CLASSES

Featured Classes

Upcoming Classes

Photo by Paul Kessel, 2022 Exhibiting Artist

Basic Photography with Rebecca Truszkowski (In-Person Learning – Six Sessions)

Monday
March 15, 2027
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Monday
March 22, 2027
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Monday
April 5, 2027
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Monday
April 12, 2027
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Monday
April 19, 2027
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Monday
April 26, 2027
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

In this beginning workshop, students will learn all the controls and functions on their digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras, basic camera operation (including f-stop, shutter speed and ISO), fundamental concepts of photography, and how to control the photograph’s final look.

A Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) casts a distinct crucifix or cross-like shadow upon a quartz monzonite boulder. Joshua Tree National Park, California.

Sunscape – Desert Light: Landscape Photography in Joshua Tree with Michael E. Gordon (In-Person Learning)

Wednesday (orientation)
March 17, 2027
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Thursday (workshop)
March 18, 2027
6:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday (workshop)
March 19, 2027
6:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday (workshop)
March 20, 2027
6:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sunday (workshop)
March 21, 2027
6:00 am – 7:00 pm
Monday (Workshop)
March 22, 2027
9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Discover new ways of seeing and photographing the extraordinary landscape of Joshua Tree, from its expansive vistas to its subtle textures and shifting desert light. Through fieldwork and critique, develop a more intentional approach to composition, light, and creating expressive photographs of place.

Sunscape – The Creative Portrait: High Desert Edition with Rania Matar (In-Person Learning)

Wednesday (orientation)
March 17, 2027
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Thursday (workshop)
March 18, 2027
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday (workshop)
March 19, 2027
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday (workshop)
March 20, 2027
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday (workshop)
March 21, 2027
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Monday (Workshop)
March 22, 2027
9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Explore the art of portraiture as a collaborative encounter, using the light, backdrops and distinctive environments of the High Desert as inspiration. Through hands-on shooting, discussion, and critique, discover new ways to create intimate, expressive portraits that reveal both subject and place.