Introduction - Fundamentals of Photography by Elody Crimi

This 3-hour session will help you learn the basic fundamentals of digital photography, giving you a better control of the picture-taking process. Topics include: camera controls, camera modes, metering modes, ISO sensitivity, exposure (shutter speed and aperture), resolution, and essential composition skills. This is a hands-on workshop, with an opportunity to shoot, using the techniques you just learned in class.

What to Bring:

• Camera: Digital SLR camera or advanced point & shoot
• Camera must accommodate full manual exposure mode (allowing for full independent control of shutter speed and aperture)
• Camera manual
• Lenses (bring what you have)
• Memory cards (blank and reformatted if possible)

Meet the Instructor:Elody is an award-winning photographer and instructor, specializing in landscape and fine art photography. Davanti Photo, her studio at Artists and Makers in Rockville, MD, offers both photographic services and workshops for the digital camera, as well as Photoshop, HDR, Smartphone photography and private instruction. She is also an instructor for the Washington Photo Safari and Compass Atelier. In addition, Elody is the Photo Curator in the Archives Dept. at Washington National Cathedral, and the co-author of Jewels of Light, the guide to the stained-glass windows at the Cathedral. She has a BA in Art from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois and received her certificate in Professional Photography from the Washington School of Photography. In addition, she was with Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) for 37 years in the Creative Services Division in various managerial and financial roles.

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