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.

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.

Can anybody learn this, or are there some people who just never get it?
I've always wanted to learn photography, but I never had the time or the money when my kids were younger. Now I have time and money, but to get out there and learn something new when you're older is intimidating. I remember coming to Walter at the start of Photography-1 and saying, "Can anybody learn this, or are there some people who just never get it?" I felt like I was going to be that person who was just never going to get it - that all these numbers were never going to make sense to me - but they do. Walter taught in a way that made it easy for me to learn.
Gloria, Hampstead, NH

I set the camera aside for years because I was so intimidated.
I honestly wish I had taken Photography-1 years ago when I first got my camera. It would have saved me a lot of frustration. Honestly, I set the camera aside for a couple of years because I was so intimidated by it, but I understand now what all the dials and settings mean, which is huge. I think that with practice, my pictures will definitely get better than they were and I understand what I need to do to get them better.
Beth, Fremont, NH

I was afraid I'd end up feeling frustrated again.
I have been trying to get into photography and learn more about it since high school, but trying to teach myself just frustrated me, so I'd stopped trying. When I was first thinking about coming to C1M, I was debating if it was worth spending the money. I was afraid I'd end up feeling frustrated again, but I don't. I feel like I learned a lot in Photography-1 and understood everything Walter taught us.
Kayla, Portsmouth, NH

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.