Classes and Workshops – April 2018

Kate Woodward

The following list describes sample photography courses and workshops from a variety of providers. Note that the providers generally have additional courses or workshops on their websites. The courses/workshops are organized around three categories: (1) classes and workshops in the DC area, (2) online courses, and (3) multi-day photography trips to places within and beyond the United States.

This month’s class list includes many courses on black and white photography, which is May’s competition theme. This month’s list also includes two April all-day photo events, a four-day D.C. Photo Festival that will occur in June, and several new workshop/course providers.

Please suggest additional course/workshop providers for future editions of this list. You are also invited to provide descriptions of courses/workshops you have taken and recommend, for the Cable Release. Email me at info@ssccphotography.org or cablereleaseeditor@ssccphotography.org.

Note: Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement of the provider or the particular class/workshop.

 

1. Classes/Workshops in the Washington, DC Area

John Bartlett Workshop, offered by the Northern Bethesda Camera Club (NBCC):

Master Your Craft and Honor Your Vision, Sat., April 28, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. See register/event

 

Capital Photography Center

  • Spring at the Franciscan Monastery, Sat., April 7, 7:00-10:00 a.m.
  • Lightroom in a Day, Sun., April 8, 9:00-a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • Exploring Macro Photography, Sat., April 14, 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
  • The Small Studio, Sat., April 21, 2018, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Also offered May 12)

And others at capitalphotographycenter.com/classes (Note that Capital Photography Center and Washington Photo Safari, listed below, sometimes co-offer workshops.)

 

Focus on the Story International Photo Festival, Thurs.-Sun., June 7-10. This festival provides a series of workshops and exhibits, as well as portfolio reviews and photo walks. See focusonthestory.com

 

Glen Echo Park (Photoworks)

  • Skills: Book Publishing through Lightroom and Blurb (6 sessions), Fri., April 6-May 11, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
  • Workshop: Great Portraits with Simple Lighting (2 sessions), Sun., April 8 & 15, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
  • Workshop: Shooting the New East Wing (1 session), Sun., April 22, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  • Vision: Developing a Personal Style (6 sessions),Tues., May 8-June 12, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  • Vision: Explore Abstract Photography (8 sessions), Tues., May 8-June 26, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

And others at glenechopark/classes

 

Harrisburg Camera Club’s 8th Annual Light & Creativity Workshop, Sat., April 7, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.:
lightandcreativity.org/  This all-day event (at Central Penn College in Enola, PA) includes buffet breakfast and catered lunch.

  • Mark Maio on Photographic Life Lessons
  • Katrin Eismann on Harnessing the Power of Lightroom’s Develop Module
  • Gordon Lewis on Street Photography with Style
  • Ken Sklute on Visual Depth

 

Les Picker Fine Art Photography

And others at lesterpickerphoto.com (See also Picker’s 2018 Yukon Adventure, August 25-Sept. 5, tour.lesterpickerphoto.com)

 

Michael Koren Photography

  • Advanced Artistic Expression through Photography: Phones and Tablets (4 sessions), Wed. April 4-April 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (also offered June 4-25)
  • Street Photography (4 sessions), Mon., April 9-30, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Also see Exploring Street Photography, offered May 6.)
  • Action & Sports Photography, Saturday, April 21, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (also offered June 9)
  • Smart Phone Photography – Getting Started at the National Gallery of Art, Sat., May 5, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
  • Garden Photography (4 sessions), Wed., May 9-30, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

And others at michaelkorenphotography.com/teaching-schedule(Smartphone Photography and Exploring Street Photography are offered through Capital Photography; multi-session courses are offered through Montgomery College: Lifelong Learning Institute. See also meet-up descriptions.)

 

Montgomery College Community Arts 

  • No new courses starting at this time.

See montgomerycollege.edu/Community Arts (Click on Visual Arts, then Photography. In some months, the category Design & Digital Arts also offers photography classes.)

 

Montgomery College: Lifelong Learning Institute (Workforce Development & Continuing Education)

  • Advanced Artistic Expression through Mobile Photography (4 sessions), Wednesday, April 4-25, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
  • Street Photography (4 sessions), Mon., April 9-30, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

See courselistings (Click on Lifelong Learning Institute, then Photography)

 

Smithsonian Associates

  • Understanding Your Digital Mirrorless or SLR Camera: Moving Beyond Auto Mode (1 session), Sun., April 15,10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • Exhibiting and Selling Your Photographs (1 session), Mon., April 16, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
  • Continuing Black-and-White Photography (8 sessions), Mon. April 16-June 11, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
  • Introduction to Black-and-White Film Photography and the Darkroom (8 sessions) Tues., April 17-June 5, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
  • Introduction to Lightroom Weekend (2 sessions), Sat. & Sun., May 19 & 20, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
  • iPhone Photography II, Sun., May 20, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

And others at smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets

 

Washington Photo Safari

  • Street Photography at the DC’s Monuments: The Photojournalist’s Approach, Sat., April 7, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Also offered April 14 and 28)
  • Franciscan Monastery at Tulip Time, Sun., April 8, 2:30-5:00 p.m.
  • Mathews Cathedral, Sun., April 15, 2:30-5:00 p.m.
  • Early Morning at the National Zoo, Sun., April 29, 8:00-10:30 a.m. (Also offered on May 13)
  • Getting Started in Event Photography, Tues., May 8, 7:00-10:00 p.m.

And others at washingtonphotosafari.com

 

2. Online Courses

Coursera
Coursera is an online venue for courses taught by various universities and other institutions. Coursera offers MOOC’s—massive open online courses. You can generally audit the courses, particularly the video lectures, for free. Paid tuition allows you to submit work and to receive a certificate for work completed, as well as access to additional areas of the online classroom, To audit or pay for the courses, you will need to enroll. Courses are offered at various times throughout the year, but if you are auditing, you can enroll at other times and have access to course materials. Note also that courses stay on your account beyond the announced time allotted for the course.

  • Seeing through Photographs, Museum of Modern Art (6-week commitment)
  • Coursera offers the following 5-course specialization, Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR, from University of Michigan. ( 4-week commitment per course):
    • Cameras, Exposure, and Photography
    • Camera Control
    • Principles of Photo Composition and Digital Image Post-Production
    • Photography Techniques: Light, Content & Sharing
    • Photography Capstone

See www.coursera.org

Note: Coursera also has many art courses (such as Making Architecture, Modern Art and Ideas, Introduction to Imagemaking, and a Specialization in Graphic Design).

 

Kelby One
Kelby One (run by Scott Kelby) is an online monthly (or annual) course subscription service. With its most complete subscription option, you are offered 700+ courses, along with access to its two magazines: Photoshop User and Lightroom. While a few of its courses are listed below, you might want to simply search for your particular interests. You may also want to explore Scott Kelby’s free video series on YouTube—The Grid—which contains critiques of photos submitted online www.youtube.com .   (Kelby One no longer offers a free trial, except for 5 pre-selected courses.) 

  • Courses on Black and White Photography (SSCC May Competition theme):
    • Master Black & White Landscape Photography (1 hr., 8 min.)
    • The Art of the Black and White Print (2 hrs., 5 min.)
  • The 20 Time Proven Rules of Composition (1 hr., 27 min.)
  • Creating Websites with Lightroom Classic and the SmugMug Plug-In (26 min.); Website Walkthrough with WordPress: From Start to Finish (1 hr., 30. min.)
  • Long Exposure Photography (1 hr., 21 min.)
  • Camera Focus Techniques: The Key to Super-Sharp Pictures (1 hr., 8 min.)
  • Building a Winning Portfolio: Editing and Sequencing Your Images (1 hr., 54 min.)

And others at kelbyone.com/course-category/all-courses

 

Lynda.com:
Lynda.com is an online monthly (or annual) course subscription service with hundreds of photography courses. It offers a 30-day free trial (but you must cancel to not be charged for the next month). Courses consist of multiple video lectures. Photography topics range from technical skills and software training to artistic aspects of photography. Courses can be searched by skill level (beginner through advanced), topic, software, and professor; searches will also yield parts of courses on a particular topic. While a few courses are listed below, you might want to simply search for your particular interests.

  • Lynda.com offers weekly photography tips/instruction videos, from five of its instructors:
    • Photo Critique of the Week with Steve Simon
    • Mobile Photography Weekly with Sean Duggan
    • The Practicing Photographer with Ben Long
    • Photo Tools Weekly with Chris Orwig
    • Photo Gear Weekly with Tim Grey
  • Black and White Photography (SSCC May Competition Theme):
  • Creating a Photography Portfolio (2 hrs., 20 min.)
  • Infrared Photography: Nature and Landscape (1 hr.)
  • Understanding Copyright: A Deeper Dive (1 hr., 12 min.)

And others at www.lynda.com

 

Photographic Society of America
Online courses are offered free with membership.

  • Image Analysis
  • Creating Competitive Images
  • Still Life Photography
  • History of Photography
  • Creating Portfolios for Assessment

And others at psa-photo.org/education-online-courses

Note: Membership also includes study groups, mentoring, and a digital library.

 

3. Multi-Day Photography Trips Within and Beyond the United States

(See providers’ websites for trips planned later in 2018. Note that some trips sell out quickly, even when they are scheduled for six or eight months in the future.)

Art Wolfe

  • Oregon Coast Workshop, June 21-24
  • Rainier (WA), Oct. 11-4
  • Hawaii Photography Retreat with Art Wolfe, Oct. 20-25

And others at events.artwolfe.com/events/category/workshops

 

Nikhil Bahl Photography

  • Springtime at Chincoteague Island (VA), April 27-29
  • Iceland Highlands & Coast Landscapes, July 24-Aug. 3

And others at www.nikhilbahl.com

 

Mark Buckler

  • Night Photography on the Outer Banks (NC), June 11-13 (Also offered July 10-12 & Aug. 9-11.)
  • Outer Banks Photo Fundamentals, Aug. 23-26
  • Cape Cod Photo Adventure, Sept. 4-9

And others at bucklerphoto.com/2018-workshops

 

EMS Photo Adventures (Essdras M. Suarez)

  • Cuenca, Ecuador-Corpus Christi Festival, June 14-23
  • Dude Ranch Photo Retreat, Mancos, CO, Sept. 16-22
  • Pearl of Africa: Ugandan Safari, Oct. 3-15

And others at emsphotoadventures.com

Note: See Suarez’s website for on-demand local workshops on such topic as street and portrait photography: www.essdrasmsuarez.com/workshops See also Suarez’s workshop Street Photography at DC’s Monuments, offered through Washington Photo Safari.

 

Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris

  • Ultimate Puffins, Iceland, June 28-July 11
  • Olympic National Park (WA), July 8-14
  • Denali National Park in Autumn (AK), Sept. 1-8

And others at photosafaris.com

 

Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours

  • Spring Tangier Island Photo Workshop, May 4-6
  • Badlands National Park Spring Escape (SD), June 4-8

And others at www.ospreyphoto.com

 

Road Runner Photography Tours

  • Virginia’s Chesapeake Heritage: Reedville, Tangier Island, and Onancock (VA), May 25-28
  • Katmai National Park – Bears and Salmon Expedition (AK), July 3-7
  • Homer, Kodiak, the Aleutians, and Dutch Harbor (AK), Aug. 20-26

See roadrunnerphotographytours.com

Note: Road Runners has free YouTube video tutorials linked on its Website: see roadrunnerphotographytours.com/learning/video-tutorials See also its Meetup Schedule at www.meetup.com/Road-Runner-Photography-Tours

 

Tony Sweet Photography

  • Ellis Island (NY), July 1 (Also offered July 22, Oct. 21)
  • Palouse Harvest (WA), Aug. 12-16
  • Badlands (SD), Sept. 3-7

And others at tonysweet.com/workshops