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Learn the basics of photography from the comfort of your own home with online beginner photography classes, where you'll discover essential techniques and principles to capture stunning images.

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Illuminating Metaphor in Practice and Presentation with Barbara Ciurej & Lindsey Lochman

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ *Virtual Classroom

Explore the power of metaphors in photography and learn how to elevate and transform your projects in this immersive workshop at the Los Angeles Center of Photography. Discover visual equivalents, delve into concept and presentation, and find deeper complexity in your work. Join us for an enriching experience that will unlock new levels of creativity.

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$575

6 sessions

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Playing with Pictures with Odette England

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ *Virtual Classroom

Unleash your creativity with Playing with Pictures, a course at the Los Angeles Center of Photography. Dive into collage, appropriation, and experimental making to generate new meanings from different groupings of images. Transform found photographs into captivating works of art through manipulation and exploration.

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$575

6 sessions

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The Creative Portrait

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ *Virtual Classroom

“The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson In this workshop, we discuss all the elements of what makes a good portrait and delve into the process of working with people. We learn through attention to detail, postures and expressions, approaching potential subjects, establishing trust and developing a relationship, working through...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$715

3 sessions

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Creative Fine Art Digital Photography

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

Discover how to see and convey your creative vision of the world in photographs. In this introduction to fine art photography for beginning and intermediate photographers, you will learn to use the features of your camera and the principles of design to make stunning, creative images.  A digital SLR or mirrorless camera with manual controls for aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, and a previous photography class or familiarity with basic camera...

(122) Beginner 18 and older
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$436

6 sessions

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Portfolio Development Workshop

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ *Virtual Classroom

Refine your artistic vision and develop a standout portfolio at the Los Angeles Center of Photography's specialized workshop for fine art photographers. Collaborate with fellow artists and receive personalized guidance to create a presentation that resonates with your unique style and target audience. Gain invaluable experience in group critiques and constructive criticism, leaving the workshop with a consistent and impressive portfolio.

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$1,315

6 sessions

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Artist as Subject: Strategies of Self-Portraiture

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ *Virtual Classroom

Learn how to capture your own unique narrative at the Los Angeles Center of Photography. Uncover the techniques and history behind this powerful art form, and explore how to use your own body to convey concepts and ideas. Whether you're new or looking to enhance your current projects, this class offers a supportive environment to delve into the world of self-expression through photography.

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$515

6 sessions

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Lens Webinar

Penumbra Foundation

Finding the best lens for your work can be a daunting task. It is nearly impossible to determine a lens' characteristics or how a lens will perform without using it. Geoffrey Berliner and Sam Dole draw upon a collective 30 years of hands-on lens experience in film based photography to lead an intensive seminar on various topics centered around the history, design, and aesthetics of the photographic lens. Topics covered in this course will be dictated...

(8) All levels 18 and older
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The Structure of the Photobook: Strategies for Editing & Sequencing

Penumbra Foundation @ Virtual Classroom

Many photographers who have little problem completing a body of work are intimidated by the process of editing, sequencing, and structuring their pictures in the photobook form.  This online class, developed in collaboration with Image Threads, offers a variety of approaches for managing and shaping one's book. Through practical assignments, concrete examples, lectures, and group discussions of works-in-progress, participants will...

(8) All levels 18 and older
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$460

4 sessions

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Collecting, Appropriating, Re-presenting

Penumbra Foundation @ Virtual Classroom

In the spirit of Joachim Schmid’s call for “no new photographs until the old ones have been used up!”, this six-week course will explore various methods of reusing and transforming existing photographic imagery. Through a mixture of lectures, readings, and group discussions, the course will trace the history of photographic appropriation throughout the 20th century, look at numerous contemporary artists and photobook makers working with found...

(8) All levels 18 and older
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$485

6 sessions

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With an Eternal Wing: Embodying Queer Histories in Photography

Penumbra Foundation @ Virtual Classroom

Embark on a transformative journey through the lens of queer history in photography. Explore the intertwined narratives of writing, performance, and visual storytelling, guided by an esteemed instructor deeply rooted in this legacy. Join a community of creatives, delving into personal narratives and emerging with a profound understanding of their place within the continuum of queer expression.

(8) All levels 18 and older
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$412

6 sessions

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Visual Poetry (Online)

Chicago Botanic Garden

Photographic vision requires an aptitude for discovering beauty in what others see but ignore. Photographers create new work by making new visual decisions as they engage with the world. Like poetry, this encourages a viewer's mind to wander, imagine, and create prehistory or post-history for the images. This extensive course is designed for advanced photographers. This class will be taught online via Cisco Webex. All registrations must be submitted...

(122) Advanced 18 and older
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Nature & Landscape Portfolio A

Chicago Botanic Garden

Explore the design techniques of today’s best nature and landscape photographers. Practice techniques with weekly exercises based on class lessons. Use these design techniques to create your own professional portfolio worthy of exhibition. This course is designed for intermediate photographers. Digital SLR or mirrorless cameras are mandatory. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before...

(122) Intermediate 18 and older
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Creating Your Own Photo Zine

Los Angeles Center of Photography

A photo zine is most often a hand-made, self-published book that is easy and inexpensive to create. Zines offer exciting potential as a platform for creative expression and as a democratized platform that can help get your work out into the world. Further, in the online age a photo zine can fulfill the desire to hold, feel, and sense a tangible art object. Photo zines can help artists raise awareness about their work, piercing through the daily digital...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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Photography in the Era of Bauhaus: Online

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

The Bauhaus School was one of the most influential art and design schools in the twentieth century. Founded in 1919 in Weimar, it represented the zeitgeist of a modernizing and changing society in Germany between the wars.  In this class you will draw inspiration by studying the Bauhaus aesthetics and artists like László Moholy-Nagy who continued his work at the New Bauhaus in Chicago. Class includes assignments, image reviews, and developing...

(122) Intermediate 18 and older
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$499

6 sessions

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Photography: Visual Poetry: Online

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

Photographic vision requires an aptitude for discovering beauty in what others see but ignore. Photographers create new work by making new visual decisions as they engage with the world. Like poetry, this encourages a viewer's mind to wander, imagine, and create a prehistory or post-history for the images. Advanced level. This class will be taught online. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance.

(122) Advanced 18 and older
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$437

6 sessions

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Photography for Social Change

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ *Virtual Classroom

Since its inception photography has been used to educate people about our world and advocate for social change where injustice prevails. Currently, activism does not end with images; they start foundations, fund non-profits and even testify at the UN in order to find solutions for the issues the photographer’s document. While not every photographer can travel the globe documenting injustice, this class is about finding ways to create change locally...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$470

6 sessions

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The Photographer's Eye Part 2

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ *Virtual Classroom

In the first part of this course, we scrutinized the essence of “camera vision”. We discussed the mechanics of that vision – the particular attributes of the machine that makes photographs, and how it is similar to but different than the operations of our human optic system, as well as the unique perceptual testimony offered by the resulting photograph, which is a two-dimensional document quite separate from the “real world” it represents....

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$470

6 sessions

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Creative Portraiture

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ *Virtual Classroom

This six-week workshop will begin to explore the world of portraiture, the basics of natural and artificial lighting, and the psychology of dealing with people in front of your camera. Lighting equipment and light-altering tools will be discussed and demonstrated, with weekly assignments given and critiqued, and student portfolios reviewed. Visual interpretation of subject matter is stressed as a creative approach to shooting people. Further emphasis...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$470

6 sessions

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Photographing in the Social Landscape

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ *Virtual Classroom

The photographs of “natural landscapes” with which we’re most familiar—Ansel Adams’ pictures of Yosemite, perhaps, or those National Geographic series on icebergs or rainforests, in fantastic color—all show the world we would encounter if we could travel to those special, faraway places. A pristine view, unsullied by man’s presence, is usually preferred, but sometimes we welcome a noble lighthouse or a picturesque old barn tucked into...

(41) Intermediate 18 and older
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$575

5 sessions

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The Fine Art Water Portfolio

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

Water, the essence of life, will be our canvas for creating artistic images. ​​We will freeze patterns of design formed by water. You will learn to isolate images reflecting the water’s surface. Using slow shutter speed, polarizers, and neutral density filters, you will direct your camera to paint works of water art. You must understand how to use your digital camera. Intermediate to advanced level. 

(122) Intermediate 18 and older
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$437

6 sessions

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