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Photography Class Gift Certificates Make A Great Gift For The Holidays
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Do You Own A Nice Camera But Don't Know How To Use It?
Come To Our 7 Steps To Better Photography Workshop
Four Hour Workshop Is Only $89.
We Will Answer All Your Questions About Your Camera!
Visit ClearyPhotoWorkshops.com for complete information
Our next photography class is Sunday, January 26, 2020. Sign Up Now!
Gift Certificates make a great gift for the photography enthusiast in your life?
Gift Certificates Are Available
This class is designed for photography beginners and photo enthusiasts looking to learn the basics of digital photography- both the art and the science of it. During this fast paced 4 hour workshop Dan and Maria Cleary will share with you a comprehensive overview of the their 7 step method for creating amazing images.
Step One: Basic Function of Today’s Modern Digital Camera! You’ll learn and finally understand your camera! Whether you have a point & shoot, pro-sumer model, or a top of the line professional DSLR, Dan and Maria will make sure you get the most of your camera!
Step Two: The Technical Stuff! You’ll learn and understand what all those buttons and settings do! But more importantly, you’ll actually learn how to best use them! We will be covering:
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What Are F Stops?
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Shutter Speed?
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White Balance?
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ISO (What we used to call film speed)?
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What Is A Proper Exposure?
Step Three: Image Composition! Here’s is where you will learn about the “artsy” stuff and how to give your images more impact with:
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Leading Lines
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Converging Lines
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The Rule of 3rds
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Symmetrical and “A” Symmetrical Images
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Creating A Center Of Attention
Step Four: Lighting Techniques! Learn how to light like a pro with:
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Finding The Direction Of Light
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Sun vs Shade
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Indoors vs Outdoors
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Natural Light vs Flash
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What Is A Reflector?
Step Five: Making Your Subjects Look Their Best! Dan will share with you many of these secrets for making his subjects look their best! He’ll cover:
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Using The Proper Lens
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Camera Angle
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Posing
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Expression
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Spontaneity
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Tips For Photographing Kids
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Use Of Props
Step Six: It’s the Little Things! When it comes to bettering your photography, it’s all about refining the little things and looking for details. Dan will show you how to turn what would normally be a snapshot into a work of art!
Step Seven: Enjoying Your Photographs After You’ve Created Them! You’ve created them…now what do you do with them? Dan and Maria will demonstrate the latest ways to enjoy your images as fine art prints, albums, slideshows, and more!
These photography classes are held on Sunday afternoons at Dan's photography studio in The Event Connection.
Bottom-line, no matter what your skill level is or the type of camera you own, Dan and Maria Cleary, MFAs, will give you some of the best information regarding photography you will ever receive. You’ll leave the classroom knowing how to operate your camera and the inspiration to put that knowledge into practice! Join Dan and Maria for their 7 Steps to Better Photography 4 Hour Crash Course!
REGISTER NOW
Photography Class November 17, 2019
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Do you own a nice camera but don’t really know how to use it? Do you like to travel and would like to take better photographs of the places you’ve visited? Come to my next 7 steps to better photography workshop on November 17th. In this photography workshop I’ll teach you everything from what every button on your camera is, to what white balance is, to what is the rule of thirds. I will teach you the art and science of photography. I won’t finish until every question is answered. No matter what your skill level is or the type of camera you own, I will give you the best information regarding photography you will ever receive. You’ll leave knowing how to operate your camera and the inspiration to put that knowledge into practice! To find out more information go to Clearycreativephoto.com/photography-workshops/. There's information about the class and you can register for the next class on November 17, 2019.
Downtown Dayton Fountains at sunset
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This is an image I created in July 2019. I was walking my dog one night along the river and the sun was going down. As I was walking past, the fountains started up so I took my iPhone out and took a photo. It turned out pretty nice but it was only an iPhone photo and I know I could enlarge it more than 8x10 so I went back a week later without my dog and created more images with my Nikon. After some PhotoShop work I really like the way the colors in the sunset pop. I've made a 20" x 30" canvas and this image could be enlarged to 40” x 60”.
Professional Business Headshots
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Are You Looking For A New Professional Business HeadShot?
I received this political postcard in the mail and thought “Very nice professional portraits”. They are nice because I did them. I have been doing the professional headshots for The City of Dayton for over 24 years. Every four years after the election they call me and I do a new set of professional portraits of the Commissioners and Mayor. I also create a group photograph that they use for historical purposes. In the Commission chambers there are framed displays of all the Commissioners going back 50 plus years. I have been adding to that history for many years since I have created six photographs to add to the frames.
My clients keep calling me to do their work because of the quality of my work. If you are looking for a new business headshot give me a call and set up an appointment.
Boy’s High School Senior Portraits
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Boy's High School Senior Portrait Session
I want to thank Fabio for coming in to have his high school senior photos created by me. Like most high school senior boys this wasn’t on the top of his list of things to do. He graduates in a few months and is ready to move forward onto the next big thing. The funny thing is how much these photographs meant to his father. When his father came in to pick up the finished photographs he almost got a tear in his eye. I could tell his father wasn’t the kind of man to cry but he also know that this was the end of something in Fabio’s life and the next chapter wasn’t written yet. I’m glad I could help commemorate the ending of a successful high school education. Fabio has a long life ahead of him with many adventures. Congratulations and good luck with the future.
Photography Class
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7 Steps To Better Photography Workshop
Sunday, March 31st at 1pm
Do you own a camera but don’t really know how to use it? Do you like to travel and would like to take batter photographs of the places you visited? Come to our next 7 steps to better photography workshop on Sunday, March 31st. In this afternoon photography class we’ll teach you everything from what every button on your camera is, to what white balance is, to the rule of thirds. This class is taught by a husband and wife team, Dan and Maria Cleary. Dan has over 30 years experience and is a certified professional photographer and Maria is an art teacher. Between the two of them you will be taught the art and science of photography. We won’t finish until every questions is answered. No mater what your skill level is or what kind of camera you own, Dan and Maria Cleary will give you some of the best information about photography you will ever receive. You’ll leave the classroom knowing how to operate your camera and the inspiration on how to put that knowledge into practice.
Photography for Doctors Practice
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Photography For Doctors Office Web Site
Dayton Skin Care updates their web site with professional photography by Dan Cleary of Cleary Creative Photography.
I received a phone call several months ago from Dayton Skin Care, a dermatology practice, about needing updated photography to include on their web site. They will also use these photographs to help with social media and other forms of advertising. I spent an afternoon photographing at Dayton Skin Care's office in Kettering, Ohio. I photographed the waiting room and patient treatment rooms. I even photographed a surgical procedure. This is original visual content that a professional photographer can easily provide, but an amateur photographer would have trouble with. If you want your business or professional practice to look it's best then call Dan and he will provide the professional photography that you need.
Editorial Photography
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