Classes and Workshops: January 2017

Kate Woodward

The following list describes photography courses and workshops from a variety of providers. Note that the providers generally have additional courses or workshops on their websites.

Please let me know if there are additional course or workshop categories that you are interested in but not finding in our newsletter. Also, please recommend additional course/workshop providers for future newsletters. Feel free to tell me in person or email me info@ssccphotography or cablereleaseeditor@ssccphotography.org. 

 

Art Wolfe

  • Art Wolfe Pro Tours: Death Valley (CA), March 9-12
  • Art Wolfe Pro Tours: Joshua Tree (CA), March 16-19
  • Art Wolfe Pro Tours: Moab (UT), March 30-April 2
  • Art Wolfe Pro Tours: Olympic Peninsula (WA), April 13-16
  • Photography as Art Seminar in Washington, DC, June 25

And others at http://www.artwolfeworkshops.com/

 

Capital Photography Center

  • Sports Photography – Hoyas Basketball vs. St. Johns, Mon., Jan. 9, 4:30-9:30 p.m.
  • Lightroom in a Day, Sun., Jan. 8, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (also offered Feb. 12)
  • B&0 Railroad Museum, Sunday, Jan. 22, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
  • Take Your Photography to the Next Level, Mon., Jan. 30, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
  • Seeing in Black and White, Sat., Feb. 4, 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  • Creative Flower and Macro Photography at Baltimore Conservatory, Sun., Feb. 5, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
  • Getting Started with Food Photography, Sun., Feb. 12, 1:00-4:30 p.m.
  • Clearing the Nave: A Special Access Safari at the National Cathedral, Thurs., Feb. 16, 8:00-10:30 a.m.
  • Printing with Lightroom, Sat., Feb. 18, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
  • The Digital Art Room, Sun., Feb. 19, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

And others at http://capitalphotographycenter.com/classes/

 

Glen Echo Park (Photoworks)

  • Advanced Master Dark Room Printing (10 sessions), Tues., Jan. 3-March 28, 7:00-11:00 p.m.
  • Make a Good Photograph Great in Photoshop Elements (8 sessions), Tues., Jan. 10-Feb. 28, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  • Fine Black and White Digital Printing Using Photoshop and Lightroom (8 sessions), Tues., Jan. 10-Feb. 28, 7:00-9:30 p.m.
  • Portraits, Available Light & Otherwise (5 sessions), Sat., Jan. 14-Feb. 11, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Restoring Your Old Photographs Workshop (1 session), Sat., Jan. 28, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

And others at http://www.ssreg.com/glenechopark/classes/classes.asp?catID=4403&pcatID=4379

 

Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris

  • Yellowstone in Winter, Jan. 28-Feb. 04
  • Japan’s Winter Wildlife, Feb 10-15
  • Wild Hawaii, Feb. 11-17 (also offered Feb. 18-24)
  • Norway’s Lofoten Islands, Feb. 12-20
  • Venice at Carnival, Feb. 18-25
  • Bolivia & Chile, March 4-19
  • Iceland in Winter, March 8-19

And others at http://photosafaris.com

 

Kelby One

Kelby One (run by Scott Kelby) is an online monthly (or annual) course subscription service, with a 10-day free trial. According to the Website homepage (Kelbyone.com), a subscription entitles members to more than 10,000 courses and includes 10 digital issues a year of Photoshop User. You may also want to explore Scott Kelby’s free video series on YouTube—Grid—which contains critiques of photos submitted online (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhpBx30DS20 ). 

  • Using Lightroom Mobile in Lightroom CC (1 hr., 5 min.)
  • Close-up: An Introduction to Macro Photography (1 hr., 9 min.) and Close-up: Continuing in Macro Photography (1 hr., 3 min.)
  • Behind the Lens: In-Depth Portfolio Reviews with Joe McNally & Scott Kelby (2 hrs., 43 min.)
  • Advanced Compositing in Adobe Photoshop (1 hr., 52 min.)
  • Master Compositional Class for Landscape Photographers (53 min.)
  • Making Great Prints in Lightroom CC (1 hr., 3 min.)
  • Long Exposure Photography (1 hr., 21 min.)
  • Landscape Photography: Post Processing in Camera Raw (1 hr., 35 min.)
  • Finding Your Artistic Voice (1 hr., 30 min.)
  • Under the Milky Way with Dave Black: Light Painting and Photographing Stars (1 hr., 16 min.)

And others at http://kelbyone.com/course-category/all-courses/?page

 

Lynda.com:

Lynda.com is an online monthly (or annual) course subscription service (with 10-day free trial) that contains hundreds of photography courses. 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, topic, software, and professor; searches will also yield parts of courses on a particular topic.

Lynda.com offers weekly photography tips/instruction courses, via video, from two of their instructors:

  • The Practicing Photographer with Ben Long (20 hrs., 46 min.)
  • Photo Tools Weekly with Chris Orwig (8 hrs., 26 min.)
  • Foundations of Photography: Macro and Close-up (4 hrs., 14 min.)
  • Landscape Photography: Winter (51 min.)
  • Learning Silver Efex Pro 2 (Nik Collection) (57 min.)
  • Lightroom: Customizing Tips and Techniques (1 hr., 57 min.)
  • Photojournalism and Photo Essay Fundamentals with Paul Taggart (1 hr., 37 min.)
  • Photography and the Law: Understanding Copyright (51 minutes)
  • Creating High-Dynamic Range (HDR) Photos with Lightroom (3 hrs., 32 min.)
  • iPhone and iPad Photography with iOS 10 (2 hrs., 55 min.

And others at http://www.lynda.com

 

Nikhil Bahl

  • Winter in Yellowstone (WY), Jan. 28-Feb. 4
  • Winter Landscape Photography in Yosemite (CA), Feb. 6-11

And others at http://www.nikhilbahl.com/photography_workshops.html

 

Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours

  • Nature Photography Workshop on Assateague Island, April 21, 7:00 p.m.-April 23, 2:00 p.m.

And others at http://www.ospreyphoto.com/

 

Road Runner Photography Tours

  • Alaskan Aurora Adventure, March 5-11, 2017 (3 spots remain; first available tour; other spring tours sold out.)

And others at http://roadrunnerphotographytours.com

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

 

Smithsonian Associates

  • Joy of Photography (8 sessions), Sun. Jan. 22-March 19, 10:15-1:15 p.m. (Also offered Jan. 24-March 14)
  • Build Your Photographic Portfolio (3 sessions), Mon., Jan. 23- Feb. 6, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
  • Lightroom and Vision (6 sessions with 2 Weekend Field Trips), Mon., Jan. 23 –March 6, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; field trips, Sun., Jan. 29 and Feb. 12, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
  • On Location Photography: Washington Through a Lens (8 sessions), Sun., January 22– March 19, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Smart Phone and Tablet Photography (1 session), Sat., Jan. 28, 10:00-2:00 p.m.

And others at http://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/search_photography.aspx?keyword=C-Photography

 

Tony Sweet Photography

  • Smokies Winter (TN), Feb. 5-9
  • Charleston (SC), March 26-30

And others at http://tonysweet.com/workshops/

 

Washington Photo Safari

  • Library of Congress Photo Safari, Sat., Jan. 7, 2:30-5:30 p.m.
  • Early Morning Light at Washington National Cathedral, Jan. 8, 8:00-10:30 a.m.
  • Transcendental Photography: Elevating the Everyday, Sat., Jan. 21, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
  • Afternoon Light in Annapolis, Sat., Jan. 21, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Wait! Don’t Quit Your Day Job–Making the Transition to Professional Photography, Sat., Jan. 21, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  • Pot Luck and Photo Critique! Sun., Feb. 5, 3:00-6:00 p.m.
  • Story-Telling Photography at the National Museum of American History, Sat., Feb. 11, 2:30-5:00 p.m.

And others at https://washingtonphotosafari.com/calendar?month=&subject=&skill-set=&destination=&instructor=&view=table