Photography course topics

As photography which is one of my passions, I’m always glad to share moment with other fond of this activity.
If you are a beginner or if you want to increase your knowledge, alone or in a group, I’m proposing to immerge yourself in those magical places around us so that i can help you make better shoots

Workshops topics

– Landscapes photographs
– Take pictures at night or in low light
– Manage to take great pictures directly (no need to rework them on a computer)
– How to make a timelapse with a reflex

Photography workshop

Landscapes photographs

Duration: 3h
Attendees: Max 6
Level: beginners to intermediate
But If your camera is in automatic mode but you want to increase your potential. Try this course !
To the program :
– Vocabulary
– Lenses kind
– Camera’s modes
– Landscape photography : framing, effects, composition
– Tips for a better shot : Weather, golden and blue hours…
– Camera shooting techniques such as long pause, catching movement, create a panoramic, how can a make blur in background or foreground?
– macrophotographie
– How to avoid post processing ?
– Back to home, How to stock pictures and classify them. Easy and quick retouch (allowed in competition).

Pictures at night (low light)

Duration: 3h
Attendees: Max 6
Level: beginners to intermediate
But When it’s dark or when there is just low light, you’ll have to learn how to set your camera to get a better picture.
To the program
– Vocabulary
– high-aperture lens : why and how to use them
– Why choosing the automatic mode on my camera is a mistake ?
– What camera tools can help me ? (white balance, noise reduction, self-timer, flash…
– I don’t have a tripod, how can i do ? During a party or with many people around you.
– Low light lanscapes : how to locate a good place during the day ? Long pause, what can i use as a flash light ?
– Light painting
– How to take pictures of a town, under a full moon light or with no light at all during a new moon, during blue light (one houre after sunset or one hour before sunshine)
– A bit of astrophotography

Take great pictures directly (no post-traitement)

Duration: 3h
Attendees: Max 6
Level: beginners to intermediate
But If you want to create more powerfull and colored pictures and avoid post processing.
To the program
– What is the histogram and how can i use it to increase pictures quality
How to avoid
– Eraser tool
– Rotate tool.
– Vignetting (reduction of the lightning at the field edge)
– Brightness and contrast
– Hue tools (or how to manipulate colors directly with your camera)
– dark and light tones (or how to saturate colors with a special filter)
– tips

Create a Timelapse with a reflex

Duration: 3h
Attendees: Max 6
Level: beginners to intermediate
But A timelapse is created with many images compiled to create a video. If you want to accelerate clouds and time, it’s the way to do it !
To the program
– What is a Timelapse ?
– What Software can I Use?
– What do i need ? The intervallometer (on my camera or with a special remote)
– How to calculate my time lapse. (Clouds, mob, weather, sun or moon..)
– On the ground : install my tripod, how much time will i have to wait ? how can a prevent wind vibration ?
– During night, I’ll need much more time.. how to spare it (ISO)
– Some specific cases : construction sites

Timelapse created with a D600 camera