Overview

Seeing Light (Advanced Looking at Light and Advanced Exposure Value)

Dive deeper into your photographic journey in this third-level photography class. This class will explore Seeing Light, Metering and Advanced Exposure Value.

Designed for photographers who have taken Photography 101 and 201 or who have sufficient understanding of basic aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings and who want to learn more about light and properly exposing for it.

In Photography 301, Brian will review and build upon his dashboard approach to setting up the camera so you are ready for the decisive moment. He will begin by asking you to start seeing light and looking at light. After a thorough overview “Light” and how it affects your images, this class will show you “How To” set your camera to see the Light, the way you see the light.

This is a One-Part Class. This single, in-depth session provides a complete foundation on how to see light and properly capture what you see. You’ll learn to identify the direction, quality, and character of light through demonstration and discussion, followed by a live Q&A session with the instructor.

The class features a 2-hour live lecture and demonstration, followed by 30 minutes of interactive Q&A, giving participants time to review concepts, analyze examples, and discuss techniques directly with Brian.

This class is recorded for attendees to watch for up to 14 days after the event

Topics Include:

· Seeing Light

· Light Direction

· Front Light

· Back Light

· Side Light

· Rim Light

· Spotlight

· Quality of Light

· Soft Light

· Hard Light

· Time of Day and Light

· Early morning Light

· Midday Sunshine

· Shade and Overcast

· Golden Hour

· Blue Hour

· Advanced Exposure Value

· Reflected Light and Incident Light

· Metering

· Center –Weighted Metering

· Partial Metering

· Spot Metering

· Exposure Value Compensation

· Histograms

· HDR

Be sure to register for Photography 401 to further expand your knowledge and learning!

Tuition: $34

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About Your Instructor: Brian Rabin

Brian is a certified photographic consultant and The Industrial Sales Manager at Mike's Camera in Boulder. Brian is a seasoned photographer and a lead instructor at Mike's Camera. He is well known for his enthusiasm and passionate instruction style and brings over 20 years of experience in various photographic disciplines including event photography, portraiture, macro and street photography. His work has appeared in one-man shows, group exhibits and has been published in national and local magazines.

Student Testimonials:

"Excellent content. Brian discussed concepts that I was not familiar with and therefore I found the webinar worth my time. Thanks for a great lesson."

"Great! Instruction, level / depth of material presented, and pace of delivery were good - I always learn a lot from the Q & A sessions - especially the portions at the conclusion of the courses."

"Great class, very informative, easy to follow. Nice of Brian to go over time and and not be rushed to complete the session, so that everyone can understands the information presented, also answer all the questions."

"Lots of good information and plenty of time for Q & A. I particularly like example photos with analysis of what was done well in them, I find that helpful to me. Brian is quite generous with his time."

Registration instructions:

You will receive your link to attend shortly after you complete your registration. Please be sure to check your Junk/Spam Folder in case it ends up there.

  • Your email will come from Mike's Camera School
  • Open your email and click ADD TO CALENDAR
  • From there you can easily click JOIN or Copy and paste the Link into your browser.
  • On class Day, you will need to enter your registered email address to join the class.
  • Do not share this link or attempt to open on multiple devices or browsers.

If you lose your registration,

  • Return to the original class page to register
  • Click to Register
  • Look for this message "Registered with email but lost the Ticket? Resend Guest Ticket"
  • Click and follow instructions.

Live Online Event

Thursday, February 26, 2026

6:30pm-8:30pm (Mountain Time) 

5:30pm-7:30pm (Pacific Time) 

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