Learn about the camera settings for landscapes. Topics will include shutter and aperture settings for the best exposure;  understanding the use of natural light;  finding the best composition; understanding the use of  focal length lenses; using depth of field; and  filters. This class is for digital cameras and smartphones alike.  It’s helpful to have a tripod but not necessary. 

This is a live online using ZOOM. 

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Steve McGrath is a professional freelance photographer and photography teacher who has been creating images for 20 years. Steve first began by shooting sports photography for local high schools, then weddings, and stock agencies. His love of the outdoors led him to focusing more on his true passion. Steve was an active member of the Gateway Camera Club for many years, and has won many ribbons and awards at fairs and competitions through the club and on his own. Many of his images have been published in school text books.

Are you still getting to know your digital camera and its features? Here’s an opportunity to learn from an expert in this seminar for beginners! Have your camera ready and learn when and how to use its special features such as program mode, manual mode, aperture priority and shutter priority. Also covered will be basic composition and best use of light for different situations such as plant, people, macro, and landscape photography.  This five week series covers multiple subjects with assignments and sharing of the students' work.

  This is a live online class using ZOOM.

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Steve McGrath is a professional freelance photographer and photography teacher who has been creating images for 20 years. Steve first began by shooting sports photography for local high schools, then weddings, and stock agencies. His love of the outdoors led him to focusing more on his true passion. Steve was an active member of the Gateway Camera Club for many years, and has won many ribbons and awards at fairs and competitions through the club and on his own. Many of his images have been published in school text books.

All you need are a few everyday objects, check around the house- a bowl of fruit, a vase of flowers, a photograph. During our Introduction to Still Life Photography workshop, Steve will show you how to set up your subject and control the Lighting. From the initial idea, how to select your props, through to taking the photo and lighting your subjects, plus advice on post-production and ideas on getting your photo-printed and framed!

This is a live online class using ZOOM.

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Steve McGrath is a professional freelance photographer and photography teacher who has been creating images for 20 years. Steve first began by shooting sports photography for local high schools, then weddings, and stock agencies. His love of the outdoors led him to focusing more on his true passion. Steve was an active member of the Gateway Camera Club for many years, and has won many ribbons and awards at fairs and competitions through the club and on his own. Many of his images have been published in school text books.

Explore the art of portrait drawing in this engaging 5-week adult education class. Develop your skills and capture the essence of the human face through guided instruction and hands-on practice. Perfect for beginners and those looking to refine their portrait-drawing abilities.

BRING: Pencil 2B/4B, kneaded eraser, pen and ink, 9 x 12 ( minimum) drawing pad.

France Hilbert is a French American painter, sculptor, and art educator. She studied at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts de Paris, France, The Academy of Art of The Newington Cropsey Foundation, Hastings on Hudson, NY, The Art Students League of New York, and earned her MFA at Ecole Européenne Supérieure d'Art de Bretagne. France was the recipient of the Edward G. McDowell Travel Grant, an artist in residence in Copenhagen, and worked as an artist in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, and Florence. Before moving to Maine she lived in NYC for 20 years. Of her public and private commissions some are permanent installations, including “Talma”, a 7 ft bronze sculpture in the public square of the Theatre of the Valley of L’Yerres, in Brunoy, France, and “The Calling”, a pair of bronze relief sculptures at the Georgetown University Medical School building in Washington, DC. During the past three decades France has taught private art classes, designed curricula, and taught art programs for community centers, public schools, Adult Education, and COA in drawing, painting, sculpture, and scenic design.

You are comfortable with your camera and you want more!  In this class, we will explore the use of intermediate camera controls such as metering (spot, matrix, center weight), exposure and exposure compensation, ISO, aperture and shutter priority.  We will take an in-depth look at manual focus and its use, fill flash and flash modes, as well as controlling motion, composition, and many other intermediate and advanced techniques.  You should be familiar with your camera (bring your camera manual to class) and be ready for some in-depth photographic training.  Please expect weekly assignments! 

 This is a live online class using ZOOM.

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Steve McGrath is a professional freelance photographer and photography teacher who has been creating images for 20 years. Steve first began by shooting sports photography for local high schools, then weddings, and stock agencies. His love of the outdoors led him to focusing more on his true passion. Steve was an active member of the Gateway Camera Club for many years, and has won many ribbons and awards at fairs and competitions through the club and on his own. Many of his images have been published in school text books.

This class will gently guide you into watercolor painting. We'll cover the basic stuff like how to do a wash, what kind of brush, what kind of paper and what kind of paints to use. We'll also cover more advanced and stylized skills in this class. Drawing skills are not needed.

Learn how to mix colors and how to understand the color wheel. Each week or two we'll create a masterpiece suitable for framing.

PLEASE PLAN TO PAY $10 to the instructor on the first night of class for materials.

 Cancellations: If the high school is closed during the day for any reason (weather, power, other), the evening classes are also cancelled unless otherwise notified. It would be wise to check your email before driving to class for any last minute updates. 

Come learn the history of cartooning, looking as some of the most influential and funny cartoons and cartoonists, how to come up with and develop a cartoon idea, and turning a rough draft into a finish drawing.

Expect to pay a materials fee of $15-$25 to the instructor on the first night of class. 

Rich Feldmann's cartoons have been published by The New Yorker Magazine, The Princeton University Press, Le Figaro, The History Press and other magazines and journals. He has given presentations at Comic-Con and for several years he taught a one-day cartoon classes for 3rd and 4th graders at the Riverside School in Princeton, NJ. Rich lives in Bar Harbor, Maine.

This class will gently guide you into watercolor painting. We'll cover the basic stuff like how to do a wash, what kind of brush, what kind of paper and what kind of paints to use. We'll also cover more advanced and stylized skills in this class. Drawing skills are not needed.

Learn how to mix colors and how to understand the color wheel. Each week or two we'll create a masterpiece suitable for framing. PLEASE PLAN TO PAY $10 to the instructor on the first night of class for materials.

Cancellations: If the high school is closed during the day for any reason (weather, power, other), the evening classes are also cancelled unless otherwise notified. It would be wise to check your email before driving to class for any last minute updates.