Basic Photography
How to make your snapshots memorable
Tuesday, March 18
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Painswick Branch
Massie Family Community RoomMillions of people take photos every day, as a profession or a serious hobby. For most of us, pictures help us remember unique events like travel or family memories which end up unseen and forgotten.
With over 60 years of photography experience, Paul has discovered many "secrets" that everyone can unlock so that taking and sharing photos is “more rewarding and less boring”. In this program, Paul will share tips on how to proceed from taking snapshots to producing art that we will be eager to share, and that people are anxious to view. Some of the tips include:
- Selecting equipment
- Evaluating locations
- Basic composition
- Lighting
- Storytelling
- Sharing your photos
- Etiquette, and more.
Paul will also translate the technical language so that concepts such as “depth of field,” "aperture", "ASA", etc. are easier to understand and manipulate.
This session will be especially interesting to the new or casual photographer. Although serious hobby photographers will know many of the topics, it is sometimes useful to be “reminded” of the basics.
Paul H Mather
From school yearbooks to magazines, calendars, posters, websites, and science, Paul has seriously pursued photography for over 60 years! His photographs have been featured in "Barrie Today", SPCA Calendars, Georgian Bay Land Trust Posters, Commercial posters and have received over 6 million views on Google Maps. He has given presentations on storing and restoring family photos, basic photography, photography on a shoestring, and editing photos as well as other technology and travel related topics. He is known for his desire to share what he has learned over the years, demystifying the art and science of photography.
Over the years Paul has focused his attention on nature, animals, landscapes, and architecture. His travels around the world have provided him with many photographic learning opportunities, challenges and venues. He prefers to share his work in person, in his pictorial blogs and short photo videos, on his website and Flicker but is moving towards framed art.
“Make photography a part of the journey, not one that interferes with it.”
If you have any questions, please call 705-728-1010 or email askus@barrielibrary.ca
Painswick Branch
Our Painswick Branch is located in the south end of Barrie, near the corner of Big Bay Point Road and Yonge Street. The building and facilities are fully accessible. Enjoy the bright and sunny reading lounge, use our complimentary wifi, experiment with technology and maker tools, or book a room for your next event.