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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Instructors: Rhea Pappas (Sec. 1); John Pennoyer (Sec. 2)
Section 1: Tuesdays, January 19–February 9, 6:30–9:30pm
Section 2: Tuesdays, February 16–March 9, 6:30–9:30pm
Reg. deadlines: Sec. 1 – January 12; Sec. 2 – February 9
Tuition: $215/$185 members
Max. enrollment: 12 students each section

Learn to take better digital photographs by understanding the technology behind it. This beginning class is geared towards SLR digital camera users and will cover topics such as white balance, digital histograms, file formats, and much more to help make you a better digital photographer. Through lecture, discussion, and homework assignments this class will take the mystery out of digital photography. Students should bring their cameras and operating manuals to all class sessions.

Instructor: Rhea Pappas
4 sessions: Saturdays, January 30–February 20, 10am–1pm
Reg. deadline: January 23
Tuition: $215/$185 members
Max. enrollment: 8 students

This course is for students who’ve taken a basic digital photography class, own a digital SLR camera, and want to achieve the best from it. We’ll examine the more advanced methods and practices of digital photography. Building on your current digital photography knowledge, you’ll learn how to rely on the histogram, know what white balance you’ll need, be comfortable working with the RAW image format, and learn other techniques to help improve your digital photography, such as composition and workflow management.

The instructor will demonstrate lighting and Adobe Photoshop techniques for improving your images. Through lecture, discussion, assignments, and critique, you’ll leave the class with the ability to manage your own digital system from capture to print. There will be small assignments to complete outside of class. Students should bring their cameras and operating manuals to all class sessions.

Beginning Adobe Photoshop CS4*
Instructor: Evan Baden
5 sessions: Thursdays, January 21–February 18, 6:30–9:30pm
Reg. deadline: January 14
Tuition: $245/$205 members
Max. enrollment: 5 students

This course delves into the basics of Adobe’s professional image-editing and graphics creation software program Photoshop CS4 (for Macintosh, though Windows users are welcome) and will cover its tools and methods for practical photographic correction and creative manipulation. You'll learn about file formats and digital file editing fundamentals to help you build an efficient workflow. The curriculum also includes the basics of scanning documents and negatives as well as outputting images for print and the Web. Tuition includes 5 hours of computer time outside of class.

Basics of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2    
Instructor: Richard Fleischman
2 sessions: Wednesdays, February 10–17, 6:30–9:30pm
Reg. deadline: February 3
Tuition: $150/$115 members
Max. enrollment: 5 students

Learn about Adobe's fantastic Lightroom software for photographers. A stand-alone product separate from Photoshop, Lightroom has quickly become a critical part of many professional photographers’ workflow. Not only can Lightroom be used for cataloging all of your photos and photo collections, it is one of the most advanced RAW converters on the market and can be used with your DSLR for tethered shooting to your computer. We’ll also look at using Lightroom to create Web galleries and slideshows with your photos. Space is limited – register early!

Wedding & Event Photography
Instructor: Laurie Schneider
2 sessions: Saturday, January 23, 10am–1pm & Sunday, January 24, 10am–2pm
Reg. deadline: January 16
Tuition: $150/$115 members
Max. enrollment: 15 students

Many believe wedding and event photography is easy money, only to discover how difficult and competitive a business it really is. In this workshop you'll receive valuable insider advice from one of the region’s top professional wedding/event photographers. You’ll learn how to get started, marketing options, business and ethics, usage and copyright, whether this line of work is a good fit for you, and more. You’ll also have the opportunity to practice shooting and receive a portfolio review. Students are encouraged bring to the first session portrait and/or wedding images for portfolio review. Bring a film or digital SLR camera with a flash to the second session.

Photographic Composition
Instructor: Evan Baden
4 sessions: Tuesdays, February 16–March 9, 7–9pm
Reg. deadline: February 9
Tuition: $150/$115 members
Max. enrollment: 8 students

In this course we’ll examine the different aspects of composition and apply them to our photographic process. Students will learn how to use different compositional concepts such as (but not limited to) balance, symmetry, asymmetry, rule-of-thirds, golden ratio, foreground, middleground, and background to enhance the meaning and/or aesthetic of their photographs. At the end of this course you should notice a significant difference in the way you make images in the camera and edit images in the darkroom or in Photoshop. Students using either digital or traditional darkroom technologies are welcome. Darkroom and computer time is available with some restrictions/conditions to those who need it during the course.

The Photographer’s Assistant
Instructor: Cole Zachman
1 session: Monday, February 8, 6:30–9:30pm
Reg. deadline: February 1
Tuition: $95/$70 members
Max. enrollment: 15 students

Interested in becoming a commercial photography assistant? Professional photographer’s assistant Cole Zachman will help you to prepare for the rigors of the commercial photo shoot world. You’ll learn how to prepare to show your portfolio, assistant dos and don’ts, studio etiquette, technical jargon, assistant responsibilities, and invoicing. You’ll receive hands-on training with gear including C-stands, tripods, power packs, strobe heads, gels, scrims, grids, and other tools of the trade. Students who would like feedback are encouraged to bring portfolios as well as display/discuss any other marketing tools they plan to utilize.

Copyright, Estimates, Pricing & You           
Instructor: Terry Faust
1 session: Saturday, February 13, 10am–2pm
Reg. deadline: February 6
Tuition: $95/$70 members
Max. enrollment: 15 students

It’s a critical stage in your career when money can be made from your photos. Your composition, lighting, and other technical classes have taken you up to this point but may not have addressed the business side of photography. Because of this many photographers are left scrambling to understand basic trade practices and rights while shooting their first job or making their first print sale.

Copyright, Estimates, Pricing & You will help you understand the business side of photography and know how to value your work. Questions about how to price your work, communicate with clients, estimate a job, market yourself, and bill customers will be addressed. The importance of a business plan will also be examined. Participants will leave the workshop with the essential business information needed to start their own photo enterprise.

TRADITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

The Art of Photography I*
Instructor: Deborah Meyer
7 sessions: Mondays, January 25–March 8, 6:30–9:30pm
Reg. deadline: January 18
Tuition: $310/$265 members
Max. enrollment: 8 students

Learn the basics of the art. Using film-based photography as the medium, this course teaches the understanding of how camera controls function together to create photographic images. Hands-on class meetings include assignments that address image making effects, basic metering, hand processing film, and darkroom printing techniques in black and white.

This course serves as a foundation for pinhole and plastic camera work, frame-by-frame concepts in filmmaking, and also digital imaging and printmaking. A manual 35mm SLR camera is required. Tuition includes chemistry, photographic paper, and film sleeves. Expect to purchase 2-6 rolls of black and white film.

Light Observations
Instructor: Deborah Meyer
7 sessions: Wednesdays, January 27–March 10, 6:30–9:30pm
Reg. deadline: January 20
Tuition: $310/$265 members
Max. enrollment: 8 students

Look past the obvious, discover the subtleties, and learn how to document them. This course is designed to examine the possibilities of light in analog photography for existing and natural light environments. Lecture/discussion and assignments will help you to compose striking images using new understandings of light. Students must supply a manual SLR camera (35mm or medium format) and black and white film. This course is also suitable for those gearing toward work in digital still, video, or motion picture film formats. Tuition includes chemistry, photographic paper, and film sleeves.

Fine Printing & Toning Techniques
Instructor: Dan Beers
6 sessions: Mondays, February 1–March 8, 6:30–9:30pm
Reg. deadline: January 25
Tuition: $275/$235 members
Max. enrollment: 8 students

Professional fine art printer and photographer Dan Beers will teach you advanced techniques of black and white fine art printing, including flashing and bleaching, split filtering, selenium, sepia, and various color toners. You’ll learn and practice these techniques in the darkroom under Dan’s supervision. Students should bring their own 35mm or 2 1/4” negatives to the first session. This class is structured for intermediate to advanced photographers with darkroom experience. Tuition includes photographic paper and chemistry.

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