Digital Photography: The Camera

Digital Photography: The Camera

Adult Class | Available

All levels welcome, recommended for beginners. | Accessibility: stairs
4/2/2025-6/4/2025
10:00 AM-1:00 PM EDT on Wed
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$315.00
$285.00
$50.00

Digital Photography: The Camera

Adult Class | Available

This course will cover all the basics of using a digital camera and general photographic concepts. In addition to the technical aspects of digital photography, we will also explore design strategies and learn how to discuss and evaluate photographs through weekly reviews of student-made work as well as perusal of other photographers’ work from throughout the history of the medium. Weekly classes will generally be a mix of discussions, presentations, and hands-on activities with your camera both inside the classroom and outdoors in the neighborhood around Fleisher. (A field trip, though not included in the class outline, may also be scheduled depending on the progress and interests of the class.) Students should have consistent access to a camera for the duration of the course. Most styles of cameras are welcome, though to take full advantage of the techniques that will be covered during the course a camera with an interchangeable lens is recommended. This includes any DSLR and many mirrorless cameras as well. Information about cameras including recommendations will be covered in the first class.

What you will learn:
1. Learn basic photo concepts such as equivalent exposures
2. Learn basic digital imaging concepts such as capture format and sensor limitations
3. Learn basic camera controls such as aperture, shutter speed, and ISO
4. Learn the basic elements of composition and how to apply them effectively
5. Learn how to recognize available light and use it effectively in photographs
6. Learn how to evaluate and discuss photographs

Note that this classroom is accessible by stairs only; please contact Fleisher for more information.

  • Start the term with these supplies:
    • Digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera, or digital mirrorless camera, or a digital point and shoot camera with manual settings capabilities
    • Memory card
    • Please bring an external flash or hard drive to class or be prepared to save your work on a cloud-based storage alternative. Fleisher's computers are shared tools and the hard drives are cleared regularly to keep them in good working condition.

    The Studio Fee includes the use of our digital studio, and one digital print.

Lianne Milton

Lianne Milton is a documentary photographer focusing on environmental issues, human rights, and the social landscape of maternal experiences. Her work is shaped by an intersectional perspective, drawing from lived experiences and investigative research that inform her practice. She has extensively photographed throughout Latin America and Southeast Asia. From 2013 to 2019, she was a foreign correspondent based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where her work for major international publications brought global attention to events like World Cup protests, the Zika crisis, and favela security issues. Earlier, from 2005 to 2009, she worked as a staff newspaper photographer in California, covering migration and agriculture.

Recognition includes awards from the International Women's Media Foundation, the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, and the Yves Rocher Foundation. She was a Sony Global Imaging Ambassador. She has also been commissioned by prominent NGOs like ActionAid, Open Society Foundations, UNICEF, and UN Women. Select exhibitions include the Harvey Milk Photo Center, Photo Festival La Gacilly, Visa Pour L’Image, and Photoville, and held in the permanent collection of the African American History Museum in Washington, DC.

Lianne holds an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BA in Journalism from San Francisco State University. She resides in Philadelphia with her husband and son, works as an adjunct professor of photography, and is actively involved in her local community garden.

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