Hi Everyone! This is Elisha Snow with Big Picture Scrapbooking, and I'm so excited to help you take your photography to the next level. Hopefully by now you've learned a little bit about the basics of photography, either through my first Big Picture class, "Get Great Photos with Any Camera," or just on your own. Anyone can learn the technicalities of picture-taking, but it's the basic composition and lighting knowledge that will truly help your photos be all that they can.
For this class, I'm going to be assuming that you're using a digital SLR camera. I'm also going to be assuming that you want to learn more about getting your camera out of automatic mode. I've had many people ask me what kind of camera to buy and whether or not they should make the jump to a digital SLR camera. I've always told them that even if you shoot only in automatic mode, you're going to notice a HUGE difference in the speed and quality of an SLR compared to your point-and-shoot camera.

For the next four weeks, we're going to learn how to take your camera from good pictures to great, simply by taking advantage of the different settings and options your camera offers. We'll learn what each of those little symbols, icons and letters on your dial means. We'll touch on white balance, flash, focus, post-processing, and even what type of lenses you should buy. I'll share many of my photos with you and hope that you'll do the same. My goal for you is to have a better understanding of your camera, its settings, and photography in general.

I have such a passion for this hobby and hope that I can instill a little of that passion in you. I won't lie. It can be overwhelming at times, but I'm here for you! I'm here to answer your questions and help you NOT get too overwhelmed. I'm here to help you have FUN with photos!
See you in class!