Canon EOS R Series: In-Depth Features
with Nathan Bett
December 6 – 18, 2024
Course Description
“Know your gear” is an often-heard mantra in photography. Because of the tech-heavy nature of the medium, mastery of the tools is essential for realizing your creative vision. It’s easy to find yourself confused and overwhelmed by the many features of today’s very sophisticated digital cameras. Our popular Camera Series of short online workshops helps you overcome your technical difficulties, leading to artistic prowess.
In this online workshop, Nathan Bett, a former Canon Camera Educator and New York Regional Tech Rep who helped Canon launch the new EOS R System nationally by providing training to camera retailers across the country in the EOS R System, provides you the expert guidance to improve your skillset and knowledge with Canon’s EOS R mirrorless system. We dive into the many features that make these mirrorless cameras so great for so many photographers and highlight the new advances in RF lens technology.
In four group sessions spread over two weeks, this tech-centric workshop covers a wide range of topics including a thorough review of all the basic user settings and menus for stills and video; customizing the camera to suit your personal needs; and getting creative with picture styles, multiple exposures, HDR mode, and focus bracketing.
Additionally, Nathan covers camera 5-axis In Body Image Stabilizer (IBIS) and lens Image Stabilization (IS); choosing and using auto-focus lenses in different scenarios, RF mount technology; and using in-camera Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to connect to smartphones and tablets using the Canon Camera Connect app.
This workshop spans two weeks, so you have time to test out the concepts you learn in class and time to do a little homework. Yes, there is homework! But don’t worry, the homework is fun and designed to help fortify everything you learned during the workshop’s group sessions.
Getting the most from your Canon’s EOS R camera system is the goal of this hands-on workshop, which is limited to 14 participants. If you are new to mirrorless technology or someone interested in picking up a camera again after a few years away, Nathan welcomes you to this in-depth look at the camera’s features.
Additional Information
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
What You Should Know:
This program is designed and intended for current owners of a Canon EOS R system camera or those interested in learning more about this mirrorless camera system. A working knowledge of basic camera operations is required.
Special Notes:
Class will meet 12:30 – 2:30 pm (Mountain Time) on Fridays and Wednesdays starting December 6 and ending December 18 (four online group sessions). Enrollment is limited to 14 participants.
Zoom Video Conferencing software (available for no charge from Zoom.com) will be used to facilitate the class sessions. Further details will be emailed to registrants.
Santa Fe Workshops always aims to produce a high-quality experience for our online attendees. That said, variables including regional and local internet provider speeds, traffic on Zoom's servers, and your own computing hardware can contribute to a less than ideal streaming event. While we do our best to minimize the impact of these variables, they are outside the control of Santa Fe Workshops.
Policies:
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For the convenience of participants, recordings of each class session are posted privately for one month after the end of each session. Santa Fe Workshops takes the recordings down after one month to protect the intellectual property of our instructors.
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Nathan Bett is a career artist, photographer, and arts educator. He is a former Canon Camera Educator and New York Regional Tech Rep who helped Canon launch the EOS R System nationally by providing training to camera retailers across the country in the EOS R System. He has worked with Canon since 2016 helping photographers of all skill levels hone their craft and specializes in helping photographers make the transition to mirrorless photography.
Nathan’s work has been exhibited in galleries, museums, and festivals worldwide including Aperture Gallery, Devos Art Museum, Ping Yao International Festival of Photography, and Photoville; as well as published in The New York Times. He has provided a wide variety of commercial and educational services for clients including Canon USA, United Photo Industries, Harley Davidson, the Brooklyn Arts Council, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, and others. Nathan has taught photography in the City University of New York system at Leman College, and the College of Staten Island. He is currently a Contingent Professor of Photography at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
Nathan lives in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula where he is inspired daily by the breathtaking landscapes and deep night skies surrounding Lake Superior. He regularly teaches night sky photography workshops in the area, and when not photographing (or sometimes while!) he enjoys snowboarding, swimming, mountain biking, camping, and mushroom hunting with his family and friends.
Nathan has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Northern Michigan University, and a Master of Fine Arts from Parsons School of Design.
Website: natebett.com
Instagram: @natebett
