"I just want you to know how much I appreciated and enjoyed your class on using digital cameras. You did an excellent presentation. I feel so much more secure in using my camera." B.P.

"Just wanted to thank you for the wonderful Advanced digital camera class [Allen] had last week. I attended the beginners class and decided to take the advanced and he did a great job explaining and showing us how to use our cameras. I was happy to learn that the same principles I learned to use on my old AE-1 Canon are alive and well on my new digital camera, just need to learn where the right buttons are." "The class was a great value and I recommend it for anyone that is using the AUTO setting!"  Patti Viola

Beginners Class

Bring your digital camera and plan to leave class knowing what every button and switch does. We will discuss all popular brands of digital cameras; Kodak, Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Fuji, Samsung, Panasonic, Pentax, Casio, GE and Leica.

Besides learning how to use your camera, you'll learn about getting photos in and out of your computer and methods for printing digital photos.

Advanced Class

Have a digital SLR (like a Canon Rebel or Nikon D Series) and want to learn more? Bring your camera and your questions to to class and learn about f-stops, shutter speed and how to use your flash, Then how to use this knowledge to take great action shots, portraits or just better snapshotsd around the house.

Classes are led by Allen Showalter. He is the 2008-2009 International President of the Photo Marketing Association (www.pmai.org) also the area's only Certified Photofinishing Engineer and Certified Photographic Consultant. Mr. Showalter is the owner of Showalter Imaging Group (King Photo's Parent company) has appeared on TV as "The Photo Doctor" and on the popular call-in show on WSVA radio.

What Time?

Weekday Class Time: 6:30PM to 8:45PM

Saturday Class Time: 10:00AM to 12:15PM

Tuitions

Beginners Class: $25.00 Price includes a Digital Class Graduate Card good for over $25 in FREE digital products from King Photo

BRING-A-FRIEND SPECIAL: Sign up together and its only 2 people for $40.00.

Advanced Class: $50 or 2 people for $75.

Photoshop Retouching and Restoration: $129 or $99 each for King Photo Club Members and

BRING-A-FRIEND SPECIAL 2 for $99 each. Includes $30 worth of photo enlargements. Bring your Laptop with PhotoShop 7.0 or higher or PhotoShop Elements 6.0 or higher already loaded.

NEW! Beginners Digital Camera Class Tuition certificates. Know someone who's getting a digital camera? Give them the gift of better pictures with a tuition certificate to King Photo's Digital Camera Class.

To enroll, visit or call the nearest King Photo Store

Harrisonburg (540) 434-4445

Waynesboro (540) 942-2882

Bring your camera, the manual some images you may want to make prints from and any files or prints that may represent problems you have in taking great pictures.

For more information or to have your name added to our email notification list more classes are added, email thephotodoc@aol.com.

One-On-One Coaching

No time, date or subject suits your needs? Schedule a One-On-One coaching session with Allen. Just call the Harrisonburg Store to book a 30 minute session for $35 or a 60 minute session for $60.