The class will be comprised of exercises aimed at understanding the relationship of the three most essential technical elements of photography: shutter speed, ISO and aperture (day one.)

Day two will be about composition, intention, depth of field, light and shadow and styles of photography. Day 3 will be spent with the group critiquing the photographs taken following the first two days instruction and discussion of the work. The goal is to make the students comfortable with what can seem an intimidating, vexing tool. By interactively working on understanding how their camera works, in terms of controlling light, focus and shutter speed, students should leave the class knowing why their camera does what it does as they use it, with the ultimate aim being that they will be able to have greater control and intention and, subsequently, creativity with their photography.

Joe Navas is Cape Cod-based photographer and owner of Organic Photography in Orleans, MA. He currently serves on the Graphic Design Advisory Board at Cape Cod Community College. A life-long artist, Navas has shown his work in Provincetown, Orleans, New Orleans, Telluride and Wellfleet and it resides in private collections around the world.

Navas has been taking photographs since he was a teenager, professionally for 15 years, with the last 8 seeing it become his primary focus. His work, especially his most recent projects - centered on world class track and field athletes - has garnered him praise from around the photography world and will be the feature of an upcoming Boston showing.

His photography business, which he began seven years ago and co-owns with his wife Kristen, has become one of the most widely recognized and sought after wedding-photography outlets in New England. www.joenavasphoto.com