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The Fundamentals of DSLR Cameras
Move beyond the “auto” mode of your digital SLR camera. We’ll
cover the menus and settings, interchangeable lenses, shutter
speed and aperture, metering, focus and white balance. Bring
your camera and manual.
Charlie Seton has a MBA from the Northwestern Kellogg School
of Management. He has 45 years of experience as a photogra-
pher, specializing in performance, food, architectural and event
photography, and digitizing and restoring old photographs.
5 Thursdays: March 10 – April 14 (no class March 24):
7:30 – 9:30 pm plus one additional field trip date TBA
MHS Palmer Rm 142 / $210 / Code 244
Next Steps of DSLR Cameras
This class builds on your photographic knowledge and skills
and allows you to apply them in a more focused way. You’ll
choose any area of interest and refine it throughout the course.
Some possibilities: creative portraits of family or pets; documen-
tation of a group or place; or exploring night photography. Each
week, we’ll review and discuss the shots you’ve taken, then you’ll
have an opportunity to go back, “fill in the gaps” and improve
on these photos. By the end of the class, you should be well on
your way to a finished project of either an exhibition or a book.
Pre-requisite: basic photo course or equivalent experience.
Charlie Seton: See Fundamentals of DSLR Cameras
5 Thursdays: April 28 – May 26:
7:30 – 9:30 pm
MHS Palmer Rm 142 / $175 / Code 245
Photoshop for Beginners NEW TEACHER!
This class introduces Photoshop to the beginner in a methodical
and engaging series of lessons that involve classroom practice
with photographic images. Starting with basic tool sets, the
class progresses to projects that apply techniques that utilize
layers, masks and tonal and color adjustment procedures.
Students will become acquainted with retouching methods
along with the rich creative possibilities Photoshop offers for
compositing and enhancing.
Martin Merchant spent over two decades as a commercial
photographer before deciding to teach high school in Hastings-
on-Hudson, NY, where he just retired after 15 years – the last six
as Art Department Chair.
5 Wednesdays: April 27 – May 25:
7:00 – 9:00 pm
MHS Palmer Rm 107 / $150 /
iPhotography NEW!
That iPhone in your pocket has a great camera – today’s smart
phones are much more than “point and shoot.” Take full
advantage by learning to maximize the potential of your iPhone
camera, work around its limitations, and utilize several popular
photo apps to enhance your pictures.
Martin Merchant: See Photoshop for Beginners.
Friday: April 15:
9:30 – 11:30 am
Larchmont Temple Rm 2 / $35 / Code 247
Lightroom for Beginners: A Better Way to View,
Organize and Edit your Photos
Taking lots of photos and having a hard time keeping track of
them? Want to be able to fix up parts of your photos in addition
to doing overall corrections? Shooting in RAW format? Ready
to move beyond iPhoto and Picasa? Lightroom is a wonderful
program which can do all of this and much more at a very reason-
able price. In five sessions you will learn the basic interface, how
to import and organize your photos into folders, basic photo fix-
up, how to upload your edited photos to social media, and even
how to create a photo book without leaving Lightroom! You must
bring your own laptop (Mac or PC) with a copy of Lightroom
that you’ve purchased. Please contact Charles Seton if you have
questions regarding purchasing Lightroom.
Charlie Seton: See Fundamentals of DSLR Cameras
5 Tuesdays: March 8 – April 12 (no class March 22):
7:30 – 9:00 pm
MHS Palmer Rm 142 / $145 /
Lightroom for Intermediates NEW!
For those who have taken Lightroom for Beginners or who have
previous experience. You will build on previous skills as well
as learn to edit a photo shoot, the use of key wording for future
image retrieval and how to manage and back-up files securely.
Students will also learn to process their own images using local
correction tools of Lightroom as well as practice the comprehensive
use of the cropping tool and print preparation module. By the
end of the course students will be able to bring out the best in
every shot, creating amazing images that inspire and delight.
You must bring your own laptop (Mac or PC) with a copy of
Lightroom that you’ve purchased. Please contact Charles Seton
if you have questions regarding purchasing Lightroom.
Charlie Seton: See Fundamentals of DSLR Cameras
3 Tuesdays: May 3 – May 17:
7:30 – 9:00 pm
MHS Palmer Rm 142 / $90 / Code 249
PHOTOGRAPHY