
Whether you want to capture birds in flight or a beautiful scene in one of Washington’s parks, your ticket to stellar images is knowing how to use your digital camera and understanding visual composition.
Required for class
- Digital single lens reflex camera – this is not a class for smart phone photography.
- Laptop computer.
- Adobe Photography Plan – 7-day free trial, then $10 a month – includes Lightroom and Photoshop.
What you will learn
- Understand how your camera works – shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance, focus
- What to do with your photos after the shoot. This class uses Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop for excellence in editing.
- What equipment do you need – tripods, lenses, flashes, external hard drives for all of those stellar photos.

About the instructor
Kate Lynch trained as a photographer and journalist at Arizona State University, where she earned a bachelor of fine arts in film photography. She studied digital design photography at Pierce College and the Nikon School. She also holds a master of international administration in cross-cultural training from the SIT Graduate Institute in Brattleboro, VT. She teaches photography classes in Washington state and exhibits widely in the Pacific Northwest. She designed a popular 24-hour photography competition called SequaliShoot, challenging local photographers to get their best shot of DuPont trails. Kate is a member of Professional Photographers of Washington (PPW.org) More about Kate.