Melody R. - Learn digital photography with your DSLR and Photoshop photo editing

UC Santa Cruz Melody R. Tutors UC Santa Cruz Students in Santa Cruz, CA
$125 / hr
New York, NY
(30)
20 miles Travel Radius
In-person + Online
NY College professor teaching photography and digital editing available to tutor you one to one. Learn how to maximize the use of your expensive cameras with the 'holy trinity' of photography. Learn the compositional skills that turn your pictures from snapshots to professional looking photographs. Afterwards bring your photographs into Photoshop and retouch them subtly, or create creative collages from your own pictures or get pictures from the web. Also learn the very important skill of dig...
Reviews
Melody helped me complete an important Photoshop project. She is patient, great at explaining and very knowledgeable. I can?t say enough great things about her. Awesome!
- Holly G. from Scottsdale, AZ
I could tell that she had an excellent understanding of Photoshop, because she presented it in a way that helped me understand the program. Some teachers just give you the steps, Melody explained how the program works and made using it much more intuitive than prior teachers. She also allowed me the time to take meaningful notes, so that I have something to refer to in my own words in case I don't remember something about the program. She has a background in photography and education, so if you are a photographer, she is the teacher you need in NYC!
- Charles L. from Brentwood, TN
In only a few classes Melody gave me very powerful tools to work on my accent reduction and conversational confidence. She specializes in accents and has a variety of efficient techniques for working with them. I highly recommend Melody. She is patient, has a good sense of humor and speaks very clearly.
- Yana S. from New York, NY
Melody is a phenomenal tutor that I would highly recommend to anyone interested in learning all or any aspects of the camera, Photography, and Photoshop. Melody was able to break down complex concepts with ease; she is extremely knowledgeable, and has a true gift for teaching. After each of our sessions, I feel I come away with a significantly higher level of confidence in my abilities and understanding of the subjects we have focused in on. Through Melody's guidance, I am becoming the Photographer I had always hoped to one day become.
- jill b. from Beverly Hills, CA
She answered all my questions. She has a good knowledge about photography. On side, I had a great time with her, as she is really patient and had a gread energy. We even mentioned and discussed the old days of photography when there was nothing else but darkroom. I also learned that you can create (almost) magic with Photoshop. She is a master in that area, too. The time I spent with her was informative, fun, and me being an old school and took only film photos, she knew how to introduce me. Thanks for everything again, Melody.
- Tayyar A. from New York, NY
Since I was a totally beginner, Melody taught me how to install and start to use photo shop and bridge at first. She also made a file for me before the first meeting , which was like a starter pack including basic information about camera. She showed me her precious cameras and lenses and allowed me to take photographs with them so that I could understand the different image created by different lenses. She is a truly artist so her tutoring does not stay only technical guidance and she is exciting how I can create some art using photoshop and painting and drawing. I believe that she can help me to crack my current barrier and go further. She has a sense of humor and I can have her lesson with very relax atmosphere. In her class, I am looking forward to taking photographs some location in Manhattan with her crucial advices.
- Aomi K. from Brooklyn, NY
I highly recommend taking lessons with Melody. I live roughly 2 hours away from NYC, but she is worth the drive. In-fact, I'm planning on taking more lessons with her in the near future. THANKS MELODY FOR A GREAT LESSON
- Matthew L. from Remsenburg, NY
Just finished second lesson with Melody. I have always struggled with shooting in AV and TV and end up reverting to Auto. After two sessions with Melody, I am seeing the light ... Literally!!! I'm so excited! Melody has amazing patience and is the only person who has ever been able to explain the mechanics in a way that makes sense to me. I think I might actually be able to get this thing! Photography is my passion and I was feeling very down about not "getting it", but I know I will get there with Melody's help. Sometimes you just meet that one person who can get you there. We also have a lot of fun out there ... Melody is great fun!! I look forward to Saturday mornings!
- Claire M. from Yonkers, NY
I had spent many hours listening to online videos from highly qualified experts, and couldn't grasp the basics of my new Sony digital camera. Melody figured it all out on her own and made virtually all of it clear to me in a couple of lessons. Now we can focus on taking some great photos.
- Edwin A. from New York, NY
With only 3 lessons up my sleeve so far, Melody has given me the knowledge and confidence that I lacked prior to her tutoring lessons. Her invaluable skill, knowledge, and passion for photography shows in every lesson I've had with her. She's also a master at Photoshop. So if you're looking to understand or improve your Photoshop skills, then she's the go-to person. She's punctual and very responsive with email. I look forward to continuing photography lessons with Melody and also look forward to sharing and showing her my improved photos every week.
- Patricia S. from Port Chester, NY
I had my first session with Melody using Adobe Photoshop CS6. We discussed my interests my background experience with Photoshop and what it was I was interested in learning. From this point, we went on to explore the different features of the program organization of my photos, different formats jpeg, raw, and psd. We even did some touching up of photographs. The 3 hour session flew by. I'm looking forward to my next session, which I have scheduled. This lady has a lot of experience and can put it across in a way the novice like myself can learn. I am very satisfying lesson, and I'm looking forward to learning more. Photoshop is an amazing versatile program!
- Tim O. from Staten Island, NY
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