The WORK of Art with Lori Vrba & Tobia Makover (In-Person Learning – Three Sessions)
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March 10, 2023
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
March 11, 2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm -
March 12, 2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Lori Vrba and Tobia Makover lead this workshop with big ideas for expanding how we consider and pursue a viable career in the photographic arts. Examine the radical shift from the traditional notions of fine art success to what is now a game-changing movement in the exhibition, curatorial, and marketing arenas.
Three Simple Lines: Meditation and Writing Haiku with Natalie Goldberg (In-Person Learning – Three Sessions)
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June 23, 2023
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
June 24, 2023
10:00 am - 5:00 pm -
June 25, 2023
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Haiku brings us closer to ourselves and to the world. In three short lines, it can shake us awake, give us the experience of an entire lifetime. It can also give us refuge and clarity—something we all long for, whether or not we realize it, especially in these times we’re living in.
Fiction and Nonfiction for All Levels with Sarah Schulman (In-Person Learning – Three Sessions)
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April 21, 2023
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
April 22, 2023
10:00 am - 5:00 pm -
April 23, 2023
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Join the multi-talented novelist, playwright, nonfiction writer and screenwriter, Sarah Schulman, in this creative writing class focusing on fiction and nonfiction for all levels. A distinguished professor of the Humanities at College of Staten Island and fellow at the New York Institute for the Humanities, Sarah has developed a pedagogy in which she works with prose writer at all levels – from stone beginners to those who have published several books–in a way that is beneficial and fun for every student.
Dragging the Shutter: Balancing Flash and Ambient In-Studio and On-Location with Bobbi Lane & Lee Varis (In-Person Learning – Two Sessions)
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April 1, 2023
1:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
April 2, 2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Dragging the Shutter or balancing strobe and ambient light is tricky but the results can be amazing. We use the flash to illuminate the subject and slow the shutter speed (hence the term “dragging”) to pull in the background ambient light. Once you get the basic concept of how to set your flash and what camera settings to use, it’s easy and fun to experiment.
The Fine Art of Digital Printmaking with Eric Joseph (In-Person Learning – Two Sessions)
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February 25, 2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm -
February 26, 2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
More than just a technical class on Photoshop and Lightroom, this course will emphasize the digital print as a unique art form in which the choice of inkjet paper to print on makes the difference between an ordinary photo and an extraordinary piece of artwork.
The Fine Art of Digital Printmaking with Eric Joseph (In-Person Learning – Two Sessions)
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June 10, 2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm -
June 11, 2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
More than just a technical class on Photoshop and Lightroom, this course will emphasize the digital print as a unique art form in which the choice of inkjet paper to print on makes the difference between an ordinary photo and an extraordinary piece of artwork.
Crash Flash Weekend: Speedlight Essentials with Jennifer Emery (In-Person Learning – Two Sessions)
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March 18, 2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm -
March 19, 2023
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
If you feel confident with a camera but less so with a flash and would like to master external speed-light flash technology, this class is for you. The goal of this class is to learn how to use a flash so well that the outcome looks like professional lighting utilizing TTL/SB flash units on and off camera.
Sharpening Your Photographic Vision with Sam Abell (Three Sessions – In-Person Learning) – Dec 2
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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.
Creating the Digital Montage with Fran Forman (In-Person Learning – Three Sessions) – Jan 27
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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.