Digital Photography 101 2 Day Workshop - PROCAM Cincinnati

Due to popular demand we created this two day photography course exclusively for ProCam customers at the ProCam Cincinnati location. This photo course is based on our 8 week (16 hours total) Digital Photography 101: The Basic and beyond! course and is essentially a shortened version of that popular photography course. It is a great choice for both beginners and experienced photographers. For those who have attended our Intro to Digital Photography one day workshop this is an excellent "next step" in your photography journey.

• Day ONE Saturday, February 7th from 10:30am - 4:30pm
• Day TWO Saturday, February 14 from 12:00 - 4:00pm

Cost: $150.00 | Early Bird - $25 INSTANT rebate now through Feb. 6th 2026!!

Our instructors use a combination of lectures and "hands on" photography practice, while teaching each subject from the basics to an intermediate level. We will show you and explain the camera controls related to each topic as we teach you how to create better photos. Using our 20+ years of experience teaching similar photography courses, we have found those with experience benefit greatly from the review of the basics as they advance their photo skills to the next level. The beginners not only receive the basics of digital photography, they are exposed to a more advanced level allowing students to achieve the photographic skill level that best fits them. Students who have completed the our similar courses have routinely told us the that teaching the combined and intermediate level and basics level skills works extremely well. This course includes lectures and "hands on practice". Students will also receive a course study guide make a great "photography cheat sheet" (actually it is more of a small book than cheat sheet) for future reference and it is included in the price of the course!

Course Topics:

Section A: Photographic composition, Quick self critiquing photos, Camera file types - JPEG vs. Raw including the benefits and drawbacks of each and which one(s) is best for your photography.

Section B: Exposure Including ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture (f-Stop), Exposure Compensation, Exposure Modes (Program, Aperture Priority / Aperture Value, Shutter Priority / Time Value, Manual), avoiding blurry photos due to camera shake, how to tell if you have the correct exposure using Histogram, Highlights display mode and other tricks of the trade.

Section C: Auto and Manual Focus including different auto focus modes and how to make the camera focus on your subject - Did you know virtually all modern cameras come out of the box setup to automatically select what to focus on and it is usually the closest object or the closet person? Is your camera focusing on what you want or what it wants? How to make your camera focus where you want. Pre-focusing for moving subjects and focus lock including demonstrations and practicing both. Focus tracking and more.

Section D: Lenses including depth of field, what lens terminology means, what to look for when purchasing your lenses, teleconverters, how lenses affect your photos - ever have a tree branch look like it is growing out of your model's head even though the tree was 5 feet behind your subject? If so your choice of lens focal length may have been the culprit. We will also discuss using UV (ultraviolet) filters. Time permitting our instructor will give you an introduction to using ND (neutral density) and CP (circular polarizing filters) as well.

Section E: Flash photography, flash exposure and how to tell if it is correct, flash exposure compensation, flash techniques including bounce flash, how to purchase the right flash for your needs and budget, flash accessories to improve your.

Section F: Course review (what we call fitting the pieces of the puzzle together): Equipment questions and answers. Personalized equipment recommendations.

Course Requirements

• A dSLR (digital SLR) camera or mirror-less interchangeable lens camera and 1 or more lenses. No point & shoot cameras or cell phones are permitted as they are not capable of several topics covered in this course. If you are uncertain if your camera is correct for our this photography course please Studio63 with the brand and model of your camera and we will be happy to check and let you know. If you do not have a camera, we may be able to loan you one for the 2 days, please Studio63 for additional information.
• One or more lenses for your camera.
• One or more memory cards for your camera
• A desire to learn.

The following items are NOT required but can be helpful:

• A printed manual for your camera - if you have one please bring it.
• Pen & paper to take notes.
• A sense of humor makes the workshop more fun.

Loaner and Rental camera information

If you do not have a camera and are thinking of purchasing one, we may be able to arrange for a FREE loaner camera for this workshop. You can also rent a camera and lens from PROCAM for the day, multiple days or weeks.

If you are interested in a loaner camera for the workshop you MUST contact us BEFORE registering and we will see what we can workout. The number of cameras we have available varies from workshop to workshop as these are also cameras we use for our work.

If you are interested in renting a camera/lens, please contact PROCAM Cincinnati at (513) 943-9000. Preview PROCAM's selection online at procam.com/rentals