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Every Picture Tells a Story: Organizing Photographs

$19

with Jill Braceland

Calendar Next available session starts Feb 5, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Learn techniques on how to work through that box of photographs we all have. Integrating the stories behind the pictures will also be explored. Please bring some of your photographs to get started. Jill Braceland has been successfully delivering seminars in organizing and writing topics to adult ed programs in the local area. Her seminars have a reputation of being interactive and practical, and are presented in an easy, friendly manner.

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Portrait and Pet Photography Online

$39

with Steve McGrath

Calendar Next available session starts Feb 19, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 2 weeks

This Portrait and Pet photography course is designed to teach you everything you need to know to take professional-quality Portraits. You will learn how to work with all different types of subjects, from individuals and groups to children and pets. Steve will explain the nuances of lighting and posing, how to shoot in studio or on location, and how to master the gear you will need to create inspiring work!

Instructor: Steve McGrath

Steve will send you the Zoom link the week before class starts.

Digital Photo 2 Intermediate Series Online

$59

with Steve McGrath

Calendar Next available session starts Feb 19, 2025 at 7:30 pm, runs for 4 weeks
1 additional session on Apr 15, 2025

You are comfortable with your camera and you want more! In this class we will explore the use of intermediate camera controls such as metering (spot, matrix, center weight), exposure and exposure compensation, ISO, aperture and shutter priority. We will take an in-depth look at manual focus and its use, fill flash and flash modes, as well as controlling motion, composition, and many other intermediate and advanced techniques. You should be familiar with your camera (also, bring your camera manual to class) and be ready for some in-depth photographic training. This Class usually runs for 1.5-2 hours and is a 5-week course, and there are assignments every week as well! Instructor: Steve McGrath

Steve will send you the Zoom link the week before class starts.

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Estate Planning

$19

with Kathryn Bedell, Esq.

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 8, 2025 at 6 pm

This class will begin with an overview of basic estate planning, including wills, powers of attorney, and health care directives. You will then explore how revocable trusts can help avoid probate and protect your privacy, and how irrevocable trusts can safeguard your assets from nursing home or MaineCare (Medicaid) liens. The discussion will also cover strategies to protect assets from life events such as business failure or the divorce of adult children. Kathryn Bedell, a lawyer based in York, Maine, will lead the class. With 31 years of experience, Kathryn specializes in estate planning, asset preservation, and probate matters.

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My Dying To Do List

$19

with Jill Braceland

Calendar Next available session starts Apr 16, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

Do you know how much paperwork is involved in organizing your estate? This quick overview deals with matters involving Family, Finances, Future, Funeral. You will leave with a list of resources. This is an informational seminar only. Jill Braceland has been successfully delivering seminars in organizing and writing topics to adult ed programs in the local area. Her seminars have a reputation of being interactive and practical, and are presented in an easy, friendly manner. Materials Fee $5.00/pp

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Nature Photography Online

$59

with Steve McGrath

Calendar Next available session starts May 13, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 2 weeks

n this online Nature Photography Workshop Steve will show you all the various camera settings you can use when taking Nature Photography utilizing your Shutter and Aperture settings for the best exposure. Including understanding and using natural light, finding the best composition, understanding the ways different focal length lenses behave, and using depth of field and the use of filters. Tripods are also a plus but not mandatory for the class! PLEASE NOTE: May 17 is in-person at Schoodic Point.

Steve will send you the Zoom link the week before class starts.

Downsizing?

$19

with Jill Braceland

Calendar Next available session starts May 14, 2025 at 6 pm, runs for 1 week

This seminar is designed to offer organizing strategies to start your downsizing efforts. Establish your project priorities, learn what supplies you might need, and set realistic time constraints. Leave with an action plan. Jill Braceland has been successfully delivering seminars in organizing and writing topics to adult ed programs in the local area. Her seminars have a reputation of being interactive and practical, and are presented in an easy, friendly manner.

Lighthouse Photo Workshop

$180

with Steve McGrath

Calendar Next available session starts May 15, 2025 at 5:30 pm, runs for 2 weeks

In the first live online class, we'll start by learning camera settings, aperture, shutter, ISO, white balance and other compositional techniques critical to lighthouse photography. The following Saturday, during the Cruise, we’ll focus on photographing the wildlife and lighthouses, sharing techniques and approaches. Finally, we’ll meet online the following week to share, learn and critique our images. Limited to 15 students. This workshop is for beginner and intermediate photographers.

10 Lighthouses in 4 hours

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May 15 Online 5:30-7:00

May 17 On the Cruise Time TBD

May 23 Online Critique Class 5:30-7:00

Instructor: Steve McGrath





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