headshot portrait photo

Headshot Photo Workshop – Spring

Join us for a fun, three hour workshop to learn how to capture the perfect portrait! Refresh your practice behind the lens (as well as in front of the camera) and explore the lighting, equipment, and posing techniques to get the right shot.

Camera Requirement:
A DSLR or prosumer/mirrorless digital camera that has a manual exposure mode/
Camera manuals
Computer/ laptop/ notebook

digital photography

Intermediate Digital Photography – Spring

Develop your individual interests in photography and share your progress with peers. In this class, you will learn intermediate lighting techniques; explore Photoshop, Lightroom and editing techniques while building a body of work.

Camera Requirement:
A DSLR or prosumer/mirrorless digital camera that has a manual exposure mode/
Camera manuals
Computer/ laptop/ notebook
Tripod

No class 3/27/2024

photo editing

Photo Editing Workshop – Spring

Learn how to take your digital photographs to the next level with an introduction to Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, the industry standards for photo editing.  We will cover several techniques, including editing images and making your own personal post production workflow.

All the desktop computers in our computer lab are equipped with the full Adobe Suite, but if you want to work on your own laptop you must purchase the software. UCB students may access Adobe software using these instructions: software.berkeley.edu/adobe-creative-cloud

landscape photo

Landscape Photo Workshop – Spring

Expand your skills and knowledge with this special course on landscape photography. During this class you will learn more techniques in capturing light, use different kinds of gear to help you get the shot and add a new workflow in your photography.

Camera Requirement:
A DSLR or prosumer/mirrorless digital camera that has a manual exposure mode/
Camera manuals
Computer/ laptop/ notebook
Tripod

No class 3/27/2024

digital photo

Beginning Digital Photography – Spring

Move beyond the automatic settings of your digital SLR camera and start creating works of art. During this class, you will explore basic photographic concepts of exposure, composition, lighting, and subject matter. Each day you will learn a new aspect of the photographic process and share your work with the class. You will be spending the class listening to lectures, observing demonstrations and participating in some hands-on activities and actual shooting time.

No class 3/26/2024

Materials List:
A DSLR or prosumer/mirrorless digital camera that has a manual exposure mode
Camera manuals
Computer/ laptop/ notebook
Tripod (if available)

street photography

Street Photography Workshop – Spring

Expand your skills and knowledge with this special course on street photography. During this class you will learn more techniques in capturing action-filled portraits. You will be spending the class listening to lectures on lighting, observing demonstrations on posing and participating in hands-on activities and on location shoots around the campus. Use different gear and tools to help you get the perfect shot!

Camera requirement: a DSLR or prosumer/mirrorless digital camera that has manual exposure mode, camera manuals, computer/laptop/notebook, tripod

night photo landscape

Night Photography Workshop – Winter

Join us for a fun, three hour workshop to learn the art of nighttime photography! After a formal demonstration and lecture, dive into an outdoor photoshoot to explore the lighting, equipment, and camera techniques to get the right shot.

Materials List:
A DSLR or prosumer/mirrorless digital camera that has a manual exposure mode
Camera manuals
Computer/ laptop/ notebook
Tripod (if available)

Portrait Photo

Photoshop Workshop – Winter

Learn how to take your digital art to the next level with an introduction to Photoshop. In this course you will get to work with basic photoshop tools and use them in different ways to edit, adjust and combine various images and text to create cohesive artworks. We will cover several techniques on masking, creating layers, working with blend modes and combining text using different workflows. You will be spending the class listening to lectures, observing demonstrations and participating in some hands-on activities and actual editing time.

We have desktop computers in our lab with the Adobe Suite downloaded. These computers are available for any student, but if you want to work on your own laptop you must purchase the software.
UCB students may access Adobe software using these instructions: software.berkeley.edu/adobe-creative-cloud

portrait photo

Portrait Photo Workshop – Winter

Expand your skills and knowledge with this special course on Portrait photography. During this class you will learn more techniques in capturing light, use different kinds of gear to help you get the shot and add a new workflow in your photography.

Camera Requirement:
A DSLR or prosumer/mirrorless digital camera that has a manual exposure mode/
Camera manuals
Computer/ laptop/ notebook
Tripod

Beginning Digital Photography

Beginning Digital Photography – Winter

Move beyond the automatic settings of your digital SLR camera and start creating works of art. During this class, you will explore basic photographic concepts of exposure, composition, lighting, and subject matter. Each day you will learn a new aspect of the photographic process and share your work with the class. You will be spending the class listening to lectures, observing demonstrations and participating in some hands-on activities and actual shooting time.

Materials List:
A DSLR or prosumer/mirrorless digital camera that has a manual exposure mode
Camera manuals
Computer/ laptop/ notebook
Tripod (if available)

iPhone Photography

iPhone Photography Workshop – Winter

Take your iPhone photography skills to the next level and capture stunning images. During this course, you’ll get technical with the iPhone and learn camera iOS settings and functions. You will also explore basic photographic concepts of exposure, composition, lighting, and subject matter. Finally, you’ll create your own closed loop photographic workflow of capture, edit, and post, all within the iPhone system.

The class will include live lectures, demonstrations, hands-on activities, and time to take photos.

Camera Requirement:
iPhone 5s or newer (instructor will be using iPhoneX)
Updated iOS software (iOS13)

headshot photo workshop

Headshot Photo Workshop (Late Fall)

Join us for a fun, three hour workshop to learn how to capture the perfect portrait! Refresh your practice behind the lens (as well as in front of the camera) and explore the lighting, equipment, and posing techniques to get the right shot.

Materials List:
DSLR or prosumer/mirrorless digital camera that has a manual exposure mode
Camera manuals/Flash Manual

Optional Materials:

Flash or studio strobe
Computer/ laptop/ notebook
Tripod