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Learn the fundamentals of photography, from understanding your camera settings to composition techniques, in this beginner photography class in Chicago. Participants will gain the skills necessary to capture stunning images in various lighting conditions and refine their creative eyes.
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Beginners Photography
Discovery Center @ 4318 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL
Nothing compares to the thrill of taking professional looking photographs. Learn photography in this comprehensive course specifically designed to have you taking incredible shots in almost no time at all. Step-by-step, you'll learn how to operate a camera to achieve maximum creativity. Topics will include in-depth knowledge of shutter speeds, metering, F-stops, and composition. Students will be expected to shoot pictures for each session &...
Photographing Bridges of the Garden
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Bridges in myriad styles, materials, and lengths connect the Garden’s nine islands. They make interesting photo subjects themselves and also serve as wonderful vantage points from which to capture the land and water around them. Learn the best focal lengths and framing techniques to use.
Photographing in Natural Light
Photographers often find themselves in a situation where flash photography is not allowed, or where artificial light disturbs the honesty of a photo. Learn techniques that use natural light from available sources to capture realistic and untouched images. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts.
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Photographing Roses
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Chicago, IL
Light levels, varied shapes and colors, and horizontal and vertical patterns combine to create a photographic palette. Learn techniques to capture the exquisite beauty of the favored rose in all its glory. Prerequisite: Beginning Digital Photography or equivalent knowledge and skill. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts.
Intermediate Photography
Discovery Center @ 4318 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL
Refine your photography skills with our Intermediate Photography class at the Discovery Center. Gain insights into studio and portrait photography, learning professional techniques in composition, lighting, and more. Led by experienced photographer Cory Byers, you'll have hands-on practice and receive personalized feedback to elevate your craft to the next level.
Learn Photography (Intensive 1 Day Workshop)
Discovery Center @ 4318 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL
This one-day intensive workshop will show you how your camera works and what you need to consider in order to take amazing photos. This class is for those who have a great desire to learn but little time. Topics include: composition, lighting, black and white photography, digital color photography, base aperture and shutter speed settings for a variety of shooting situations, studio set up. In the lighting section we'll cover working with both natural...
$59
Photoworkshop - Studio Photography
Discovery Center @ 4318 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL
Studio photography for all levels of experience. Bring your photos up a notch; have people drool over your photos and learn how to create more fine art like professionals working in a photo studio. Day 1: There will be instruction and demonstration of studio equipment. You will learn how to get the most out of any camera in any location and learn how to work with models. Day 2: You will Learn posing and fashion techniques...
$59
Photography Tips & Techniques: Flash Photography
Photography is the control of light. Most cameras now have a built-in flash to add light when needed. Learn where, when and how to brighten a scene with flash. External flash units welcome, but not required. Students should have a working knowledge of their own cameras. Note: The School’s CEUs=3 hours
Photography Tools & Techniques: Selecting & Using Lens
Photography Tools & Techniques: Selecting and Using the Proper Lens During this seminar, students will learn the differences among focal lengths of lenses and how to select the appropriate lens for each particular subject. Other topics include matching the lens to the light level, depth of field, and how to obtain maximum image sharpness, as well as using the hyperfocal length setting with manual focus. The School’s CEUs=3 hours
Photographing Water Lilies
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Rd, Chicago, IL
Discover how to capture the beauty of the waterlilies and other aquatic plants found at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Learn which camera settings are best for capturing floral colors, soft focus, and water reflections. Begin with classroom instruction and then go out into the Garden to practice these concepts. A tripod and polarizing filter suggested, but not required. DSLR cameras only, no phones.
$74
Lectures in Photography: Vik Muniz
Museum of Contemporary Photography Colum @ 618 S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
Vik Muniz is a contemporary artist from São Paulo, Brazil. Early in his career, Muniz focused on sculpture before turning his practice fully to photography and drawing. His work has been exhibited at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Tate Modern in London, and many others. Lectures in Photography are co-presented by the MoCP and the Photography Department of Columbia College Chicago.
Free
Zen & the Art of Photography Lecture
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Acclaimed photographer Douglas Beasley will talk about how photographs can better reflect our own experiences and beliefs, including spiritual beliefs, rather than be a mere testimony to where we went and what we saw. Through examples from his past work, including images from his book, Earth Meets Spirit, and from his extensive worldwide travels, he will show how photographs can have more meaning, more depth, and can go well beyond a travelogue....
$29
Photography - Middle School
Magical Minds Studio @ 110 Madison St, Chicago, IL
Photography techniques keep evolving, but many things remain the same. Students will look for light, shadow and composition as they create their images, as photographers have always done. *All students must bring a digital camera or phone for this class.*
Memories Moons and Imagination
Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL
Join photographer and storyteller Eddie Soloway for an entertaining and inspirational presentation designed to open you up to the beauty right in front of our noses...and deep inside our hearts.
$29
Lecture in Photography: Zanele Muholi
Museum of Contemporary Photography Colum @ 618 S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
Zanele Muholi is a photographer and visual activist whose work creates a record of black lesbian and transgender communities in Johannesburg, South Africa. Muholi received an MFA in documentary media from Ryerson University in Toronto, and in 2009, was named the Ida Ely Rubin Artist-in-Residence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her work was featured in the 55th Venice Biennale and the V&A Museum, London. Most recently...
Free
Print Viewing: Found Photography
Museum of Contemporary Photography Colum @ 600 S Michigan Ave, Illinois City, IL
MoCP curatorial assistant Shawn Rowe will lead a guided viewing of works from the museum’s permanent collection that explore themes of war, identity, and displacement. Works by photographers Anthony Haughey, Curtis Mann, Rachel Papo, and others will be discussed in terms of the unique processes and approaches used in visualizing conflict.
Free
Out of the Box: You and Your New Camera
The Morton Arboretum @ 4100 Illinois Rte 53, Lisle, IL
Learn to use your new DSLR camera. Get familiar with the basic features and functions of your camera and have the opportunity to practice under the guidance of an experienced photographer. Gain the confidence you need to begin your journey as a nature photographer! Prerequisites: None Supplies: Please bring your fully charged DSLR camera and manual to class with you.
$46
Ekphest
Museum of Contemporary Photography Colum
Referencing Presidential Moon, 1969 (from the Anachronic Series) by photographer Adam Schreiber, Elshtain will present a short performance of poems centered around the image of the moon, the amplified sound of typewriter keys, and the human voice. The photograph by Schreiber is of a sculptural representation of the moon housed in the basement of the LBJ presidential library. In collaboration with Mikey Peterson, a Chicago-based video-audio...
Video Playlist: Rashayla Marie Brown
Museum of Contemporary Photography Colum
Rashayla Marie Brown presents a night of videos and performance featuring a new installment of her ongoing series The Unholy Trinity of Me, Myself, and I. Brown’s performance takes the form of an academic lecture, weaving together the autobiographical with the historical through photographs, video, and elements of drag. The performance will be followed by a 30-minute talk-back session with Brown answering questions about the...
Lectures in Photography
Museum of Contemporary Photography Colum @ 618 S MICHIGAN AVE, Chicago, IL
Anne Tucker, formerly the Gus and Lyndall Wortham Curator of Photography at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, has recently retired to pursue new projects after having been with the museum for 39 years. Named America’s best curator by TIME magazine in 2001, Tucker was the museum’s founding curator of photography, and expanded the collection from 141 works in 1976 to 29,000 works by 4,000 artists. Tucker has curated numerous shows throughout her...
Free
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