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Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5481 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
In this six-session course, a logical continuation for students who have completed both Basic Photography – Part 1 and Basic Photography – Part 2, students will continue to learn basic camera operation and photography fundamentals while practicing and refining their personal process for achieving a unique photographic vision. The course focuses on analyzing and practicing the basic technical capture of photographs and using cameras to interpret...
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5481 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
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. Vrba and Makover walk you through an avant-garde world of exhibition, production, and curation and take a deep dive into the current...
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 312 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA USA, Los Angeles, CA
If you feel confident with a camera but less so with a flash and would like to master external speedlight-flash technology, this class is for you. The goal of this weekend intensive, two-session 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. Students will work in various lighting situations, using the flash as both the main source of light and as a...
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Beginning in the 19th century, the earliest photographs were often tinted with paint, to make them more ‘life-like’. After the advent of color film in the 1950’s this was no longer necessary, so hand-coloring photographs became an interpretive, expressive art form, to make photographs more compelling and unique. In this workshop, you will be introduced to some digital techniques using Lightroom and Photoshop and output images on a variety...
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA
Learn from award-winning photographer Louie Palu as he shares his expert knowledge on successfully completing long-term photography projects. Gain valuable insights on grant writing, fundraising, and revenue streams, as well as editing and sequencing images for books and exhibitions. Develop the skills needed to execute and complete your own projects, regardless of location or subject matter.
Los Angeles Center of Photography
When the sun sets and the street lights slowly start to glow, a whole world of light, shadow, color and mystery awakens. When others pack up their gear and go home, the more adventurous know this a time to explore, to seek images that are not so evident, not so visible, but there to be captured and made into beautiful and dramatic photographs. Critical to successful night shooting is training the eye to see in an environment it is not used to photographing...
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 252 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA
Learn how to seamlessly integrate studio-lit figures with pre-existing backgrounds in this hands-on workshop. Discover the practical and creative advantages of this approach and master techniques for creating hard and soft light using various modifiers. Take your photography skills to the next level with Studio Lighting and Photo Montage.
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 252 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the fusion of tradition and innovation as lens-based artist Susan Kae Grant guides you through an immersive workshop on crafting handmade photographic artists’ books. Explore personal narratives, intuitive design, and diverse techniques to create stunning, tactile creations that transcend conventional storytelling. Join us for a weekend of inspiration, creativity, and hands-on exploration into the artistry of the photo book.
El Camino College @ 16007 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA
Move over AUTO setting, it’s time to take control of your camera! You’ll master the basics of digital photography in this 5-day classroom and 1-day field session course. Learn how to get accurate focus, set white balance, control sharpness, adjust exposure, choose ISO, and use your camera to make more creative photographs of your favorite subjects, scenes, and moments. You'll also learn about megapixels, jpeg and raw files, and memory cards....
AbelCine has partnered with the International Colorist Academy (ICA) to offer this Resolve 101 Plus workshop. This three-day, hands-on workshop is an excellent introduction to DaVinci Resolve 12. It is ideal for first time users, and you do not need to be a Colorist to attend. The workshop mixes the operational side of Resolve with some practical real world training on workflows, basic color theory, grading approaches and techniques. In this course,...
This two-day, introductory workshop will cover the artistry and storytelling of VR. The workshop will start by covering the history of VR and will take attendees through existing VR content. Different types of VR filmmaking and VR cameras will be discussed. The second day will allow attendees to get more hands-on with a VR shoot. At the end of the workshop, attendees will be able to view this VR footage in Samsung Gear VR headsets.
Moviola Education Center @ 1015 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA
Building on the topics covered in the Level 1 After Effects course, this course focuses on working with 3:2 pulldown, alpha channels and rendering. Topics include 3:2 vs interlaced materials, mattes, masking, rotoscoping, paint tools, and keying. Additional topics include precomposing single and multiple layers, nesting layers and understanding the rendering pipeline.
Los Angeles City College @ 855 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Learn to develop your creative eye and take interesting photos with any camera, even your phone. We’ll focus on visual composition to improve your photography and express your unique vision. This workshop will include practicing the concepts discussed in class. “Cameras don’t take pictures, people (photographers) do.” -Anonymous
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 1515 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA
In this unique, hands-on workshop we will experience the beauty and joy of interpreting our images through 19th-century photographic printing processes of Cyanotype, Salted Paper, and Platinum & Palladium. Students will learn the techniques and gain the skills needed to make enlarged digital negatives from digital files for each alt-process, coat the alt-process solutions onto fine art papers used for each process, and gain valuable experience...
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5566 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Immerse yourself in the elegant practice concerning gum bichromate washes applied over platinum / palladium prints. Platinum palladium and gum bichromate are two of the most revered of the alternative processes. The 19th century technique combining these processes has the effect of enhancing the print by slightly increasing the contrast as well as using color to build depth and chroma. The intrinsic qualities of the platinum / palladium print make...
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 252 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA
Take your studio lighting skills to the next level with this advanced course at the Los Angeles Center of Photography. Learn how to create drama, mood, and your unique lighting design using specialized equipment and techniques. Develop your own style and enhance your imagery as you progress through hands-on exercises and receive expert guidance.
Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA
Learn visual storytelling as you develop a personal photo project. Discover how grouping your photos together in creative ways can tell a more engaging story and take your photography to a greater level of communication. Whether you have travel photos to organize, want to create a cohesive body of images, or just enjoy visual storytelling, find out how to define your project with an artist’s statement and produce strong images that work together....
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 1515 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Ninety years ago, the first 35mm camera was produced: the Leica 1. A revolution! Photographers were no longer statues, tied to their large, heavy view cameras, prisoners to one position. Now photographers could wander anywhere they chose, making pictures of anything observed. With the camera held to the eye, a photographer could kneel, lean, stoop, or crouch to make an exposure in an instant. Equally exhilarating are today’s miniature...
Los Angeles Center of Photography
What makes your photographs distinctly yours? How do you express ideas, emotions and artistry through your images? How do you bring greater depth and soul to your photos? Whether one’s interest is in portraiture, landscapes, or urban street shooting, working professionally or simply for one’s own personal enjoyment, this course is a powerhouse of knowledge and insight designed to further develop one’s photo eye, inherent style and effective...
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 755 Seward St, Los Angeles, CA
This course serves as a continuation to The Wet Plate Collodion Workshop. Armed with skills learned from the prior class, students will be encouraged to produce new and interesting work using the three sub-fields of WPC (Glass Positive, Tintype, Glass Negative). The focus of the course is on creating work, rather than lecture and demonstration. Close instructor supervision and guidance will ensure that each student walks away as the proud owner of...
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