Midwest Photography Workshops

I just finished the Fundamentals class and have to say I was impressed with the variety and amount of topics covered. This is a class for those people, like me, who wanted to move away from point and shoot photography but don’t quite know how to. The first night of class you are given a CD which contains all of the power point lessons covered throughout the class. It is nice to have that to reference back on. Some of the topics covered are aperture, F-​stop, portraiture, landscape photography and well, everything in between. There are 6 four hour classes followed by a ‘break the rules’ Saturday class that is 6 hours.
They offer several classes, like probably close to 100. I enjoyed the class and am considering taking further classes. I think for the price, you get your money. The best thing about the class was the willingness to teach. Bryce is a brilliant photographer and he was obviously passionate for his students to learn. Having said that, I will also say he is quite the character and may take a minute to adjust to. But hang in there, put up with this sometimes long and drawn out stores because somewhere in the midst is a golden nugget that if learned and applied will make your pictures better. There are homework lessons every week and I thought this would be the part I would dread the most but I really appreciated the constructive feedback and also liked viewing my classmates pictures as well. As with all artistic outlets, tastes and styles vary and it’s fun to see the differences within the group.
Lastly, if you are looking to purchase more equipment or have any questions about where to go next, Bryce is very open to meeting and talking with his students one on one. Half of one of the classes is talking about brand names and what he considers the must have essentials. Whatever you do, don’t go buy a bunch of equipment before the class starts. Learn from him on what you need and don’t need. His wealth of knowledge is very impressive and even if I didn’t learn anything in the class (I did) I would have taken it if only to have a great resource available when I have questions or concerns.
If you’re looking to improve your skills, no matter what skill level you are at, you cannot go wrong with Midwest Photography!

I am so happy I found Midwest Photography Workshops. I really didn’t have a clue as to how to use my Nikon DSLR camera prior to taking classes. I have taken several classes and now produce images I am very proud of. The staff an MPW are great and very knowledgeable. The variety of classes and workshops offered is outstanding. There truly is something for everyone. I would highly recommend taking a class and quit using the auto setting on your camera.

Last Christmas I decided to have my wife get me a nice DSLR camera. We were expecting our first baby and I knew I would be taking lots and lots of pictures. But once I got the camera I knew I wasn’t taking full advantage of everything it could do so I began searching for a place where I could maybe take a class and see how much I could improve on my new hobby.
I ended up taking the fundamentals class at MPW, which was one night a week for 6 weeks, and I’m so glad I did. I learned a lot about the camera controls and what they do and also about the art of photography and how to compose unique images. Bryce, my instructor, was a great teacher and made the classes fun.
A few months after the class ended I decided to do another workshop at MPW. This one was a single night where we went to different locations in Deteoit and took some cool pictures. Once again Bryce was very helpful and offered plenty of advice and instruction.
Looking over there website I can see myself taking many more workshops and classes here because there is still so much to learn and they offer so many unique opportunities to learn not just the basics of taking picture but also photo editing, studio shooting, and frame making. And workshops for shooting models, nature, architecture, fashion and more.
So if you are interested in learning more about photography whether its for taking pictures of your kids, photography a goth model, butterflies, senior pictures, Detroit’s skyline, playboy style models shoots, or Japanese rope bondage they have a class for you.