photography and photo editing

Dates:   

Day 1 - September 23rd

Day 2 - September 30th 

Time: 11 am - 5 pm each day

Levels: Beginner and Intermediate

Number of students: 6-12

Instructor: Dixon Handshaw

Cost: $100 members, $120 non-members

Description:

If you want more out of your camera and more out of your photos, this class is for you! Receive an in depth understanding of how cameras work and how to develop your vision as a photographer. You will practice each new concept with assignments and receive feedback from fellow students and your instructor.

Learn how to:

• control exposure in difficult lighting situations and "fool" your camera
• put your focus exactly where you want it 
• make some parts of the picture blurred and some parts tack sharp
• show blurred motion and eliminate blur when you want to

BRING TO CLASS:

• An adjustable DSLR or Mirrorless Camera
• Your camera’s instruction book
• A fully charged battery
• A memory card that has been recently formatted

Date: October 6

Time:  9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Level: Beginner

Number of students: 6-12

Instructor: Eric Notheisen

Cost: Members $85, Nonmembers $95

Description: In this six-hour workshop, the participant will learn the basics of photo editing using Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) and Photoshop. Course content will include initial set-up of Photoshop and ACR; editing a RAW image in ACR and then fine tuning the image in Photoshop; and file handling. The Photoshop portion of the workshop will focus on Tools, Layers and Masking. This course is not for individuals using Photoshop Elements. 

Please bring to class:  

• Laptop with Photoshop installed.
• Raw image files.

Date: October 13

Time:   11:00 am - 3:30 pm

Level: Intermediate - Advanced

Number of students: 6-12

Instructor: Eric Notheisen

Cost: Members $65, Nonmembers $75

Description: In this 4 1/2 -hour workshop, the participant will work on advanced editing techniques associate with Photoshop.  The focus will be on the different forms of masking and their benefits. The participant will also be introduced to several types of adjustment layers and their blending modes. Finally, the participant will be introduced to the recent AI advances in Photoshop. 

Please bring to class:  

• Laptop with Photoshop installed.
• Raw image files.

Date: October 14

Time:   9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Level: Beginner

Number of students: 6-12

Instructor: Eric Notheisen

Cost: Members $85, Nonmembers $95

Description:  In this six-hour workshop, the participant will learn how to organize their images using Elements Organizer. They will then move on to the basics of f photo editing using Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) and Photoshop Elements. Course content will include Organizing your image collection; the initial set-up of Elements and ACR; editing a RAW image in ACR and then fine tuning the image in Elements; and file handling. The Elements portion of the workshop will focus on Tools, Layers and Masking. This course is not for individuals using Photoshop. 

Please bring to class:  

• Laptop with Photoshop Elements installed.
• Raw image files.

Date: October 20

Time:   9:30 am - 3:30 pm 

Level: Beginner

Number of students: 6-12

Instructor: Eric Notheisen

Cost: Members $85, Nonmembers $95

Description:  In this six-hour workshop, the participant will learn how to organize their images in Lightroom.  They will then move on to image editing using the various image editing tools in Lightroom.  These will include the initial edit, masking, spot removal cropping and the like.  Participants will learn to snapshot their edits to compare the various edit tool used. They will also learn to save selections for advanced editing. 

Please bring to class:  

• Laptop with Lightroom installed.
• Raw image files.

Dates 

Day 1 - January 20

Day 2 - January 27

Time: 11 am - 5 pm each day

Levels: Intermediate and Advanced

Number of students: 6-12

Instructor: Dixon Handshaw

Cost: $100 members, $120 non-members

Description:

This class is for those who have completed The Art of Photography #1 or have permission from the instructor. This class builds on the skills you learned in the Art of Photography #1 and uses the same experiential format, allowing you to practice each new skill one at a time with plenty of feedback from your instructor and other students in our image review sessions.

In this class you will:

• decide when and how to use Aperture preferred, Shutter preferred and Manual modes
• master exposure with exposure compensation and histograms
• use different modes and techniques to gain more control over auto focus
• manage your white balance and gain even more creative control over depth of field
• receive in-class feedback from four specific shooting assignments

BRING TO CLASS:

• An adjustable DSLR or Mirrorless Camera
• Your camera’s instruction book
• A fully charged battery
• A memory card that has been recently formatted