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Photographic Lenses: History, Design, and Use

Explore how lens design has shaped photography’s aesthetic and technical evolution. This course offers an in-depth look at historic medium and large format lenses through engaging lectures, discussions, and visual examples. Gain practical insight into how lens choices influence image-making and elevate your artistic vision.

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  • 18 and older
  • $385
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  • Virtual Classroom
  • 10 hours over 5 sessions

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Description

The role of the photographic lens in the creation of photographs is largely an accepted and seemingly obvious one. This class invites students to dig deeper to explore the aesthetic, technical, and historic context of lens choice in photography. Through lecture, discussion, and visual examples, students will be introduced to a range of historic medium and large format lenses and the photographs they helped produce.

This study will provide a practical understanding of how lenses have influenced image-making throughout history—and how these tools can inform and inspire contemporary photographic practice. While a historical timeline provides valuable context, the primary focus is on understanding different lens types for personal artistic use.

The course is structured around five weekly sessions, each two hours long, covering the following topics:

  • Portrait Lenses
  • Landscape Lenses
  • Pictorial Lenses
  • Modern and Speed Lenses
  • Formats, Technical Info and Purchasing Choices

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Refund Policy

  • In the event a student must cancel their registration for a workshop, they may do so any time before and up to 15 business days prior to the workshop start date, and will receive an 85% refund.
  • In the event a student must cancel attendance from a workshop within 15 business days prior to the start of the workshop this will be considered a withdrawal and the student will receive a 50% refund.
  • A withdrawal made within 4 business days of a class will NOT be entitled to any refund.

Please provide us with as much advance notice as possible for consideration. Beyond this, we cannot be held responsible for any cancellations outside of our control.

Unless otherwise stated, classes need a minimum of three students to run. In the off chance that a class is cancelled due to low enrollment, you will be refunded 100% of your tuition. Tuition costs for cancelled workshops can also be transferred to other classes or workshops.

We are not responsible for any non-refundable travel costs (such as airfare, train tickets or accommodation costs). If you are traveling long distances or from out of state, we advise you to consider purchasing travel insurance as workshops may be cancelled or postponed due to low registration or other unforeseen circumstances.

Due to the intensive nature of our workshops, we cannot offer makeup sessions outside of workshop time or in future workshops. Instructors are not required to bring students up to date during scheduled workshop time for missed days or lateness.

Refunds will not be given for absences or no shows. *This includes any illness or absence related to Covid 19.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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Penumbra Foundation

The Penumbra Foundation is a non-profit photographic arts organization whose mission is to bring workshops and greater education, lectures, and events to a diverse and evolving international photographic community. Our scope spans photography from its 19th century invention to the present age.

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