Workshops Make the Perfect Gift | Alpharetta GA Photography Classes

Do you (or someone you know) . . . 

• Have a love of photography?
• Own a camera but want to know how to use it better?
• Love posting pictures on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Tumblr?
• Want a better grasp on the technical side of photography?
• Want to practice shooting with a pro photographer? 
• Want to know how professionals edit their portraits? 

I have the perfect gift for you!

Announcing Butler Family Photography's winter photography workshops. These are perfect gifts for the holidays!

Why learn with me? I'm an experienced teacher who makes the technical things easy to understand. You'll have hands-on experience and get take-home materials to practice your new skills. If you love my work, you will love these workshops. Take one, two or all three workshops! Don't have a digital SLR camera? Contact me and we can arrange rental of an appropriate camera for the workshop(s). 

Fundamentals Photography Workshop

The Fundamental Photography Workshop includes 2.5 hours of small group instruction focusing on fundamental photographic principles like composition, types of light, and white balance with your digital SLR camera. You will have hands-on shooting practice with models and get take-home materials to help you remember and practice your new photography skills. Class size is limited to 7. (All workshop fees are non-refundable.)

Most people pair this workshop with the Nuts & Bolts workshop for a discount. See Day of Photography Workshops below. 

Saturday, January 10, 2015

9:00 am - 11:30 am in Alpharetta GA

$175/person

Nuts & Bolts Photography Workshop

The Nuts & Bolts Photography Workshop includes 2.5 hours of small group instruction focusing on camera controls, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, and exposure with your digital SLR camera. You will have hands-on shooting practice with models and get take-home materials to help you remember and practice your new photography skills. Class size is limited to 7. (All workshop fees are non-refundable.)

Most people pair this workshop with the Fundamentals workshop for a discount. See Day of Photography Workshops below. 

Saturday, January 10, 2015

12:15 pm - 2:45 pm in Alpharetta GA

$175/person

Day of Photography -- BOTH Workshops

Includes both the Fundamentals and Nuts & Bolts workshops at a discount! A complimentary lunch is provided. 

Saturday, January 10, 2015

9:00 am - 2:45 pm in Alpharetta GA

$300/person

Editing Portraits in Photoshop Workshop (my newest workshop!)

Bring your laptop loaded with either Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements (no need for the most current version) and walk with me through a hands-on portrait editing session. Learn my methods for removing distracting background elements, retouching skin, making arms and hips slimmer, tweaking color and adding creative textures and effects to portraits. You will be amazed at how we can transform a good portrait into a wow! portrait with my techniques. Class size is limited to 10. (All workshop fees are non-refundable.)

Friday, January 23, 2015

6:30-8:30 pm in Alpharetta GA

$125/person

Workshop Coming Up | Atlanta GA Photography workshops

Every year for the past three years, I've held a workshops soon after the holidays to help aspiring photographers with their photography skills. This year's winter workshop will be held in only 3 weeks! This is a perfect last-minute gift idea for yourself or a loved one. You can see more here . . . http://www.butlerfamilyphotography.com/p/workshops.html.

And the pics below--from an impromptu photo shoot with a couple of my teen models who came over to make cookies. We just had to have a little fun with the camera too! (Shot indoors with snow sparkles!)

Workshoppin' it! | Atlanta GA Photography Workshops

Photographer Marchet Butler teaches Atlanta GA Photography Workshops

I'm so excited to show off some of the photos from Saturday's Day of Photography Workshops. We had such a great time getting deep into composition, camera controls, and light. Our models were great--posing for us and letting us take the time get camera settings right! We shot both indoor and outdoors with natural light, and even had enough time to take eachother's headshots.

As you will notice, I keep workshop sizes small (only 2 to 5 participants), and that's on purpose. When I taught larger workshops, I felt that the students didn't have the time and one-on-one attention that they really needed to come away from the day feeling successful. Here are some comments from the participants:

"I thought Marchet did a fantastic job! I learned so much both in terminology and hands on. It's great to have a packet of information to leave the workshop with."

"I considered myself an intermediate photographer but was so surprised at how much additional info I learned. The instruction helped put it all together. Love that I have materials to take home."

I will be teaching another Day of Photography workshops in January, and I am so excited to offer an additional Advanced Photography workshop as well. Please contact me for more details!

A Day of Photography Workshops | Alpharetta GA Photography Workshops

I'm happy to announce A Day of Photography Workshops event coming up on Saturday, November 17th! This is a hands-on, intensive day of workshops designed for people who want to improve their photography skills with their digital SLR. From 9:00 in the morning to 3:30 in the afternoon, I'll be teaching participants how to go from point-and-shoot to taking well-composed, beautiful photographs. We'll work with models (real people that pose for us that day), eat, visit, learn, and make friends! Since I limit the number of participants to 5, I'll spend time with each participant to practice the principles I'm teaching that day. The Day of Photography workshops costs $143 and includes lunch, the workshop, and workshop materials.

If you are interested (or have a friend or family member that would enjoy this workshop), please drop me a line. Also, I am planning a second Day of Photography Workshops Event in January, so if this date doesn't work for you, let me know so I can add you to my January contact list.

You can read more about the workshops here: http://www.butlerfamilyphotography.com/p/workshops.html

Workshop Giveaway! | Atlanta GA Photography Workshops

UPDATE: The giveaway is now closed. I'll announce the winner by noon on Thursday.

In honor of completing my Christmas shopping (well, almost), I'm doing a giveaway! Here's a chance to win a spot (for you or for a friend) in one of my upcoming workshops this January. I will be giving away one free admission to either the Basic Photography Workshop, the Intermediate Photography Workshop, or the Teen Basic Photography workshop in Alpharetta, GA. They are all hands-on, fun, and informative classes that will take your photography to the next level. Click here to read more about the workshops.

Here's how to enter the giveaway:

1. Like Butler Family Photography on Facebook, and/or follow @marchetbutler on Twitter. Then, . . .
2. Post about this giveaway on Facebook, and/or Tweet about it on Twitter. (Use the Tweet and FB Share buttons above.) Finally, . . .
3. Post a comment below saying you entered the contest. Also, let me know which workshop (the Basic, Intermediate, or Teen) you would prefer. Yes, you can win for a friend!

You have until midnight (Eastern time) on Wednesday, December 21st to enter the contest. Only one entry per person allowed. One winner will be chosen randomly from the comments section below. The winner will be announced the following day. The winner must contact me within 48 hours or the workshop admission will be awarded to another giveaway participant.

Disclaimer
Butler Family Photography has no association with any social media sites (such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.).  Butler Family Photography reserves the right to remove entries due to irrelevant or inappropriate content.

Little Models | Alpharetta GA Children's Photography

As often as I can, I get out and take photos of my little guy and (as in this case) his friends that happen to be with us that day. I always love new faces to photograph, but in this case I had to work fast. Big brother wasn't as into taking pictures (2 minutes and he was done), but his little sister took my breath away. Seriously, I only took pictures of her for about 10 minutes, and look how gorgeous!

Love these portraits? Want to learn how I do what I do? I'm holding photography workshops in January for beginning and intermediate photographers. I even have a special workshop for teens. I still have several spots open, but hurry! I'm limiting enrollment to 6 per class. Click here to find out more.

Photo Workshop | Alpharetta GA Photography Workshops

Last month, I decided to hold my first Photo Workshop for photography friends who either had participated in Photo Club or were interested in learning more about photography. Because it was my first time teaching a workshop, I kept the price very reasonable and hoped that at least 3 people would sign up. On workshop day, we had 7 participants. Hooray!

The workshop was such a success. We covered the basics of photography, composition, and camera control, then practiced shooting in and outdoors with some wonderful models. We also had a chance to touch on some editing tips. Whew! It was a lot to get through in three hours, but I know everyone learned a lot. Here are a few of the exit comments: 

• It was cool to be around people who have a love of photography.
• I loved learning about the technique/settings, and then applying the knowledge through shooting.
• The best part? The shooting. I learned a lot in this session. 

And yes, I am planning to hold another Photo Workshop, but after Christmas when things calm down a bit. I'm so busy shooting for clients this season! Contact me if you would like to be notified of an upcoming Photo Workshop. 

We worked on shooting at high ISOs and no flash indoors. 

Shooting in open shade helped us avoid weird shadows on our models' faces.

Getting close, close, close is important in portrait photography.

We loved this little model. Such a darling face!

Posing our models for the birds eye shot.

Most amateur photographers who shoot in bright sunlight during the middle of the day get pictures like this . . . 

But we turned that bright light to our advantage and got pictures like these: 

The models took our group photo!

Images from some of our workshop participants:

You can see some more of Dora's images here. 

You can see some more of Michelle's images here.