the Blur – Shutter Speed
Introduction to Shutter Speed
What Is Shutter Speed and How to Capture Motion
Freezing Motion
Razor sharp action-stopping images Isolation on Singular -Theme Apertures
The Art of Slowing Down
Shooting at Slow Shutter Speeds to Convey (E)Motion
Aperture and Macro Photography
Implying Motion
Weekly Homework
Creative Exercise of the week
WEEK FOUR
Bells and Whistles – ISO-Bringing It All Together
ISO-Never be left in the dark again
Understanding how ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed Correlate
Pushing you settings to create more light
Embracing the Grain
Why is White Balance so Important
Understanding JPG and RAW Images
Weekly Homework
Creative Exercise of the week
REGISTER NOW FOR THIS WORKSHOP
US$425.00
All-Inclusive Participation
Get detailed instructor feedback and support and while enjoying interacting with like-minded creatives through our online forum during the course. Share your work, enjoy the challenges and instructor-led discussions in our online classroom which is open 24/7. Access to our Student-led Masters forum upon course completion.
US$250.00
Observation Student
Get access to our online classroom to follow along with conversations and Instructor critiques of the All-Inclusive assignments. Observation seat students do not receive instructor feedback and do not participate in Instructor-led discussions.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
April is a military wife and homeschooling mom of two wild boys. April is not afraid to go out and try something new, even if she fails. She’s still won because she didn’t let fear stop her. April is human; she makes mistakes; she is perfectly imperfect; she is saved by grace. Her saying this year is, “don’t feed the fears.”
