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Is your schedule already packed but you really want to learn how to use you camera before that big trip or special event you’ve been planning? We'll then this class is perfect for you! This action-packed, fast-paced course is designed for people who want an express introduction to their camera. You will learn the basic principles of photography,...

Does your camera confuse you? This 3 hour class will cover ISO, aperture, shutter speed and more. You'll never want to photograph in auto mode again! You need to have a camera that has the manual mode setting. If you would like to rent a camera from us, we charge $30 for the session.​ Hands on exercises will be given.  Location: we will...

This is our beginner photography class, which we have designed to be: Fun: We have prepared both indoor and outdoor exercises to make sure you are constantly practicing what you learn. Effective: You won't believe how much you will learn in this 6 student class. Your satisfaction is guaranteed after attending all 6 classes. See...

You finally bought that new camera you’ve been wanting for so long. You learned the three fundamental settings—ISO, aperture, and shutter speed—in our Crash Course, Part 1. Now you’re wondering how to take your photography further and make the photos you envision really come to life. In this beginner photography class, we will build on what...

Learn the fundamentals. 

Learn to use your camera. 

This 3-week course helps students improve the way they compose/frame an image. They will explore by, following useful composition guidelines that will help their creativity & understand the importance of surveying how to approach a scene before we photograph it. This class has been designed to present the students with visuals and understand...

2-week course.

In this class, we will focus on figure drawing and various drawing techniques. We begin with a short discussion/demo of different approaches to drawing. There is a live model for each session. All levels are welcomed. What to bring: A pad up to 18×24 A 2H, HB, and 4B pencil An eraser Please note: We cannot accommodate dry pastels (for health...

Taking advantage of beautiful Central Park, this photography workshop focuses on how to take pictures of the environment (from cityscapes to landscapes). Learn the art of scouting for an image and visual editing. Visit the places most often depicted in the movies! This workshop is appropriate for all levels of photographic knowledge from beginners...

Soho is making a COMEBACK as a gallery area, with a mix of old and new gallery spaces. See cutting edge painting, sculpture, electronic media and photography, by artists of great diversity, in this most charming neighborhood. Be sure to arrive early or on time, so that the tour doesn’t leave without you. All sales are final, and tickets are...

In this eight week course, students will learn the fundamentals of creating digital negatives and how to produce handcrafted and unique platinum-palladium prints. Combining the best of modern digital negative making techniques with analog platinum palladium printing practice, participants will learn how to make successful enlarged digital negatives...

Considered by many to be the Polaroid of the 19th century, wet plate collodion or tintypes are made almost instantaneously through a process that uses hand poured chemicals on an enameled sheet of metal. In this two day workshop, we will teach students how to create glass negatives, tintypes and ambrotypes in camera. Students will learn the techniques...

Creative Portrait, Lighting & Posing (4 Sessions):  Creative Portrait - Make portraits that transcend Learn portraiture.  This course will guide you through all that there is to see to unleash your imagination and create the most unique portraits. Made for everyone, using any types of cameras, with or without Manual Mode. Course will...

Cyanotype is a cyan-blue photographic process dating back to 1842. This one-day introductory workshop uses a hands-on approach to guide participants through mixing chemistry, paper selection, and proper coating and exposing techniques. By the end of the workshop, attendees will have made several cyanotype prints, from large format or digital negatives,...