The Grammar of Photography with Mari Howells (Online Learning – Six Sessions)
- October 26, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - November 2, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - November 9, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - November 16, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - November 30, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - December 7, 2022
10:00 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.
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.
Social Media Storytelling with Bob Sacha (Online Learning – Four Sessions)
- December 3, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - December 4, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - December 10, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - December 11, 2022
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
We all live on social media these days so it’s important to understand how to create stories that can communicate with our audience, be those customers, subscribers, NGO’s, clients or even our children & grandchildren. If you’re a journalist, business owner, advocate, social media influencer or parent, this class will help you learn how to make video stories that will stand out from the herd on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and even TikTok.
The Why of Story with Celeste Lecesne (Online Learning – Six Sessions)
- September 9, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - September 23, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - October 7, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - October 21, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - November 4, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - November 18, 2022
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Every story we tell is the myth of our lives struggling to be heard. This workshop is designed to explore your individual myth, give voice to emotional, political, and personal truth, and create a structure that will carry your story into the world.
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.
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.
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.
From Memory to Story with Molly Wizenberg (Online Learning – Six Sessions)
- November 1, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - November 4, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - November 8, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - November 11, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - November 15, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - November 18, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am
In this class for creative nonfiction writers, we will practice tapping into our memories, rebuilding scenes from the past, and writing vividly from within them.
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 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.
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.
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.
Sharpening Your Photographic Vision with Sam Abell (Three Sessions – In-Person Learning)
- December 2, 2022
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - December 3, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm - December 4, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
In this weekend-intensive workshop, Sam Abell will discuss his technique of seeing in layers, the importance of seeing well, and how to see with more discriminating power. The goal of this workshop is to help each participant discover where they are now and where their work can take them.
Owning Your Truth: Experiments in Creativity with Joanne Dugan (In-Person Learning – Three Sessions)
- September 9, 2022
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - September 10, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm - September 11, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
This highly-experimental class encourages participants to use images and text to spontaneously channel a unique, authentic voice.
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.
Reimagining Your Creative Self with Joyce Tenneson (In-Person Learning – Three Sessions)
- November 4, 2022
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - November 5, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm - November 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.
Pixels, Paint, Pastel and Pencil: Altering Images with Kate Breakey (Webinar) – June 18
- 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.
The Allure of Photography with Laura Letinsky (In-Person Learning – Three Sessions)
- September 16, 2022
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - September 17, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm - September 18, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
In this workshop, you will explore strategies to understand and experiment with the authority of the photograph, considering how elements of a photograph other than its subject determine its meaning, and then investigating possibilities for developing a meaning that embraces a complexity that goes beyond the mainstream.
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)
- May 2, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - May 9, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - May 16, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - May 23, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - June 6, 2022
9:00 am - 11:00 am - June 13, 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.
Eyes Wide Open with Eddie Soloway (In-Person Learning – Three Sessions)
- January 13, 2023
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - January 14, 2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm - January 15, 2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Join Eddie Soloway in a unique workshop experience designed to push your seeing from what is in front of your eyes into the world of abstractions, reflections, layers, movement, and then deeper into the realm of concepts and imagination.
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.
The Photo Book as Art with Susan kae Grant (Online Learning – Four Sessions)
- April 2, 2022
9:00 am - 4:00 pm - April 3, 2022
9:00 am - 4:00 pm - April 9, 2022
9:00 am - 4:00 pm - April 10, 2022
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
This workshop introduces participants to the practice of creating handmade limited edition photographic artists’ books that balance form, content and materials in innovative ways.
Sharpening Your Photographic Vision with Sam Abell (Three Sessions – In-Person Learning)
- December 3, 2021
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - December 4, 2021
10:00 am - 6:00 pm - December 5, 2021
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
In this weekend-intensive workshop, Sam Abell will discuss his technique of seeing in layers, the importance of seeing well, and how to see with more discriminating power. The goal of this workshop is to help each participant discover where they are now and where their work can take them.