For more information about the contest click here.

Make sure you get your week 7 submissions in by Friday, April 20th at NOON. Remember, all the finalists will be exhibited in our studio on May 10th right here at our studio.

Please RSVP your attendance by April 20th, 2012 to: contest@gtaphotographyclasses.com or by “attending” our event on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/339716006079502/

Here are this weeks results:

Anna Wasylenki “Reflections”

 Emily Yik “Spring Trumpet”

 Sogol Fathian “Lake Ontario”

Honourable Mentions

Anna Wasylenki “Simcoe”

Mimi Federer “Tranquility”

Tanya Hollister “The Falls at Night”

Please RSVP your attendance by April 20th, 2012 to:
contest@gtaphotographyclasses.com

This week’s finalists are:

Emily Keller
 ”Lines”

Heather Wisson
“A Love For Reading”

Ramteen Rezai
“Denver Series”

Click HERE to view more entries from week 5 of our photo contest!

If you can teach any one of the following topics, please get in touch with us!

1. Introduction to Photography
• Composition
• Exposure (Aperture, Shutter Speeds, ISO – shooting in Manual Mode)
• Other key settings (White balance, Metering)
• Photo Critique

2. Aperture / Lightroom / Photoshop

3. Portraiture / Fashion Photography

4. Sports Photography

5. Food Photography

6. Wedding / Portrait Photography

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree / College Diploma in a related course of study.
* Previous experience in teaching is desirable but not required. We do provide training.
* Communication and interpersonal skills are a must.
* Candidates must be available weekends / evenings for classes.

WE OFFER:

Great working environment
Competitive hourly rates
Flexible schedule requirements (works well with other full time positions)

APPLY:

Please email your cover letter and resume to info@gtaphotographyclasses.com

Thanks to everyone that submitted photos!  Here are the results from our first week of PHOTO 101 GRADS Contest.

Keep up the great work and remember to submit your  photos by NOON every FRIDAY.

This week’s finalists are:

Heather Wisson
“Burs”

Heather Wisson
“Windows”

Merle Newell
“Tart”

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

Emily Keller
“Fly Away”

Heather Wisson
“City Life”

Kim Sayers
“Teenager”

Mona Markussen
“Tips”

Click HERE to view more entries from week 1 of our photo contest!

March 12 – 16 (9am – 3pm)

Learn the introductory principles on photography, how to use your camera and understand shooting in manual mode.

Enjoy daily field trips to great locations around our studio, including but not limited to: Distillery District, City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square.

For more information Click HERE

If you have any questions about our camp please don’t hesitate to email us at info@gtaphotographyclasses or call the studio at 416.546.9089.

NEW WORKSHOPS:

Lightroom | April 14, 2012

Learn how to sort, store, edit, share, and protect our images with this introduction to Lightroom workshop.

Click on the following link for the topics and details covered in the workshop: LIGHTROOM

How to Run a Photography Business | May 26, 2012

Save yourself many headaches, lost time and money with this one day business workshop. This workshop is designed to help the aspiring photographer get off to a good start in their business and avoid some of the common mistakes and pitfalls new entrepreneurs can typically make.

Click on the following link for the topics and details covered in the workshop: PHOTO BUSINESS

Sign up for one of our February classes! See below for what we have coming up in the month of February:

NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY:

WED PM: FEB 15 (6-8pm)

PHOTO 101:

THURS PM: FEB 16 – MAR 1

WEEKEND BOOTCAMP: FEB 25 & 26

PHOTO 201:

WEEKEND BOOTCAMP: FEB 18 & 19

Also, for the month of February we are posting one great image a day on our facebook page to inspire you. We don’t need great weather to shoot great shots, and we are here to show you how. We are calling it FEBSPIRATION. Please share some of your images and spread the FEBSPIRATION to all.

Find us, LIKE us on facebook, click HERE

We are happy to announce that our fun and interactive Teen Camps have just been featured on Toronticity.com, as part of an article

they wrote for various March Break camps across the city.  We were featured along with only 8 other camps, and happy to have been considered!

Role:
•Full time (temp contract to permanent)
•Regular office hours (M-F / 9 am – 5 pm)

Pay Rate:
$10 – $13

Responsibilities include:
•Online updates and maintenance of website, blog, forum, social networking,etc
•Provide general administrative support to owner
•Input registration transactions using credit, cash or cheques
•Maintain a registration database of over 500 students
•Professionally respond to customer inquiries over the phone, email and in the studio
•Maintain calendars and schedules
•Manage the ordering of office supplies
•Help with the organization of special events (exhibits, competitions, etc)
•Perform basic accounting using Quick Books accounting software
•Other duties and special projects as required

Required qualifications/skills/experience:
•Reliable and professional
•Self starter with demonstrated administrative skills
•Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) & general internet
•Positive attitude, excellent communication and interpersonal skills
•Ability to prioritize, multi-task and work both independently and in a team

Please email your cover letter and resume to info@gtaphotographyclasses.com