Creative Photography 201
This program was designed to give students the flexibility to drop in on workshops covering their subject matter interests/needs without having to commit to a full class session...BUT if you sign up for all summer workshops at once, you'll get one free! ($30 value, discount will show up in your cart when you add all workshops).
Adobe Photoshop Basics
This is a demonstration class that will go over the basics of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Bridge. The emphasis will be about setting good workflow habits, and creating a reliable file management system. We will also cover the basics of picture editing and sequencing, image delivery, etc.
Architecture Photography
Photographing a building is harder than it looks. We will discuss some scouting methods and have a guest speaker. We'll also cover some approaches toward getting cleaner building views through a Photoshop perspective demonstration.
Color vs Black and White
Color vs black and white is a classic debate. We'll tackle it head first, and also have a socratic seminar on what's more important in our photography: facts or aesthetics? This will be a heavy conversational class, so please bring your ideas and be prepared to contribute to the discussion.
A Sense of Place: Urban Landscape
This will be a live workshop taking place in Old Town. Photographers will have a limited of pictures to take and will submit 5-7 pictures from their outing for a live critique. Laptop strongly recommended.
Photographing People
There are many considerations when it comes to photographing people on location: time of day, lighting accessories, posing, etc. We will discuss photographing families vs individuals. Live demonstration featuring a model.
Astrophotography
We will discuss astrophotography with your own cameras as well as with telescopes. Tips and tricks to get the best photographs of the moon, the Milky Way or star trails.
Moving Pictures
For this class we will go over creative applications for photography such as musical slide shows, timelapse, GIF animations and the parallax effect. We will also cover the basics of video created with a DSLR camera.
Creative Critique: Finding a Point of View
Finding a visual signature and creating a sense of authorship is a skill that comes with much practice. This class is about taking your photography to the next level. As our final class of the summer, it will also feature a live critique of submitted work.