Photography Class: Master Your Camera Controls - Desert Botanical Garden
In this photography class at Desert Botanical Garden, learn how to use camera controls like aperture, shutter speed and focus modes.
With towering prickly cacti and vibrant, colorful succulents as your subjects, you will explore the delicate balance involved in manipulating depth of field for creative close-ups and landscapes. Control exposure to capture the intense desert light or softer dawn and dusk tones. Led by a professional photography instructor, this class is open to all skill levels and helpful no matter your camera model. It offers hands-on practice with manual camera settings amongst the diverse plant life of the Arizona desert.
- 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/Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ, 85008, USA, Phoenix, AZ, 85003
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.
