Portrait Photography - Green Cup Cafe Downtown Fort Myers - 3pm - 2 Hours

Portrait photography uses lighting, backgrounds and posing to capture the personality of a person. Portrait photography is one of the most useful types of photography to learn because there are so many photography genres that involve photographing people; weddings, documentary/photojournalism, newborn photography, corporate headshots and editorial work, to name just a few. Even if you're only interested in taking "everyday" candid snapshots of your family and friends, using portrait photography techniques can help to improve them.

Learn Your Camera Workshop - Green Cup Coffee - 3pm - 3 Hours

Appropriate for complete beginners, or those who want to brush up on the basics and start enjoying our regular group meet up sessions. Learn how to get out of Auto Mode and onto Manual Mode, and learn the basics of composition. This course is designed to give you a solid understanding of the fundamental basics of photography, the ‘nuts and bolts’ stuff that will set you on the path to understanding your camera and how to create great shots. Armed with these fundamentals, you will have the skills and the confidence to approach any style of photography, from portraits to landscapes and everything in between.

Understanding your Histogram & Light Meter

Understanding your Light Meter and Histogram . Knowing how your digital camera meters light is critical for achieving consistent and accurate exposures. Metering is the brains behind how your camera determines the shutter speed and aperture, based on lighting conditions and ISO speed. During this class we'll be looking at how you can use different techniques to capture consistent lighting and correct exposure with your photos.

Lighting Skills for Beginners

Great photography requires great light; it defines form and texture, sets mood and can make or break the image. This 3 hour practical hands-on course is being taught by professional photographer Sathiel Ramos. It will focus on portrait photography in a studio environment, using camera mounted flashes and studio flash. You'll learn to understand the direction, quality and color of light on a subject and surrounds, and how this affects a portrait. We’ll approach all the key topics slowly and thoroughly so that you have time to build a terrific understanding of how lighting affects your photos. Most of what you learn can then be applied outside the studio environment in your everyday photography. There is no need to have any prior studio or flash experience whatsoever.

Painting with Light Photography

Light painting is a technique used in long exposure photography where you can use artificial light sources to illuminate a scene, or to create new elements within the image.