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.
We continue to follow all guidelines from public health officials and look forward to having you join us!
Date: Sunday, Sept 11th, 18th and 25th
Time: 9am – 12pm
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.
Sunday, Feb 26th, Mar 5th & 12th
Time: 1-4pm
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.
Sundays, Nov. 6th, 13th & 20th
Time: 1-4pm
Instructor: Leah Gray & Michael Murchison
This course is for photographers who are familiar with Lightroom Classic, want to improve their editing skills and learn more about program. Topics will include Image Processing, Basic Workflow, the Development Module, Tips and Tricks of Lightroom and Troubleshooting.
Sundays, Jan. 8th, 15th & 22nd (2023)
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. Different genres of photography such as landscape and portraits will be explored. We will discuss the creative use of filters, artificial light, panoramas, HDR, and focus stacking.
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