Explore the rich narratives of the LA River in this immersive Meet-Up in LA class, where participants will capture its diverse landscapes—from lush parks to vibrant murals—while enhancing their photography skills. This course combines hands-on exploration with online critiques, allowing visual storytellers to uncover the river's role as a vital cultural and ecological landmark in Los Angeles.
Meet-Up in LA: Downtown Los Angeles with Peter Bennett (Hybrid Learning – Two Sessions)
Join us in Downtown Los Angeles to explore its vibrant urban landscape through hands-on photography excursions and engaging online critiques, all designed to enhance your storytelling skills
Photographing and Lighting Models with Ian Spanier (Hybrid Learning – Two Sessions)
Learn to photograph and light models in a fun, hands-on studio setting with Ian Spanier. This one-day class is perfect for photographers looking to gain experience working with models—no lighting experience needed.
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Portrait Studio Lighting: A One-Day Workshop with F. Scott Schafer (In-Person Learning – One Session
This one-day studio lighting course is designed as a basic introduction to lighting portraits in a controlled studio environment.
Introduction to Studio Lighting with Hugh Kretschmer (In-Person Learning – Six Sessions)
In this workshop, students will gain a solid foundation of studio lighting and practical knowledge of light. Working hands-on with the equipment, participants will learn how to select the proper light source for their subjects whether shooting portraits, still life or product.
Introduction to Studio Lighting with Hugh Kretschmer (In-Person Learning – Six Sessions)
In this workshop, students will gain a solid foundation of studio lighting and practical knowledge of light. Working hands-on with the equipment, participants will learn how to select the proper light source for their subjects whether shooting portraits, still life or product.
Creative Survival with Ken Merfeld (Online Learning – Six Sessions)
This class invites photographers to reconnect with creativity by exploring their personal environments, inner expression, and the world around them. Through conceptual assignments, group critique, and discussions on perception and appreciation, participants will expand their visual language and artistic mindset.
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The practice of using multiple exposures to create a single image can bring dreamlike, surreal and otherworldly qualities to photography and expands the possibilities for imagination and vision. Fine-art photographer Manuela Thames demonstrates methods that can be applied to all genres, from portraits and landscapes to abstract and still life.
Photography and Poetry have long been linked. While they are quite distinct art forms, there is a lot to be learned from the traditions of poetry that can help us in our photographic work. In this workshop, we will look at how we can borrow poetic devices such as metaphor, parallelism and symbolism to create a visual language.
Shooting with Intention with Aline Smithson (Online Learning – Six Sessions)
This workshop will inspire participants to reconsider how they make work, how they interpret their lives and their world, and by bringing depth and meaning to their efforts. Designed for all levels of fine art photographers.
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