6 weeks / 12 hours / Tuition $600 / No Lab Fee
The first session of this class will be spent review basic technical information for capturing images to ensure the class has a thorough understanding of skills required at the intermediate level. It is also helpful for students to bring along 5 sample prints for discussion. While this class will support technical questions and approaches to improve your photography, the primary objective will be to address compositional, printing, content, and aesthetics concerns within your photographic interests. Students will create a thematic visual project they will explore and discuss on a weekly basis. Projects already underway may be continued. Use and applications of already owned or soon to be purchased equipment will be part of class conversation pertaining to everyone’s project. Rigorous discussion of archiving files along with use of Adobe Creative Cloud tools for postproduction processing will be covered as class progresses. A firm understanding of basic color profiles for home or lab printing along with preferences for printing media will be part of class curriculum .
Student must own and bring a 35mm or medium format DSLR camera to participate in this class. Student are required to have working knowledge of how their camera functions and always have their camera manual available in class. Student must own and know how to operate a personal laptop and have a current subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud. An external Hard Drive (SSD external drive preferable) must accompany the student’s equipment to class regularly. Classes will begin with a lively review and discussion of student images for projection or as prints.
