PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES WITH TOM FERGUSON
CURRENT AND UPCOMING CLASSES
Digital Photography - Introduction: March 2010 Daytime Class
This workshop will give you the essential skills needed to get started with digital photography. Students will learn about camera controls,
shooting modes, file formats, resolution, memory cards, electronic flash, white balance and downloading images to your computer. Additionally,
course covers composition, simple enhancing, preparing photos for email or websites, printers and selecting digital image-editing software.
Participants should bring their digital camera to class for picture taking. Please read the instruction manual before the first class. If you do not yet own a digital camera, you are welcome to attend the first class before purchasing a camera.
Instructor: Tom Ferguson is both a commercial and fine art photographer. As a commercial photographer he shoots product, architecture and corporate portraiture. As a fine art photographer he has appeared in over 100 exhibitions nationwide.
4 Wednesdays
March 3– March 24, 2010
9:30am – 12:30pm
Conejo Valley Adult School Room 4
Cost: $105 plus a $5 material fee payable to instructor
Course #4119-3
Please call the school at 805-497-2761 to enroll
School
Website
Digital Photography - Introduction: March 2010 Evening Class
This workshop will give you the essential skills needed to get started with digital photography. Students will learn about camera controls,
shooting modes, file formats, resolution, memory cards, electronic flash, white balance and downloading images to your computer. Additionally,
course covers composition, simple enhancing, preparing photos for email or websites, printers and selecting digital image-editing software.
Participants should bring their digital camera to class for picture taking. Please read the instruction manual before the first class. If you do not yet own a digital camera, you are welcome to attend the first class before purchasing a camera.
Instructor: Tom Ferguson is both a commercial and fine art photographer. As a commercial photographer he shoots product, architecture and corporate portraiture. As a fine art photographer he has appeared in over 100 exhibitions nationwide.
4 Wednesdays
March 3– March 24, 2010
6:15pm – 9:15pm
Conejo Valley Adult School Room 9
Cost: $105 plus a $5 material fee payable to instructor
Course #4119-4
Please call the school at 805-497-2761 to enroll
School
Website
Digital Photography - Intermediate: April-May 2010 Daytime Class
This class is for those who have attended Digital Photography Introduction or for those very familiar with their camera. This class will place
more emphasis on the creative process. Topics will include visualizing, composing, and designing better photographs. Students will learn
to control and see light, both existing and flash. Students should bring their digital camera to class. Those wishing to learn more about
using software to enhance their images are encouraged to also attend the Beginning Photoshop Elements class at CVAS.
Instructor: Tom Ferguson is both a commercial and fine art photographer. As a commercial photographer he shoots product, architecture and corporate portraiture. As a fine art photographer he has appeared in over 100 exhibitions nationwide.
4 Wednesdays
April 28 - May 19, 2010
9:30am – 12:30pm
Conejo Valley Adult School Room 4 (subject to change)
Cost: $105 plus a $5 material fee payable to instructor
Course #? (info soon)
Please call the school at 805-497-2761 to enroll
School
Website
Digital Photography - Intermediate: April-May 2010 Evening Class
This class is for those who have attended Digital Photography Introduction or for those very familiar with their camera. This class will place
more emphasis on the creative process. Topics will include visualizing, composing, and designing better photographs. Students will learn
to control and see light, both existing and flash. Students should bring their digital camera to class. Those wishing to learn more about
using software to enhance their images are encouraged to also attend the Beginning Photoshop Elements class at CVAS.
Instructor: Tom Ferguson is both a commercial and fine art photographer. As a commercial photographer he shoots product, architecture and corporate portraiture. As a fine art photographer he has appeared in over 100 exhibitions nationwide.
4 Wednesdays
April 28 - May 19, 2010
6:15pm – 9:15pm
Conejo Valley Adult School Room ? (info soon)
Cost: $105 plus a $5 material fee payable to instructor
Course #? (info soon)
Please call the school at 805-497-2761 to enroll
School
Website
Private Lessons
Private lessons in alternative process and/or large format photography are available in my Simi Valley studio. Click the
to inquire about costs and scheduling.
Follow Tom and FPandD
Note: these are class notes/handouts only. They are meant to augment a course with lectures, demonstrations, and student hands on projects. These are NOT complete lessons!
Digital Photography - Introduction:
Week 1: Intro & Choices & Downloading
Week 2: Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority
Week 3: Flash, Email Files and Color
Week 4: Lens Perspective, Filters, Black & White and Printer Color
Digital Photography - Intermediate:
Week 1: Handholding Speed, Panning, Sports Shooting
and Layers
Week 2: Depth of Field, Filters, Color Theory, Pre-Visualization
and Digital Book Layouts
Week 3: Advanced Flash, Bouncing Light, Portrait Lighting and Slideshows
Week 4: Framing, Hot Lights, Background Systems, Still Lifes and Intro to Webpages
All Classes / Gallery Info:
Los Angeles Area Photo Art Gallery List: While web surfing is fun, nothing beats seeing and holding real prints. One of the best ways to improve
your photography is to see "what is possible". With the number of quality photo galleries in the LA area, we are truly spoiled.
Use and enjoy the local galleries! Click here to view
SADLY, LTU HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. I've left these pages up for my ex-students. These are class notes/handouts only. They were meant to augment a course with lectures, demonstrations, and student hands on projects. These are NOT complete lessons!
Alternative Process Photographic Printing:
I do have an up to date set of online lessons / tutorials on alt process:
Click here to view
Past / Outdated Class Handouts:
Intro to Darkroom:
Class #1: Overview & Supplies Required
Class #2: Film Development
Class #3: Printing
Class #6: Matting
Intermediate Darkroom:
Class #1: Overview & Supplies Required
Class #2: Printing
Class #5: Cyanotype & Photograms
Class #6: Solarizing
Introduction to the 35mm Photography:
Class #1: Overview, Supplies Required, Shutter Speeds
Class #2: Film Speed, Exposure, Panning
Class #3: Film Types, Self Timers
Class #4: F/Stops and Depth of Field
Class #5: Flash
Class #6: Close-ups, custom labs, intro to darkroom
Class #7: Perspective, Intro to Digital
Class #8: Manual Mode. Presentation, Non 35mm cameras
Intermediate 35mm Photography:
Class #1: Review & Supplies Required
Class #2: Filters, Cleaning, Color of Light
Class #3: Tripods, Custom Labs, Reflectors
Class #4: Flash and Portrait Lighting
Class #5: Hot Lights, Reciprocity
Class #6: Double Exposures, Business Practices
Class #7: Field Trip
Class #8: Intro to Alternative Processes, Papers, Framing
