“Photography: An Introduction” with Veteran Photographer Shane Gutierrez

The Bristol Art Museum invites photography enthusiasts to take part in Photography: An Introduction with professional photographer Shane Gutierrez, a four-session course designed for beginners who seek to learn how to use their cameras more effectively and confidently.

The class, scheduled for Thursday evenings beginning on November 20, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., offers a hands-on approach to understanding the fundamentals of photography, including ISO, resolution, aperture, shutter speed, and shooting modes. Participants will learn through lectures, demonstrations, and weekly assignments, building the skills needed to move beyond automatic settings and capture intentional, well-composed photographs.

Gutierrez’s teaching philosophy emphasizes both technical understanding and creative exploration. A seasoned commercial and fine art photographer, Gutierrez brings more than four decades of professional experience to the classroom.

“I started photography probably more than 40 years ago when as a sophomore in college I received a camera and read everything about it,” Gutierrez shares. “I never thought of photography as an art form before I got the camera and started reading about people like Edward Weston and Ansel Adams.”

Since founding his photography business in 1988, Gutierrez has worked in corporate, product, and event photography, while maintaining a personal portfolio of landscape and portrait work exhibited in galleries and libraries throughout the region. His passion for teaching began with free community classes at local libraries, which eventually led to positions in adult education and now at the Bristol Art Museum.