Photography Essentials

Get your camera to finally do what you want

This easy to follow course is designed to grow your confidence and skill. Even if you’ve been photographing for a while, Photography Essentials will help you get great shots consistently.

Fall (back) in love with photography

Do you want to take better pictures but don’t know where to start? Or have you been photographing for a while, but the results are hit and miss? Photography Essentials is the course that will help you consistently get great images.

We’ll first look at the “big picture” to familiarize you with what makes up a photograph: exposure, composition, and storytelling. Next, we’ll break down the whole into pieces so you understand what each does. Then we’ll put them back together again so you know how to work each piece.

All you need is a digital camera with full manual mode. No post-processing skills necessary.

“This course has really been fun, and I have learned so much”

Everything is explained simply and clearly

The richly illustrated course material walks you through many case studies in different photography genres so you see examples of how to apply your newly acquired knowledge to any of your own personal areas of interest, such as photographing people, landscapes, or still life.

This easy to follow course is designed to grow your confidence and skill. Even if you’ve been photographing for a while, Photography Essentials will help you get great shots consistently.

Get your camera to finally do what you want!

“You have restored my love of taking photos.”

Course outline

Lesson 1: The one simple thing that will improve your photos immediately
Composition | camera angle & framing
Storytelling using composition

Lesson 2: Taking creative control
The magic of aperture | using depth of field and focus
Storytelling using aperture

Lesson 3: Creating a mood
Time & Exposure | using exposure, exposure compensation and shutter speed
Storytelling using exposure

Lesson 4: Putting it all together
Understanding ISO and white balance
Image selection
Storytelling through image selection

This course is for photographers of all skill levels. Everything is explained simply and clearly.

All you need is a digital camera with full manual mode. No post-processing skills necessary.

“This course has given me more confidence in what I do and has me wanting to get out with my camera at every opportunity.”

Instructor: Brit Hammer

Brit Hammer is an international award-winning photographer, bestselling author, and a celebrated artist whose work has aptly been called “fresh and optimistic”. Brit’s photographs have been featured in dozens of international lifestyle magazines and design blogs.

Teaching photography since 2012, Brit’s students love her “combination of extensive and well-organized photographic design principles,…intuitive eye, patience, enthusiasm and holistic nurturing” because the results are “unbelievably incredible and inspiring student growth!”

Brit doesn’t just teach you the function of taking good pictures, she teaches you how to put your heart and soul into your photography. She takes the time to think about each image before offering feedback and tells you what she sees and feels — and asks questions to get you thinking. Brit will also tell you what you did right and what could be better — and how to improve it.

Brit teaches several courses at BPSOP.

For more information on Brit’s work and courses, please see her website www.brithammer.com