We all want to take cool photos of the places, people, things and events in our lives. We want to share what we experience and see with others. That’s why we purchase “Pocket” or “Point and Shoot” cameras. The convenience of a Point and Shoot camera is wonderful but the results many times are not. How many times have your photos come out too dark or too washed out? Have you ever taken photos and felt it didn’t really capture what you saw? In this Point & Shoot class, Manny explains how to make the best use of your camera settings and gives tips on composition that make your pictures look interesting and exciting. He demonstrates how you can use available lighting and the small flash on your camera to get amazing result.
Are you the one who usually pics up the camera to take pictures of the family but you find your results vary. Sometimes you get the "lucky shot" but even more often your photos are not very appealing. We show you how to take control of any situation and get the pictures you really can be proud of. You will learn how to work with pets and children. Want to get cool pictures of your son or daughters baseball or soccer game. Manny gives you simple tips to freeze all the action. Most of us don't have advanced lighting gear but there are ways to use available light to get some beautiful images. Combine these lighting techniques with basic composition will help your pictures come to life.
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Winner of The Fassbender Award, Telly Award, Communicator Award, Emanuele "Manny" Pontoriero started his career as an apprentice.
After 3 years he became a full time professional photographer
Throughout his career he has been a member of the:
Professional Photographers of New Jersey
Professional Photographers of North Eastern Pennsylvania
Professional photographers of Greater New York
Professional Photographers of America
He was Print Chairman for the Bergen, Passaic, Hudson chapter of the Professional Photographers Association of New Jersey for 3 years.
Averaging about 55 weddings a year and traveling to New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Manny has photographed over 2,000 weddings. Besides the hundreds of Christian and Jewish weddings he has photographed Italian, Greek, Croation, Cuban, Polish, Korean, Chinese, Iranian, Ethiopian and many other ethnic weddings.
Although most of the photography revolves around weddings and portraits Manny also does commercial photography. He has done photography for;
Unelever Brothers (North Bergen, N.J.)
Palisades General Hospital (North Bergen, N.J)
Prudential Securities (New York City)
Prudential Bache (United Kingdom)
Seamans (Orlando)
YKK Zippers (New Jersey)
Johnson and Whales University (Florida)
Rasmussen College (Florida)
When not taking photos he is lecturing and teaching photography. He has lectured at the Professional Photographers Assoc. of.N.J and B & H Photo Video in New York City. Has been on the Advisory Board for the Photography Dept. of St. Petersburg College in Clearwater, Florida.
He is Co-owner of Get The Picture DVDs which are the popular instructional DVDs that teach photography and are sold on Amazon.
He is a frequent guest on Studio 10, a Tampa morning TV show.
"When you love what you do you never have to worry about going to work"
Emanuele
