Digital Photography, Pure and Simple
Instructor: John Hynal
Wednesdays, 1:00 – 3:30 OR
Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:00
Session 1: Jan. 11, 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8

Take control of your digital camera! You’ll learn basic digital capture concepts and then we’ll teach you how to navigate the myriad of buttons & wheels to create an image as opposed to taking a snapshot! Learn how to control the camera’s shutter speed for high speed sports shots, how to utilize slow speeds to blur the water of a mountain stream or create the illusion of speed using panning techniques! Capture lightning & fireworks like a pro. Discover how to use f-stops for clear sharp backgrounds or create a mood with diffused backgrounds. We’ll discuss lenses, flash, reflectors and more in this comprehensive 5 week series. This class has been the starting point for many of this area’s finest photographers. SLR cameras with interchangeable lenses and point & shoot cameras w/ multi mode options are recommended for this course. Contact the instructor if you’re not sure.

$85 ACM members	$110 non members
Wednesdays 1:00 - 3:30 Wednesdays 6:30 - 9:00	Wednesdays 1:00 - 3:30 Wednesdays 6:30 - 9:00

Creative Photography Two (2)
Instructor: John Hynal
Thursdays, 1:00 – 3:30 OR
Thursdays, 6:30 – 9:00
Session 1: Feb. 9, 11 (Saturday Field Trip), 16, 23, Mar. 1

Further exploration of the techniques learned in Digital Photo, Pure & Simple and includes two field trips! Learn how to “fine tune” your images with exposure compensations and an introduction to High Dynamic Range. Our first field trip (daytime) will take us to a local area to capture still life and lifestyle images with an emphasis on composition, lighting and exposure techniques. Our second field trip takes us “out at night,” in downtown Bradenton where we’ll expose for low light shots of city streets and local architecture. A model will pose as we experiment with ghosting and tracing techniques and painting with light. The evening ends with a dazzling display of fireworks (a sparkler?!) and a discussion on how to shoot lightning. Participants must have a tripod and a clear understanding of shutter speed & f-stops.

$85 ACM members	$110 non members
Thursdays 1:00 - 3:30 Thursdays 6:30 - 9:00	Thursdays 1:00 - 3:30 Thursdays 6:30 - 9:00

Photoshop Elements: Beginning
Instructor: Paula Schoenwether
Mondays, 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Session 1: Jan. 16, 23, 30 Feb. 6, 13
Session 2: Feb. 27, Mar. 5, 12, 19, 26

This beginning Photoshop Elements class will teach you the basics and then some. In a fun and friendly atmosphere your stress level will be reduced so you can actually enjoy a program which seems daunting at first. Learn how to organize those photos you can never find, crop, rotate and fix lighting, change image size and resolution. Then have some fun with hue and saturation. Ever wonder how people take their photos and make them look like paintings? You will learn that too! By the time you finish the 5 weeks you will be amazed at how much better your photos now look. Required: Basic computer skills or please take pre-requisite—Get ready for Photoshop Elements Workshop. A lap top with Photoshop Elements (we can install program first session--come 10 min early to do this ) Instructor can bring one extra lap tops but please request one at sign up. Recommended Book: Teach Yourself Visually Photoshop Elements (your edition).

5 week session:
$85.00 ACM Members
$110.00 Non-Members

$85 ACM members	$110 non members
Session 1 Session 2	Session 1 Session 2

Photoshop Elements: Intermediate
Instructor: Paula Schoenwether
Mondays, 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Session 3: Apr. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

If you already know the basics of how Elements works or you have been using Photoshop and want to learn Elements please join us. Each week you will have a new project and each week we will critique this work on a projected screen. You must be committed to finishing each project during the week before the class (unless you are ill, etc.). Projects will be critiqued on skill, on design, on creativity, on color choices and its appeal to the viewer. Projects will include: a graphically designed flyer or postcard, a business card, a painterly photo piece, one project of your choosing and a surprise assignment.

$85 ACM members	$110 non members
Session 3	Session 3