Art's Cameras On-site Classes
Classes are held at the Waukesha and Greenfield locations, cost varies per seminar (see costs below). Club members- remember to use the two for one coupon in your Platinum Club coupon book, which is good for the Digital 101 and 201. Please contact the Greenfield location at 414-727-0234 to make reservations for any Greenfield classes or our Waukesha location 262-542-6222 for classes at our Waukesha location. Class sizes are limited.
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Digital Photo 101
The class emphasizes the digital basics and how to achieve good quality images and prints. Learn what your camera does automatically, what you can change manually, how to increase your camera’s speed, how many pixels you need, and how to get the photos into your computer. Plus, time is given to using three printing methods; inkjet(home), "kiosks", and ordering online. As with all our classes, we try to cover general topics, but there is also plenty of time given to individual attention and questions. $20 per person.
Digital Photo 201 - For Digital SLRs
This class has been restructured to better serve the more advanced questions of our digital SLR users. Learn the differences between your 35mm SLR and your new Digital SLR. Learn to use auto-focus, better control exposures, and use white balance settings. Please take time to explore your camera's menu options before attending this class. $20 per person.
Organizing, editing, sharing your pictures with Photo Finale 4.0
How do you fully enjoy all those digital photos? Learn how to easily get photos into your computer to organize, categorize, and share them; quickly email photos; add text; perform basic enhancements such as cropping, converting to black & white, and red eye removal using Photo Finale 4. See how easy printing and storing photos on CD can be. PC-based software. $20 per person.
DSLR Intermediate - for Nikon, Canon, Pentax, & Olympus
Students should have attended Digital 201 DSLR course or have equivalent experience/knowledge.
Moving beyond the basics, this course is for digital SLR owners looking to fully understand and appreciate their camera. Topics include: getting the most out of the camera's metering and exposure functions, understanding histograms and custom white balance, proper lens choice, maximizing quality with RAW files, converting RAW files in the computer, and more! Students should have attended DSLR 201 course or have equivalent knowledge. $25 per person.
Buying a Digital Camera
Trying to find the right camera for you? This seminar will surely help. We’ll cover the basic principles of digital photography along with what features to look at and compare when purchasing a digital camera. $15 per person, if a camera is purchased from Art’s after the seminar we will credit the $15 cost of this class towards your new camera purchase!
Photography Fundamentals
This 6 hour seminar is open to all user levels working with any photographic systems. We’ll cover in depth the equipment available to photographers (and what it’s used for), understanding all aspects of exposure and exposure modes (shutter speeds, f/stops, & depth of field), different types of lenses, and proper photo composition. There will be a 1 hour lunch break (lunch is on your own). $40 per person.