4-Hour Intensive Workshop

The best camera is not simply the one you have with you, it is the one you know how to use. 

This no-holds-barred intensive shows you how to get far more from your phone camera. Learn to control focus and exposure, work with different lenses, capture movement, find better light, compose with intention, and edit without turning every image into an over-processed filter experiment.

Along the way, we look at photographers who transformed ordinary streets, fleeting gestures, reflections, shadows, and everyday colour into unforgettable images. Then we take those ideas out into the world using the camera already in your pocket.

This workshop is about making stronger photographs, not buying more equipment. Expect practical demonstrations, fast creative challenges, a guided photo walk, editing exercises, and honest feedback.

By the End of the Workshop, You Will:

• Understand what your phone camera does well—and where it struggles.
• Take control of focus, exposure, lenses, and key camera features.
• Improve composition, timing, light, and visual storytelling.
• Avoid digital zoom, over-processing, and other common quality problems.
• Use simple editing tools to strengthen an image.
• Leave with a collection of finished photographs and techniques you can use every day.

Workshop Details

Dates: To be announced
Format: 1 intensive session · 4 hours
Location: Urban Art Collective, 50 Bayswater Avenue, Ottawa
Level: Introductory
Maximum Capacity: 12 students
Minimum Enrolment: 6 students required