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Photo 101: Core Photography
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Learn exposure, focus, creative shooting techniques and essential camera settings in a hands-on Toronto classroom environment.
Bring your interchangeable lens camera and practise new techniques with an instructor guiding you, offering immediate help. Build your photography skills through practical exercises and take-home assignments.
Regular Price: $269 ($239 early bird)
4 weeks (2.5 hours per week)
Locations: Studio 311, 9 Davies Ave. (Riverside) or Henry's, 185 Church St. (Downtown Toronto)
Beginner/Enthusiast level
'Photo 101' Or 'Camera Quickstart'?
Both courses are designed for beginners with DSLR or mirrorless cameras. The difference is how much you want to learn and your time commitment.
PHOTO 101 — Build Your Photography Skills
Our complete 4-week beginner course. Learn exposure, focus, composition and creative photography through hands-on instruction, assignments and practice between classes.
CAMERA QUICKSTART — Get Comfortable With Your Camera
A focused 2.5-hour class covering your camera's essential settings and controls. Ideal if you've just purchased a camera or want to move beyond AUTO without committing to a multi-week course.
Not sure which to choose?
Photo 101 is the more comprehensive option. Camera Quickstart is the faster introduction. You don't need to take Quickstart before Photo 101.
Photo 101 ($269 - 4 Weeks)
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
In Photo 101, you’ll develop essential photography skills and learn how to make more confident creative and technical decisions. The course covers:
- Camera Settings: Learn the vital controls of your camera, including setup for focus, color, and image quality to ensure every shot is your best shot.
- Exposure Control: The camera can sometimes make photos too bright or dark. We will show you the easy method to get the exposure you want.
- Shutter Speed & Motion Effects: Freezing and blurring subjects in motion for those 'frozen in time' moments of fast moving action, or creative blur to make the subject motion part of the story.
- Depth of Field: Get that creamy, out of focus background for portraiture, or razor sharp 'infinity' focus for landscape shots.
- Lens & Perspective Choices: Know how to select the right lens for the task at hand.
- Composition Essentials: Apply composition tips and techniques that make your photos visually compelling.
- Photo Editing: We’ll show you how to improve your photos using Adobe Lightroom through a live demonstration.
- Much more: There are many additional topics covered in the course to give you confidence and control over the results.
WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR & CAMERA REQUIREMENTS
Photo 101 is a beginner photography course designed for adults aged 18 and over. Whether you're new to photography or looking to get more creative control over your pictures, this course will help you get the most from your camera.
Camera Requirements
You'll need a digital interchangeable lens camera (DSLR or mirrorless). We support Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm and other major camera brands.
Not sure whether your camera is suitable? Please use our contact form to ask before registering.
Our Locations
Our Photo 101 course is taught live in-person at two Toronto locations.
Riverside: Studio 311, 9 Davies Ave. (Weeknights/Sunday mornings)
Downtown: Henry's, 185 Church St. (Wednesday and Sunday afternoons)
See our schedule for complete details on dates, times and location.
Photo 101 - The Class Experience
Photo 101 is a four-week beginner photography course taught in person in Toronto. Each 2.5-hour class combines clear demonstrations with hands-on practice using your own interchangeable lens camera. Guided by an experienced photographer and educator, you'll explore exposure, focus, composition, depth of field and motion effects while developing greater control over your camera.
Our small classroom groups give you time to ask questions, try different camera settings and receive personal guidance as you practise. The emphasis is on understanding photographic techniques and learning to apply them confidently in everyday shooting situations.
Between classes, light weekly photography assignments help reinforce what you've learned. You can share your work in our student Flickr group, where assignments are reviewed and students can learn from one another.
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