Has anyone taken a class given by Canon?

[Barbara Ponder]

There is one here in a couple of weeks that looks interesting. It is on a Saturday which will take from the time I get to spend with my husband and son. I want to make sure that it is not all about selling me equipment with a little education thrown in and more about the education. Hoping someone has been and can advise me. Thanks in advance!

[wmoore]

Is there a website with some information about this course that we could look at ?

[rpcrowe]

I have been at several Canon seminars and they varied in quality from superb (Canon Printers) to mediocre (Canon flash)...

[Barbara Ponder]

Here is the information about this particular class.

EOS Discovery Day Intermediate 201: Creative Photography with Your EOS Camera – 10am – 1pm: $35

During this class you will:

Learn more about exposure and the different metering modes.
See how exposure compensation adjustments can enhance your image.
Recognize how angle of light should be looked at when metering an image.
Make use of the “My Menu” tab so that when the photographic moment presents itself, you can easily capture it.
Experience how auto exposure bracketing can enhance your images with more detail.
Learn which metering mode will work best for your particular shooting situation.
Interpret histograms and see how the information they contain can help you take better photographs.
Explore the different speedlites and how to get the most out of them for you imagery.
Experience how White Balance and picture styles can be changed to make your photos pop with color.
Utilize advanced settings in your camera, like Noise Reduction, to capture Long Exposure creatively in your images

[rpcrowe]

The "EXPERT" who presented the Canon Flash Seminar did not know that when the flash is set at HSS (High Speed Sync), it will automatically revert to normal sync when the shutter speed is below the maximum sync speed for that camera (usually 1/250 or 1/200 second depending on the camera used)..

In fact he disputed that and would not believe it. I kind of lost interest in what the "EXPERT" said.

This was compounded when he stated that the Stofen was the best thing in the world when bouncing flash...

[DEAN01]

Barbara,
Have not attended a Canon seminar, but have been to other brand seminars. Generally came back from the seminars with some bit of new knowledge. Meeting others with similar interest was worth attending the seminars.

[russellsnr]

Hi,Babara, don't no to be honest what going to a live seminar and paying $35 or looking for what you want to learn on the net.
I just looked on youtube for a couple of the subjects covered in your list.
https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...th+more+detail

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...+photographs.+

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...nt+speedlites+

Understand if at a seminar there is something you don't understand you ask but also you can ask here where there are many photographers who no that 1+1 =2 and won't try to sell you a calculator.

Russ