Secrets To Make Your Pictures Perfect

How many vacation memories have been ruined by pictures so fuzzy that you can't tell if that's dad in a canoe, or the Loch Ness Monster?

Digital cameras have made it so much easier for anyone to take snappy pics just by letting the camera do most of the work. Take the time to unlock all the features on your new camera and you'll have photos suitable for framing.

Find out everything you need to know about the basic functions of your digital camera from a professional photographer Wednesday at 6 p.m. at REI in the Town Center. The class will cover exposure settings (automatic to manual mode), metering, auto focus, use of flash, file size and type, and playing back images. Space is limited. The cost is $50 for non-members, $30 for REI members.

Once you feel ready to take your camera out, add your photos of your neighborhood to our Patch photo gallery.

Here are some other fun things to do this week. If you go to any of these events, let us know how it was:

• Alex Beritzhoff begins a three-month long educational series to put local residents back in touch with their writing soul. The first in the series, The Handwritten Note, will take place on June 21 at 7 p.m. at her store, Folio Fine Stationery and Gifts located at 1118 Magnolia Avenue in Larkspur.

• Do you think libraries are just cold, quiet places full of dusty old books? Think again. Let your children — including your inner child — laugh out loud at the slapstick antics of Daffy Dave when he visits the Corte Madera Library on Wednesday at 11 a.m.

• Drop by the Corte Madera farmers market every Wednesday, from noon to 5 p.m., at the Town Center.

• Every business needs a growth strategy. Learn how to develop one that will work for your company during Thursday's Marin Business Forum. The event is free, but registration is required.