Photography is a wonderful way to discover the world around us. Beginning students learn the basic controls on digital cameras and tips to enhance pictures using different functions such as ISO, aperture and shutter speed. They discuss composition, lighting and perspective and learn how to best capture an image regardless of the lighting or weather conditions. In addition to improving camera skills, students learn how to save, edit and print their photographs. At the end of the course, students are presented with finished prints of their favorite images.
Ellen Regal, XX, a freelance photographer for more than 20 years, specializes in black and white portraits. Her work has appeared in print and broadcast advertising, documentary films, and slide presentations.