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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Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 755 Seward St, Los Angeles, CA
Students will learn to produce photographs that go beyond simple documentation. Weekends in the City for Teens is a new series of photo excursions developed to explore some of the more interesting and unique places to photograph in Los Angeles and surrounding communities. Each excursion will include two hours of group orientation and lecture, three hours of shooting on-location, and two hours of critique and discussion. Each class will be...
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5566 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
You are all gifted, creative and skilled photographers. Unfortunately, many artists do not carry these attributes into the presentation of themselves and their work. This immersive, hands-on program helps artists and gallery owners use storytelling to get past the door and into the living room with prospective buyers. Drawing from decades of corporate art sales and presentation skills workshop expertise, Mike O’Connor’s signature program combines...
Los Angeles Center of Photography
If you feel like you are flying solo, and not yet at the level you envision for your photography career, this is the workshop for you. Sherrie Berger offers practical and inspirational ideas and tools that can jump-start your thinking, your career and your photography over all. We will ask the questions and explore solutions: where are you today and where do you want to be? In answering these questions, we will set short and long-term goals, share...
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Los Angeles Center of Photography
For all photographers interested in experiencing the new age art of “light painting” photography, this new workshop is are designed to spark your creativity and guide any level of photographer through the navigation of this beautiful art-form. The class begins by introducing students to the tools used and explaining how each one has it’s own unique look when used in front of the lens. Participants will be guided through the planning of each...
Los Angeles Center of Photography
The pandemic has dampened everyone’s spirits, especially those of us who specialize in portrait photography. This new class will teach you a way to take fun, memorable portraits remotely (Remote Photography) from the comforts home. All you need is Zoom, and a laptop! We will cover some basic topics when working with subjects, including posing, light sources, props, etc. Students will discover how to tailor their communication when working their...
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5566 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Drone photography has quickly grown in popularity due to the remarkable imagery that can be captured by aerial robotics. Industry professionals including real estate agents, farmers and law enforcement have readily adopted the technology to meet their needs. But learning how to control these little gadgets and properly implement the technology can be difficult to master. Join professional photographer and seasoned drone pilot Timothy Baur in a new-workshop...
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5566 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Are you starting to charge for your work? What does it take to start a photography business or take your hobby to the next step? Are you reaching the people who need to see your work? Stephen Schafer wrote the book about becoming a professional photographer. Join him for a day as he shares 30+ years of experience in this candid seminar that focuses on what the class wants to know. We’ll cover branding and marketing; websites and social; pricing...
Los Angeles Center of Photography
If a single picture is worth a thousand words, imagine the value of a well planned and executed photo essay. This workshop explores the creation and sequencing of images in the tradition of the great photo essayists from W. Gene Smith and Gordon Parks to Mary Ellen Mark and Sebastiao Salgado. Designed for professionals and nonprofessionals alike, this hands-on course gives participants an in-depth look at both the creative methods and practical...
Los Angeles Center of Photography
Learn How to Build a WordPress Website to Showcase Your Portfolio and Sell Your Work Have you ever wanted to learn how to build your own website to showcase your portfolio to the world? How about selling your own fine art prints or print products? Join Professional Photographer and LACP instructor, John D. Russell as he builds a photography website using WordPress. You’ll have an opportunity to follow along and ask questions. At the end of this...
Los Angeles Center of Photography
Learn the concepts and techniques to consistently create powerful and compelling travel images. Whether you enjoy shooting wildlife, landscape, people or any other kind of travel photography, instructor Mark Edward Harris will explain what goes into making great pictures – from a complete digital workflow solution to finding and shaping your personal artistic voice. The workshop will place heavy emphasis on creating images with “purpose”....
Los Angeles Center of Photography
Do you enjoy photographing your friends and family, or have you wanted to start? Do you want to take compelling photos of people? Do you like taking pictures and want to step up your skills to make beautiful images? Then this class is for you. Together in this hands-on workshop, we will explore different approaches to photographing people. We’ll study composition, light, style, and technique. Students will develop their artistic styles and technical...
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ Distance Learning Class via Zoom, Los Angeles, CA
This course for teens (ages 12-18) is designed to introduce students to the fundamental operations, techniques, and critical vocabulary of the two standard photographic imaging softwares: Adobe Lightroom & Adobe Photoshop. The class will cover technical information such as cataloging workflow, syncing your Lightroom catalog across all devices, file sizes, color balance, the develop module, layer masks, compositing, camera raw processing, and...
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ Distance Learning Class via Zoom, Los Angeles, CA
In this beginning “Part 1” class, technical information is covered, such as ISO, shutter speed and aperture, exposure modes, lenses, focus, and white balance. The course also covers how to compose a photograph, how to see light, and how to think in color and/or in black & white. Students will be given daily assignments. Each assignment will enhance the students’ understanding of ISOs, F/stops, shutter speeds, and lenses. Each day, the...
Los Angeles Center of Photography
Composition 101: A Course in Photographic Design for Teens (Ages 12-18) Ever wonder how two people can stand in the same spot, point their camera at the same subject but return with completely different ways of interpreting the identical scene? Building and making a photograph is like piecing together a puzzle. Creating an image in-camera is making a series of decisions and choices. The goal is to build a strong enough composition to guide the...
Los Angeles Center of Photography
Meet-Up in LA: Photographing the City of Angels with Peter Bennett (Hybrid Learning – Two Sessions) Come partake in this two-part meet-up class, open your eyes to a cornucopia of photographic opportunities, and enrich yourself in this marvelous, beckoning metropolis that is Los Angeles. Los Angeles offers an enormous array of diverse and ethnic communities, including the hustle and bustle of downtown activity, white picket fences and birds chirping...
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 252 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA
Explore the diverse and vibrant communities of Los Angeles through the lens of your camera. Join us for a unique photography experience as we capture the essence of the Venice Canals with renowned photographer Peter Bennett.
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5566 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Sam Abell’s thirty-year career has been dedicated to achieving artistic expression through documentary photography. He has pursued his goals primarily through his lengthy, in-depth coverage for National Geographic magazine and its Book Division. At the same time, he has maintained a career as an artist, teacher and author. His numerous book credits include The Life of a Photograph, Seeing Gardens and The Photographic Life, to name a few. His most...
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 1515 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Join this Street Photography Presentations with shooters Matt Stuart, Ibarionex Perello, Dana Barsuhn, Julia Dean, David Ingraham and Michelle Groskopf.
Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 1515 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Full Course Name: Life in Focus: Organizing, Preserving and (most importantly) Enjoying Your Family Photo Collection Preserving and organizing your photo collection is not something we simply do for the sake of being organized, who has time for that? Preserving your collection is a means to an end, to help bring your life into focus, to explore, enjoy and pass on your family’s history, and to make sure it is safe for years to come. This class...
Los Angeles Center of Photography
In this sequential class to Basic Photography for Teens Part 1, students will receive reinforcement in the concepts from the previous class and push toward the next level of photographic expression. Emphasis will be on image capture while practicing sound technical fundamentals. Using the camera to interpret the world around them, students will work toward mastering camera settings, metering techniques, and white balance selection for proper image...
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