- Workshops Home
- List of Workshops
- Intro to Digital Photography
- Intro to Digital Photography - Walkabout
- Understanding Exposure
- Understanding Depth of Field
- Product Photography for Home Crafters
- Basics of Flash Photography
- Beyond the Rule of Thirds
- Advanced Flash Photography
- How to Use a Light Meter
- Chroma Zones
- Zone System in the Digital Age
- Intro to Adobe Lightroom Classic
- Editing in Lightroom Classic
- Lightroom Intensive
- Multiplicity Self Portrait
Workshops, Lectures & Seminars
Below are the currently active workshops and locations I am presenting. Please read the listings carefully as they may have different sign up criteria and fees.
For a complete explanation of each of these workshops, click on the workshop link in the menu at left. You can always return to this page to complete your enrollment.
I can also be found running workshops through My Photo Group and Milford Photo. To view those events please visit their respective meetup pages by clicking on the buttons below.
For ongoing education, I can not recommend the photography forum photoMENTORIS.com enough. One of the best ways to improve your photography is through a mentor. This forum allows professional and peer photographers to help you advance.
"Studio Night" Ongoing Workshops
Studio Night sessions allow My Photo Group members and amateur photographers the opportunity to join in a community based learning environment where learning is by doing. These sessions reinforcing previously learned lessons by allowing members to remain active in the classes from session to session. It is by repetitively doing that lessons get ingrained into our common knowledge.
These ongoing workshops are designed to be;
- Affordable, pay $10 per session at the door
- Accessible, for your continuing education
- Informal, attend sessions as they suit your schedule
- Easy to follow, simple breakdowns and step by step instructions
- Fun, socialize and learn with other like-minded photographers
Studio Night - Lightroom Edition
1st Thursday of the month
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Unitas Photography Studio
415 Howe Avenue, Suite 181, Shelton
This is an ongoing series where we will explore Adobe's Lightroom Classic and maybe even the mobile app. Informal sessions work on group consensus as to the topic to be covered. I will post a general topic in the Facebook group but topics tend to be flexible. These are small groups where we often tackle two or three topics per session.
What to Bring: Definitely bring your laptop preloaded with LR and a pointing device (tablet is recommended but at least a mouse). Don't forget your power supply. Have at least one or two images on your system you would like to work on during the session.
Feel free to bring snacks and beverages. Any beverage must be in a container that can be secured to prevent spillage.
Price: $10.00 / per session*
* You can pay at the door. Come as often or as seldom as you like. Topics will vary from session to session. See the Facebook group for details.
Studio Night - Photoshop Edition
3rd Thursday of the month
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Unitas Photography Studio
415 Howe Avenue, Suite 181, Shelton
This is an ongoing series where we will explore Adobe Photoshop CC. If you have an older version of PS the basics will be the same but some functionality may not be available. Informal sessions work on group consensus as to the topic to be covered. I will post a general topic in the Facebook group but topics tend to be flexible. These are small groups where we often tackle two or three topics per session.
What to Bring: Definitely bring your laptop preloaded with LR and a pointing device (tablet is recommended but at least a mouse). Don't forget your power supply. Have at least one or two images on your system you would like to work on during the session.
Feel free to bring snacks and beverages. Any beverage must be in a container that can be secured to prevent spillage.
Price: $10.00 / per session*
* You can pay at the door. Come as often or as seldom as you like. Topics will vary from session to session. See the Facebook group for details.
Upcoming Photography Workshops
Beginner's Photo Walk
Sunday, August 11, 2019
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Southford Falls State Park
175 Quaker Farms Rd · Southbury, CT
-- Having trouble understanding the concepts of photography?
-- Images not coming out the way you expected?
-- Wish you had someone next to you to explain things?
Join me for a casual, intimate walk as we explore Southford Falls and work at creating consistently better images.
This workshop is to get you thinking as a photographer. The outcome being able to capture the natural beauty around us to create display worthy photographs.
Price: $30 / person
Additional Workshops & Lectures
Beginner's Photo Walk
Saturday, August 31, 2019
9:00 AM to 11:00 PM
Milford Photo
22 River St · Milford, CT
-- Having trouble understanding the concepts of photography?
-- Images not coming out the way you expected?
-- Wish you had someone next to you to explain things?
Join me for a casual, intimate walk as we explore Southford Falls and work at creating consistently better images.This workshop is to get you thinking as a photographer. The outcome being able to capture the natural beauty around us to create display worthy photographs.
Price: $29.95 / person
Beginner's Photo Walk
Saturday, October 19, 2019
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Milford Photo
22 River St · Milford, CT
-- Having trouble understanding the concepts of photography?
-- Images not coming out the way you expected?
-- Wish you had someone next to you to explain things?
Join me for a casual, intimate walk as we explore Southford Falls and work at creating consistently better images.This workshop is to get you thinking as a photographer. The outcome being able to capture the natural beauty around us to create display worthy photographs.
Price: $29.95 / person
Beyond the Rule of Thirds
Thursday, October 24, 201
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Milford Photo
22 River St · Milford, CT
The Rule of Thirds, that compositional crutch every new photographer is taught to help them create stronger compositions.
The problem with this rule is that all too often the learning of composition stops there. Any deviation is often referred to as "breaking the rules" because in true art there are "no rules". The problem with that logic is that all too often "breaking the rule" is simply substituting it with another rule the photographer is not aware of. In truth, one rule is being switched for another and in the end, a rule is applied.
This lecture is designed to explain the various other rules of composition not often discussed or taught to the beginning artist. Many of these compositional rules have their foundations in early classical art from such masters as DaVinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and others. This lecture will explore some of those early structures and how they apply in modern photography.
Topics Covered:
• The basics of the Rule of Thirds
• Other common and not so commonly used compositional rules
• How to read an image
• 8 Principles of good Composition
• Geometric and Psychological principles of composition
Price: $24.95
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