Island Mountain Arts

Beginner Digital Photography with William Pitcher, July 9, 2010

Digital Photography - One Day Beginner’s Workshop
Friday, July 9th, 2010

Instructor: William Pitcher
Assistant: Penny Pitcher
Early Bird Fee: $103 + GST (Must Pay in full by June 1st)
Regular Fee: $115 + GST

Combine with the 3-Day Intermediate Digital Photography from July 10 - 12 for $396 (before June 1st) or $440 (after June 1)

This workshop is suitable for anyone with a DSLR camera, or anyone planning on moving up to one.
This one-day workshop will cover everything necessary to record the scene in a way that provides all the digital information necessary to create a stunningly realistic, detailed image or print. I’ll “cut-to-the-chase”, leave out the irrelevant, and touch on everything from how to hold a camera, to how to compose an image. I’ll demonstrate what a camera is, how lenses work, and how to select lenses that will best suit your style of photography. Emphasis is placed on when/how to use fast or slow shutter speeds, and when/how to use various aperture settings.
We’ll also develop an understanding of how the human eye and brain work together when viewing a scene and then relate that to how the lens and digital sensor record an image. This is a little understood, but critically important, concept. It’s also surprisingly easy to understand and leads to an instant ability to adjust your camera settings to control the “look and feel” of your image.
We’ll also review, and demonstrate, the software I’ve found most useful for editing, storing, and finding images. I’ll quickly demonstrate, and list, my “helper” programmes.
I DO cover a lot of ground, but I’ll keep it as simple, and as nontechnical, as possible. Bring paper and pen – make plenty of notes – and bring your camera.

Bio:
William Pitcher decided to become a photographer while sitting in a bar in Buffalo, New York. With a couple of beers on the table in front of him, a jukebox playing in the corner, and a life size image of a scantily clad Marilyn Monroe on the wall, he proclaimed this fact to everyone within earshot - it was 1954, and he was seven years old.

This surreal-like atmosphere set the stage for a lifetime of visualization and unconventional thought. As a student of light and line, colour and composition, William has an innate understanding of how a camera ‘sees’ compared to how the human brain assembles an image.

Primarily a storyteller, William’s photographic career has centered on industrial projects across Canada, and his reputation for working under difficult lighting conditions has allowed him to maintain an international client list, even while living in a small Rocky Mountain community. Scheduled for 2008 are projects in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, and New York.