Photography Classes & Workshops
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Digital Photography: The Point & Shoot Camera
$60.00 – $80.00A 2-Day Class
Saturday, October 24 & 31
10:00am-12:00pm
Ages 16+Having solid knowledge on how to operate your point-and-shoot camera is the key to making great photos.
A point-and-shoot camera is any camera that lets you take pictures fast, without worrying about focusing the lens. Most have built-in flashes and a variety of automatic settings. The lens may zoom in and out, depending on the model, but generally can’t be removed from the camera body.
During this class, you will learn how to unlock the “DSLR-like” capabilities of your point-and-shoot camera, including:
- How to take advantage of various shooting modes (M, A, S, P, C)—forget Auto Mode!
- Image quality settings
- White balance
- How to get around not using your flash
- How to best use the pre-set shooting modes . . . and more!
Location
Online
Date & Time
October 24 & 31; 10:00am-12:00pm
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Fine Art Printing
$60.00 – $80.00A 4-Day Class
October 2, 9 and 16 + 1 in person session with instructor
1:00pm-2:00pm
Ages 16+A 4-Day Photography Class for Ages 16+
This online class will cover photo editing and printing for fine art prints. It will include a 1 hour session at CEPA Gallery in the digital lab getting to know the printer with the assistance of the instructor. CEPA’s digital lab, which is open to the public for a small hourly rental fee, has a Canon Pro-1000 printer. Students should bring their own paper and there is a charge per print. Students will need to have Photoshop or Photoshop Elements for editing images.
Location
3 classes online and 1 with instructor at CEPA
Date & Time
Fridays October 2, 9 & 16 + 1 in person session with instructor
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.Join CEPA Today and Save!
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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Lightroom Basics
$90.00 – $120.00A 2-Day Class
Thursday, October 8 & 15
6:30pm-9:30pm
Ages 16+A 6-Hour Photography Class for Ages 16+
Focus on Lightroom’s best workflow practices in this comprehensive class.
Lightroom Basics covers the best workflow practices for the Library Module, including:
- Importing
- Organizing
- Renaming
- Using stars and color labels for rating
- Keywording and metadata for search simplicity
The class also covers all of the editing tools in the Develop Module, including:
- Cropping
- Color correction
- Curves
- Split toning . . . and much more
The remaining modules—Map, Book, Slideshow, Print, and Web—will be briefly touched on.
Location
Online
Date & Time
Thursday, October 8 & 15, 2020
6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.Join CEPA Today and Save!
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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Seeing in Black & White
$45.00 – $60.00A 3-Hour Class
Saturday, October 10, 2020
11:00am–2:00pm
Ages 16+A 3-Hour Photography Class for Ages 16+
In this class, you will learn how to previsualize what works well in a black-and-white photograph. It’s this ability to form an image in your mind’s eye of what a finished photograph will look like before you ever release the shutter that allows you to hone in on subjects and compositions that will translate well into black-and-white. Once you’ve trained yourself to identify certain compositional elements that typically work well, it will become second nature to “see in black-and-white.” In addition to the visualization session, class participants will learn how to manipulate digital images to obtain desired B&W effect.
Location
Online
Date & Time
Saturday, October 10, 2020
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.Join CEPA Today and Save!
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Smartphone Photo for Entrepreneurs
$75.00 – $100.00A 3-Day Class
Wednesdays, September 30, October 7 & 14, 2020
6:00pm–7:30pm
Ages 16+A 3-Day Online Photography Class for Ages 16+
This three-day virtual class will take you on a creative journey and will teach entrepreneurs how to capture stories, enhance, and share images in order to support engagement on social media. Students will also explore a variety of free and low-cost applications that can support editing images and video right on your phone.
A common misconception about using a phone’s camera is that the phone can’t be used for serious photography. While cameras are technically superior, the quality of any photo mostly depends on the photographer’s intent and creative vision. No camera can take a good photo without the photographer’s ideas. That’s because your phone–just like any other camera–is a tool. And it’s a tool that can be used to take both poor and outstanding photos. With the right knowledge and the right techniques you can use your phone to take photos that successfully tell your stories.
Location
Online
Dates & Times
Wednesdays, September 30, October 7 & 14, 2020
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.Join CEPA Today and Save!
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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The Art of Retouching
$180.00 – $240.00A 4-Day Class
Saturdays, September 26, October 3, 10, & 17
2:00pm–5:00pm
Ages 16+A 4-Day Photoshop Class for Ages 16+
This class is a beginner/intermediate crash course on organizing and retouching images, incorporating techniques that can be used on an array of photographic genres, from portraits to landscapes, in order to create the perfect image. We will establish a familiarity with organizing images through Adobe Bridge and manipulating images in Adobe Photoshop. We will cover the whole process – starting with organizing your images, using an array of Photoshop retouching techniques, and finishing with properly exporting images based on their intended use.
Adobe Bridge is a free digital asset management app in the Adobe Creative Suite pivotal for anyone learning retouching, as an interface used to create an organized archive of images. We will learn how to rank images, create a contact sheet, create and organize folders, review image metadata, and maintain an organized workflow.
Photoshop has many avenues for retouching and it may be difficult to know where to start, or how to properly maintain workflow. We will review the most important tools and adjustment layers to perfect your photo, as well as learn multiple ways of refining your edits to create a naturally retouched product. Lessons include working with Photoshop brushes, understanding adjustment layers, recognizing filetypes, perfecting exposure, color correction, dodging/burning, beautifying techniques such as retouching skin/hair, removing unwanted elements, resizing and cropping, compositing, enhancing textures, building and refining masks, applying special effects, and other methods of editing your images without damaging them.
Location
Online
Dates & Times
Saturdays, September 26, October 3, 10, & 17
2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Join CEPA Today and Save!
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The Digital SLR Camera
$90.00 – $120.00A 2-Day Class
Saturdays, September 26 & October 3
11:00am–2:00pm
Ages 16+A 2-Day Photography Class for Ages 16+
Designed specifically for beginner photographers, this course will walk you through the essentials of how to use your digital mirrorless/SLR camera and all the key functions.
You will learn photography tips about everything from shutter speed to aperture, depth of field to ISO. You will get a primer on how to compensate for bad lighting and how to compose your shot for maximum effect and better photos. By the end of the course, you‚ will be ready to take your photography skills to the next level and continue your education with a more advanced photography course.
This class will help you:
- Learn the most essential functions of your camera
- Gain confidence in putting new features into action
- Understand basic photographic terminology including the rule of thirds and the exposure triangle
- Get a solid understanding of lighting and composition techniques
- Figure out how to position yourself and your subject for optimal results
- Learn to take great photos with the camera you have without extra gear.
Location
Online
Date & Time
Saturday, September 26 and October 3
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.Join CEPA Today and Save!
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Through the Lens: Perspective
$35.00 – $45.00A 1-Day Class
Saturday, October 3
1:00pm–2:30pm
Ages 16+A 1-Day Photography Class for Ages 16+
We choose what we capture through our lens and through the choice of our words, we create a voice. Each of us has the ability to capture a unique masterpiece showcasing our perspectives. Take a journey through the magical world of photography and learn how to compose stories through photography using your own camera (DSLR or Phone).
This unique “walk and capture” workshop is led by Aitina Fareed-Cooke of Get Fokus’d Productions. Our journey will begin with a tour of the latest exhibit at CEPA Gallery and end with participants gaining a rich knowledge of some basic elements of photography and how to capture creatively.
Location
Meet at CEPA Gallery, 617 Main Street, Buffalo, 14203
Dates & Times
Saturday, October 3, 2020
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.Join CEPA Today and Save!
Membership starts as low as $40/year for individuals—and even lower for students at only $25/year!
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