Up your skillset with a photography class that's right for you!
Learn the Real Camera You Own - September 27
Your REAL camera is better than your smartphone - if you know how to use it. Your DSLR or mirrorless camera has been sitting in a bag because it feels confusing? Finally put it to work! Walk through the basic buttons, settings, focusing, lenses, lighting, and simple habits that help a real camera shine. Take sharper photos, avoid blurry shots, find better light, understand what matters, and stop feeling lost every time you pick up your camera. Bring that camera in - it's time to use it. Ages 14 & up.
Better Phone Photos in One Night - October 4
Your phone camera is not the problem...bad lighting, awkward angles, messy backgrounds, quick snapshots, and lazy composition are. Take cleaner, brighter, sharper, more eye-catching photos with the phone in your pocket. Fix lighting, angles, focus, backgrounds, simple posing, quick edits, and small change that make a dramatically better kids, pets, travel, food, family and small business, and everyday life photos. Ages 14 & up.
Holiday Photos - Kids, Pets, Family, Food - November 1
Kids move fast. Pets refuse to budge. Living rooms turn yellow. Someone blinks. Photos never look as good as the memory felt. Let's fix that before the holidays. Take better photos at parties, school events, church programs, dinners, gift openings - all the moments to remember. Improve your lighting, focus, backgrounds, group photos, food photos, natural posing, kids, pets, and quick edits. Use your phone, DSLR, or mirrorless camera. 14 & up.
Holiday Lights Photos at Falls Park - December 6
Falls Park lights are a real-life classroom. Get hands-on practice creating images with glowing lights, backgrounds, and difficult-to-photograph atmosphere. Learn to shoot in low light, where to place your subject, how to use background lights, avoid dark faces and blurry messes, and create images that feel magical and intentional. Bring your phone, DSLR, or mirrorless camera. Gather simple techniques you can use right away. Take this class once, then bring your family back later! Ages 14 & up.
New Year, New Camera, New Skills - January 10
You got the camera, now learn how to use it! A DSLR or mirrorless camera is too good, and too expensive to use twice, get frustrated, and go right back to your phone. This beginner-friendly class will help you understand what all those buttons, settings, dials and menus actually do. Simple things make the difference:how to hold your camera, focus better, avoid blurs, find light, and start taking sharper, brighter, better-looking pictures. Ages 14 & up.
Smart Phone Vacation Photos - February 7
Vacation goes fast! Don't come home with crooked beach scenes, dark hotel shots, and blurry kids. Find better light, use stronger angles, avoid messy backgrounds, capture real moments with your phone. Make quick edits for cleaner, brighter shots so your beaches, hotels, restaurants, road trip, landmarks, family moments, food, sunsets, and memories look better. Includes handout. Ages 14 & up.
Instructor: Josh Sweets, West Sioux Studios