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Start right :: These classes or equivalent knowledge are required before moving on

Beginning Creative Digital - Manual controls, aperture, shutter, metering, ISO, white balance, assignments, critique- (manual mode on camera required for class registration

Beginning Adobe Photoshop - Elements to CS4, tool bar, palettes, image size, cropping, color balance, spot retouch, levels, layers, file prep

Camera and Darkroom I - for those film shooters - Manual camera controls, aperture, shutter, metering, ISO, film and paper developing, assignments, critique
 
Next up :: Second level classes to drive it home
 
Continuing Digital: The Artists' Eye - Continue deepening skills and techniques from your foundation classes, composition, creativity, assignments, critique

Continuing Adobe Photoshop - Elements to CS4, RAW, basic workflow, selections/masks, layer masks, smart objects, blending layers and advanced retouching

Illuminating Adobe Lightroom: Learn to manage and process large volumes of digital images, professional workflow using Lightroom and Photoshop combined, metadata, image library, presentation and more

Camera and Darkroom II - Expand on level I, composition, refine processing and printing techniques, work with toners, creativity, assignments and critique
 
Creativity :: Push the imagination
 
The Third Eye - Shoot, critique, shoot, critique, shoot, critique - inspire!
 
Contemplative Photography - Slow down your mind you will be surprised as to what will appear before you just waiting to be photographed.
 
Defining A Personal Vision: Book - Develop a concentrated project to help define your personal vision, produce a "book" or final presentation, heavy critique with lots of homework
 
Printing :: Refine your printing skills with these classes

Art of Digital Printing  - Learn archival color, and black & white printing processes, desktop to high-end inkjet and dye printers, monitor and print calibration, color management systems, papers choices. Excellent knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, including layers is necessary to take this class

Digital Printing on Fabric - Fabric prep for inkjet printers, color management, file prep in Photoshop, hands-on experience, fabric choices, preservation, finishing and display options.

 
 
Portraiture :: Working with models and light


Natural Light and Portraiture I - Learn to see light, control camera exposure for complicated lighting situations, work with professional models and participants, light modifiers, indoor/outdoor, hands-on experience all weekend

Studio Lighting and Portraiture I - Weekend, use strobes to light models, camera control and exposure, light meters, umbrellas and soft boxes, lighting choices, purchase guidelines, posing techniques, hands-on experience

Lighting Bootcamp - Four week version of Studio Lighting I, get more in-depth knowledge, assignments, and critique

Location Lighting - Weekend or 4 week, learn to combine natural light with studio light on location, reflectors, indoor/outdoor, posing, personal style and creativity.

Dramatic Lighting - four weeks, covers strobes, hot lights, lighting ratios, multiple light set-up, alternative DIY options, on-camera flash, umbrellas, soft boxes, posing techniques, assignments, critique


Special Topics :: Subjects that May Interest You

Art and Science of Color - 4 weeks - Gain color expertise! Study the psychology of color, color balance and temperature, filtration, RGB and CMYK profiles, printer setups, color spaces, Adobe Photoshop color settings, includes studio time, homework assignments, and computer lab work.

Found Abstractions: Junkyard Dogs - Learn special techniques for getting the best abstract shots in a junkyard, experimentation, exposure guidelines, macro, changing light, angles, area of focus and reflections. Follow up with a review and critique.

Defining A Personal Vision: Show - Must have completed level I, Vision: Book to be in this class
Intent combined with technical effort, learn to prepare your work for a real gallery exhibition at FLASH. Work on vision, content, gallery presentation, heavy critique, size choices, framing and printing decisions.

Botanical Photography - Macro florals from the finest. Technical choices, depth of field, lens options, creativity, composition, natural light, studio options, The whole weekend is in the studio.
 
 
 
The Figure :: Working with the Nude

Working with Nude Models - A requirement before taking any of our figure classes! Covers finding models, communication, etiquette, respect, model release forms, image usage, legal issues, and more.

Conceptual Photography: The Nude - 4 week - Artistic expression, symbolism, lighting, location, color, composition, communication, model selection, concept, project development, assignments and critique

The Urban Nude - Photograph the female form in simple and complex lighting situations, an overview of the nude in art history, and complete shoots on-site in an urban environment

The Elegant Nude - Work on a private exquisite estate with groomed and wild gardens, Spanish style porticos and center patio, stuccoed walls, archways, brick pathways and rock gardens, softly lit living spaces full of contemporary art. Communication with models, digital through 4x5 users welcome