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On Location Photography Classes NYC

Experience the vibrant streets of NYC as your classroom in these on-location photography classes. Learn the art of capturing stunning cityscapes, street photography, and portraits against iconic backdrops such as Times Square, Central Park, and the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Walk About: Grand Central

Art of Intuitive Photography

Spend an afternoon in Grand Central with us! Grand Central is a stunning example of New York’s beaux-arts buildings. Adorned with Tennessee-marble floors and Italian-marble ticket counters, its concourse is capped by a vaulted ceiling depicting the constellations by French painter Paul César Helleu. It's an enclosed photographer's paradise, perfect for walkabout as you learn specific techniques and angles to capture the unique sense of place...

(587) All levels 16 and older
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$125
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Intuitive Photography: Chelsea Market

Art of Intuitive Photography @ 75 9th Ave, New York, NY

Please join me for 3 hours to fine tune your intuition and your eye at Chelsea Market! Great views, as well as people and abstract photos will await us. We will conduct exercises to tune you into your intuition, and learn how to take photographs by following it. In addition, we will focus on the differences between looking, observing and seeing. Throughout the class I will be giving feedback on how to better the composition of your photographs....

(587) Beginner 16 and older
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Intuitive Photography Walk-About: Winter in Brownstone

Art of Intuitive Photography

Wind-up winter on a trek around beautiful "Brownstone Brooklyn" with Marj (lifelong Brooklynite)! Meander down cobblestone streets in Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill, to create images of old New York, ending at Brooklyn Bridge Park. In this class we will explore and shoot together.  We will help guide you to capture interesting images and assist with composition. This class is open to all photography levels, and any digital camera,...

(587) All levels 16 and older
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South Street Seaport

PhotoUno Photography School @ 11 Fulton St, New York, NY

The South Street Seaport is a must see! Filled with history and entertainment it is a perfect way to capture the diversity that is New York. Join us for this class in which you will photograph the essence of South Street Seaport. In this class we will take photographs using some techniques relating to background blur and ISO for low lighting situations. Then we will continue with panning shots, use of fill flash, and finish with some beautiful...

(322) All levels 18 and older
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Documenting NYC During Covid-19 - Midtown

Art of Intuitive Photography @ 4 Times Square, New York, NY

The class is open to all levels and digital cameras (including smartphones). This is an exciting opportunity to learn how to capture NYC as we've never seen it before. We will spend time discussing how to capture stories and then explore and photograph.  Locations we will explore:  Times Square Bryant Park Grand Central and 5th Ave Maximum students: 4 to allow for social distancing. Masks required.

(587) All levels 16 and older
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Documenting NYC During Covid-19 - Central Park

Art of Intuitive Photography @ The Mall, Central Park, New York, NY

The class is open to all levels and digital cameras (including smartphones). This is an exciting opportunity to learn how to capture NYC as we've never seen it before. We will spend time discussing how to capture stories and then explore and photograph.  Locations we will explore:  Bethesda Fountain Bow Bridge The Mall Sheep's Meadow Masks required.

(587) All levels 16 and older
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Essential Street Photography

BKC @ 736 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Street photography is all about accepting challenges: change your perspective, look closer, dig deeper, and express the world around you in a fresh and unique way.   In this class, we'll challenge you each week to develop ideas and explore framing and techniques used by classic street photographers like Garry Winogrand, Gordon Parks and Helen Levitt, as well as contemporary shooters like Zack Arias and Daniel Arnold. We'll analyze the...

(325) All levels 13 and older
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$359

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Museum Inside Out

New York City Photo Safari @ 1000 Fifth Ave, New York, NY

This unique safari takes place inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Although there will be artwork to photograph, this safari is about the use of light. The amazing Metropolitan Museum of Art features many would-be outdoor spaces that are now encapsulated inside the building (the American Courtyard, the European Sculpture Court, etc.).  These spaces are beautifully lit by huge skylights, offering a unique opportunity to photograph several...

(146) All levels 18 and older
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$100
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Intuitive Photography: Wall Street

Art of Intuitive Photography

You will notice that by the end of the class you will not only be looking at the world with an eye of a photographer, but will have better photographs to prove it. Please join us for 3 hours to fine tune your intuition and your eye in Wall Street. This class is open to all photography levels, and is more of a creative rather than technical class. If you're interested in learning more about the technical aspects, please attend our Digital Photography:...

(587) All levels 16 and older
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Intuitive Photography: Cathedral of St John Divine

Art of Intuitive Photography @ 1047 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY

By the end of the class students will not only be looking at the world with an eye of a photographer, but will have better photographs to prove it. Please join us for 2.5 hours to fine tune your intuition and your eye at The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. Great views, as well as people and abstract photos will await us.   We will conduct exercises to tune you into your intuition, and learn how to take photographs by following it....

(587) Beginner 16 and older
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Intuitive Photography: Museum of the Moving Image

Art of Intuitive Photography @ 36-01 35th Ave, Astoria, NY

By the end of the class students will not only be looking at the world with an eye of a photographer, but will have better photographs to prove it. Please join us for 2.5 hours to fine tune your intuition and your eye at Museum of the Moving Image. We will conduct exercises to tune you into your intuition, and learn how to take photographs by following it. In addition, we will focus on the differences between looking, observing and seeing. Throughout...

(587) Beginner 16 and older
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Intuitive Photography: Madison Square Park

Art of Intuitive Photography

Please join us for 3 hours to fine tune your intuition and your eye in Madison Square Park! This class is open to all photography levels, and is more of a creative rather than technical class. If you're interested in learning more about the technical aspects, please attend our Digital Photography: Intro for Beginners class. We will conduct exercises to tune you into your intuition, and learn how to take photographs by following it. In addition,...

(587) All levels 16 and older
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Photo Safari: Three and a Half Bridges

New York City Photo Safari

Embark on an unforgettable photographic journey capturing iconic New York City bridges at dusk. From the Queensboro to the Brooklyn Bridge, explore the cityscape from unique perspectives, mastering long exposures and night photography techniques along the way. Join us for an immersive experience, where you'll hone your skills and capture stunning images without relying on flash.

(146) All levels 18 and older
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$200
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Madison Square Park

New York City Photo Safari

Turn hum-drum travel photos into something to be proud of. Whether you're heading into or out of New York City, join us on this photo tour and learn to take better pictures before you start your trip. Whether it's buildings, statues, parks or your friends, this all around Photo Safari will show you how to find the best angles and lighting conditions so you can be sure to have memories that last a lifetime. This workshop takes advantage of the historical...

(146) All levels 18 and older
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Photo Safari: Highline Elevated Park

New York City Photo Safari @ 470 W 14th St, New York, NY

Turn hum-drum travel photos into something to be proud of. Whether you're heading into or out of New York City, join us on this photo tour and learn to take better pictures before you start your trip. Whether it's buildings, statues, parks or your friends, this all around Photo Safari will show you how to find the best angles and lighting conditions so you can be sure to have memories that last a lifetime. On this "all around" Photo Safari you'll...

(146) All levels 18 and older
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Pay What You Wish - Creative Live Online Class

Art of Intuitive Photography @ Virtual Classroom

1 hr Zoom class.  Learn what intuition is, how it can manifest in us and how we can learn to use it in our photography. Exercises will be given which you can do in your home. For the payment, follow your intuition to pay what you feel you can afford.  It's not about the money - it's about connecting and learning something new and fun. Payments can be made via Venmo or Paypal.  Smartphone/tablet cameras are ok to use. $20 suggested...

(587) All levels 16 and older
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Photography Workshop: Capture Autumn

BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

This fall-themed photography class teaches the principles of outdoor, natural light photography using the rich hues of autumn. Meeting at the Audubon Center at the Boathouse in Prospect Park, this 3-hr workshop covers elements of composition, using creative color palettes, and some basic technical demonstrations for getting great images. This is for beginner and intermediate photographers who are looking for an outdoor challenge. Important Things...

(325) All levels 13 and older
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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ Sacred Heart

Digital Photo Academy @ 89 Ridge Street, Newark, NJ

Each Composition in the Field class begins with a talk with one of our experienced instructors, and then you and your fellow students take a stroll through one of a variety of photogenic locales (in any of the 20+ cities the DPA encapsulates).  There is street photography, magnificent interiors, farmers markets, zoos, landscapes, and more, photos of which are included within. These photos are a mix of student and instructor images in many different...

(146) All levels 16 and older
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No Pants Day

New York City Photo Safari @ Address announced after registration., New York, NY

No Pants Day! (January 10, 2016). Join us for some fun street photography at the Annual No Pants Day. What is No Pants day?  A prank called the No Pants Subway Ride has become No Pants Day, a fun excuse to for thousands of strangers to get together in the middle of the winter and go crazy (without their pants on). Learn to photograph people and musicians and dancers in a fun atmosphere. Learn how to show motion and to stop action. Get a better...

(146) All levels 18 and older
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$100
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Now Landscape, Now a Room: Photography and the Art

Penumbra Foundation

Full Course Name: Now Landscape, Now a Room: Photography and the Art of Walking This four-week workshop will consider walking as a mode of artistic practice and a means of generating photographic work. Alongside various creative exercises and informal critiques, participants will engage with works of photography, conceptual art, film, cultural theory, and more. The workshop will culminate in individual projects that build upon our group discussions...

(8) All levels 18 and older
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