Photography Class: Master Your Camera Controls - de Young Museum
Capture art and architecture in this photography class at San Francisco’s de Young Museum, mastering key camera controls.
This photography class at San Francisco's de Young Museum offers the perfect opportunity to explore the vibrant art world while learning essential camera skills. Whether you are using a DSLR or mirrorless camera and a beginner or advanced photographer, you will be guided through mastering key controls such as ISO, shutter speed and aperture to capture the museum's striking architecture and colorful exhibitions and add creative photographs to your portfolio. With its stunning location in Golden Gate Park, this photography class is led by a professional photography instructor.
It allows you to experiment with depth of field, composition and lighting techniques, ensuring that every shot you take around the museum grounds is picture-perfect.
- Minimum Guests 1
- Maximum Guests 5
- Event Duration 2 hours
Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences
Mark
11 Jun 2026
Very nice group of people and made sure every detail was planned out thoroughly. Ron, who was our photographer instructor, was very good as laying out how our camera works. Very nice introduction.
Michele
02 May 2026
Mark hosted our class and he did a great job. The class size was perfect and he was very personable and helpful. Would take another class.
Marcela
11 Jan 2026
Christine was excellent in giving m important information about how to set my aperture, shutter speed and how to look at the subjects in order to get interesting photos. I highly recommend this experience!
Event location: Master Your Camera Controls/de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA, 94103
Location is based on class date. Please select the date you plan to attend to see the correct location.
Instructor Richard leads photography classes that aim to help students maximize their potential for producing quality photos using digital cameras and smart phone technology. In addition to sharing tech tips and tricks, his courses introduce concepts of composition, value and balance in subjects ranging from landscapes to portraits. With guidance from Instructor Richard, everyone can learn to capture striking digital images.
