Los Angeles Center of Photography Classes, Los Angeles

In this beginning workshop, students will learn all the controls and functions on their digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) or mirrorless cameras, basic camera operation (including f-stop, shutter speed and ISO), fundamental concepts of photography, and how to control the photograph’s final look. Discussions include composition and light, how to get...

In this sequential class to Beginning Photography, students will receive reinforcement in the concepts learned from the previous class and push toward the next level of photographic expression. Emphasis will be on image capture while practicing sound technical fundamentals, including camera settings, metering techniques, and white balance selection....

In this webinar, London based Street Photographer Nick Turpin looks at Street Photography, where it has been and where he thinks it is going. Nick suggests that there is a lot to gain from an evolving, broadening and more inclusive definition of the approach. Using examples from those working on the borders of Street Photography as well...

Photographing people in their natural environment can produce images that evoke a true sense of their character. But to properly capture and convey this information, the photographer must have both the technical skills and the flexibility to work in ever-changing environments. This one-day online workshop on environmental portraiture in the context...

The Los Angeles Center of Photography is thrilled to produce an ongoing series on the history of photography. The series, typically offered the second Friday of each month, will be divided into the genres of photography. This year features street photography, still life, landscape, documentary, and more. Schedule: Friday, February 12, 3 pm, PST – Street...

This class is intended to teach students how to shoot candidly on the street, not only from practical experience but also from studying historic and contemporary street photographers. Topics covered in class include: how to see light, how to find great backgrounds, the laws, and ethics of shooting on the street, how to shoot candidly, how to capture...

Inside Photography: Conversations with Contemporary Photographers The Los Angeles Center of Photography is proud to produce a new six-part, ongoing series called “Inside Photography: Conversations with Contemporary Photographers.” The series, programmed on the first or second Thursday of each month, will feature a conversation between a guest...

"An Evening With" Series 2021: Featured Presentations from Notable Photographers The Los Angeles Center of Photography is thrilled to present another online series of events, An Evening With: Featured Presentations from Notable Photographers. This ongoing series, normally programmed on the last Wednesday of each month, will feature online presentations...

Learn how to create a “digital toolkit” presentation package aimed at expanding exhibition, press, and publication opportunities. Artists will learn how to use this toolkit coupled with a series of outreach and communication tools and tactics to successfully approach and develop working relationships with galleries, museums, curators, critics,...

Months to Minutes: The History, Techniques and Art of Time-Lapse Photography Join Michael e. Stern, a practiced time-lapse photographer with 50+ productions in his portfolio as he shares his approach to telling stories through time-lapse. During this webinar several examples of key concepts to successful time-lapse film making will be revealed:...

Beginning Photoshop is a core fundamental class for photographers. Using Adobe Photoshop CC, the course teaches the most important tools, composition and basic image optimization, helping students to understand the process behind simple photo correction. The class will cover: Photoshop Interface and Tools Overview a. Preferences b. Color settings...

Successful long-term projects are able to inform a subject without support of the written word, while effective images define the narrative. But first, the process begins with the desire to learn about the subject. In its final form, a well conceived project consists of compelling, authentic images within a larger body of work that supports the subject....

Making the Invisible Visible: The Haunting Light of Infrared Our visual familiarity is limited to colors in the visible spectrum. Beyond what our eyes can see lies the iridescent world of the infrared (IR) spectrum. Join Nevada Wier as she describes her exploration in making the invisible visible: photographing unusual places using the...

There is a rich history of self-published authors including Ernest Hemingway, Stephen King and Mark Twain. Now that artists are able to produce their own hardcover and softcover books online at a relatively low cost, self-publishing has become a popular alternative for photographers. This workshop will cover the basic principles of designing your...

Join Westcott top pro Ian Spanier for this webinar and learn the #1 thing you need to be doing NOW for better portraits (and two other secrets). We will also be discussing lighting tips and tricks, location lighting (equally applicable info if you are primarily in the studio) and working with your subject (getting the best out of them, and when you...