Breaking Out of a Rut: Tips for Creating Breakthroughs in Your Photography with Ibarionex Perello (Webinar)
- February 5, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
In this webinar, Ibarionex Perello discusses the reasons why we experience plateaus in our creativity, what it means, and how to create momentum to challenge and grow as photographers.
Words and Pictures: The Art of Writing Project Statements, Grant Proposals (and Editing the Photos that Go With Them) with Sara Terry (In-Person Learning – Three Sessions)
- March 25, 2022
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - March 26, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm - March 27, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
In this weekend workshop, documentary photographer and filmmaker Sara Terry will explain what makes a strong proposal, including writing tips and how to sequence photos, share resources on grants and grant writing and give insights into funders’ thinking from her perspective as a funder with her non-profit, The Aftermath Project.
Personal History: Working with an Archive with Priya Suresh Kambli (Webinar)
- May 21, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
In this webinar, Priya Kambli will talk about her work, where she aims to understand the formation and erasure of identity that is an inevitable part of the migrant experience, exploring the resulting fragmentation of family, identity, and culture.
The Inner-Workings of Long-Term Projects with Cheryle St. Onge (Webinar)
- May 7, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
In this webinar, Cheryle St. Onge will discuss the mechanics of creating and launching long-term projects.
Street Photography: Making Order Out of Chaos with Harvey Stein (Webinar)
- April 9, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
This webinar will address ways to make strong images that “take the pulse” of the city.
The Well-Realized Book Project with Christian Patterson (Online Learning – Six Sessions)
- March 1, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - March 8, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - March 15, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - March 22, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - March 29, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - April 5, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Join artist Christian Patterson for a new online workshop experience focusing on photography, concept, narrative and the book form. As a class we will discover ways of combining all of these elements effectively in order to produce a well-realized book project.
Prototype. The “Dummy” Photo Book as Proof of Concept with Paul D’Amato (Online Learning – Four Sessions)
- January 24, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - January 31, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - February 7, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - February 21, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
This four-session workshop lays the foundation for creating, organizing, and compiling your “forever” photo book.
Lighting without Lights: Naturalistic Lighting for Beginners with David O. Alekhuogie (In-Person Learning – Six Sessions)
- March 12, 2022
10:00 am - 1:00 pm - March 13, 2022
10:00 am - 1:00 pm - March 19, 2022
10:00 am - 1:00 pm - March 20, 2022
10:00 am - 1:00 pm - March 26, 2022
10:00 am - 1:00 pm - March 27, 2022
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
This six-session technical workshop focuses on methods of naturalistic lighting. Designed for beginners, we will discuss making use of natural light as well as interior available light.
Reimagining Your Creative Self with Joyce Tenneson (In-Person Learning – Three Sessions)
- March 4, 2022
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - March 5, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm - March 6, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Joyce Tenneson returns to the Los Angeles Center of Photography to deliver a new and exciting workshop experience. Designed for photographers of all levels, this workshop will inspire participants to connect with their deeper dreams, reimagining their creative self.
The Poetic Documentary Landscape with Morgain Bailey and Stella Kalinina (Online Learning – Six Sessions)
- January 26, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - February 2, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - February 9, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - February 16, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - February 23, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - March 2, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am
This new workshop supports photographers who seek to develop new and ongoing projects that investigate and explore landscape photography through a poetic documentary lens.
The Los Angeles Street Collective 2022 (Online Learning + On the Street – One Year)
- January 11, 2022
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
“The Los Angeles Street Collective” picks up where “On the Streets in LA” left off, continuing the camaraderie of shooting together on the street, sharing our work, and getting feedback from each other.
The Wet Plate Collodion Workshop with Allan Barnes (In-Person – Two sessions)
- June 18, 2022
10:00 am - 4:00 pm - June 19, 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.
Gum Over Platinum/Palladium Printing with Digital Negatives with Joseph Rheaume (In-Person Learning – Two Sessions)
- April 23, 2022
10:00 am - 4:00 pm - April 24, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
In this two-day workshop, you will learn the techniques and subtleties involved in making digital negatives, coating, and exposing platinum / palladium prints, and preparing and coating gum washes over platinum / palladium prints.
Platinum/Palladium Printing with Digital Negatives with Joseph Rheaume (In-Person Learning – Two Sessions)
- April 2, 2022
10:00 am - 4:00 pm - April 3, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
This two-day hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the processes and techniques needed to make digital negatives and beautiful platinum/palladium prints.
Your Right Brain is Right with Joanne Calitri (Online Learning – Six Sessions)
- March 29, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - April 5, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - April 12, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - April 19, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - April 26, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - May 3, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
This course demystifies the concept that only certain people are creative or just born with it. This is a fun and upbeat class that will energize you
Pushing Your Work Forward with Jonathan Blaustein (Webinar)
- June 25, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Join Jonathan Blaustein in a webinar designed to push your work forward. Jonathan will discuss important technical elements of your photography, while also delving into subject matter and personal style.
Pixels, Paint, Pastel and Pencil: Altering Images with Kate Breakey (Webinar)
- June 18, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
In this webinar, Kate Breakey will show you how to extend your vision further and make your images total unique using a variety of art media to hand-color inkjet prints.
Text and Image with Aline Smithson (Webinar)
- May 14, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
This webinar examines the relationships between photographs and words and will give photographers a broad overview of using text and image in, on, and accompanying photographs.
MFA in Photography? Why? Where? How? What Else? with Betsy Schneider (Webinar)
- April 30, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
This webinar explores the benefits and drawbacks of studying photography at the graduate level including how different programs offer different experiences, what it takes to get into various MFA programs, how funding works (or doesn’t) and what opportunities open up after graduating with an MFA.
Branding to Sell Your Fine Art Work with Brooke Shaden (Webinar)
- April 23, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
In this webinar we will examine and deconstruct the three major tenets of branding: visual, communication, and personal.
Create Expensive-Looking Images on the Cheap with Alex Stoddard (Webinar)
- April 2, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
This webinar will teach you how to make impactful fine art images without breaking the bank – sometimes spending nothing at all.
How to Choose Yourself as an Artist with Michael Foley (Webinar)
- March 26, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
In this webinar, you will learn and sharpen your skills to effectively get your work seen and discovered by your audience. Michael Foley will introduce you to less traditional and unorthodox approaches to present and sell your work.
Inside the Collector’s Mind with Alice Zimet (Webinar)
- March 12, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
In this webinar, photographers will better understand the collector perspective and will also receive useful tips to advance their own personal practice and get collected.
Pushing Boundaries with Gerald Slota (Webinar)
- March 5, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
This webinar challenges the boundaries of what a “typical” photograph is supposed to be. Gerald Slota will share his insight in creating original imagery that is singular and unique.
The Story in the Sequence with Laurent B. Chevalier (Webinar)
- February 19, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
This webinar will explore photography’s particular ability to construct narrative through the arrangement and sequencing of photos in proximity to each other.
Challenging Reality with Photo Montage with Fran Forman (Webinar)
- June 4, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
In this webinar, we will look at how found, taken, and scanned images can be composited seamlessly and often intuitively to create a new reality.
Location, Location, Location: The Making of Environmental Portraits with Lauri Lyons (Webinar)
- February 12, 2022
10:00 am - 11:30 am
In this webinar Lauri Lyons will discuss how to photograph people on location, scout sites, work with minimal equipment, use natural light or flash, and how to create a dynamic and memorable image in a short amount of time.
Writing for Photography with Elin Spring & Suzanne Révy (Online Learning – Five Sessions)
- March 23, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - March 30, 2022
9:30 am - 12:30 pm - April 6, 2022
9:30 am - 12:30 pm - April 13, 2022
9:30 am - 12:30 pm - April 20, 2022
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
In this workshop, we explain “best practices” for starting and maintaining successful writing habits, offer valuable tips on expressing your genuine voice, and demonstrate examples of both clear and ineffectual communication.
Finding Your Own Voice in Today’s Internet Chorus with Hellen Van Meene (Online Learning – Six Sessions)
- April 26, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - May 3, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - May 10, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - May 17, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - May 24, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - May 31, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am
This class is intended to bring your work into full focus through honest, open conversations about what makes it genuinely yours, such as what defines your own vision and style, and how to push its aesthetic envelope further as something of a ‘signature’.
The Grammar of Photography with Mari Howells (Online Learning – Ten Sessions)
- April 18, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - April 25, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - May 2, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - May 9, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - May 16, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - May 23, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - June 6, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - June 13, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - June 20, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - June 27, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Through class lectures, weekly shooting assignments, and in-class exercises based on the ideas in Szarkowski’s book “The Photographer’s Eye”, students will dissect the elements of photographic grammar.