***𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘: 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗙𝗟𝗘𝗫 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗜 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿!***

Photography is SO MUCH MORE than just pointing your camera at something and clicking the button. Skilled photographers don’t just TAKE photos, they CREATE photos. Have you already been told you have a “good eye for photography.” That’s awesome! Let’s help you develop that eye further by exploring the principles of composition.

In this four week flex class, we’ll learn why some photos are much more powerful than others and study the compositional principles photographers use to achieve that success. We’ll look at general guidelines for creating awesome images while investigating the classic rules of photographic composition such as The Rule of Thirds.

Each week will include a a set of short video lessons along with a photo assignment with a choice of challenges. The lessons and assignments will be uploaded on Monday mornings by 10am ET. Students will upload their completed photos to the Outschool classroom to present and discuss with the teacher and fellow classmates. Students will learn and apply guidelines for giving and receiving constructive criticism as they share and critique each others’ photos.

My goal is that by the end of the class students will be able to look at a photo and identify which compositional technique(s) made that photo special. Students will also have the skills to create more impactful photos themselves.

WEEK ONE: 
- Three guidelines to use when creating every image
- How to give and receive constructive criticism

WEEK TWO: Rules and concepts of composition, part 1

WEEK THREE: Rules and concepts of composition, part 2

WEEK FOUR: Rules and concepts of composition, part 3

This class covers the artistic side of photography and does NOT cover the technical aspects of using your camera. Assignments can be done using your camera’s Auto Mode or your phone if necessary, but this class is also an excellent followup for students who have already taken an introductory DSLR class. Please see my other listings if you are interested in a more technical class where you learn how to use your camera.