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Los Angeles Center of Photography
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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

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The Art of Photographic Capture for Teens

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 252 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA

Unleash your creativity behind the lens with expert guidance at a renowned photography institution in LA. Let your imagination soar as you learn the techniques and skills to capture stunning images that tell compelling stories. Elevate your photography game under the mentorship of seasoned professionals and embrace the art of visual storytelling.

(41) All levels 12 - 18 years old
$455

5 sessions

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Printer Training

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 252 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA

Learn how to use Canon printers and Canon Professional Print & Layout software in this essential class at the Los Angeles Center of Photography. Perfect for beginners, this two-hour session will teach you everything you need to know to start printing in the lab. Limited to only ten students, so sign up now!

(41) Beginner 18 and older
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Beginning Location Lighting

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5566 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Mastering the skill of lighting on location takes planning in addition to technical savvy. Photographers must be capable of scouting an appropriate location, assessing how time of day will affect the outcome, and determining what quality of light will best facilitate the mood of the picture. Will it be a blend of ambient and artificial light, or does the strobe dominate? Do we use direct or indirect light, hard or diffuse light? How do we adapt to...

(41) Beginner 18 and older
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$590

3 sessions

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Intermediate Studio Lighting

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5566 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Developing one’s own lighting style is the key to creating truly dynamic photographic images. Designed for students having completed Introduction to Studio Lighting, this workshop will help students create their own sense of lighting design using advanced lighting techniques and specialized equipment. Further, students will progress towards fully understanding how to modify and control the quality of the light in order to create drama and mood...

(41) Intermediate 18 and older
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$565

6 sessions

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The Staged Poetic Image

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 1515 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA

As fine art photographers, how do we develop, strengthen, and maintain our ability to conceive and craft constructed compositions with compelling emotional resonance? Whether assembling objects for a still life, constructing digital montages, or directing and shooting an ensemble of actors, together in this workshop we will uncover and explore the practical tools and long-term strategies necessary to achieve success on our quest to becoming more...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$850

3 sessions

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Introduction to Adobe Lightroom

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 1515 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA

This workshop focuses on the most essential features of Adobe Lightroom with the needs of the photographer in mind. Students will learn how to import, sort, organize and enhance their digital images, as well as batch process groups of images, quickly and efficiently. In addition to the software's new developing capabilities, participants will learn how to create a photo book directly from within Lightroom. Students will also learn how to make slideshows...

(41) Intermediate 18 and older
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$445

6 sessions

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Shooting Fashion

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 1515 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA

For many photographers, shooting fashion photography is a challenging and richly rewarding experience. This creative and energetic five-session workshop will help participants shooting fashion imagery find new and clear direction. For anyone looking to break into the field, this workshop will provide an inspiring introduction.  Notable fashion and lifestyle photographer Andrew Southam will give context to participants’ work as we reference...

(41) Intermediate 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$495

4 sessions

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Working the Streets: A Weekend of Street Photography

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5566 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

In this two-day intensive class, students will learn the art and craft of street photography, led by acclaimed street photographer Ibarionex Perello. Using his decades of experience of photographing the streets, Ibarionex will walk students through the process of seeing and capturing great photographs while exploring the city. These skills will help each photographer develop his or her personal approach for street and travel photography. The course...

(41) Intermediate 18 and older
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$435

2 sessions

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Introduction to Studio Lighting - Part 2

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 312 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA USA, Los Angeles, CA

Developing one’s own lighting style is the key to creating truly dynamic photographic images. Designed for students having completed Introduction to Studio Lighting – Part 1, this workshop will help students create their own sense of lighting design using advanced lighting techniques and specialized equipment. Further, students will progress towards fully understanding how to modify and control the quality of the light in order to create drama...

(41) Intermediate 18 and older
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$1,005

6 sessions

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One Day of Street Shooting

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 1515 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Learn the fundamentals of street shooting. This one-day class is an introduction to street shooting. Participants will meet at the school for a two-hour lecture on the history of street shooting, the law and ethics of shooting on the street, how to shoot candidly, how to capture the decisive moment, how to approach people, how to be brave, and what equipment to use. We will then carpool to the Metro on Hollywood Boulevard, where we will take the...

(41) Beginner 18 and older
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$275
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Video Boot Camp

Los Angeles Center of Photography

Get your videos off of your DSLR and start sharing them with the world! Still and motion cameras have merged so it’s time to learn the proper techniques to expand your visual storytelling capabilities. There is no better way to learn the exciting possibilities of creating your own videos than to actually do it. This class is all about the ins-and-outs of how to create video with your video camera or your new video capable DSLR. Over two days,...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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Stretching Your Frame of Mind

Los Angeles Center of Photography

Imagine yourself with an artist’s palette in your hand. A recently stretched canvas is waiting on an easel, and a jar full of cleaned brushes sits on a small table next to you. Cobalt and Ultramarine Blue, Raw Sienna and Burnt Umber are positioned side by side while Chromium Oxide Green, Cadmium Red and Yellow lie together opposite them. They have all been squeezed from tubes, asking to be mixed together. Now imagine that instead of all those...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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Photoshop 1 & 2

Los Angeles Center of Photography

This class combines all material covered in “Photoshop 1: The Basics” and then pushes forward into an in-depth exploration of masking, the heart and soul of Photoshop and the key to complete mastery of image quality.  Topics include: Photoshop Selections & Masks A. Selection tools B. Creating selections with multiple techniques C. Quick mask mode D. Refine edge E. Transform selections F. Layer masks G. Refining mask properties ...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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Street Photography - Part 1

Los Angeles Center of Photography

This six-month class will introduce students to Street Photography. We’ll study historic and contemporary street shooters, and make our own candid photographs in a variety of Los Angeles locations. We’ll meet once a month on Monday evenings, for lecture and critique, and once a month on Saturdays for a shooting session. Topics covered in class include: what is good content and composition, how to capture a mood or a moment, and how to see light....

(41) All levels 18 and older
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Creative Portrait Lighting: In-Studio and On-Location

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 252 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA

Master the art of creative portrait lighting in this hybrid class with F. Scott Schafer at the Los Angeles Center of Photography. Explore different lighting techniques, both in-studio and on-location, to create captivating and expressive portraits. Learn how to manipulate light and collaborate with subjects to produce impactful and memorable images.

(41) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$675

2 sessions

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Speedlight Flash: On-Camera and Off-Camera

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 252 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA

Speedlight Flash: On-Camera and Off-Camera with Jennifer Emery If you feel confident with a camera but less so with a flash and would like to master external speed-light flash technology, this class is for you. The goal of this class is to learn how to use a flash so well that the outcome looks like professional lighting utilizing TTL/SB flash units on and off camera. In-Person Learning If you feel confident with a camera but less so with a...

(41) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$625

3 sessions

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Gorman on Portraiture

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 252 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA

Learn from acclaimed photographer Greg Gorman as he reveals his secrets to capturing stunning portraits. Discover his techniques for lighting, composition, and working with natural light. Put your skills into practice and receive valuable feedback in this immersive workshop.

(41) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$500

5 sessions

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Lighting: Big, Small and Natural

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 755 Seward St, Los Angeles, CA

Learn how to diffuse and bounce light and getting the units off-camera so the light doesn't look like flash. Lighting is the key to defining the mood, texture and concept of any photograph. It's the essential tool that every photographer needs to control so their photos have a greater depth and meaning. This dynamic workshop covers three types of lighting: studio strobes with umbrellas, soft boxes and grid spots; portable flash with modifiers,...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$1,270

5 sessions

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Making Pictures

Los Angeles Center of Photography

Anyone can take a photograph. This workshop is all about making them! Armed with X-acto knives (and lots of blades), we’ll mine a veritable library of props and characters from the pages of old and discarded books. Afterward, we'll throw our disparate collection of cutouts onto the table and piece them together into meaningful (and often-times nonsensical) storylines and put them all together with pins, tape and glue. From there we’ll experiment...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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Variations in Platinum/Palladium Printing

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 1515 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Tap into your creative side in this hands-on workshop that explores one of the finest alternative process methods of photographic image making called Platinum / Palladium Printing. The workshop includes digital negative making and variations in Platinum / Palladium. The printing technique will be covered in-depth, including some very interesting variations including Gum over Platinum / Palladium, Cyanotype over Platinum / Palladium, and Varnishing....

(41) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$545

3 sessions

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