Thursday, March 11th - 7pm - 10pm
Photography Series - David Green instructor, $69

This series of workshop is a voyage of discovery into the fundamentals of good photography, so you can become not just a better photographer, but start enjoying your photography more. The series is broken down so that you can take one or take them all. Each class is a discrete unit.
Photography 102
Lighting is everything in photography... but so is shadow. Whether you are shooting at the Grand Canyon, in a studio, or on the street, you can't get a good shot if the lighting isn't right. This workshop will reveal the secrets of good lighting, whether you are shooting available light, continuous studio light, or with strobes (both on and off the camera). Workshop Enrollment

Tuesday, March 16th – 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Still Life Photography, Lighting and Photoshop – Ted Dayton instructor $129 for both evenings (Part 1 of a 2 part workshop)

Bring your camera to this stylistic and technical workshop that will include a slide presentation and discussion of lighting theory for subjects of all kind and then an in-depth demonstration of lighting techniques for various objects. Take pictures in the studio with Ted’s one-on-one input and then edit and process in Photoshop during part 2. The skills learned during this workshop are applicable to all types of photography. (Part 2 will be held on 3/24/10.) Workshop Enrollment

Wednesday, March 17th - 10am to 2pm
How to Photograph your Child – Autumn Hull instructor $79

This is a special workshop Autumn teaches just for parents. She will show you how to capture those moments as you see them, by taking your camera out of those automatic settings that destroy your images. We will shoot indoors and out, in natural settings and in semi-posed situations. You will learn how to use your camera, including all those mysterious settings that you’ve probably never touched. We will show you how to use light to get the most flattering images of your child. We will also explore how you find the light and how to anticipate the moment. We will discuss how to shoot outside in any weather or lighting condition, plus much, much more. Learn how to preserve those moments before they slip away! This is a hands on class, so please bring your camera to the workshop. Workshop Enrollment

Introduction to Social Media Marketing for Photographers
By: David Saffir

Many of us have read articles on this topic and wondered "How do I make all of this work for me?"

Here's a few tips and tricks - I'll focus on blogs, and a few other things to get you started:

Start a blog. Not just any blog, and not about what you ate for lunch
- write for your customer audience, and create content that helps them accomplish their goals!

Look at potential competitors' websites and blogs. Look for things that succeed - or fail - and take your lessons accordingly.

When you start a blog, write more than one article before you go live.
Be clear and focused. Test them with people you trust. Edit ruthlessly. Post a new blog article at least once a week.

Create a plan that helps you effectively publicizes your new website content, blog content, events, promotions, workshops, and the like.

Create a strategy that drives which links you put on your website and blog - and which incoming links you want from other sites.

Make it easy to subscribe to your blog, and for others to re-post your content to a wider audience.

Think about guest authors - which ones, which subjects - and be sure that they fit your positioning.

Do some research on making it easier to find your site and/or blog on Google and other search engines. Keywords and search terms are critical. Same thing for PR and newswire services.

Make sure you have a system for reporting on results - impact among readers, referrals, and the like.

This is just a start. Might seem like a lot, but once you get things rolling the work is more about maintenance and listening to feedback than it is about sitting at your computer non-stop.

We have a workshop on this topic and much more coming up on March 10th from 6:30pm to 9:30pm for part 1 and March 17th, 6:30pm to 9:30pm for part 2. I'll be teaching techniques that work in the real world, get real results, and keep things efficient and streamlined. See you there!
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Well the Olympics are now behind us, with the last of the medals awarded. Now is the time for you to start working on your photography so that you can earn your own medals with those award winning images you are going to create. To help you with that we start off with our brand new “Photography Series” with David Green. This is a series of 4 workshops meeting on Thursday 3/4, 3/11, 3/18 and 3/25, and you can take one, or the entire series. The first class starts with tips on helping you take better images with your camera. Week 2 discusses all things Lighting. Week 3 brings you to composition, and finally week 4 discusses skills, and the habits of successful photographers.

March also brings us the series “Basic DSLR Camera” with Mel Carll. This very popular workshop is all about the camera, and how to use the features. The goal here is to get you off those automatic settings and get you using all those awesome features your camera has so that award winning images are just a click away. This is a 3 week series meeting on Monday, 3/8, 3/15 and 3/22.

Next, we continue our exclusive Mastering Series with this month’s “Mastering Social Networking and Social Media” with David Saffir. This 2 night series walks you through the process of building your presence on the internet. This first night meets on Wednesday, March 10th and the follow-up evening is on March 17th. This is a topic that you will not want to miss, and attendees will receive a free copy of David’s upcoming eBook on Mastering Social Media for Photographers.

Getting into the middle of March we bring you 2 new workshops to the SCV Center for Photography. The first, “Still Life Photography, Lighting and Photoshop” with our own Ted Dayton. This will be a technical workshop that will include hands on shooting, lighting and Photoshop techniques of the images you take during this workshop. The skills you learn here will be applicable to types of photography. Another new offering this month brings us “How to Photograph your Child” with child photographer Autumn Hull. Autumn brings this unique workshop to teaching parents and grandparents how to photograph their child and grandchild. Come and learn how to preserve those moments before they slip away!
Check out our incredible lineup of all our March Workshops and take that next step to bring your photography to that award winning level.