The Personal Project with Aline Smithson (One Year)
- January 28, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - February 25, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - March 31, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - April 28, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - May 19, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - June 9, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - September 15, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - October 13, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - December 1, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
This year-long class is Los Angeles Center of Photography’s master class. It is designed for serious photographers who are interested in creating a significant personal project. Students will work toward creating a strong, cohesive body of work that will culminate in an exhibit at LACP for a month-long run.
Creative Portraiture with Ken Merfeld (Six sessions)
- January 29, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - February 5, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - February 12, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - February 19, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - February 26, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - March 4, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
This six-week workshop will begin to explore the world of portraiture, the basics of natural and artificial lighting, and the psychology of dealing with people in front of your camera.
Shooting with Intention with Aline Smithson (Six sessions)
- February 4, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - February 11, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - February 18, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - March 3, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - March 17, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - March 24, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Join Aline Smithson in a six-session workshop designed to help photographers create significance in their imagery. Participants will be exposed to genres of contemporary photography, projects created around ideas, and projects that tell personal stories.
The Photographer’s Eye – Part 1 with Thomas Alleman (Six sessions)
- March 3, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - March 10, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - March 17, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - March 21, 2020
10:00 am - 1:00 pm - March 24, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - March 31, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Through lectures and discussions, exercises and assignments, this class will explore the specifics of camera vision in such areas as motion, time and focus.
How Do You Think Like That? with Ken Merfeld (Six sessions)
- March 18, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - March 25, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - April 1, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - April 15, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - April 22, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - April 29, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
This class is an invitation to the creative thought process – how we obtain ideas, how we think differently, and how we produce work out of the norm.
The Photographer’s Eye – Part 2 with Thomas Alleman (Six sessions)
- April 14, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - April 21, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - April 28, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - May 2, 2020
10:00 am - 1:00 pm - May 5, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - May 12, 2020
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
In this second class, we’ll continue exploring the obstacles and limitations imposed by cameras, lenses, and “film”, and we’ll use lectures, presentations and assignments to learn techniques that overcome and exploit those troublesome realities.
Writing Pictures: An Exploration of Text and Image with Joanne Dugan (Weekend-Intensive)
- May 1, 2020
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - May 2, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm - May 3, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
This highly collaborative workshop will encourage and inspire students to combine text and image to tell their stories in a visual way.
Creative Still Life with Kimberly Witham (Weekend-Intensive)
- May 29, 2020
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - May 30, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm - May 31, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Join photographer Kimberly Witham for a weekend workshop developing and refining your still life photography skills.
Scene + Herd with Lori Vrba (Weekend-Intensive)
- June 12, 2020
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - June 13, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm - June 14, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Lori Vrba leads this workshop with big ideas for expanding how we think about and pursue viable careers in the photographic arts. Examine her radical shift from the traditional notions of fine art success to what is now considered a guerrilla movement in the exhibition, curatorial, and marketing arenas.
The Art of the 4×5 View Camera with Sean Blocklin (Two sessions – SMC campus)
- June 13, 2020
10:00 am - 4:00 pm - June 14, 2020
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Through classroom demonstration and hands-on experimentation, this course will instruct students on the use of the 4×5 view camera and help them become proficient in every aspect of image creation. A
The Wet Plate Collodion Workshop with Allan Barnes (Two sessions – SMC Campus)
- June 27, 2020
10:00 am - 4:00 pm - June 28, 2020
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This two-day workshop serves as a hands-on introduction to this demanding but beautiful photographic process, invented by Frederick Scott Archer in the mid-19th Century.