Evening session “Photography 101” classes at Florida Panhandle Technical College in Chipley, Florida have enjoyed enthusiastic response and with the advent of gift-giving season, and the likelihood of many people receiving cameras as gifts, the courses are once again being offered on Wednesday evenings starting in December.
The series of classes is designed to simplify photography and offer instruction to Beginner and Intermediate photographers who want to take control of their DSLR cameras, and includes the fundamentals of photography for Drone camera operators as well.
Many photographers from several neighboring counties attended the entry-level classes over the past year, which included realistic expectations of what a camera is capable, becoming familiar with your equipment, and getting information necessary to make a first camera purchase based on budget and need.
Designed to allow the public to participate outside of normal class hours, on evenings and weekends, the series of instructional sessions is taught by professionals, and the Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 sessions which make up ‘Photography 101’ last 3 hours each, at a cost of $25 each.
‘This is our entry-level photography class’, said Martha Compton, Director of Florida Panhandle Technical College, ‘and is a great starting point for anyone ready to buy their first DSLR camera, for Beginners who want to step up their game and start shooting in Manual Mode, or for Intermediate Photographers to obtain a refresher course in these basic concepts, presented in a fresh, entertaining format’.
The next class is Part 1 of “Photography 101”, and is scheduled for Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 5PM on the campus of Florida Panhandle Technical College in downtown Chipley.
Successive classes offer an overview of the basics of lens choices, low-light photography, processing your images in the Adobe suite of programs, including Photoshop and Lightroom, and practical experience in the campus studio, with further specialized sessions focusing on wedding and special event photography, portraiture, landscape and panorama photos, drone photo and video production, sports photography, color-correction, retouching and video editing and a special session titled “The Business End of Photography”, addressing photography as a business.
For more information please email Paul.Goulding@FPTC.edu for further details or simply show up at the class on Wednesday evening, December 4, 2019 at Building 12 on the FPTC campus at 757 Hoyt Street.
Please visit our campus at 757 Hoyt Street in Chipley for a tour, or call 850-638-1180 Extension 317, or visit www.FPTC.edu for more information about the programs offered.
