Welcome to the new interactive Photo Gurus website. We’ve added some additional functionality to the new site, in particular a collaborative blog. Which means you can ask questions and make comments on any of the posts, including this one. We’ve also created a companion flickr group where you can submit your class assignments, or any other photos on which you are looking for feedback. As well, the group includes a discussion forum for all things photographic. (more…)

Tuesdays from September 14 to October 19, 2010 / 7:00-9:00 PM FULL
Thursdays from September 30 to November 4, 2010 / 7:00-9:00 PM

This six-week course takes the mystery out of producing better photos. Tailored for beginner to intermediate photographers, this course teaches you simple techniques for great lighting and composition, and how to get the most out of your equipment.

Learn the exposure triangle and make great photos regardless of the lighting. Discover how to use depth of field to your advantage in creating interesting and exciting photographs. Unearth the mysteries of your histogram. Gain the confidence to stop using your DSLR as a point and shoot, get out of Program/Auto mode. Use those “bells and whistles” to make photos people will “ooh” and “ahh” over. And you don’t have to be a geek to take this course, we take the geek out of photography! (more…)

Tuesdays from November 2 to December 7, 2010 / 7:00-9:00 PM

Photographers of any level can learn how to make their photos shine using Adobe Photoshop. In this six-week, hands-on course, we’ll help you understand the key concepts like layers and masks, and show you how to choose the right tools and successfully apply them to your own images.

Each week’s session will include a hands-on step-by-step tutorial covering specific tasks and aspects of the software. (more…)

This workshop is really two workshops in one. The morning will be spent discussing and demonstrating practical portrait shooting. We will cover the various lighting options, including natural light, studio lighting, reflectors, and flash. We’ll also go over different types of portraits, from studio to environmental, candid and posed as well as how and when to engage the subject. Models will be available, and during this time you’ll have a hands-on opportunity to take some portraits yourself.

After lunch (provided), We’ll provide a lesson in how to retouch the portraits you’ve just taken. (more…)

Well-designed multimedia presentations are, without a doubt, the most powerful way for photographers to evoke the emotions of a large audience. Amateur photographers can use these techniques to bring travel, nature and family photos to life. As a professional photographer, having these skills in your toolbox not only helps you to present your photos in a compelling way, but also allows you to offer another channel of communication to your clients: “visual storytelling”.

Using the popular ProShow software, Sheena will guide you through some of the key aspects to telling a good story in this medium. She will discuss the ins and outs of presenting different types of photographic subjects, including documentary, weddings, and other events.
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One of the first things you learn as a photographer is that our cameras have a limited dynamic range. HDR (High Dynamic Range) imaging is the process of combining a sequence of exposures, allowing you to lighten your underexposed areas and darken your overexposed areas to better simulate the contrast that your eye would actually see. HDR can enhance and improve your images, often adding drama and details.

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