Photography

This course is designed to expand upon the basic principles and techniques learned in Beginning Darkroom Photography, encouraging students to achieve more control over their negatives and prints. The course will also include the use of filters in making prints in the darkroom and more advanced photography approaches will also be addressed. Prior darkroom experience is required.

Note: During Week 3 (6/21) class will meet from 6-8pm for a PHOTO WALK!

All materials may be purchased at the Art Studio on the first day of class. We rent 35mm film cameras on a first-come, first-served basis.

Learn the increasingly rare art of black and white darkroom photography! This course will teach you how to properly expose your film, process negatives, and print black and white photographs. No prior darkroom experience required. During the session, you will have full access to the darkroom outside of class time.

All materials may be purchased at the Art Studio on the first day of class. We rent 35mm film cameras on a first-come, first-served basis.

No class 6/19/2023

Learn the increasingly rare art of black and white darkroom photography! This course will teach you how to properly expose your film, process negatives, and print black and white photographs. No prior darkroom experience required. During the session, you will have full access to the darkroom outside of class time.

All materials may be purchased at the Art Studio on the first day of class. We rent 35mm film cameras on a first-come, first-served basis.

No class 6/19/2023

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 a manual exposure mode/
Camera manuals
Computer/ laptop/ notebook
Tripod

Develop your individual interests in photography and share your progress with peers. In this class, you will learn intermediate lighting techniques; explore Photoshop and printing techniques while building a body of work. This class is open to students with previous digital photography experience who are interested in developing their portfolio and receiving feedback from peers.

You will be spending the class listening to lectures, observing demonstrations and participating in some hands-on activities and actual shooting time. The focus of the course is using both available light and flash. You will be able to work in a studio environment as well as on location photo-shoot.

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

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

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)

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)