Photography Lesson?

[popeshawnpaul]

I get tons of personal messages about photography almost daily.  I love to answer them and help people.  My wife told me I should do a set chat time on photography for an hour or two where anyone can come in and talk or ask questions about photography or cameras.  I thought it was a good idea but I'm not sure if there is any interest in this.  If you are interested let me know and maybe we can get a set chat time to do it on here.  I have also pondered the idea of taking a few to NW Trek some day to do a hands on shoot where I might be able to help those with their photography.  Let me now if there is interest in this type of thing.  Thanks.

[boneaddict]

Sounds awesome Pope.  I figure I'll have to take to out for private lessons one of these days though.   Maybe use you as a lens porter.

[popeshawnpaul]

Oh, Sagedawg is the guy for you there.  He volunteered to be porter.

If you are interested name a day of the week and time that will be most convenient.  I obviously work banking type hours so any weeknight and weekend would be fine.  Probably a weekday evening around 7 or 8? 

[DeKuma]

I would be for that.  I know my wife would too.
Just bought her the Sony A200K with an additional 70-300mm lens.  She is out and about now taking pictures of stuff........

[Bscman]

Sounds like a great idea.
I've been poking around lately looking for books for myself and my girlfriend...

I'm pretty pleased with the way my pictures turn out at times, but there are certain situations where I can't get the photo to come out *just right.* Most of the problems I have come from lighting issues (I think).
My girlfriend gets downright aggravated because she can never quite capture what she see's in a way that draws the same emotion or or "awe factor." I think the biggest problem there seems to be creating the focal point or "placement."

Any books you might recommend?
We're stuck with point-n-shoots for now (broke) but I'm pretty pleased with my Kodak Z712 overall...especially given what I paid. I'd love to pick up a DSLR, though....

[Slider]

I'm in!!!

[BC CHASER]

What about a real photography class maybe a field trip?  I am a much better hands on learner.  If we meet up somewhere and head east or something I could take 5 guys.

[robodad]

I would be in like Flynn but I am way out here on the OP, One class I would be very interested in is the editing of my photos. Not necessarily the PS3 type stuff but just some basic "if you have this problem, do this" or "when my pics look like this here is how I fix them" or "If I play with this tool it does that to my photo" etc....etc....

I really really appreciate all the help I have gotten from you guys and am looking forward to participating in some lessons for sure.

Better photos means better memories !! 

[huntnphool]

I'm in!!!

  NW Trek would be awsome Shawn, hands on is the way for me to learn the fastest. If you could posibly plan it for anytime other than the first week of Oct I would really appreciate it

[cohoho]

If I had one of those fancy camera's I'd be in in heartbeat.  What a nice gesture, maybe I'd have to tag along and see what you guys are using for these incredible shots... 

[MountainWalk]

Even when I lack good, sound photo equipment, my day spent with Pope, was quite educational. I was able to learn some basic things to remember, and hopefully, he will take me on another hands on tutorial.  Pope is a very pleasant person to be around.

[popeshawnpaul]

Looks like we need to do a NW Trek trip.  If I could find a babysitter, Saturday might work.  Otherwise, my next open weekend day is Sept. 6 or 7.  You guys pick the day and I'll plan it.

Othewise, I can plan on having an open photo chat here from 8-10 on Monday or Tuesday next week.  If those are good days and there is interest, we can go over everything from gear to shooting to post processing.  It might be good if you have some examples of work to talk about, you upload them to the site before so we can refer to certain pictures or problem scenarios.

Photography has really opened up a lot of opportunities for me.  There really are no seasons or limits to the species you can shoot, unlike in hunting.  I can honestly say I'm just as excited when I take a great shot as I am hunting an animal.

[BC CHASER]

Is it supposed to be nice over here this weekend? 

[tlbradford]

Pope, if we have specific questions, do you want folks to pm or email them in advance?

[Antlershed]

I would be up for a field trip, but the chances that it would work with my work schedule are slim. The chat seems like a good idea too, but I have no idea what type of questions I should be asking in order to make myself better.