Photography Classes & Workshops
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Contemplative Creative Photography Workshop
$60.00 – $75.00A 2-Day Workshop
December 1 & 15, 2020
7:00pm–8:30pm
Ages 16+A Photography Workshop for Ages 16+
Photography can be a counterpoint to our often high stress and chaotic life. Good photography is generally not the result of a rushed photographer. It is an art medium that compels you to find a quiet state of mind. It can be used as a tool to help process difficult emotions. We live in a generation that records everything. However, in this workshop we will create conscious, reflective photography. Using 35 mm point & shoot cameras we will focus on the present moment to understand and appreciate our current surroundings. To witness a moment of grace in the endless stream of experience.
Participants will use a single use film camera which we will send along with the necessary materials to send it back to us for processing.
Workshop Location
Online
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 12 participants.
Dates & Times
- Tuesday, December 1, 2020 @ 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, December 15, 2020 @ 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
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Digital Photography: The Point & Shoot Camera
$60.00 – $80.00A 2-Day Class
Saturday, January 9 & 16
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
January 9 & 16; 10:00am-12:00pm
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Double Exposures
$120.00 – $150.00A 3-Day Workshop
November 9, 23 & December 7, 2020
6:00pm–8:00pm
Ages 16+A Photography Workshop for Ages 16+
Double exposures are a technique used to add depth and layers to an image. When done successfully they create a dreamy portal into a new world. This workshop will explore techniques for creating in camera multiple exposures.
Over three sessions, we will discuss methods for achieving the best results to create these surreal photographs. Students will then utilize this information to create black & white film, double exposures. The opportunity to share and swap photos will also be an option.
Participants will need a 35mm film camera for this class. We will supply the film to be used, along with the necessary materials to send it back to us for processing. This class also includes darkroom time incase you would like to develop and print yourself.
Workshop Location
Online with darkroom option available
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 12 participants.
Dates & Times
- Monday, November 9, 2020 @ 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
- Monday, November 23, 2020 @ 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
- Monday, December 7, 2020 @ 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
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DSLR & Mirrorless Photography
$60.00 – $80.00A 2-Day Class
November 16 & 23
1:00pm-3:00pm
Ages 16+A 2-Day Photography Class for Ages 16+
Do you have a camera that you wish you knew how to take better photos with? This technical class will teach you important settings, and techniques. It will also discuss what shutter speed, aperture, and ISO are and how they relate to a good Image. By the end of this class you will know how to get the most out of your camera and get excellent photos in practically any lighting situation.
Location
Online
Date & Time
Mondays, November 16 & 23
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The Art of Retouching
$120.00 – $150.00A 3-Day Workshop
December 3,10 & 17, 2020
6:300pm–8:30pm
Ages 16+A 3-Day Photography Class for Ages 16+
This class is a beginner 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 and removing unwanted elements, enhancing textures, resizing and cropping, and an introduction to the essence to the magic of Photoshop: building and refining masks, applying special effects, basic introduction to compositing, and other methods of editing your images without damaging them (by using layer masks).
Workshop Location
Online
Limited Availability
This workshop is limited to 10 participants.
Date & Time
Thursdays, December 3, 10 & 17
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Walk & Capture
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Saturdays, November 14, 21 or 28,
12:00pm–1:30pm
Ages 16+Photography Class for Ages 16+
Walk & Capture Street Photography Workshops are sponsored by LISC WNY, Buffalo Center for Health Equity, AARP, and CEPA Gallery. No cost to registrants.
LEARN MORE/REGISTERWHAT WE WILL DO DURING OUR “WALK & CAPTURE” JOURNEY:
What gets captured in the shadows of the forgotten? Who notices the gems among the thorns? It’s all a matter of perspective. It’s all in the way in which we view what surrounds us. The beauty can be nestled deep within the soil but we must search to find it and that… that is the very thing that we will do.Walk with us as we travel to the “forgotten” spaces on the Eastside (Target areas: Masten Park, MLK Park, & Broadway-Fillmore), in order to capture perspectives through the lens of the camera with the hopes to expose the pearls that have been passed over. No Camera? No Problem! Get Fokus’d Productions will provide cameras for registrants to use during workshop.
BE SAFE. WEAR YOUR MASKS.
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