Basic beginner digital photo class in Baton Rouge May 8-31

Passionate & fun wedding/portrait photographer Aaron Hogan of Eye Wander Photo in Baton Rouge is teaching an intense
basic photo course for those seeking to dramatically improve their photography skills.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN (and hopefully master)
Camera functions & exposure control (aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focus, white balance)
Learn proper on-camera flash and available lighting techniques using sun, shade and a reflector
Learn use of directional lighting to flatter your subject
Learn when to use which lens
Learn composition rules for portraits and landscapes
Develop an artistic eye which opens up the photographic possibilities around you
Post production using Lightroom 4 or Photoshop CS5/6 – shoot and edit in RAW format using professional software (software not provided)

SPECIFIC TOPICS COVERED IN CLASS
-How do you show motion yet prevent entire shot from being blurry?
-Low light photography (ex. indoor sports)
-How to photograph subjects in sand/snow against sunset
-How to properly photograph backlit scenes
-Workflow of dumping pictures onto computer, backing up originals, loading into editing program, exporting RAW to jpeg
-How to take great pictures of people, landscapes and closeups
-Taking pictures that need little to no editing
-How to create great black and white photos
-How to turn simple photos into art

WHEN
May 8  (Tuesday)- 6-8:30pm
May 15 (Tuesday)- 6-8:30pm
May 24 (Thursday)- 6-8:30pm
May 27 (Sunday)- photo field trip to Rural Life Museum 2:30-5pm (* $7 admission fee required)
May 31 (Thursday) – 6-9pm

WHAT TO BRING
Digital SLR camera with at least one zoom lens covering the 18-55mm or 24-70mm range (required)
POINT-and-SHOOT cameras are NOT allowed (must have ability to change lenses)
Extra battery for your camera (optional)
50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4 lens (ideal but optional)
Detacheable on-camera speedlight flash (optional)
Laptop (Mac or PC required)
Either licensed copy or 30 day trial of Photoshop CS4, 5 or 6 OR Lightroom 3/4 (required – but don’t begin trial until first day of class)

HOW MUCH
Registration is available through May 7 and is $375 for the student; anyone you invite to join is $300

HOW TO REGISTER
Register at the link below (submit one form for each person attending)
http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/76T1dNYd1G04Kj

HOW TO PAY
1. Check made payable to Eye Wander Photo and mailed to:
244 Linda Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
2. You can pay via credit card at the link here: www.eyewanderphoto.com/bregistry.html

All payments are non-refundable and if you cannot make a portion of the class or miss multiple days, no refund will be provided
for the missed class(es). Ensure you can make the majority of the classes and field trip before you sign up please.

WHERE
In Baton Rouge at Blue Marble Imaging photo lab’s classroom located inside Louisiana Tech Park
on corner of Florida Blvd. and Lobdell Blvd. Google Maps link (find the blue marker) http://g.co/maps/6cy5m

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