A Day With Amy: Photography Workshop | ONLINE

When my very first DSLR camera arrived in the mail June of 2009, I wasn’t even sure how to change the lens! I started taking pictures but I had no idea what aperture, shutter speed, or ISO were, nor how they affected my images. I’d catch a great shot but have no idea how I got it, or how to recreate it. I called them happy accidents. I crossed my fingers and hoped for the best. Does that sound familiar? If so, this class is for you!

Online classes are so simple! It’s easy for you to connect and you don’t need any fancy equipment. You can even use an app on your iPad. (Contact me for more information on using your iPad.) You’ll be watching me on camera and you will also be able to see the screen on my computer. It’s easy to be involved in the class and ask lots of questions or be an observer and take lots of notes. How you participate is up to you!

One of the questions I receive the most is whether or not it matters if you have children around while you are taking the class. Here’s my perspective: I am a mother to 4. I work tirelessly to make sure my kiddos are busy doing something else while I’m teaching, but Miss B tends to wander in now and again and I may have to mute my mic while I holler at the boys to stop fighting. This is the life of a mother who works from home and I’m about as real as it comes. Lucky for you, you can choose whether or not you want to have your web cam turned on and your mic will typically be muted unless you are asking a question. Rest assured, we’re pretty chill in these parts. The class is taught in three sections over three weeks and the second section is the part where we talk about the nitty gritty of aperture, ISO, metering, etc. You probably want to be able to focus the most during that class. Hope that helps.

How to know if this class is for you:
• You’d like to learn how to tell a story with your images rather than constantly taking snapshots.
  (I love studio sessions, but the images that I will treasure for years to come will be those that remind me what life was like with my children.)
• You have a camera that you aren’t quite sure how to use nor what all the buttons mean. You would like to know how to use your camera in a mode other than AUTO.
• You have trouble finding great lighting for your pictures.
• You like to learn how to take silhouettes or backlit images.
• You are missing that extra special something from your images.
• You get happy accidents instead of predictable results from your camera.

We’re going to cover everything that I teach at A Day With Amy, but in a slightly different format.

Topics covered include:

Aperture
Shutter speed
ISO
White balance
Lenses/Focal Lengths
Metering
Composition
Lighting (indoors and outdoors)
Storytelling

When we are finished, you will be able to use your camera outside of AUTO mode.
The great thing about attending a workshop is that I will talk you through all the technical stuff.
I explain step by step how everything fits together.

But it’s not all technical. My goal is to not only teach you how to use your camera, but to help you see your role as photographer in a different light and share how you can capture images of your family that will be treasured for a lifetime.

This class will be taught in three sections. Week One: 4 hours, Week Two: 3 hours, Week Three, 1 hour.

Workshop 1 *FULL*
March 10th – March 24th AM Class
Workshop 2 *FULL*
March 10th – March 24th PM Class
Workshop 3 *FULL*
April 14th – April 28th AM Class

New Classes coming in July after we’ve gotten settled in our new home in Clearwater, Florida!

Included with the class is a digital copy of the A Day With Amy Workshop Workbook (filled with all the information that I cover in class) and cheat sheets for your camera with step by step instructions on how to use your camera in manual mode. Afterwards you will be invited to the Day With Amy Facebook group where you can ask questions, post pictures, find support and make friends with others who have attended the workshops and are improving their photography skills.

Please email me at amy@simplybphotos.com if you have any questions.
Class size will be limited for a more intimate and personal approach. Each class is taught live.
Payment is due in full at time of registration. Please remember that your spot is not reserved until payment is received.
No refunds will be given once payment has been made.

NOTE: If you have previously purchased The Day With Amy Workshop Workbook, you are eligible for a $50 discount on your class! Email me and let me know when you have registered for the class and I will refund you $50!

What People Are Saying:

I am finally metering and shooting in manual with confidence. What a difference it has made in my photos!  I just took my personal family’s portraits complete with remote and tripod and I did it ALL on manual cause your class gave me the confidence.  ~ Becky Dustin

After the workshop I havent stopped taking pictures!! I love using my camera in manual!! ~ Heather McGuyrt

Amy, thank you again for the awesome workshop! I learned more spending eight hours with you on how to take better pictures than I did in two semesters of college photography. Even my iphone photos are looking better! You truly have a knack for teaching. ~ Brenda Riley

I’ve been doing LOTS of practicing with my camera! I can’t thank you enough for your workshop! I’ve always had a passion for photography and now I’m getting the skills to go with it. And I haven’t taken it out of manual once since the workshop ~ Sarah Beck

Amy’s workshop was perfect for me.  It was exactly everything I wanted.  I had little to no experience in photography.  I only knew how to point and shoot in automatic mode.  Amy covers a lot of material in a short amount of time.  She explains it in a way that any novice can understand.  Her class provided the knowledge and confidence that I need to take high quality pictures of my husband and two young boys.  Her tips on some key photography techniques for difficult settings are ones that would have taken me years to figure out simply by practicing on my own and researching the internet.  The price is extremely reasonable for the knowledge gained.  I highly recommend this class to all of my friends and family. ~ Jennifer Whitmore

I had the best time at the workshop! It was so much fun! I feel like I have such a solid understanding of my camera and how it operates now. I just wanted to thank you for the time and effort you put into making the class. It’s such a relaxed atmosphere, no one feels uncomfortable about asking a “dumb question”. It allowed for maximum learning, with minimal stress. ~ Bambi Norris

Amy!!! I loved your workshop! Even with ten plus years of studio experience, I felt like I learned more in those few hours than I have in years! I left feeling inspired and eagar to experiment. You are warm and genuine and I was so impressed with your knowledge! You are truly gifted! Thank you for sharing your talent! ~ Lori Snegirev

I went to the class hoping to gain a better understanding of how to take amazing pictures with my camera and how shutter speed, ISO and so forth affect the picture.  I sure learned all this and more!

Thanks to Amy (Simply b Photos), I now feel very confident about what I will actually be doing from now on! If you just got a camera, or have had one and would love to konw how to use it (FOR REAL), then contact Amy Earle, she is SUCH a great teacher, so real and encouraging. ~ Rhea Anne Photography