Whistler Arts Council- Workshops on the Lake

With the days just beginning to get longer and the snow still falling like nobody's business, it is hard to even think ahead to spring time let alone the summer.


However, the reality is that spring is just around the corner and the registration period for the Whistler Arts Council's 'Summer Workshops on the Lake' programs is opening on Friday March 16, 2012 at 9:00a.m.  

This spring I will be offering an introductory course to digital SLR photography at Millennium Place, welcoming the novice enthusiast who is looking to get the most from their camera!  The outline includes:

Camera Basics:  Review the many functions of a digital SLR camera.  Examine the effects of:

·         Shutter speed

·         Aperture value

·         ISO light sensitivity

·         Auto focus modes

·         RAW vs. JPEG

·         Exposure compensation/bracketing

·         Theory of thirds

·         Basic flash techniques

Image Correction:  An integral step to creating professional looking pictures.  This will cover:      

·         Levels/curves - the relationship between shadows, mid-tones and highlights in order to brighten or darken your image

·         Colour balancing

·         Cropping

·         Hue/saturation

·         Image sharpening

·         Dust removal

·         Vignette

Printing: The final step of your image production

·         Image sizing

·         Colour profiles

·         Where to find the best print quality and value for your needs

Photography Techniques:

·         Panning

·         Blurring

·         Freezing the motion

Organizational Behaviour:  As your passion for photography develops it is important to not only save and label your images properly, but also have them available on-line for others to see your work.

·         Cataloguing images

·         Backing up your work on an external hard drive or DVD

·         Creating a blog site

In the Field:  During the course of the two day workshop we will collectively venture out in the village with our cameras to photograph a subject, return to class to edit and then have a peer to peer critique session to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the individual photograph.  Topics include:

·         Environmental portrait

·         Sports action

·         Feature/lifestyle

To register please visit Whistler Arts Council