Online 5 Week Beginning Photography Class

Online 5-Week Beginning Photography Class Price $367 (Early Bird Discount: 15% off. Apply discount code: 15PHOTO at checkout until January 7th at 5pm.) Contact me at mateozzachai@gmail.com if you’d like to set up a payment plan.
When: Wednesdays, January 21st-February 18th, 2026 6-8 pm
Location: Online Via Zoom (All Classes Will Be Recorded)

In this class we will be reviewing all the important creative settings on your camera (a review of beginning photography lessons) such as S/TV, A/AV and then look at M (Manual Mode) too. We will also be experimenting more with using different framing and composition methods and understanding what makes a good histogram and the importance of metering as well as using image editing tools.

We will be looking at different photographers and sharing about the lighting they are using and the settings and the emotion/tension in their work. Many other things will be discussed in continuing to better capture the images you want to and being open to the moment. I look forward to working with all of you on this journey.

PRIVATE INSTRUCTION

Do you have a new camera, but don't know how to use it? Are you always taking photos with your phone, but want to take better images on your DSLR or mirrorless camera? Do you travel, hike, or enjoy life in Portland and want to know how to capture and document your adventures?

Mateo Zachai is a photographer who has been teaching for over 20 years. He has a warm, patient (but persistent) style that adapts to either beginners or more advanced learners. You'll learn about your cameral settings and how to compose, focus, capture motion, and and take your photographs to a whole new level. Contact me for private instruction or stay tuned for upcoming classes.

PRIVATE INSTRUCTION
$150 for 90 Minute SESSION

 NEED A GIFT FOR A PHOTOGRAPHER?

GIFT CARDS ARE AVAILABLE! 

Give the gift of photography for a beginning, intermediate, or advanced student who is interested in advancing their skills. Gift cards can be redeemed for a 90 minute photography instruction in Portland, Oregon. 

Mateo Zapata Zachai received his MFA in Photography from Yale University and BFA in Interdisciplinary Studies from San Francisco Art Institute. He teaches photography at Portland Community College and University of Maryland Global Campus online and has taught at PNCA, Newspace, Shoreline Community College, and Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle, Washington. Mateo has exhibited nationally: most recent exhibits are at Rock/Dement Studio, Center on Contemporary Art and Martin-Zambito Fine Art. Articles of his  work have also been published in Artweek and The Stranger. Zachai’s work has been collected both nationally and internationally.  Work can be seen at www.zachai.com.Zachai has also taught art workshops at the Seattle Art Museum and has critiqued and taught at Yale School of Art, San Francisco Art Institute, University of Washington School of Art, Bellevue Community College, Youth in Focus and Coyote Central. He studied with Hank Wessel and Reagan Louie at San Francisco Art Institute and he was a teaching assistant for Gregory Crewdson and Lois Conner while at Yale University.