McGrath Nature Photography

Classes and Workshops

2009 Spring and Summer Class and Workshop Schedule for Adults

Taking Better Pictures With Your Digital Camera (2 offerings, 2 different locations)

Date/Time: Saturday, April 4th, one 4-hour session, time TBD

Location: Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, MA (click here for directions) Please register at the Tower Hill Botanic Gargen website for this class.

Fee: TBD

Date/Time: Thursday, May 7th & 14th, two 2-hour sessions, evening times TBD

Location: The Natick Center for the Arts, Natick, MA (click here for directions) Please register at the Center for the Arts in Natick website for this class.

Fee: TBD

Are you still getting to know your digital camera and its features? Here is an opportunity to learn in this seminar for beginners. Bring your camera (and camera manual if you have one) and learn when and how to use its special features, such as program mode, manual mode, aperture priority, shutter priority, white balance and more. Also covered will be basic composition and best use of light for different subjects and situations, such as plants and people. Macro and landscape photography will also be covered. Students are encouraged to bring one or two (no larger than 8 x 10) sample prints of their previous efforts to share with other students in our pushpin show. Participants will recieve handouts covering all topics discussed. Refreshments will be served.

Class Limit: 15

Digital Workflow For Beginner Photographers(2 offerings, 2 different locations)

Date/Time: Saturday, May 16th, one 2-hour session, time TBD

Location: Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, MA (click here for directions) Please register at the Tower Hill Botanic Gargen website for this class.

Fee: TBD

Date/Time: Thursday, May 21th, one 2-hour sessions, evening time TBD

Location: The Natick Center for the Arts, Natick, MA (click here for directions) Please register at the Center for the Arts in Natick website for this class.

Fee: TBD

If you own a digital camera and a computer, but are challenged by the basic activities of transferring, storing, and manipulating images, this workshop is for you. Learn to connect your camera to the computer, transfer picture files, format your digital media card, organize, rotate, and name your images, save your files in different formats, and archive your images. We will also discuss and demonstrate ways to enhance your images (cropping, resizing, color balance) and prepare your pictures for web, e-mail, and printing. Bring your camera for hands-on help.

Class Limit: 20

Beginner Photoshop© Elements 6 For Aspiring Photographers(2 offerings, 2 different locations)

Date/Time: Saturday, June 13th, one 4-hour session, time TBD

Location: Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, MA (click here for directions) Please register at the Tower Hill Botanic Gargen website for this class.

Fee: TBD

Date/Time: Thursday, May 28th & June 4th, two 2-hour sessions, evening times TBD

Location: The Natick Center for the Arts, Natick, MA (click here for directions) Please register at the Center for the Arts in Natick website for this class.

Fee: TBD

This hands-on workshop will help participants learn Photoshop© techniques and skills, and apply them immediately to their personal photography. Using classroom lecture and interactive student participation, this course will cover optimizing images, layers, tools, color balance, working with black & white conversions, and much more. An illustrated manual will lead students step-by-step so that skills can be practiced at home. This workshop will also include an introduction to Photoshop© Elements 6 built in photo organizer, which is an easy to learn and simple to use data base program. Refreshments will be served.

Class Limit: 20

DESCRIPTIONS OF OTHER AVAILABLE CLASSES

Digital Photography For Kids

A fun beginner digital photography class geared for kids that we can tailor for different age groups and different time needs. This course can be taught in 10 one hour sessions, or it can be changed to accomodate the needs and schedule of your group or organization. It can be taught on the weekends, or as an after school enrichment program. These classes cover an introduction to the digital camera, composition, photographing people and animals, macro photography, combining multiple images, and basic photo-editing techniques using Photoshop©. At the end of the course, students will receive a certificate of participation.

Please e-mail us at info@mcgrathnaturephotos.com or call us at 508-877-4534 for fees and scheduling information.

The following seminars and workshops can be offered through your group or organization:

Taking Better Pictures With Your Digital Camera

Digital Workflow For Beginner Photographers

Photo Critiquing

Digital Photography For Kids

Please e-mail us at stevem_imc@hotmail.com or call us at 508-877-4534 for fees and scheduling information.

Private One-to-One Instruction tailored to your needs in Photoshop Elements, Photoshop CS2 and CS3, and Digital Photography are available for a fee of $50 per hour. Please call or e-mail us for more information and schedule availability.

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