Henry’s School of Imaging

I took the Camera 101: Canon Rebel course. Fyi I know absolutely NOTHING about photography. I have been on many a vacation to return with mediocre pictures, so I decided to take this course. First of all, let me tell you it’s hard to sit and learn after a full, long day of work. But the teacher, Daniel, was very informative and kept the class engaged. It taught me a lot about camera basics, which I can probably use with my point and shoot as well. I can see how some people may be bored with the first half of the class because he explained things as basic as what the buttons did, but also iso, aperture, and focusing. I will definitely take more classes on the future.

took two courses here so far and i can say, the teachers are amazing and actually get to help you out on a personal level, so far as your needs, what you would like to shoot, and stuff like that. defiantly will come back for more lessons, and highly recommend

Did not learn much in the course. I wanted to learn how to use my camera at least on semi-​manual settings, not just flower, mountain mode, etc
They should also consider reducing amount of content and going more in depth/​practicing.
I took Photo 101 with GTA Photography Classes (school) after this course and found them to be a million times better.

I took the Advanced Point and Shoot 101 (LOL, I’m such an amateur) because I am learning to use most functions in my amazing Panasonic ZS20 (seriously, great camera!) through trial and error. I know I can benefit from courses to learn fundamental photography skills, theory and technique.
This class is basic. I learned to format a memory card and why it’s important. I already do that. I also learned the differences between portrait, sports and landscape scenic modes. Yawn.
But then, it picked up when we started to learn how to shoot in the Program mode. I learned more about Focus and control focus, ISO function and white balance function. Granted, I’ve been learning through trial and error but many of the Focus learnings were new to me.
The classroom is modern, technology works, and is spacious — fits 20, we were 8. I noticed that I was the only youth in the class full of senior citizens. I also discovered these students kick my derrière b/​c they are going on safari trips! All in all, the class is a great foundational course for anyone starting this hobby. The instructor, Courtney, was very knowledgeable and patient.
Will I return? Of course! I think the 201 will help me (LOL!), and there are some topic specific courses which seem very interesting (aperture, creative night photography, composition, urban photography, food photography, etc).

Gord and I did a three hour Travel Photography 101 workshop at Henry’s this evening.
There were 12 people in the workshop. Daniel was our instructor (he was also my instructor for the DSLR 101: Nikon and DSLR 201: Nikon workshops I had done last year).
It was a good workshop. I learned a few new things and it was a good reminder of the stuff we’d learned in the six week Photo 101 course we’d done this spring.
Daniel kept stressing that we aren’t taking a photo, we are making a photo. He covered the mechanics of taking a picture (aperture, shutter speed, flash, etc.) along with giving us hints about storing and backing up our pictures, having a tripod, being respectful in other countries, not only taking a power adapter to other countries but also a power bar, and more.
It was obvious that Daniel is very knowledgeable and passionate about photography.

Henry’s usually offers one free class with any camera purchase. Their school is located in the store at Queen and Church, with a classroom on the main floor and several upstairs.
They cover a broad range of topics, from Camera basics to studio lighting and digital imaging software courses. I took the Camera Specific courses when I purchased a new SLR which was a good idea. They helped me become familiar with the specific functions of the camera, best case scenarios, and the instructors were super helpful and friendly.
Courses are available Saturdays for us 9−5ers, and are about 3 hours in length. My only gripe was that I was not allowed to «skip» into the advanced course and was required to take the first which was really a huge waste of my time. I learned maybe a thing or two but we spent honestly an hour discussing basics like memory cards. (I am a Photoshop professional and have a BFA in New Media) In the end you get a download link to the presentation so you can review in your own time.
If you have zero camera experience its great. I am still interested in maybe taking a lighting or flash course in the future, but I found these courses a little basic for my needs. Great teachers though.