Photography Workshops, New Hampshire & Beyond

Posted by Kelly Halldorson 2 comments

Are you looking to get better pictures? Do you need help understanding your camera? Would you like some guidance in lighting, composition, subjects etc?

If you are in the New Hampshire area I’m offering a few workshops you might be interested in. The workshops are geared toward homeschooling families teens/adults but are open to others as well. Feel free to contact me for more information and/or to sign up.

The following is a tentative schedule of workshops. I’ll be adding more dates times as feedback comes in. If you don’t find a class/time/date/location that works for you drop me an email and maybe we can work something out. If you are interested I expect these classes to fill up FAST so don’t hesitate. I’ve already gotten tons of emails from folks interested in signing up but I want to keep the size of individual workshops small and manageable. Contact is: skeletons@halldorson.com

I’m willing to travel if you have a group interested and want to organize a class/workshop or series. Don’t stress about the age for classes, I’m flexible. Let me know your issue and we can work it out. I’m also available for private lessons, contact me for info: kelly@halldorson.com.

I guarantee you’ll get at least a couple shots good enough to hang on your wall and say you took!

Kids are $20. Teens/Adults $30. As with everything I do if you can’t swing it or you have three family members that would like to participate talk to me! I’m sure we can work something out.

Workshop descriptions with sample shots…

Basics Workshop:
composition, camera settings, lighting, things to avoid, people, close-ups, scenery

Flowers:
close-ups, lighting, distant shots, silhouette, lighting

Insects:
shooting the little creatures, macro work, settings, how to get the bug where you want it

People:
how to get great shots of people, candid or posed

Events:
weddings, parties, concerts, tips on getting good shots photojournalist shots at any event

Artistic Shots:
tune your artistic eye anywhere, seeing everything in a different light

Artistic Shots 2:
setting up shots, thinking creatively on the spot, having fun

Sunsets/Sunrises:
never go wrong with a sunset, what to watch out for how to capture what you see

Landscapes:
fields, mountains, streams, trees, farms get great outdoor shots wherever you are

City Buildings:
learn lighting tricks, angles, patterns for some unique city shots

Old Buildings:
run down barns and old houses

Night Sky:
starry night, clouds, moon shots, how to get

City Lights:
glowing street lights reflecting off windows and pavement

Documenting Life/Blogging Shots:
get great shots every day, be ready to take a picture at anytime

There are many more examples where those came from, you can see more here. Feel free to email me questions or suggestions. And if you don’t live in the New Hampshire area but are interested in hosting a series of workshops, contact me! We are planning on doing some traveling so we may be able to arrange something in your area, even if that area is 1,000 miles away.

Peace,

Kelly Halldorson

skeletons@halldorson.com

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Aug 2, 2010
9:33 PM

#1 Todd :

Kelly, I really like your photos. Especially the macro shots. The elph really does a nice job. So do you. Do you use AE or AF for most of your shots? Or do you use shutter or aperture priority or manual exposure?

I have been thinking of getting a better camera for a trip out west we are taking. We used to use 35 SLRs back in the film days. But I am not sure if I want the super huge cost of a DSLR, and the simplisity of a point-n-shot are appealing.

Aug 3, 2010
7:52 AM

#2 Kelly Halldorson :

Todd,

I use “P” and program things individually but it has a macro function for whatever settings you make. The macro clearly has a wider shutter…hence the depth of field.

There are no AF and AE settings on the camera. Well…none that are labeled such but the fixed settings are all versions of those settings. It’s a matter of just figuring out which settings create what effect.

Mostly it’s “P” which really is Manual and my own custom color settings.

These point and shoot camera don’t quite have the same capability as the SLRs but they are certainly not just point and shoot anymore either!

Kelly