Course to be Taught by Professional Photographer Mike Serkownek

Columbia State Community College is offering a non-credit "Digital Photography Basics" course on Saturday, March 20 from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the Clifton Campus.

The class will teach participants the basics of digital photography including digital cameras, digital camera features, basic exposures, composition and backing up files and handling media.

The instructor, Mike Serkownek, is a professional nature and landscape photographer who travels Tennessee and the United States. He has had photographs published in publications such as "The Tennessee Conservationist," "Nature Photographer" and "Classic Toy Trains."

The fee for the class is $75. Students are asked to bring their own cameras and instruction manuals to learn to better use them.

To register for the course or for more information contact Columbia State's Center for Economic and Workforce Development at (931) 540-2659 or contact the Clifton Campus at (931) 676-6966.

To see Mike Serkownek's work visit www.TraceOfLight.com.

Columbia State is a two-year college, serving a nine-county area in southern Middle Tennessee with locations in Columbia, Franklin, Lawrenceburg, Lewisburg, and Clifton. As Tennessee's first community college, Columbia State is committed to increasing access and enhancing diversity at all five campuses. Columbia State is a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents, the sixth largest education system in the nation. For more information, please visit www.columbiastate.edu.