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Discover your passion for photography with a wide range of classes in Los Angeles. From beginner courses to advanced workshops that delve into specific techniques, these classes will equip you with the skills to capture the world through your lens.

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Beginning Location Lighting

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5566 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Mastering the skill of lighting on location takes planning in addition to technical savvy. Photographers must be capable of scouting an appropriate location, assessing how time of day will affect the outcome, and determining what quality of light will best facilitate the mood of the picture. Will it be a blend of ambient and artificial light, or does the strobe dominate? Do we use direct or indirect light, hard or diffuse light? How do we adapt to...

(41) Beginner 18 and older
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$590

3 sessions

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City Sights: Street Photography

Los Angeles City College @ 855 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA

It’s a new day with expert photo instructor Raul Guereque! Learn how to tell a story with your photos and document the interesting objects, people and natural landscape of Los Angeles. More practice of framing, composition, exposure, shutter speed, and ISO. First meeting is on/around campus, fun and interesting off-campus location for day 2! Attending the "Maximize DSLR/ILC" class is recommended before taking this class.  DSLR or MIL camera,...

(782) All levels 18 and older
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$49

2 sessions

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Level 1 Photography

Creative Photography Workshops @ 3325 Shelby Dr, Los Angeles, CA

Get going on your dream to understand your camera and improve your images! This workshop offer the basics of photography and manual camera skills. The course brings students up to speed on new camera technology and teaches you how to visually explore and experience your surroundings from behind the lens. Creative practical assignments will be given.  This course is hands-on, fun, and develops both practical and artistic skills! Note: Students...

(4) Beginner 18 and older
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$470

8 sessions

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Intermediate Studio Lighting

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5566 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Developing one’s own lighting style is the key to creating truly dynamic photographic images. Designed for students having completed Introduction to Studio Lighting, this workshop will help students create their own sense of lighting design using advanced lighting techniques and specialized equipment. Further, students will progress towards fully understanding how to modify and control the quality of the light in order to create drama and mood...

(41) Intermediate 18 and older
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$565

6 sessions

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Digital Technician: Monitor Calibration

AbelCine Training @ 801 S Main St, Burbank, CA

You'll learn the methods and tools used to calibrate a monitor. Focus will be on white point adjustment, color & contrast adjustment, and the tools used to analyze a monitor. To truly judge your image on set and in post, it is necessary to have a properly calibrated monitor. From a small on-camera LCD screen to large home displays, most monitors offer some form of calibration adjustment. This workshop is part of the digital technician technician...

(48) All levels 18 and older
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Working the Streets: A Weekend of Street Photography

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5566 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

In this two-day intensive class, students will learn the art and craft of street photography, led by acclaimed street photographer Ibarionex Perello. Using his decades of experience of photographing the streets, Ibarionex will walk students through the process of seeing and capturing great photographs while exploring the city. These skills will help each photographer develop his or her personal approach for street and travel photography. The course...

(41) Intermediate 18 and older
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$435

2 sessions

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Introduction to Studio Lighting - Part 2

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 312 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA USA, Los Angeles, CA

Developing one’s own lighting style is the key to creating truly dynamic photographic images. Designed for students having completed Introduction to Studio Lighting – Part 1, this workshop will help students create their own sense of lighting design using advanced lighting techniques and specialized equipment. Further, students will progress towards fully understanding how to modify and control the quality of the light in order to create drama...

(41) Intermediate 18 and older
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$1,005

6 sessions

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Digital Photography

SPACE South Pasadena Arts Center

Explore the ways photography can help you discover your own unique view of the world. This hands-on class will take field trips via the metro to local landmarks where you will use the landscape of the city to capture mood, feeling and compelling compositions. Students will learn how to control aperture, shutter speeds and ISOs and create an online portfolio of their best work. Students must supply their own digital camera, both DSLR and point &...

Advanced 18 and older
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Video Boot Camp

Los Angeles Center of Photography

Get your videos off of your DSLR and start sharing them with the world! Still and motion cameras have merged so it’s time to learn the proper techniques to expand your visual storytelling capabilities. There is no better way to learn the exciting possibilities of creating your own videos than to actually do it. This class is all about the ins-and-outs of how to create video with your video camera or your new video capable DSLR. Over two days,...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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Black & White Printing - Refresher

Santa Monica College @ 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

Do you have files and files of black and white negatives—or even rolls of film—from the era of true printing? Here’s the perfect opportunity for you to refresh and improve your darkroom skills while printing images from your own negatives. Learn how to use the enlarger and the procedures for developing prints, toning prints, and the presentation of images. Also, learn how to process your own black and white film. Beginners welcome. This...

(513) All levels 18 and older
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$139

5 sessions

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On the Street with Your Camera

Santa Monica College @ 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

Learn how to capture images the way documentary photographers do. If you are an intermediate/advanced photographer, find out how to use imagery to make statements without words. This hands-on workshop covers composition, visual direction, lighting (natural and flash), proper lens selection, and controlling depth of field. With an emphasis on the styles of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Keith Carter, Gordon Parks, Mary Ellen Mark, W. Eugene Smith, and...

(513) Intermediate 18 and older
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$158

5 sessions

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Lighting: Big, Small and Natural

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 755 Seward St, Los Angeles, CA

Learn how to diffuse and bounce light and getting the units off-camera so the light doesn't look like flash. Lighting is the key to defining the mood, texture and concept of any photograph. It's the essential tool that every photographer needs to control so their photos have a greater depth and meaning. This dynamic workshop covers three types of lighting: studio strobes with umbrellas, soft boxes and grid spots; portable flash with modifiers,...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$1,270

5 sessions

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Level 1A & B Photography

Creative Photography Workshops

This workshop offers the basics of photography and manual camera skills. Get going on your dream to understand your camera and improve your images! The course brings students up to speed on new camera technology and teaches you how to visually explore and experience your surroundings from behind the lens. Creative practical assignments will be given. Students must bring their own fully charged DSL camera and owners manual. Laptops are welcome....

(4) Beginner 1 - 18 years old
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Fashion Photography: A Practical Workshop

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 1515 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Perfectly designed for photographers looking to gain a broad, practical understanding of shooting fashion, this six-session class provides essential information that can be immediately applied by anybody looking to break into the field. The class will focus on creating the wide range of imagery necessary to create fashion photography for eCommerce and online retail stores.  The first class session introduces students to shooting tethered, the...

(41) Beginner 18 and older
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$570
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Creating Stunning Black and White Imagery

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 1515 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA

For most of us the love affair with the black and white image started with a film captured and silver printed image. The goal, today, is to take that which we fell in love with of film photography and apply it to digital photography. Where the once impossible in the analog world becomes merely an opinion in the digital world. In this workshop, Vincent Workshop will apply his techniques based upon his best-selling book, From Oz to Kansas: Almost...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$1,075

3 sessions

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Understanding and Creating the Photobook

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 1515 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA

“Want to know a little secret? Making photography books makes you a better photographer. I know, I know, this sounds like a sales line. After all, I’m the “Blurb guy,” but hear me out. Making books, or otherwise putting your work in print, makes you a better photographer because bookmaking forces you to apply critical thought toward your photographs. It’s as simple as that. But what about all the options, the materials, the strategies,...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$875

3 sessions

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The Art of Editing and Sequencing Your Photo Book

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5566 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

The process of editing and sequencing photographs is a vital component to creating a meaningful body of work. When it comes to conveying meaning, editing one’s work is as important, if not more so, than the making of photographs. This workshop will cover basic strategies for editing and sequencing photo-based projects, specifically with photobook production in mind, and give workshop attendees the opportunity to receive feedback on their personal...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$775

3 sessions

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Owning Your Truth: Experiments in Creativity

Los Angeles Center of Photography

This highly-experimental class encourages participants to use images and text to spontaneously channel a unique, authentic voice. Using a series of unconventional, quick, prompt assignments, the work is fast, intuitive and helpful for anyone interested in deepening and enhancing the sources of their creative expression. Students will use improvisation and mindfulness techniques in a supportive group atmosphere and will explore what inspires them...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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Creative Lighting

Los Angeles Center of Photography

In this experimental workshop we’ll play with many lighting styles, from the basics like soft boxes and umbrellas, to more alternative methods such as using ordinary desk lamps, flashlights and portable LED panels. We’ll discuss the reasons for choosing one lighting approach over another, both as it pertains to a specific subject and environment, and also how those choices will begin to define your own personal style. In addition, students...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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Product Lighting Fundamentals

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5566 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Having confidence with studio lighting skills is important for any product photographer. The Product Lighting Fundamentals course will give students the knowledge and techniques required to photograph a variety of products in the studio using strobe lighting with the appropriate light modifiers. Through the various assignment types, this course will focus on the fine points of lighting a basic variety of consumer goods likely to be encountered by...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$765

6 sessions

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