An Alternative Vision: Reimagining the Photo with Gerald Slota (Online Learning – Six Sessions) – July 9
- July 9, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - July 16, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - July 23, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - July 30, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - August 6, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - August 13, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
This class is about experimenting with a hands-on approach and pushing the boundaries of what a “typical” photograph is supposed to be. We explore different techniques in creating original imagery (this includes experimenting with different cameras and other visual sources and using multiple images of various sizes), work spontaneously with chance, and turn mistakes into advantages.
Portfolio Development Workshop with Susan Burnstine (Online Learning – Six Months)
- July 11, 2022
9:30 am - 12:30 pm - August 8, 2022
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
This workshop, designed specifically for fine art photographers, focuses on developing artists’ portfolios over a six-month period of time.
Contemporary Fine Art Photography: Discovering Your Voice with Susan Burnstine (Online Learning – Five Sessions)
- July 12, 2022
9:45 am - 12:15 pm - July 19, 2022
9:45 am - 12:15 pm - August 2, 2022
9:45 am - 12:15 pm - August 9, 2022
9:45 am - 12:15 pm - August 16, 2022
9:45 am - 12:15 pm
Contemporary fine art photography transforms ideas into images, and images into a voice. The photographer acts as a channel to which this progression can evolve. This course will investigate this process and use of photography as a tool for individual expression.
Our LA and the Urban Landscape with Peter Bennett (In-Person Learning – Two Sessions)
- July 16, 2022
9:00 am - 6:00 pm - July 17, 2022
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Los Angeles offers an enormous array of diverse and ethnic communities, including the hustle and bustle of downtown activity, white picket fences and birds chirping in quiet suburbia, the clicking and cracking of machinery in industrial neighborhoods, and the soft, soothing sounds of waves splashing ashore on the beach. In this class, students will take advantage of this melting pot and participate in a journey to photograph the City of Angles and document this remarkable city.
Writing Pictures: An Exploration of Text and Image – Part 1 with Joanne Dugan (Online Learning – Five Sessions)
- July 26, 2022
9:00 am - 11:30 am - August 2, 2022
9:00 am - 11:30 am - August 9, 2022
9:00 am - 11:30 am - August 16, 2022
9:00 am - 11:30 am - August 23, 2022
9:00 am - 11:30 am
This highly collaborative workshop will encourage and inspire students to combine text and image to tell their stories in a visual way.
Portfolio Development Workshop with Susan Burnstine (Online Learning – Six Months)
- September 12, 2022
9:30 am - 12:30 pm - October 10, 2022
9:30 am - 12:30 pm - November 14, 2022
9:30 am - 12:30 pm - December 12, 2022
9:30 am - 12:30 pm - January 9, 2023
9:30 am - 12:30 pm - February 6, 2023
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
This workshop, designed specifically for fine art photographers, focuses on developing artists’ portfolios over a six-month period of time.
The Provocative Photograph: Crafting Compelling Visual Narratives with Holly Lynton (Online Learning – Six Sessions)
- September 12, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - September 15, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - September 19, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - September 22, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - September 29, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - October 3, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
This workshop will provide participants with innovative strategies to produce images that are provocative, enigmatic, and lyrical. Students will learn how to depict people, places, and histories in unprecedented ways.
Photographing in the Social Landscape with Thomas Alleman (Online Learning – Eight Sessions)
- September 29, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - October 6, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - October 13, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - October 20, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - October 27, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - November 3, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - November 10, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - November 17, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Through lectures and discussions, exercises and assignments, this class will explore the Social Landscape as other photographers have seen it over that last hundred years.
The Wet Plate Collodion Workshop with Allan Barnes (In-Person – Two sessions)
- October 1, 2022
10:00 am - 4:00 pm - October 2, 2022
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.
Collaborating with Your Vision with Brad Temkin (Online Learning – Five Sessions)
- October 7, 2022
9:00 am - 11:30 am - October 14, 2022
9:00 am - 11:30 am - October 21, 2022
9:00 am - 11:30 am - October 28, 2022
9:00 am - 11:30 am - November 4, 2022
9:00 am - 11:30 am
This course will essentially serve as a Mentorship for ten students serious about achieving perfection in their image-making.
Creative Still Life with Kimberly Witham (Online Learning – Four Sessions)
- October 8, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - October 9, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - October 15, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - October 16, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join photographer Kimberly Witham for a two weekend-intensive workshop focused on developing and refining your still life photography skills.
The Art of Photography: Your Creative Approach with Ken Merfeld (Online Learning)
- October 12, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - October 19, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - October 26, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - November 2, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - November 9, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - November 16, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
This class is designed to help you expand your approach to photography, to question the “how” and “why” of your technique, and to challenge and understand your creative process.
Going the Distance with Arno Rafael Minkkinen (In-Person Learning – Three Sessions)
- October 21, 2022
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - October 22, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm - October 23, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
In this workshop we will build a framework for a cohesive vision capable of handling variance and freshness, a vision that can continue for months, years, even decades ahead.
Artist as Subject: Strategies of Self-Portraiture with Jennifer McClure (Online Learning – Six Sessions)
- November 3, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - November 10, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - November 17, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - December 1, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - December 8, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - December 15, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Designed for those who are new to self-portraiture, as well as those who might need a push with current self portrait projects, this class studies the history and techniques of self-portraiture, shooting at home, and reviewing photos as a class.
The Creative Process of Making a Photo Book with Mona Kuhn (Webinar)
- November 5, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
This webinar focuses primarily on the creative process of making a photo book.
Creating the Digital Montage with Fran Forman (In-Person Learning – Three Sessions)
- January 27, 2023
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - January 28, 2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm - January 29, 2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Students will explore altering and enhancing existing images as well as incorporating visual materials into existing images to create dream-like montages using Photoshop.