Special Events & Speakers

Canon Tech Tips classes are ideal for the Canon photographer or those who wish to explore the possibilities! Our easy-to-understand presentation will make the joys of using the Canon EOS digital system simple for the seasoned shutterbug or beginning photographer.

Canon SLR Flash & Video   Thursday June 17, 7:30am t $30

Flash & video shooting tips for the EOS 5dm2, 7d, T1i and T2i owner

Using flash with the EOS System is simple, fun and exciting! Explore the features and benefits of the Canon Speedlite Flashes. Learn to use Exposure Modes and control flash exposure, add creative effects using Fill Flash, High Speed Sync, Macro Flash and wireless TTL flash shooting. Enter the amazing world of video. Learn to “see and shoot movies,” the thought process and technical skills required to shoot video successfully with EOS cameras. Master the basics of video resolution, aspect ratio and frame rate. Apply the secrets of Picture Style, Auto Lighting Optimizer, White Balance and Shutter Speed. SLR Flash & Video is great for moms & dads shooting their kid’s sports, wedding video-graphers and you-tube fanatics

Canon D-SLR Basics    Saturday, June 19,

Learn to get the most from your Digital Rebel, 11:30am $30

Get the most from your canon EOS 5d-II, 7d & 50d 3pm $30

Are you baffled by today’s digital technology? Canon’s crack tech staff will make it simple for you to understand and produce fantastic images using Canon’s latest digital technology with the famous EOS digital SLR cameras. Learn to use your EOS digital SLR to it’s fullest by understanding the camera’s features, menus and performance specifications. Offers a “how to” shoot your favorite types of subject and which features and cameras are best for your shooting needs.

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Photography Workshop with Glynn & Shelton

Friday, June 18th 6 to 9pm & Saturday, June 19th 10am to 5pm

Those two crazy Aussie’s are back!

Glynn Lavender and Shelton Muller’s Creative Photo Workshops are Australia’s best loved photo classes and workshops. Glynn & Shelton bring professional photographic skill, easy to follow instructions, irreverent humour and a “crikey accent” to their workshops.

Come join in the fun and learn to build and shoot Creative Flash Portraits.

The Creative Flash Workshop teaches you to utilize the power of your flash to make amazing pictures both on and off camera! Get the results you desire simply with our sure-fire secrets. Learn how to position the lights, control the lighting, set the camera and pose the model effectively. Can I get pictures like that simply? Yes you can!

Friday evening’s Emerging Nymph Creative Flash Shoot will show you “how to” handle the light and pose the model as the sun dips into the Pacific Ocean. Shoot along side the Pro’s for real hands-on help and fun photography and create some AMAZING pictures!

Saturday’s all-day Creative Flash Workshop combines classroom learning and hands-on shooting experience. Glynn & Shelton will teach you the secrets to getting great looking photos with their “what and why” of flash portraits. Our hands on shooting session will have you capturing your own amazing photos by the end of the day. You will learn to use, control and create light with precision. You will gain experience handling your self, your camera and your subject with the guidance of the workshop staff. You will learn to LOVE using your flash!

Join us for two amazing days of learning photography and capturing amazing images and see how the folks from Down Under tackle tough lighting situations and produce great photos. 

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Photo Camp for Teens

July 19 -  23 or August 16 - 30, 2010, 3:00pm to 9pm $125

Paul’s Photo is proud to present two week-long photography class designed especially for the budding middle school and high school photographer. Photo Camp is perfect training for the young photographer, newspaper or yearbook photographer! Complex concepts are made easy and kid friendly! Your child will learn to handle the camera, shoot amazing pictures and have fun doing it! Class includes four informative lessons and a field shooting experience! 35mm or digital camera with lens choices (built-in zoom or interchangeable lenses), shutter speed and aperture control required for attendance 

Monday

The Camera Basics

 Holding the camera properly
 Use of F-stop and shutter speed creatively
 Getting the “right light” every time

Tuesday

Photographing Family and Friends

 Finding the right light
 Make photos that are “up close and personal”
 The right lens and composition makes all the difference!

Wednesday

Grabbing the Action

 Holding the camera properly
 Use of F-stop and shutter speed creatively
 Getting the “right light” every time

Thursday

Field Shooting Experience!

 Afternoon shooting experience at one of the South Bay’s popular locations
 Drop-off and pick up location to be determined
 Parents are welcome to join us for the afternoon

Friday

Telling a Story with Your Pictures

 Develop an idea and capture the pictures
 Use dynamic composition for the ideal effects
 Take the “National Geographic” approach to your photography.

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Travel Photography with Mark Edward Harris

Mark Edward Harris’ is known as the consummate travel photographer. His stylish photographs have appeared in publications such as Life, GEO, Conde Nast Traveler, Harpers Bazaar, the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, Vogue and Playboy. His clients love his work for their insightful vision and dramatic uses of light. Mark’s style of shooting easily communicates the wide range of human emotions while his teaching style inspires students of all skill levels.

View Mark’s work: www.markedwardharris.com

Book Signing.

Friday, July 23. 4 to 6pm FREE

Mark Edward Harris will sign his latest of The Way of the Japanese Bath

Creative Travel Photography Seminar.

Friday, July 23. 7 to 9pm $40

Mark Edward Harris will present an informative evening of images, stories, tips and techniques from his career as a travel photographer. He will discuss his commercial shooting for The Gap, Coca-Cola and Mexicana Airlines. He will share insight into shooting his book books Faces of the Twentieth Century: Master Photographers and Their Work, Wanderlust, Inside North Korea, Inside Iran and the latest printing of The Way of the Japanese Bath. Don’t miss a chance to meet an amazing photographer ands learn from his approach!

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Travel Photography Workshop.

Sunday, July 25 10:00am to 4pm $129

Join Mark Edward Harris for a day of learning, shooting and inspiration! Creative Travel Photography explores how to create fine art travel photography- images that go far beyond the “I was here” photograph. Photographers will learn how to create beautiful landscapes and townscapes, as well as powerful environmental portraits and photo essays- pictures that tell a story. Participants will learn how to approach newspapers and magazines with travel story ideas and how to bring individual projects into fruition. Open to all levels of photographers with an interest in travel photography. Includes instruction, field trip and critique.

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Outdoor Portrait Photography Workshop with Shelton Muller

Sunday, February 28 9:30am to 5pm $269

How the Pro’s get those amazing looking portraits in the natural world that just look so beautiful? It’s easy when you understand how to control the light. Can I get pictures like that simply? Yes you can! Our Outdoor Portrait Workshop will teach you the secrets to getting great looking photos with classroom instruction teaching you the “what and why” of outdoor portraits. Our hands on shooting session will teach you the “how” and have you capturing your own amazing photos by the end of the day. You will learn to use, control and create light with precision. You will gain experience handling your self, your camera and your subject with the guidance of the workshop staff.

The Outdoor Portrait Workshop will be led by Mark Comon from Paul’s Photo, Shelton Muller, renowned Australian photographer and editor of Australia’s largest photo magazine and Glynn Lavender from Creative Photo Workshops, Australia’s leader in photo instruction. Join us for an amazing day of learning photography and capturing amazing images and see how the folks from Down Under tackle tough lighting situations and produce great photos.

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