Lesson 1: Camera Parts and Basic Settings

Photoshop is awesome …

… once you know how to use it. Photoshop is the power tool of digital editing. And, as with any power tool, it’s easy to know just enough to get yourself into a heap of trouble. The good news is that you can’t actually saw off a limb with it. The bad news, as we […]

Photography Workshops: Dance with Light and Shadow

Not too long ago, we launched a series of monthly photography workshops. These three-hour sessions, held on a Saturday morning, are a chance to delve more deeply into some aspect of photography that we might touch on in one of our courses. In previous photography workshops, we’ve talked about how to pose a subject for […]

Photographic Gifts

Well, even if you are a staunch believer in not thinking about the winter holidays until Thanksgiving is over, it’s now time to admit it: there are gift-giving occasions right around the corner. Stores are overflowing with glitz and glitter – and with shiny unitasker gadgets that will be used once and then relegated to […]

Get that camera out of the box…

… and figure out what it does! We can help. One of the things we hear most often from our beginning students is that they know their camera is good, and yet, their pictures aren’t. Their pictures are blurry. Or washed out. Or too dark. And all the buttons on the camera – what the […]

Art Gallery Show – Come One, Come All

Twice a year, at the end of each of our Photography Beyond the Basics courses, comes a very special Friday night.  We take our fancy clothes out of mothballs, dust off our punch bowl, crank up our Cirque du Soleil soundtrack, and fling open our doors to the general public.  Our lobby overflows with food, […]

Photography Classes Can Enrich Your Life

There are lots of reasons to enroll in photography classes. Not understanding your camera is a big one. The desire to learn how to capture an image that lives up to what your eye sees is another. Our students range from total beginners to near-pros. Even a few who, we would say, are pros, given […]

Outdoor Photography Classes – Go Out and Shoot Something

Neither getting up early on a Sunday, nor countless fallen leaves, nor the threat of Ebola could deter us from exploring Madame Sherri’s Forest in Chesterfield, NH. Our Photo Elite field trips are always a lot of fun. There’s lots to learn about photography that you can learn in the studio or the classroom, but outdoor photography […]

Photography Classes: Magic in Action!

There’s no denying it: teaching photography classes is a lot of fun. Seeing someone’s eyes light up when they finally “get” some aspect of photography that’s been frustrating them is one of the best parts of my job. And the more advanced the classes get, the more fun there is to be had. It’s the ability […]

Photography Courses: Back to School for Fall

We love fall, don’t you? The weather is gorgeous. The last flowers of summer are still blooming, but that famed New England foliage is beginning to emerge , too. The opportunities for breathtaking photos are endless. But, what if your skills with the camera, or the composition of photos, or photo editing don’t quite live up […]