Lesson 1-4
Lesson 1) “The Basics”
Before you can become a great photographer, you must learn the basics. That means how to use your camera, how to compose a good photograph and learning the founding principals of exposure and lighting.
Topics include:
- Basic camera settings
- Working with depth of field
- Composition techniques
- Proper Exposure: Working with ISO, shutter speed and aperture (f-stop)
- Basic lighting techniques
- White Balance
- Freezing the motion
- Auto and Manual Focus
Lesson 2) “Take it to the streets”
In “The Basics” lesson you will have learned a great deal of information. And if you’re like most people, you will have forgotten a great deal of it. Even if you have a photographic memory, you will still have problems applying all those concepts to ‘real world’ photographic situations.
In this way you get to have somebody with you to answer questions, to mentor new concepts and most importantly to solidify all the technical stuff learned the previous week, into something that makes sense when you are actually shooting photos.
The main purpose of lesson 2 is to have an instructor with you while you are attempting to capture images.
Lesson 3) “Getting Creative”
However, as we all know, photography is an art more than a science and with that in mind, lesson 3 focuses on getting you to “see” in a new way. We will also explore how to look at the same object in different ways to unlock your inner artist.
Again we will head out to photograph, but unlike the previous lesson we will not be focused on the technical but instead we will learn to “see the light”.
Lesson 4) “Post Production Skills”
While great photography starts with you and your camera, often it is what happens in the digital dark room (the computer) which can bring your full creative vision to life.
No beginner lesson is complete without at least some post production software training.
In lesson 4 we will discuss the following subjects:
- Improving exposure, lighting, contrast and colors.
- Cropping and alignment.
- Working with compression
- Resizing and exporting.
The topics we cover here will vary depending on what you already know and what software you have access to. If you already have basic skills with imaging programs, then I’ll show you more advanced image techniques like portrait retouching, making panoramas and HDR photography.
Price: 1 Lesson (2 Hrs) €70 (bring a friend €100 or two € 120)
Price: Multi 4 Lessons Option (8 Hrs total) € 240 (bring a friend €320 or two € 420)
Price includes assignment review and critique, plus email and phone support during the four weeks.
I took a private photography tour through Leiden with Harry. He taught me lots of little things to further improve my technical skills. Excellent way to take your photography practise to a higher level. Highly recommend thiis!
Harry is a great teacher. His no nonsense attitude makes a private class very enjoyable. I learned a lot. He learned me how to look differently to every day objects. How to get the most out of my camera and to get the best shot. I recommend both day- and night workshops if you want to grow as a photographer!
This Photo Safari is worth every dime. Harry helped me with setting up my camera correctly for different types of weather and light throughout the evening. He is nice, patient, and very enthusiastic about photography. I feel like a few hours of walking around with Harry have made me a much better photographer. Highly recommend this experience to anyone wanting to learn more about photography both beginner and advanced.
Harry is een uitstekende fotograaf die enorm veel over fotografie weet en het op een leuke manier kan over brengen. Hij is aardig en prettig om mee te werken.
Tijdens de eerste les heeft die perfect uitgelegd hoe de camera werkt en hoe je het op de juiste manier moet instellen. Dit is iets waar je als beginner nog wel moeite mee kan hebben, maar Harry legt het op leuke en goede manier uit. Vervolgens ga je samen met Harry de stad in om het in de praktijk te oefenen en te spelen met creativiteit in foto’s.
Ik heb enorm veel geleerd en het heeft ook een hoop mooie foto’s opgeleverd. Zeker een aanrader voor beginners.
I had 4 private lessons with Harry - 2 at home and 2 foto walks in Leiden. He gave good instructions, everything was well explained. Harry is very knowledgeable and willing to give you as much information as possible .
I'm happy with the result and highly recommend lessons with him.