astrogazer
Premium Member
Some of you may know me and some of you may not. I had given a brief talk on marine tank photography a few months back. I have a deep passion for photography and have practiced the craft for almost 40 years now ... ouch, that makes me feel old ... yeech ... 
Anyway ... I have debated, for some time now, how I could best teach the masses how to take better photos, of your reef, or just about anything else, for that matter. I think I could put together a simple ... say 4 step course to better photography. If I can help you to understand the basics, and how to control them, with the equipment that you already own then anyone that has the interest, and is willing to do a little work, will learn how to make consistently better photographs.
I believe I can accomplish this in this forum. I am submitting this simple yes or no poll to determine if there is enough of an interest for me to develop a simple curriculum. Please think carefully before you answer as there will be 'homework' that must be mastered before the next lesson can be applied. You must be able to post images to this forum for this to be able to work. I really don't mind doing the work to accomplish this as I love to share my passion with anyone willing to pick it up. My plan would cover topics such as, depth of field, composition, lighting and controlling action. In order to do this you WILL have to consult the manual that came with your camera to determine how to control the elements that we would deal with, I cannot teach you how every camera out there works, this is a course in photography skills, NOT how to operate your camera. However most of the basic skills I will cover will apply to all cameras in general, however some lower end models will not allow adjustments to some features that are necessary to control your ability to make an image.
I am willing to commit ... are you ...?
Oh, btw, we won't start this until after the holiday season.
Anyway ... I have debated, for some time now, how I could best teach the masses how to take better photos, of your reef, or just about anything else, for that matter. I think I could put together a simple ... say 4 step course to better photography. If I can help you to understand the basics, and how to control them, with the equipment that you already own then anyone that has the interest, and is willing to do a little work, will learn how to make consistently better photographs.
I believe I can accomplish this in this forum. I am submitting this simple yes or no poll to determine if there is enough of an interest for me to develop a simple curriculum. Please think carefully before you answer as there will be 'homework' that must be mastered before the next lesson can be applied. You must be able to post images to this forum for this to be able to work. I really don't mind doing the work to accomplish this as I love to share my passion with anyone willing to pick it up. My plan would cover topics such as, depth of field, composition, lighting and controlling action. In order to do this you WILL have to consult the manual that came with your camera to determine how to control the elements that we would deal with, I cannot teach you how every camera out there works, this is a course in photography skills, NOT how to operate your camera. However most of the basic skills I will cover will apply to all cameras in general, however some lower end models will not allow adjustments to some features that are necessary to control your ability to make an image.
I am willing to commit ... are you ...?
Oh, btw, we won't start this until after the holiday season.
