Here is a comprehensive list of upcoming Spring Photography Classes scheduled for Burlington, Bellingham and Marysville.

There are three different Photography Classes that I am currently teaching. They are:

Take Better Pictures with Your Digital DSLR Camera
Taking pictures with your new DSLR is easy, just set it on auto and shoot away. Capturing GOOD pictures with your new DSLR…that’s harder. Quality photography starts with understanding how to set your exposure manually. This is NOT difficult to do. In this 3 hour workshop we’ll cover aperture and shutter speed and show you how to change them on your camera. Next we’ll discuss how to use these settings to create the image you want. Bracketing the exposure is a very key part of this and will set you on the right path. We will also cover the use of polarizers and capturing images in the RAW format.

Photo Composition and Editing
This two-day/six hour session photography class covers Image Composition and Photo Editing.
Day 1: Photo Composition. “Having an eye” for photography is definitely an acquired skill! Once you learn the basic tools and practice you’ll have it. We will cover: subject placement; use of the horizon; reflections; leading lines; the Rule of Thirds; framing and more. You’ll receive a photo assignment to complete before the next class.
Day 2: Together we’ll review your assignment images and then delve into how to edit your images on the computer, covering cropping, color adjustment, filters and all sorts of amazing stuff to make your images pop!

Outdoor Photography Workshop
We live in one of the most amazingly beautiful areas, not only of Washington, or the USA, but of the entire world. Rugged glacier covered mountains, towering old-growth rain soaked forests, endless fields of tulips and a fantastically photogenic coastline, we have it all!
Nothing is more rewarding than immersing oneself in the Nature of Washington…except maybe capturing images of all that beauty to share.
Come join wilderness photographer Andy Porter as he takes you through a 4-hour crash course on nature photography. In his class he will discuss (and show) how to set your camera on manual, use of aperture to create depth and focus, composition basics and more tricks of the trade.

Here is a complete schedule of every class I have scheduled for May.

Bellingham: Wednesday, May 6: Take Better Pictures with Your Digital DSLR 6pm to 9pm

Burlington: Thursday, May 7: Take Better Pictures with Your Digital DSLR 6pm to 9pm

Marysville: Saturday, May 9: Outdoor Photography Workshop 1pm to 5pm

Marysville: Wednesday, May 13: Photo Composition and Editing Class 6pm to 9pm (This is the first day of a two-day workshop)

Burlington: Thursday, May 14: Photo Composition and Editing Class 6pm to 9pm (This is the first day of a two-day workshop)

Bellingham: Tuesday, May 19: Photo Composition and Editing Class 6pm to 9pm (This is the first day of a two-day workshop)

Marysville: Saturday, May 20: Photo Composition and Editing Class 6pm to 9pm (This is the second day of a two-day workshop)

Burlington: Thursday, May 21: Photo Composition and Editing Class 6pm to 9pm (This is the second day of a two-day workshop)

Bellingham: Saturday, May 23: Outdoor Photography Workshop 10am to 1pm

Bellingham: Tuesday, May 26: Photo Composition and Editing Class 6pm to 9pm (This is the second day of a two-day workshop)

Burlington: Wednesday, May 27: Outdoor Photography Workshop 10am to 1pm

Here is a link to learn more about the classes, including location and how to register for

Burlington

Marysville

Bellingham

I hope this helps and that you can make one of the workshops! Please forward this link to anyone you know who is interested in improving their photographic skills!