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Unlock your creativity and sharpen your photography skills with a wide range of online art classes. Learn the fundamentals, master advanced techniques, and gain the confidence to capture stunning photographs in various genres such as landscape, portrait, and street photography.

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Contemporary FA Photography:Discovering Your Voice

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ *Virtual Classroom

Course Title: Contemporary Fine Art Photography: Discovering Your Voice with Susan Burnstine Contemporary fine art photography transforms ideas into images, and images into a voice. The photographer acts as a channel to which this progression can evolve. This course will investigate this process and use of photography as a tool for individual expression, not just in terms of innovative composition and interesting camera techniques, but more importantly,...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$675

5 sessions

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The Documentary Photography Narrative: Creating and Publishing a Project with Ken Light

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ *Virtual Classroom

Through image making, critique, historical overview, and editing, this workshop will explore how to tell visual stories and form a cohesive narrative body of work that can be published. The workshop is open to those who may be just beginning this path and to those who may have a project nearing completion. Students will have opportunities to present work and the class will collectively consider sequencing, narrative, and potential strategies to...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$575

5 sessions

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History of Photography: Postmodernism

Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom

The Chicago Botanic Garden’s online photography class is a virtual experience you can take anywhere!  Explore the history of postmodern photography, from the 1960s to the present. Start with pop art, assemblage, conceptual art, and the social landscape. Create photographs like the great masters of this period such as Andy Warhol, Syl Labrot, Gary Winogrand, Diane Arbus, Bruce Davidson, and others.  This class will be taught online...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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$499

6 sessions

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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

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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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Publishing a Photobook

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ *Virtual Classroom

Unlock the secrets of transforming your photographic vision into a captivating book with expert guidance from Harvey Stein. From conceptualization to navigating the publishing world, this intensive workshop equips you with the essential tools to captivate publishers and bring your photobook dream to life.

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$815

7 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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Basic Photography - Part 3

Los Angeles Center of Photography

In this course, a logical continuation for students who have completed both Basic Photography Part 1 and Basic Photography Part 2, students will continue to learn basic camera operation and photography fundamentals while practicing and refining their process for achieving a unique photographic vision. The class focuses on personal projects—a series of images with a common theme and style—within the genres of photography (or any combination thereof)....

(41) Beginner 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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Basic Photography - Part 2

Los Angeles Center of Photography

In this sequential class to Basic Photography Part 1, students will receive reinforcement in the concepts learned from the previous class and push toward the next level of photographic expression. Emphasis will be on image capture while practicing sound technical fundamentals, including camera settings, metering techniques, and white balance selection. While learning proper use of their camera, students will be exposed to the major genres of photography,...

(41) Beginner 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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