Photography Class: Master Your Camera Controls - Como Park Zoo & Conservatory
Spend time in a unique photography class and learn how to master your camera controls.
This St. Paul, Minnesota location lets you photograph beautiful gardens, exotic plants and zoo animals, perfect for honing focus and exposure skills in changing light conditions and with moving subjects. At the zoo, you will have the chance to practice and refine focus techniques on moving subjects like animals, while the lush conservatory’s plants and flowers allow you to fine-tune close-up shots to capture texture and detail while you work with depth of field. This hands-on experience in Como Park’s dynamic environment will help you develop skills that turn everyday scenes into eye-catching, professional-quality images. Whether you are just starting out or refining your technique to build an impressive portfolio, this class is fun and interactive and empowers you to take stunning photos with confidence and control.
- Minimum Guests 1
- Maximum Guests 5
- Event Duration 2 hours
Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences
Adilene
03 Aug 2026
Nate was excellent! Very thorough, answered all my questions and did a great job with recommendations on future equipment.
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.
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.
