 Improve Your Photography Skills Level 1
Do you have a digital camera and want to learn how to take better pictures in a relaxed, fun atmosphere? Can you tolerate a teacher who gets so enthralled in helping others learn about photography that he has been known to stumble over his words in excited ramblings about aperture, shutter speed and ISO? Do you want to learn about shutter speed, aperture and ISO? Do you have an inkling that ISO, shutter speed and aperture may be important things to learn but aren’t sure how it all works?
Then this workshop is for you!!
Locations:
- Spokane, WA – March 17th, 2012
- Portland, OR – March 31st, 2012
- Seattle, WA – June 2nd, 2012
- Boulder, CO – June 9th, 2012
- Portland, OR – July 21st, 2012
- Portland, OR – September 15th, 2012
How Long: 4 hours in classroom
How Much: $80 (discounts for returning students and for bringing a friend)
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 Individual Private Photography Instruction
Some people don’t learn well in a classroom environment and for those of you out there, I offer 1-on-1 individualized photography instruction. The two hour session is a non-stop exploration of what is important to YOU, first and foremost. Need the basics of light, shutter, aperture and ISO covered? Done. Want to move on to other, more advanced topics? Sure. Or maybe you’re new to it all and just want to understand what all the functions of your camera really DO?
We can either meet indoors at a comfortable location to go over theory and equipment familiarity or take a walk around town to get a real hands-on feel for your new skills. <Read More>
Locations:
When: According to your schedule
How Long: 2, 3, 4 or 8 hour intensive hands on, followed by 1 month of email critiques
How Much: $145 per 2 hours session, $210 for 3 hours, $265 for 4 hours and $510 for full day. 1:1 or 1:2 or 1:3 sessions available(discount for additional students applies). Sign Up Here
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Photography Tours
Are you looking for a bit more time and an exotic location to learn about photography? Take a look at the Photography Tours page for more information on tours to India, Nepal and Bhutan in 2012. I am also available for hire on a custom tour if there is a location not listed here that you would like to visit.
  
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 Adobe Photoshop Lightroom – Basics And Beyond
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a powerful tool specifically built for today’s digital photographers. It takes the best photo aspects of Photoshop CS and distills them down into quick, easy to use controls without all the distractions photographers typically have to wade through. This six hour hands-on workshop will cover:
- Getting To Know The Interface – What goes where
- Important And Organizing
- Selecting, Filtering, Finding What You Want To Edit
- The Develop Module – Lightroom’s Workhorse
- Tips And Tricks For Quick Edits
- Being Creative In The Develop Module
- How To Customize Lightroom To Your Style
- Exporting For Social Media, Print and More
Click here for more information and to register for one of the workshop dates listed below. All workshops are 6 hours long and require you to bring a laptop or desktop to work with.
Locations:
How Long: San Francisco: 6 hours – 10am-4pm Seattle: 9 hours – 6pm-9pm on three weeknights
How Much: San Francisco: $150. Seattle: $195. There is a $20 discount per person when you sign up with a friend. Sign Up Here
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 Individual Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Instruction
Unlike film photography, digital photography has the added task of sorting images in a computer, possibly editing them a bit and then creating prints, books, posting to the internet or other forms of output. One of the best tools for handling all these images and the task of editing them is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, a tool created with the power of Photoshop but with today’s photographer in mind.Individual instruction in the use of Lightroom will be at your pace, on your computer and with your images.
Time and date of instruction are tailored to your schedule. For more information on topics covered, read more here.
Locations:
How Long: 3, 4 or 8 hour hands on sessions, followed by 1 month of email questions
How Much: $210 for 3 hours, $265 for 4 hours and $510 for full day. 1:1 or 1:2 or 1:3 sessions available(discount for additional students applies). Sign Up Here
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Gift Certificates
Do you know someone who would love to learn how to take better photos? Would you like to buy them a gift certificate and let them take care of scheduling and objectives?
Look no further! I can send you a custom made certificate to present as a gift, then I will follow up with the recipient to tailor the instruction to meet their needs and time table. Gift certificates can be in any amount to match my current instruction offerings.
Please contact me via email at peter@peterwestcarey.com, use my contact form or order directly below and I will be glad to arrange everything for you.
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