Second Session of Beginners Class Now Enrolling
June 4, 2013 | By Nick Carver
Due to popular demand, I have opened enrollment for a second session of my Understanding Exposure for Beginners Class starting June 22nd! Same days as the first session (June 22 and 29), but in the afternoon at 1:30-4:00.
NEW: Understanding Exposure for Beginners
June 22nd and June 29th - Two Saturdays in a row 1:30pm-4:00pm in Tustin, CA
Perfect for beginning photographers, this class is designed to make exposure easily understandable to even the greenest students. Learn what shooting modes to use, how to get correct exposures, and what the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO are. You'll leave this class knowing what the f-stop is, how to get blurry backgrounds, how to avoid totally blurry photos in low light, and much, much more! - 2 days (5 hrs total) - $75
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Featured Testimonial: Online Courses
May 16, 2013 | By Nick Carver
A student of my How to Shoot in Full Manual Online Course recently had this to say about the course:
Nick Carver's online courses are well worth the investment, his instructions are written and illustrated with the intent of really teaching his students the fundamentals without filling pages with technical garb. His courses are fun, and challenging but easy to grasp. The communication with each assignment is excellent, constructive and you are never left not understanding something. After his How to Shoot in Full Manual course, I finally feel like I really understand how to use my camera and am able to take the shots I want. Excellent course, would recommend to anyone interested in photography!
- Stacey H.
Learn more about my “How “to Shoot in Full Manual” online course here.

Announcing a New Beginners Class and the 2013 Summer Schedule
April 12, 2013 | By Nick Carver
Now Enrolling:
2013 Summer Photography Classes
And a brand new class for beginners!
Filters for Outdoor Photography
April 27th - Satuday 10:00am-12:30pm in Tustin, CA
Don't be fooled by the marketing of software companies - filters are just as useful in digital photography as they've ever been! Find out what filters Photoshop can never replace and which filters are most important to keep in your bag. - 1 day (2.5 hrs) - $39
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NEW: Understanding Exposure for Beginners
June 22nd and June 29th - Two Saturdays in a row 10:00am-12:30pm in Tustin, CA
Perfect for beginning photographers, this class is designed to make exposure easily understandable to even the greenest students. Learn what shooting modes to use, how to get correct exposures, and what the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO are. You'll leave this class knowing what the f-stop is, how to get blurry backgrounds, how to avoid totally blurry photos in low light, and much, much more! - 2 days (5 hrs total) - $75
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Macro DSLR Photography
July 27th through August 17th - Saturdays 10:00am-12:30pm in Tustin, CA
This class is 1 saturday per week for 4 weeks. Learn how to get better close-ups with your DSLR camera, what equipment you should invest in, what settings to use, how to frame a shot, how to find good light and more! Includes an in-class shoot. - 4 days (10 hrs total) - $125
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Landscape Photography
May 2nd through May 23rd - Thursdays from 6:30-9:00pm in Irvine, CA
This class is 1 evening per week for 4 weeks. It covers everything from how to shoot in manual, to using filters, to composition, to final output and much, much more. And this class is my one and only class to include a field shoot! This class fills up to max capacity pretty consistently, so sign up soon! - 4 days (10 hrs total) - $99
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How to Shoot in Manual Mode
June 4th - Tuesday 6:30-9:00pm in Irvine, CA
Learn the correct way to shoot in manual mode in this very affordable single-evening seminar. Nick will demystify the process with his easy-to-understand and fun-to-use technique for manual metering. - 1 day (2.5 hrs) - $39
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Composition for Dramatic Landscapes
June 25th - Tuesday 6:30-9:00pm in Irvine, CA
Composition is what will make or break your landscape photographs. Don't get so caught up in the technical stuff that you forget to give due attention to the artistic side of landscape photography. - 1 day (2.5 hrs) - $39
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Don't wait, sign up before these classes fill up!
More information and enrollment details
can be found here.
