Understanding Your Canon DSLR

Are you intimidated by your Canon digital SLR or mirrorless camera? Don’t settle for photographs that are less than your camera is capable of delivering, and don’t be left in the dark about the vast array of features that you can use to take professional-quality images. Learn to navigate the menus, submenus, options, settings to the best  advantage, gain confidence in the handling of your camera and further one’s photographic skills . Bring your camera and manual to class. 

Equipment Needed: Interchangeable lens camera (DSLR or Mirrorless)

Cost: $235
Ages 17+
Instructor: Chris Bisset

Spring A 2024: Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m., January 9-February 27

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Understanding Your Nikon DSLR

This course is designed to help you understand the available options and unlock the vast potential of your digital Nikon. The course begins with basic camera settings, advances to auto focus, exposure compensation, and flash options, and concludes with customizing your camera for your needs. 

Equipment Required: Nikon DSLR Camera

Cost: $235
Ages 18+
Instructor: Mike Nelson

Spring A 2024: Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m., January 10-February 28 *no class February 14

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Capstone Course

This is the capstone course for those seeking the photography certificate and have completed all the core and elective courses. The course will be run as an independent study. Must be approved by Academy to register for this course. Email us at: academyofthearts@samford.edu for approval.

Cost: $300
Instructor: Mike Nelson

Spring A 2024: Thursday, 6-8 p.m., January 18 
Attendance at first class meeting on January 18 is mandatory. Other meetings will be scheduled by appointment.

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Studio Lighting

Studio lighting can provide the consistent and predictable high-quality results many photographers require.  From tabletop and product images to portraits, fashion and group photography, this course will examine the concepts, equipment, and techniques for simple, effective, and inspired lighting.  Modern LEDs, ring lights and traditional strobes, lighting modifiers and backdrops will be used during workshop sessions throughout this course.  Photographic planning, composition, and design, as well as posing and props for subjects, will be discussed and demonstrated to achieve the best possible results for each image and subject. 

Prerequisites: Required: Photography I, Photoshop, Lightroom, or permission of the instructor

Requirements: Digital camera with hot shoe, electronic flash unit compatible with camera, tripod

Optional equipment:  Second electronic flash unit; light stands and light modifiers are optional but not required for this course.

Cost: $235
Limited to 10 students
Instructor: Ken Boyd

Spring A 2024: Mondays, 6-8 p.m., January 22-March 4

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Photojournalism - Story Telling in Words & Pictures

Learn to tell stories with images, in package groups with leading, supporting, closing images, accompanied by captions or brief texts. Assignments include events, features, themes, and a project. Discover how photojournalism impacts your life, apply its principles, practices, and cover ethics, responsibilities of photojournalists.

Prerequisites: Beginning Photography I, Understanding Your Canon/Nikon/Mirrorless Camera.

Equipment Needed: thumb drive or internet access to upload assignments to a Google box; DSLR or mirrorless camera; lenses, tripod.

Cost: $235
Ages 18+
Instructor: Meg McKinney

Spring A 2024: Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m., January 24-March 13 *no class February 28

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