Camera Basics with Linda Haas (Online)

@ About The Griffin Museum and Linda Haas are pleased to offer this beginner-friendly course for anyone looking to gain confidence with their camera and develop a stronger foundation in photography. Whether you are using a DSLR, mirrorless camera, or advanced point-and-shoot, this class is designed to help you move beyond automatic settings and better understand how your camera works. Through weekly demonstrations, discussions, image reviews, and assignments, students will explore the essential building blocks of photography including shutter speed, aperture, ISO, light, composition and lenses. Over the course of four sessions, students will learn how to make more intentional photographs while developing their own creative approach to seeing and working with the world around them. Weekly assignments will encourage experimentation and help reinforce technical concepts through practice. TOPICS DETAILS INSTRUCTOR ENROLL NOW Image © Linda Haas Topics — Camera functions and exposure basics — Motion and depth of field — Light meters, white balance, and color temperature — Composition — Lenses — Image review and critique. This course is ideal for beginners with little to no prior experience, as well as photographers looking to refresh their understanding of camera fundamentals in a supportive and engaging environment. Image © Linda Haas Details Dates: Four sessions on Thursdays: October 29, November 5, 12 and 19, 2026 Time: 7:00–9:00 PM EDT Format: Online, over Zoom Participants: Limited to 10 Course Fee: $550 (members) / $600 (non-members) Level: Beginner Image © Linda Haas Instructor Linda Haas: “During student introductions on the first day of the first photography course I ever took, I remember thinking that it would seem silly to tell the class that I wanted to be a photographer. I’d never even been in a darkroom before that day. (This was before folks had computers, let alone digital cameras.) But I knew this was what I wanted. I’ve loved photography for as long as I can remember-whether it be looking at or making photographs. My approach to making photographs springs from the tradition of photojournalism. My goal is to record rather than orchestrate and to help my subjects and clients be at ease throughout the photographic process. I am a freelance photographer and photography teacher based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I graduated from Brandeis University with a degree in Anthropology and Fine Arts and then went on to study photography at the New England School of Photography (NESOP). I teach or have taught at various institutions including NESOP, The University of Massachusetts, Lesley University, The Cambridge Center for Adult Education and The Griffin Museum of Photography. My work has appeared in such diverse publications as Newsweek, The Boston Globe, The Guardian (UK), Ms. Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Boston Magazine, The Brandeis Review, Boston Business Journal, Boston Phoenix, The Tab, The Boston Parents Paper, The Christian Science Monitor and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. I was also the photography editor of Glue Magazine and Sojourner. A list of my clients includes Harvard University, Boston University, Northeastern University, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, The United Way, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Huntington Theater Company, AT&T Wireless, The Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission and the MSPCA.” www.lindahaasphoto.com © Portrait of Linda Haas The Griffin Museum of Photography Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Tickets Information