Photography I: Getting the Most from your DSLR and Mirrorless Camera
Dates: February 4 - March 11, 2025
Meets: Tu from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM & Sat 2/22
Location: Carrollton UWG Murphy West Computer Lab 1119
Registration Fee: $200.00
There are still openings remaining at this time.
Confused by all of those buttons on your DSLR (Digital Single-Lens Reflex) or Mirrorless Camera? Get ready to take control of your camera with Instructor Steven Broome!
This course explores the myriad of functions available in today's popular digital-SLR cameras and mirrorless cameras how they relate to great picture-taking. Exposure modes, white balance, shutter speeds, and f/stops will be among the many topics covered.
The course meets from 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM on six consecutive Tuesdays at UWG Carrollton. The course also includes a two-hour Saturday shooting workshop/fieldwork on Saturday, 2/22. The instructor and class will meet to take photos at a time and location to be determined. In addition to class lectures and demonstrations, students will be given out-of-class assignments to practice technical skills. Students will share their images and participate in class discussions to improve learned techniques throughout the course.
Participants should bring their camera and owner's manual to class.
The 1st of 2 courses within Photography Certificate Program: Photography I and Photography II.
PHOTO RELEASE: By registering for a UWG Continuing Education program, I authorize Continuing Education the right to photograph me and to use the photographs in all formats and media for any purpose, including for education, marketing and trade purposes. I hereby release Continuing Education from all claims arising out of the use of the photographs, including without limitation all claims for compensation, libel, invasion of privacy or violation of copyright ownership.
Notes:
Course dates are subject to change based on enrollment as of 1/28/25. The minimum enrollment to conduct the course is 8 participants.
UWG Employees, please select the billing option and contact Continuing Education at conted@westga.edu for assistance with an internal transfer if your department will be paying for your professional development registration.
| Fee: | $200.00 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | 17.00 |
| CEUs: | 1.70 |
Carrollton UWG Murphy West Computer Lab 1119
The Murphy Building is located at 316 West Georgia Drive across the street from the School of Nursing Building. Please enter Murphy West on the right side of the building adjacent to the Greenbelt.Steven Broome
Photography is an art form like no other. It captures a particular moment and freezes reality for one precious second. For Steven Broome, photography has been his life’s joy since he got his first camera in the fourth grade. As part of the UWG family, Steven channels his passion into creating stories and memories through photography and other visual technology.Steven grew up in Chickamauga, TN, but has lived in Carrollton for most of his life. He has been part of the University of West Georgia family for more than two decades, having received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the university and joining the staff in 1989 and retiring in 2020. He has received several honors, including an APEX Award of Excellence for a photo taken on campus just following September 11, 2001, as well as being part of the team that won a CASE Gold Award for Campaign Publications during the UWG Centennial. His latest career highlight is being part of the team in charge of UWG’s “Go West” campaign.
As former Associate Director of Visual Services, Steven supervised a team of skilled photographers and videographers who work hard at showing the story behind UWG and what makes it great. He finds inspiration in the unbridled spirit embodied by the UWG community. Steven collects old cameras, a collection that has grown to include approximately 100 different types. In his words: “these are the tools that allowed regular people to document their own history, and it's that vernacular history that I find very interesting.”
| Date | Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/2025 | Tuesday | 6:30 PM to 9 PM | Carrollton UWG Murphy West Computer Lab 1119 |
| 02/11/2025 | Tuesday | 6:30 PM to 9 PM | Carrollton UWG Murphy West Computer Lab 1119 |
| 02/18/2025 | Tuesday | 6:30 PM to 9 PM | Carrollton UWG Murphy West Computer Lab 1119 |
| 02/22/2025 | Saturday | 10 AM to 12M | Carrollton UWG Murphy West Computer Lab 1119 |
| 02/25/2025 | Tuesday | 6:30 PM to 9 PM | Carrollton UWG Murphy West Computer Lab 1119 |
| 03/04/2025 | Tuesday | 6:30 PM to 9 PM | Carrollton UWG Murphy West Computer Lab 1119 |
| 03/11/2025 | Tuesday | 6:30 PM to 9 PM | Carrollton UWG Murphy West Computer Lab 1119 |
