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Basic Photography

Los Angeles Center of Photography See all classes by this school @ 252 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA

Master your digital SLR camera in our comprehensive beginner workshop. Learn essential controls and functions, explore composition and lighting techniques, and understand how to achieve the perfect exposure. With hands-on assignments and expert critiques, you'll gain the confidence to shoot in manual mode and enhance your photography skills.

(43) Beginner 18 and older
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The Wet Plate Collodion Workshop

Los Angeles Center of Photography See all classes by this school @ 252 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA

Experience mid-19th century photography in this hands-on workshop, where you'll delve into the intricate process of creating stunning tintypes and ambrotypes using period-correct cameras. Learn the history of collodion and learn the techniques necessary to master this process. Unleash your creativity and walk away with three to four unique plates capturing the essence of a bygone era.

(43) All levels 18 and older
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Street Photography Essentials: Capturing the Urban Moment

Los Angeles Center of Photography See all classes by this school @ 252 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA

Capture the energy of city life in this hybrid street photography course combining online learning with guided photo walks. Develop your technical skills, master exposure and composition in changing light, and learn to anticipate authentic moments that tell compelling visual stories. Through hands-on practice and expert critiques, you'll build confidence and create a portfolio of dynamic urban images.

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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Digital Photo Academy See all classes by this school @ 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

Step into the world of architectural photography at the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall. Capture the stunning interplay of light and shadow on its reflective surfaces and explore innovative angles and compositions. This session offers a unique opportunity to refine your skills and create striking images in a celebrated cultural landmark.

(166) All levels 10 and older
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Intermediate Studio Lighting

Los Angeles Center of Photography See all classes by this school @ 252 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA

Creating a distinctive personal lighting style is essential for producing compelling and visually dynamic photographic images. This workshop builds on the foundation of Introduction to Studio Lighting and guides participants in developing a unique lighting design approach using advanced techniques and professional equipment. You will deepen your understanding of how to manipulate and control light quality to establish drama, mood, and emotional...

(43) Intermediate 18 and older
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Portraits: Natural and Flash

Master the art of capturing captivating portraits using both natural light and flash photography techniques. In this intensive workshop, learn to harmonize lighting, posing, and composition to create impactful images that resonate with emotion. Join us for three days of hands-on instruction, where you'll discover how to manipulate light to convey mood and enhance your portraits.

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  • 18 and older
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  • 252 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA
  • 24 hours over 3 sessions

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Class Description

Description

The photographer’s challenge in creating a compelling portrait involves both creative and technical concepts combined in a way that evokes meaning and impact. This intensive and three-day workshop will show essential approaches to matching the light with your ideas. Good lighting techniques, along with posing, tonalities, mood, expression, camera angles and backgrounds must harmonize to create a successful photographic portrait.

Everyone has natural light available, but not necessarily the understanding of how to find and manipulate it with reflectors and diffusers to create the most pleasing or effective image. We work with window light, backlight, open shade, and garage door lighting and explore how the qualities of each contribute to the feeling of the portrait.

Portable flash is a wonderful and sometimes intimidating tool It will be explained step by step on how to choose the correct settings and modifiers. We will demo using TTL and manual settings and provide easy instructions for making beautiful fill flash. A variety of lighting techniques will be covered with the emphasis on understanding the three main aspects of light: direction, quality, and depth. Students will enjoy photographing models most days, both in the studio and on location

Refund Policy

Refund Policy

A $25 administrative fee will be charged on all refund requests.

  • The request must arrive greater than 7 business days prior to the course start date.
  • No refunds will be provided for requests arriving 6 business days or less prior to the course start date.

All refund requests must be submitted via email to [email protected]

Note: Special Guests Workshops carry different refund policies. Please refer to “Special Guest Refund Policy” sections below.

Upon receipt of a refund request, students will be provided the option of receiving course credit towards the purchase of another course. If a student elects to receive credit, no administrative fee will be charged. All credits must be used within two years from the date of issue.

Refund Policy for Rare Circumstances

In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, we are revising our refund policy for “Rare Circumstances.” These circumstances may include, but are not limited to, pandemic outbreaks, natural disasters, and economic collapse/depressions. During troubling times such as these, refunds are not permitted. Instead, students will be given credit good for three years from date of issue. Credits are good toward any class or workshop, except travel.

Credits

Credits may not be redeemed for refunds or cash back. A student’s decision to receive credit in lieu of a refund is final and may not be changed at a future date.

Transfers

Students may elect to transfer applicable course fees towards the purchase of another course, limit of one transfer per class. All transfer requests must adhere to the refund policy noted above and/or in conjunction with Special Guests Workshop refund policies below.

Course Cancellations

On occasion a course may cancel due to low enrollment or unforeseen instructor conflicts. If such a case occurs, all students will be refunded in full. We do not take responsibility for non-refundable airline tickets, hotel expenses, or any other costs that may be attributable toward enrolling in a course.

Special Guest Refund Policy

  • A $75 administrative fee will be charged on all refund requests arriving 62 business days or greater before the course start date.
  • If the request arrives 32-61 days prior to the course start date, 50 percent of the applicable workshop fee will be retained.
  • No refunds are provided for requests arriving 0 – 31 days prior to the course start date.

All refund requests must be submitted via email to [email protected]

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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Los Angeles Center of Photography

The Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP) is a nonprofit organization providing photography education and enrichment for photographers of all levels. With a wide range of classes, workshops, exhibitions, and community events, LACP offers a comprehensive experience for photographers to learn, connect, and grow in their practice.

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