Equivalent to the In-Person Beginners and Intermediate Workshops

  • Master 5 core settings and forget the useless ones

  • Creating Shallow/ Deep Depth of Field

  • Create the Sense of Motion: Freeze the action or motion blur

  • Controlling the color temperature of your image

  • Take sharper pictures; photo composition and lighting

  • Achievable photography exercises at home

  • Shoot in Aperture & Shutter Speed Priority Modes, and naturally flow to the Manual Mode

  • Crop factor; Full Frame vs Crop Sensor Cameras

  • Common problems and how to fix them

  • What to look for when you buy/ upgrade a camera?

5 Reasons Why You Should Sign Up

  • 1. Organized Information

    Overwhelmed by vast amount of information on Youtube? Good news is that there are only 5 core settings that you need to know to shoot on any camera. At the same time, there are settings that you do not need to use. We'll show you the right way to take the photos that you love.

  • 2. Huge Time Saver

    Perhaps you don't know what you don't know, or where you should start. Photography concepts are interconnected, which means changing one aspect will affect another. A photo is a combined result of the camera settings, depth control, composition, lighting and more. Where should you start? Let us help!

  • 3. Learn from good teachers

    A good photographer doesn't make a good photography teacher. We pride ourselves for the curriculum, which is well developed and built upon our massive experience in coaching beginners in-person regularly every week. You'll find the course beautifully simple, easy to understand and application oriented.

  • 4. Using Visual Aids

    The course is combination of presentation slides, photos examples and demonstration, instead of the instructor merely talking to the audience.

  • 5. Our Experience of teaching every weekend since 2017

    We teach the Beginners & Intermediate Workshops EVERY SATURDAY since 2017. Our extensive teaching experience in photography allows us to pinpoint what's the best for Beginners, from the core settings to avoiding the common mistakes. 

Reviews

What did our students say?

  • Cia C.

    I had an amazing experience at Photosprouts and would highly recommend their class to anyone who wants to understand photography better!

  • Colin D.

    We left the Basic course knowing how to manipulate light and begin playing around with the Manual setting on the digital camera -- and above all, motivated to take some photos! Highly reccomend.

  • Jessica C.

    Christina is extremely knowledgeable and patient – she makes an excellent teacher! I had a lot of questions before and after class and she went above and beyond to provide me with all the information I needed and more. LOVED her class and hope to take more in the future. Thank you Christina!

  • Fernando V.

    I came to Photosprouts with minimal understanding of photography. I started with the Beginner's course to get an foundational understanding of the systems used in photography. It is primarily lecture based, but as the saying goes "you have to walk before you can run". This was exactly that.

  • Rakin H.

    Christina is an incredible teacher, she has a deep level of expertise in photography techniques and is able to create an experience that is tailored to the learner, both in terms of experience level and style of instruction.

  • Celest T.

    Super fun & informative!

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Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to Photosprouts' Beginner Online Workshop!

    • Welcome to Photosprouts!
  • 2

    Overview

    • Overview 1: The 5 Core Settings

    • Overview 2: The Exposure Triangle
  • 3

    3 Steps to do before you determine the camera settings

    • The 3 Steps

    • How to take a picture?

    • Example: Setting up your shot
  • 4

    Core Setting #1: Focus Point in DSLR cameras

    • Focus Mode & Focus Area

    • Focus Point and The Rule of Thirds

    • Settings that allow you to move focus point manually

    • Real Life Examples

    • Changing focus point in Canon T6

    • Changing focus point in Nikon

    • Changing focus point in Sony

    • Changing focus point in Fuji
  • 5

    Core Setting #1: Focus Point in MODERN mirrorless cameras using Canon R50 as an example

    • Selecting the focus point

    • Eye AF
  • 6

    Core Setting #2: ISO

    • ISO & The Program Mode

    • Determining the ISO when you are shooting in an indoor condition

    • Changing ISO in Canon T6

    • Changing ISO in Nikon

    • Changing ISO in Fuji

    • Changing ISO in Sony
  • 7

    Core Setting #3: Shutter Speed

    • Shutter Speed & The Shutter Speed Priority Mode

    • Applications of slow shutter speed

    • Demo: use fast and slow shutter speeds to create different senses of motion

    • Shutter speed exercise at home

    • Changing the shutter speed in the Canon R50 mirrorless camera

    • Changing the shutter speed in the Canon T6 DSLR camera

    • Changing the shutter speed in Nikon

    • Changing the shutter speed in Sony

    • Changing the shutter speed in Fuji
  • 8

    Core Setting #4: Aperture

    • Aperture & The Aperture Priority Mode

    • Determining what aperture to use for different types of photography

    • Focal lengths

    • Other factors that are affect the depth of field

    • Demo: Controlling the depth of field by changing the aperture

    • Aperture exercises at home

    • Changing the aperture in the Canon R50 mirrorless camera

    • Changing the aperture in the Canon T6 DSLR camera

    • Changing the aperture in Nikon

    • Changing the aperture in Sony

    • Changing the aperture in Fuji

    • The limitations of Semi-auto modes
  • 9

    Core Setting #5: The White Balance

    • A comprehensive explanation of the White Balance
  • 10

    Starting to Shoot on the Manual Mode

    • Metering Mode & Exposure Compensation

    • Exposure compensation in Canon T6

    • The Manual Mode

    • Manual Mode in Canon R50 Mirrorless Camera (the recommended equipment for beginners)

    • Demo: Food photography in the Manual Mode

    • Manual mode in Canon

    • Manual mode in Nikon

    • Manual mode in Sony

    • Manual mode in Fuji
  • 11

    Common Problems

    • Common problems & solutions

    • Exceptions to the ISO 800 Indoor Condition Rule
  • 12

    What to look for when you buy or upgrade the camera?

    • 7 Tips to Select A Camera

    • DSLR vs Mirrorless

    • full frame vs crop sensor

    • Ease of use R5

    • Ease of use R50

    • Eye AF
  • 13

    Using The Recommended Camera: The Canon R50 Mirrorless Camera

    • Focus Point

    • Eye AF

    • ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed in the manual mode

    • Optional setting: The Drive Mode

    • Optional setting: The Touch Shutter

    • How to toggle between AF (autofocusing) and MF (manual focusing)?

    • Changing the shutter speed in the TV mode

    • Changing the aperture in the AV mode
  • 14

    Intermediate I Field Trips

    • Embarcadero Coastline

    • Pier 14 (1)

    • Pier 14 (2)

    • Ferry Building 1

    • Ferry Building 2

    • Ferry Building 3

    • Ferry Building 4

    • Panning
  • 15

    The basics of portrait photography