Photography Classes & Workshops:
Join us for photography classes and workshops. We maintain small class sizes to ensure a personalized and welcoming environment. Each student will have their own table to create on in a large studio. Look forward to having you join us!
Date: Sun, Oct 15th & 22nd
Time: 10-2pm
Instructor: Michael Murchison
Connect with whatever landscape you find yourself in and explore scenes small and large…
Oct. 21st & 28th
Time: 10am-2pm
Instructor: Edward Moniz
This is the first in a planned series of workshops led by Edward Moniz (see bio below) this series will take the mystery out of Black and White and will guide participants to conceive, plan and execute their artistic vision in Black and White.
Date: Sundays, Nov. 5th, 12th & 19th, 26th
Time: 1-4pm
Instructor: Leah Gray & Michael Murchison
This course is for photographers who are familiar with Lightroom Classic and want to improve their editing skills. The intent of this course is to first discuss what should be done with an image, then move forward with the mechanics of processing.
Dec 3, 10 & 17, 2023
Time: 1-4pm
Instructor: Steve Smith & Leah Gray
This course consists of all three sessions
Affinity Photo is award winning software used worldwide by creative professionals. Take your photo editing to levels beyond beginner using Affinity Photo. Master ten core processing skills and use them to express your own creativity in classroom projects.
Time: 10-2pm
Instructor: Edward Moniz
This series will take the mystery out of Black and White and will guide participants to conceive, plan and execute their artistic vision in Black and White
Jan 14, 21 & 28, 2024
Time: 10am – 1pm
Instructor: Leah Gray & Steve Smith
Get to know your DSLR or equivalent mirrorless camera. Explore your camera settings and leave auto settings behind. Learn the ins and outs of the exposure triangle, composition and the properties of light. Bring your camera and user manual. This course is geared to adults.
Time: 1-4pm
Instructor: Leah Gray & Steve Smith
This course builds on our Introduction to Photography. Students should be familiar with the exposure triangle and should be comfortable changing the settings on their camera. This course is geared to adults.
April 7, 14 & 21 2024
Time: 1-4pm (Sundays)
Instructor: Leah Gray & Steve Smith
This course is geared to intermediate and advanced photographers, but beginner photographers are welcome to attend. Photography is “writing with light”. The camera is your light capturing machine. Become a connoisseur of light and you will discover opportunities for great shots that you may not have seen before.
Black and White Photography Advanced Editing Techniques
Coming Winter/Spring 2024
Time: 10-2pm
Instructor: Edward Moniz
Workshop three in the series. Further details and registration opens soon!
Date: Stay tuned for future dates
For notification please email admin@mctavishacademy.ca
Time: 10am – 12pm
Instructor: Leah Gray & Steve Smith
Learn what depth of field means and why it’s important in photography. Whether your image has a deep depth of field or a shallow one, it can have a huge effect on your final image.
Date: Stay tuned for future dates
For notification please email admin@mctavishacademy.ca
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Instructor: Michael Murchison
There are no wrong compositions but telling the story we want with our photographs requires and understanding of visual composition. Together, we will explore the world of photographic composition. We will discuss the common ‘rules’ of composition,
Date: Stay tuned for future dates
Time: 10am – 12pm
Instructor: Leah Gray & Steve Smith
Be ready to capture your next brilliant wildlife image. Join us for instruction on what it takes to get the shot. Learn about equipment, mastering your settings, and processing for impact. We will discuss birds, bears and other wildlife opportunities.
Date: Stay tuned for future dates
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Instructor: Michael Murchison
Landscape photography is a wide-ranging topic with an endless variety of possible subject matter and locations. The course will focus on how to find subjects and create meaningful images from the beautiful, but often chaotic natural world that surrounds us.
Date: Stay tuned for future dates
Time: 1pm – 3pm
Instructor: Michael Murchison
This course will be divided into two distinct parts. The first will focus on a discussion of what Long Exposure Photography is. You will be given suggestions of subject matter that works well with long exposure techniques and when to consider shooting with a longer shutter speed
Time: 10am-2pm
Instructor: Edward Moniz
Lightroom is one of the most popular photographic image management and editing tool. Born from the heritage of Photoshop, Lightroom was developed for photographers and many of the contributors to it were professional photographers.
Time: 1-5pm
Instructor: Leah Gray & Steve Smith
Broaden your photography horizons by discovering the magical world of Close-up and Macro Photography.
Time: 10-2pm
Instructor: Michael Murchison
Learn the elements of visual design that combine to create photographic compositions