San Francisco is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and our photo walk will focus (pun clearly intended) on capturing a perfect twilight cityscape at the exact time for that perfect balance of city buildings and the magical blue light. 

Join our resident photojournalist and Canon Live Learning instructor, Dave Henry, in a three-hour classroom and photo walk shooting session. 

We’ll begin at the Canon Live Learning classroom with a talk on camera settings and compositional ideas then walk to the bay in time for our twilight/blue light cityscape. 

During the workshop we’ll be making some great photographs and working on the fundamentals of composition, depth-of-field, exposure and discuss various menu settings that will have an effect on our photographs. 

This is also your chance to see through a professional photographer’s eye and learn how to find interesting subjects and plan a compelling photograph. 

You will benefit greatly from Dave’s field experience as a roving travel photographer. During his first nine years at The Sacramento Bee, he supplied travel photography for stories all over the world for its Sunday Travel Section. 

The class will continue back in the Live Learning classroom with a discussion on the techniques discussed and evaluate our results. 

If you’ve ever wanted to take jaw-dropping twilight cityscapes here’s your chance to do just that! 

Workshop space is very limited so sign up now! 

What you will learn: 

• Dave’s menu favorites 

• How to use many of the menus applicable to cityscape shooting 

• How to achieve maximum sharpness 

• Compositional shortcuts to creating an image with visual impact 

• How to use selectable focus points and metering 

• How to use a wide angle lens for foreground emphasis 

• How to plan your shot for the most efficient use of your time 

• How to evaluate the critical balance between sky and buildings for accurate exposure 

• How to travel light and still get the shot 

What to bring: 

• Your camera and lenses 

• Your camera’s instruction manual 

• Freshly charged battery 

• Empty and formatted memory card 

• Tripod and remote release (cable or infrared) 

• Comfortable walking shoes 

What is provided: 

• Canon notebook, pen and lens cloth 

• Water and light snacks 

• Loaner cameras and lenses are available

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