Photography Classes

Improve your outdoor photography

skills alongside a seasoned photogra-

pher who can answer your questions!

During classroom sessions, you’ll dis-

cover techniques for enhancing your

outdoor photos through light, compo-

sition, and focus. On Saturday, you’ll

meet at the Historical Museum at Fort

Missoula, where you’ll have the oppor-

tunity to capture images of flowers, historic buildings, and machinery. Back in class, share and discuss your photos. Bring a smartphone or digital camera; knowing your device’s controls and bringing a tripod is advised.

Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm, August 8-15, 2024 

Saturday, 7:30-9:30am, August 10, 2024  

Tuition:  $50.00

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic is a powerful photo organizing and editing application. Learn the best way to organize your images in the Library  module, find specific photos, and back up your pictures. Improve your favorite images in the Develop module by straightening and cropping, adjusting brightness and contrast, and correcting color. Share your perfected shots online or as prints from a photo lab. The course is taught online using the free Zoom software.

Required Textbook: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic - Quick Start Guide by Victoria Bampton (free digital download) 

Monday & Wednesday

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

September 11 - 25, 2024  

Tuition:  $80.00

Would you like to take better pictures of family and friends to share during the holidays and commemorate special occasions? Learn from an experienced portrait photographer about which camera settings are best and how lighting and backgrounds affect your pictures. Learn posing ideas for individuals and groups and ways to document family vacations and celebrations. A Saturday morning photo shoot is included. You should be familiar with the controls on your traditional or phone camera.  

Co-teacher: Bret Tate, photographer

Thursday, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

September 12 - October 10, 2024  

Tuition:  $80.00

You always have your smartphone, but are you using the camera to its full potential? Learn to use the automatic camera controls for better focus and exposure. Explore special shooting modes, such as Portrait, Panorama, Night, and Burst for action. Apply basic edits like cropping, changing exposure, and adjusting color. Keep your photos organized with albums. By using all your smartphone camera’s features you can create better pictures. Both Android and iPhone owners are welcome.  

Monday & Wednesday 

6:30 pm - 8:30pm

September 30 - October 9, 2024

Tuition:  $65.00

Discover the power of your advanced digital camera in this introductory course. Learn different exposure modes and use them for better focus and exposure. Understand the various auto-focus settings and when to switch to manual focus. Find out about megapixels, histograms, and JPEG versus raw files. You’ll gain the knowledge to make the most of your digital camera. Your camera must have Program, Shutter Priority, and Aperture Priority exposure modes. Check the manual for a list of features.  

Saturday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm 

1-hour lunch break

October 12, 2024 

Tuition: $65.00

If none of these classes meets your needs or interests, consider scheduling a private session. Topics can include using your digital camera (DSLR or mirrorless), editing photos with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic, Adobe Photoshop, or Adobe Photoshop Elements, and printing pictures using inkjet printers. 

Sessions are available for individuals or small groups either in person or online with Zoom. Contact me for availability and pricing.