with Walter
Learn more about your digital camera and use its functions to your advantage. Take your camera out of auto mode and dramatically improve your photography. Start taking the kind of pictures you always wanted to take.
Photography 1 is our most popular course that has helped just about 1,000 people understand their digital camera, and it will help you too. Photography 1 features a live classroom experience and online learning at the same time. If you'd like to come by for in-person classes, you can do that. If you'd rather join the classroom online via zoom, you can do that too. The choice is yours.
This is our eLearning web site. If you sign up here you'll get immediate access to the full course. Watch the videos, read the course material, and be ready for when your live and in-person course starts.
Enroll now and join us for live classes when the next course starts.
This workshop gives you a taste of our proven 6-week Photography Foundations course that's helped hundreds of students transform their photography skills.
Yes, you can join late. We'll catch you up.
The next in-person course starts March 12th.
Photography 1: 6-week course, Thursday nights 6 to 8 pm Eastern Time.
Live in person in our Amherst, NH classroom.
Yes, you come here for classes.
You can also join us online via Zoom at that time if you prefer. Both options are available.
Price: $599
If you bring a friend that pays full price you'll get 50% off. You can split that with your friend, or not. That's up to you.
Photography-1 starts with the absolute basics - we assume you know nothing. By week 6, you'll be shooting in manual mode with confidence. Too basic? This course fills in the 'why' behind what you're doing, turning random knowledge into a complete system. Still unsure? Let's talk, and find out if this course is right for you.
This is a fun and hands-on course where you'll learn all about your digital camera. Join us and start taking the photos you always wanted to take. This course is the first in our foundation series.
Photography 1 $599.
By purchasing a seat in this course you agree to our terms and conditions of sale. Your retainer fee reserves your seat and is fully refunded if we cancel the course. Per RSA 361-B, you may cancel this transaction any time prior to midnight of the third business day after the date of this transaction. When you sign up we'll send you an email to confirm. Please call us if you do not hear from us within 48 hours. From time to time, we videotape our classes, so you may be recorded while studying with us. Your registration is incomplete until you fill out the online enrollment agreement here.
Any camera that can be set to M, A, S, P or M, Av, Tv, P will do just fine. Higher end point-and-shoots and DSLRs, as well as mirrorless cameras, are great for this course.
You should have a charged battery (and maybe a spare).
A card to store the images on (and maybe a spare too).
The book that came with your camera, or access to the online version of it.
If in doubt, please, do not purchase any more equipment before taking this course. You will be learning all about different camera types, lenses, and features. After the course you'll have a much better idea of what you will need.
I started C1M Photography Academy in 2007 when my clients kept asking for my secrets to stunning images. I discovered shortcuts don't work — real mastery comes from understanding your camera, commanding composition, and targeted editing.
I believe you can elevate your photography through systematic guidance. No overwhelming theory. No boring lectures. Just a proven roadmap.
Ready to unlock your potential?
(Spoiler alert: this is going to be way more fun than you think.)