Join the Switch to Manual guys in scenic Coney Island for a one-day workshop covering the basics of aperture and shutter speed. Not only will you learn the essential skills to switch to the manual mode on your camera, but you’ll likely come away with some great shots as well. This seminar balances educational presentations with hands-on location shooting in beautiful Coney Island. Included in this workshop is a complimentary copy of...
Here are the photos from Saturday’s Coney Island Spring 2014 Gala at Webster Hall. As the slideshow runs, you can click on the grid at the bottom right of the frame to get a full gallery of images. If you want to order images for your personal use, just click on a image and you’ll be sent to a site where you can order prints or downloads. If you want to order custom prints with full retouching (mainly the floor and curtains in this shoot),...
Our first workshop covers the basics of aperture and shutter speed, giving you the skills you need to switch to manual mode on your camera. This half-day seminar balances educational presentations with hands-on location shooting, and provides both classroom-setting and on-site instruction. Included in this workshop is a complimentary copy of our “Manual on Manual,” with everything you need to know about making the creative leap to full manual...
COMING SOON: Our full Switch to Manual I course will be available as a series of short videos which you’ll be able to purchase right from this website. Contact us if you’d like to receive notice when they are available....
In recent times street art has since been properly recognized as the cutting edge of the urban art scene. Our Street Art walk celebrates the artists by plunging into their wild, vibrant world. As with all our walks the goal is to help you express your unique vision, building on the inspiration and radical imagery of NYC’s creative rebels. We’ll get you there, and provide support and technical assistance. But what you shoot and how you shoot it is...
Wander the paths of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden as Mother Nature shows off her softer side. This walk is designed to cover a wide range of shooting opportunities from macro to landscape to (if we’re lucky) some of Brooklyn’s native birds and animals as they shake off their winter blues. Join us at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, one of the oldest and most beautiful botanic gardens in the country, for a morning photo walk as we discover the hidden...
Do you feel like the fleeting beauty of fall is going to pass you by? No time to get upstate to take it all in? Well consider joining the Switch to Manual Guys for a special fall photo walk through the historic, Green-Wood Cemetery. You’ll get some hands on instruction while photographing the burnt orange and deep reds of the season’s fall foliage, some falling at the feet of hauntingly beautiful angels. Make this fall one you’ll...
The Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges. Two of the most well know bridges in the city and two of the most photogenic. Get your walking shoes ready because this walk starts in Manhattan, crosses the Brooklyn Bridge and then back to the city over the Manhattan Bridge, ending up in Chinatown. Expect spectacular views from both bridges. Expect fantastic street views of both bridges from Manhattan and Brooklyn. This photo walk is scheduled for Thursday...
Join us for a fun night shoot in Washington Square Park Sunday evening, August 18th, at 8pm, at the arch. If you arrive late just look for the dancer with the illuminated hula hoop. That’ll be Joannah Birney, the talented hula hoop dancer we’ll be photographing. Bring a tripod if you have one and a bring a few bucks for a cold Belgian beer afterwards at Vol de Nuit (6th Ave and W 4th next to the Washington Square Diner), and for a tip for...
Hello Walkers. This is the page where I’ll be posting more elaborate update information. Please bookmark this page and check back often for updated info regarding our October 5th photo walk in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Photo Workshop: Like I mentioned, I run this photo workshop business and website with my partner Tom called Switch to Manual where we teach people how to use the manual settings on their camera. You can read about us...
As every professional photographer knows, taking control of your camera’s basic settings is the doorway to real creativity. Most people new to photography have a vague sense that it’s possible to control the camera’s settings, but are intimidated by the myth that to do so requires years of technical study.
Learn MoreNow you can add our podcast to your iPhone/iPad/iPod as an app. Just follow these simple directions (this is for iOS 8, but is similar to iOS7).
First, go to http://switchtomanual.podbean.com/mobile/ on your mobile device. Then, click on the icon with the arrow and the square at the bottom of the page.
Learn MoreOur first workshop covers the basics of aperture and shutter speed, giving you the skills you need to switch to manual mode on your camera. This half-day seminar balances educational presentations with hands-on location shooting, and provides both classroom-setting and on-site instruction.
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