Master Your Camera Controls – $95

Join a professional photographer for a focused sit-down session where you’ll learn the ins and outs of your specific camera or cellphone, mastering both the automatic and manual controls. Gain confidence to take creative control of your photography before moving on to shooting in the field.

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TAKE THIS COURSE IF YOU…

• Just purchased a Digital SLR, point-and-shoot, or cellphone
• Want to learn to make simple and creative changes to your pictures using your camera’s functions
• Want a solid foundation in your camera or cellphone’s automatic and manual controls before moving on to a more advanced class

CLASS DESCRIPTION

Master Your Camera Controls – 90 minutes (max 5 students/class) – $95

The DPA instructors who lead these workshops are professional photographers.

This workshop provides instruction for anyone who wants to fully understand their camera, with a focus on this topic alone, in a supportive small-group setting. Classes are designed to improve your skills no matter what camera or cellphone you own.

In each Master Your Camera Controls session, a maximum of 5 students sit down with their instructor for 90 minutes, who walks them through the automatic and manual controls of their specific camera or cellphone. (More than five attendees would be too chaotic when everyone brings different cameras with different controls!)

After you register, we’ll collect your exact camera/cellphone make and model in advance so your instructor can highlight any special features. Overriding the automatic settings means you’re not limited by the camera’s default choices and can make deliberate creative decisions—especially when the mechanics of the camera misinterpret the visual effect you’re trying to achieve.

The Master Your Camera Controls session is always held at the same location as our Composition in the Field class, which begins immediately afterward. This makes it easy to enroll in both classes. In Composition in the Field, you can apply your new camera knowledge by taking photos with your instructor’s guidance on specific composition techniques.

Choose between our regularly scheduled live small group classes below, or contact us for a private one-on-one session to suit your schedule and location.

GET OUR COMBINATION DISCOUNT

Take both the Master Your Camera Controls and Composition in the Field classes, held back-to-back on the same day, and save!

When registering for this class below, select the “$165 Combo” option to purchase both classes together at the discounted rate of $165 (instead of paying $230 separately).

You don’t need to register separately for Composition in the Field—you’ll automatically be enrolled in both sessions when you choose the combo option.

The location of each Master Your Camera Controls session changes monthly, as it is always within a five-minute walk of the Composition in the Field workshop held shortly afterward.

We rotate locations so participants experience something new each time: architecture one month, an arboretum the next, and a funky street or urban park on another. The same instructor always teaches both classes. At the end of the Master Your Camera Controls session, the instructor will escort students to the Composition in the Field meeting spot.

You will receive the exact meeting location, along with your instructor’s cell number and email address, on the Friday night before the workshop weekend.

Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy

If a class must be canceled due to weather or other circumstances beyond our control, we’ll gladly work with you to reschedule.

If you need to cancel or transfer to a different date, please contact us. A $25 transfer fee will apply without at least three days’ notice before the scheduled class.

Contact Us

Call Digital Photo Academy at 1-877-372-2231.
Lots of people hang up if our welcome recording comes on instead of a live voice—but please don’t! We promise to return your message within a day or two if you leave your name and number. It’s even better if you also include your email address and the date and city of the class you’re interested in.

If leaving a voicemail isn’t your thing, you can always email us at:
📩 DPAbooking@digitalphotoacademy.com
📩 Richard@digitalphotoacademy.com

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