Intro to Digital Photography 1M26
Age Group:
Adults
Learn how to hone your eye and tell stories through pictures in this introductory digital photography course. Over the course of four sessions, you will learn how to operate a DSLR/mirrorless camera, the ins and outs of manual exposure, and the importance of composition and frame in photography. We will explore different genres of photography, including landscape and portrait, using our immediate environs in Jamaica Plain as a site of play and exploration.
Students will come away with a deeper understanding of how images can convey a narrative, theme, or feeling, through use of compositional elements such as light, subject, and color.
This class will include some photo walks in the Jamaica Plain area. Please bring a water bottle, appropriate clothing, or any other items you may need to comfortably traverse 10-20 minutes in flat and inclined paths.
Make Up Date Session: 7/28/2026
Elizabeth Hopkins
Elizabeth Hopkins (b. 1993) is a photographic artist and educator based in Boston, MA. A lifelong visual artist, Hopkins discovered her passion for photography during a road trip across the Midwest. She is a recent graduate of Massachusetts College of Art and Design, where she earned her master’s in photography. She holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Skidmore College.
Hopkins has shown her work in numerous art galleries, including MassArt x SoWa (Boston, MA), Galatea Fine Art (Boston, MA), Cambridge Art Association (Cambridge, MA), and the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts (Providence, RI). Her images have appeared in publications such as F-Stop Magazine and Pearl Press. She received second place as an emerging artist in Plymouth Center for the Arts’ 2025 annual photography exhibition.
In her practice, Hopkins explores themes of grief, transience, and the peculiar melancholy of the everyday
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Specialty:
photography
Materials to bring to class:
- DSLR or mirrorless camera - The Eliot School can provide 4 cameras for students to use during the class (choose this option at registration). Otherwise, students must bring their own DSLR instead.
- SD Card - at least 32GB; suggested up to 128GB.
- Pen/pencil & notebook/sketchbook
This class will be heavily based on photo walks in the Jamaica Plain area. Please bring a water bottle, appropriate clothing, or any other items you may need to comfortably traverse 10-20 minutes in flat and inclined paths possibly including an umbrella.