Nolan Conley has been doing professionial photography full time since 1984 and still continues to do professional photography today. He was trained by the First Director of Photography of National Geographic Magazine and by Dean Collins, a renowned lighting instructor in the United States and Europe. Nolan has photographed things as small as the microscopic tips of metal cutting devices to buildings, interiors and exteriors. Nolan has photographed many commercial magazine ads and covers as well as 3 Playboy models and one Playmate and the cover of Penthouse magazine in 1996.
With all this vast experience, Nolan can tell you what to do when everything goes wrong, which is very valuable information to have when the job absolutely must be done today! So enjoy your classes and pick my old brain for any information you can get out of it! ;-)
Do you have a nice camera but just don't understand what all those buttons and numbers on it are? Don't worry, you are not alone! I'll teach you how the camera "thinks" and how to manipulate that to your best advantage. You'll be making great photos in no time!
Class time is approximately 3 hours and the class limit is 4 persons. The per person cost is $75.00 per class.
Have you ever seen something really beautiful like a flower and you would like to get a great photo of it, well, I'll teach you how. You'll also learn about selective focus and depth of field (don't worry, it sounds worse than it is.) Once you understand depth of field and apreture, you will have taken a major step towards understand how photography works!
Class time is approximately 3 hours and the class limit is 4 persons. The per person cost is $75.00 per class.
In this class you will learn how a camera work and shutter speeds and apertures will be explained. This is the basis for professional photography. You will hardly ever find a true professional with their camera's settings on apreture or shutter speed preferred modes. There are uses for these setting, however, they are not used very often in the professional world.
Class time is approximately 3 hours and the class limit is 4 persons. The per person cost is $75.00 per class.
You will be taught the basics of Photoshop and then we'll dive deeper into the program. Basically, Photoshop is where the magic happens and I will show you how to take a regular photo and make it like a magazine cover, which I have done more than once. This is an in-depth class and that is why I will only teach 3 at a time.
Class time is approximately 4 hours and the class limit is 3 persons. The per person cost is $95.00 per class
You will be taught how to interact with a professional model and elecit sensual looks from her. Bring your cameras as you will be able to photograph the model as well*. This is an in-depth class and that is why I will only teach 4 at a time. You will learn posing, wardrobe and how to accessorize and use custom lighting for the shoot.
Class time is approximately 4 hours and the class limit is 4 persons. The per person cost is $200.00 per class. A portion of this money is paid to the model. The utmost respect for our model is required and anyone not willing to comply will be asked to leave without a refund.
*You may use the images you shoot for examples only, you may not sell, own or have a copyright to the images taken. It would be nice to provide the model with copies of the images you have taken. Models may vary depending on availability. Models would also appreciate a tip if you feel they've done a great job.