LACP Summer/Fall 2016 Catalog

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Celebrating 17 Years of Business

Summer/ Fall 2016

2016 summer youth program

Summer Photography Classes for Teens Ages 12-18

Classes begin June 20 and run through August 5, 2016.

For information visit www.lacphoto.org/2016summer-youth-program or call 323-464-0909

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Letter from Julia Dean, Executive Director.........................................2 LACP Mission Statement............................................................................2 LACP Board of Directors, Officers and Advisors............................2 LACP Charter Members and Donors....................................................3 Donate to LACP...............................................................................................4 Become a Member of LACP.....................................................................5 Certificate Programs......................................................................................6 One-Year Professional Program....................................................... 7, 40 Workshop Calendar.................................................................................. 8-9 Programs and Services at LACP........................................................... 31 Youth Program....................................................................................... 36-37 Registration, Policies & Information..................................................... 44 Sponsors & Partners................................................ (Inside Back Cover)

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Special Guests....................................................................................... 10-13 Los Angeles River........................................................................................ 14 Travel Workshops........................................................................................ 15 Photography Fundamentals............................................................ 16-17 Lighting & Portraiture.......................................................................... 18-21 Fine Art & Creativity............................................................................ 22-24 Alternative Processes................................................................................ 25 Street Shooting..................................................................................... 26-27 Specialized Photography.................................................................. 28-30 Business of Photography........................................................................ 32 Printingmaking.............................................................................................. 33 Photoshop & Lightroom ................................................................... 34-35 Summer Classes for Teens.............................................................. 38-42 After-School Classes for Teens............................................................ 43

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Travel Workshops Cuba.................................................................................................................. 15 Death Valley.................................................................................................... 15 Hanoi, Vietnam ............................................................................................. 15 Sicily................................................................................................................... 15

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Mission Statement Staff Julia Dean, Executive Director Brandon Gannon, Director of Operations and Education

The Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP) is dedicated to supporting photographers and the photographic arts. LACP provides high-caliber classes, local and travel workshops, exhibitions, screenings, lectures, and community outreach efforts, including grants, need-based scholarships,

Kasia Czerski, Manager of Programs and Events

and focused programming for youth and low-income families.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tracy Albert, Head of Western Region for Deloitte Corporate Finance/ Philanthropist/Photographer

Letter from the Executive Director

William Broder, CPA PFS, Business and Wealth Manager and Photographer Julia Dean, Founder JDPW/LACP Ken Deemer, Private Investor, Philanthropist, Social Entrepreneur Ali LeRoi, Television Producer/Director, 5914 Productions and Photographer Michael Miller, Philanthropist, Angel Investor Pamela Schoenberg, Gallery Owner, dnj Gallery Aline Smithson, Fine Art Photographer/ Founder, Editor, Lenscratch Todd Stern, Entertainment Attorney and Partner, Weintraub Tobin

OFFICERS President, Michael Miller Vice President, Julia Dean Secretary, Sherrie Berger Treasurer, William Broder BOARD OF ADVISORS Sam Abell R. Mac Holbert Douglas Kirkland Phil Borges Bobbi Lane Michael Robinson Chavez Rick Loomis Sandy Climan Gerd Ludwig Ann Elliott Cutting Stephen McLaren Barbara Davidson Hank O’Neal Peter Fetterman Ibarionex Perello Gil Garcetti Fredric Roberts Marissa Roth Kurt Gerber Joel Sartore Greg Gorman Allen Schaben Mark Edward Harris Art Streiber Larry Hirshowitz Lee Varis

Dear Friends, Occasionally people ask me why I decided to go non-profit, after 14 years as The Julia Dean Photo Workshops. I always laugh, and say it is because we’ve been non-profit all along, so we decided to make it official. That’s the non-serious (though true) answer. The serious answer is because once we looked into it, we realized that becoming a non-profit could enable us to raise extra money to do good things for the community. The photo community. The Los Angeles Community. Plus, it would enable us to raise money for photography programs for underserved kids. This is what I have always wanted to do.

A decade ago, before we were non-profit, the Ronald & Catherine Gershman Foundation gave me a bundle of money (through a fiscal sponsor) for a month-long summer program for underserved teens. In the morning, young teens came in for class. In the afternoon, older teens would arrive. They came everyday for a month of instruction. They were given brand new digital cameras to keep, plus we put on an exhibit of their work at the end of the summer. It was a wonderful program, however, after two years, we decided that we weren’t really reaching the right kids, so we ceased that effort.

Flash forward a decade. With non-profit status, I started rethinking how best can we reach underserved kids? And how do we get them all here? An idea flashed through my head. Why not take our program to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Los Angeles County where they already have kids, a classroom, and structure? My friend Louis Kravitz, a former board member of the Boyle Heights Boys & Girls Club loved my idea. Once I told him that I would teach a year-long program if he could find the money for cameras, he took on my challenge and within a month had 15 cameras for the kids. With another grant from the Ronald & Catherine Gershman Foundation a year later, we put on a wonderful exhibit of 50 photos by these nine kids from Boyle Heights, photos of their community along Cesar E. Chavez Ave. It was big day for the kids and their families and for us at the Los Angeles Center of Photography.

There are 26 Boys & Girls Clubs in Los Angeles and we would love to implement our program in all of them as we raise the money.

These are some of our goals. We have more. Stay tuned!

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Julia Dean, Executive Director

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LACP Charter Members A. Jay Adler Al Shore Aline Smithson Allen Schaben Anand Khokha Ann Elliott Cutting Angel Drinkwine Ann Toler Anne R. Claflin Apollo Victoria Armen Meymarian Art Streiber Ashly Stohl Barbara Davidson Barbara Pal Barbara Ruffini Benedict Bacon Bill Baum Bill & Shelli Broder Billy Sherman Espejel Blair Wells Bobbi Lane Bonnie Blake Bootsy Holler Brandon Gannon Brian Gannon Brian Mundy Brian Van de Wetering Carolina Korman Caroline Labiner Carolyn Hampton Caryl Lightfoot Cassandra Plavoukos Catherine W. Singer Ceryl Wolfe Chuck Koton Cirina Catania Cynthia Peterson Dana Gardner Daniel Medel Daniel C. Daugherty

David Ellis David Wexler Dayna Hodges Debbi K. Swanson Patrick Debe Arlook Debra Oh Deneen Gannon Denise Wilkins Diana Lundin Diane Silverman Don Holtz Donald Barnat Donna K. Stellini Douglas Kirkland Elena Gerli Eliana Deza Ellen Hogue Ellen Cantor Elsa Gary Eric Lassiter Erica Martin Felice Willat France Leclerc Frank A. Turner Franklin Moser Fredric Roberts Gabriel Carbajal Gail Just Gary Leadmon Gary Quart Geena Duran George Stoneman Gerd Ludwig Gerhard Clausing Gil Garcetti Gina Cholick Greg Gorman Greg Nystrom Guy Zabell Hal Myers Hali Helfgott Hank O’Neal

Hannah Kozak Harry B. Chandler Helen Hasenfeld Helen Youngblood Hunter Johnson Ibarionex Perello Izumi Tanaka J.K. Lavin Jacob Halajian Jamie Johnson Jan Levine Jane Madelon Anthony Jane Schulman Jane Szabo Jane Paradise Janey Bruington Jasmine Lord Jerry Shevick Jim Brammer Jim Dugan Joel Sartore John Birchak John Phillips John Symonds Jonas Yip Judi Hochman Julia Dean Julie Daniels Kara Frans Karine Armen Kasia Czerski Katharine Lotze Katharine Moxham Kathleen Ostridge Kathryn Knudson Kathy Cahill Kelly Brooks Ken Deemer Kevin Cushing Kizzy O’Neal Kristen O’Connor Kristen Perman

Kristianne Koch Riddle Kurt Gerber L. Aviva Diamond Larisa Moskalenko Larry Hernandez Larry Hirshowitz Laura Moss Lauren Willner Lawana Godwin Lawrence Lewis Leba Marquez Lee Corkett Lee Varis Lennox Foster LensMaster Inc. Leslie Neale Linda Mason Lisa Bevis Lisa Guerriero Lisa McCord Lorenzo Aguilar Lori Pond Louis Kravitz Madhu John Marcia Depaula Margaret T. Lewis Marguerite Courtney Marian Crostic Marissa Roth Mark Indig Mark Woods Mark Edward Harris Matthew Lomba Maura Brennan Maureen Haldeman Melanie Chapman Merrell Virgen Michael Beller Michael Colby Michael Miller Michael Hyatt Michael Kirchoff

Michael Robinson Chavez Michael E. Gordon Michaele Cozzi Nancy Lehrer Natalie Nesser Nataly Rader Nick Dean Nikki Washburn Nina Zacuta Noelle Gilbert Nora Feddal Norman Schwartz Osiris Perez Patricia Sandler Patricia Toler Patty Lemke Paul Clay Pauline Gola Peter Fetterman Peter Lewis Peter Schlesinger Phil Beron Phil Borges Photo 24 Inc. Priscilla Kanady R. Mac Holbert Rachel O’Brien Rafiel Chait Remington Douglass Richard Chow Richard Greene Rick Loomis Rick Nyhan Rick Russell Rina Shapira Robert Larson Rohina Hoffman Gandhi Roxanne Guez Safi Alia Shabaik Sal Taylor Kydd

California Community Foundation

Universal Art Gallery

Jennifer Kramer

Ken Deemer

Louis Kravitz

Cynthia Leuty Jones

Jennifer Kim

Patrons

C. Robert Kidder

Steven Rood

Gary Kemper

Aline Smithson

Margaret T. Lewis

Leslie Neale

Kathleen McKeen

Bernard Mendoza

Natalie Toren

Sylvia Patton

Patrisha Thompson

Cheryl Wolfe

Roth Familiy Foundation

Natalie Burton

Luaren Hollingsworth

Jim Matiko

Elizabeth Kenneday

Susan & Jim Clifton

Michaele Cozzi

Sharon & Andy House

Henny NaumannCain Jack Nitowtiz

Chuck Espinoza

Elizabeth Gregory

Robert Sherman

Alaina Dall

Kristen O’Connor

C. Robert Kidder Chuck Koton

Sally Ann Field Salpy Zetlian Sam Abell Saman Assefi Sandra Klein Sandy Post Scott Norris Scott Sasseen Sebastian Spader Shari Yantra Marcacci Sheri Determan Sherrie Berger Shlomit Levy Bard Slav Zakota Slavyana Zinovyeva Soumaya S. Schnur Stacey Rebekah Scott Stella Lee Stephanie Sydney Stephen McClaren Stephen Weissberger Steven Bushong Susan Berger Susan Swihart Susan B. Landau Suzanne Garner Sylvia Patton Tami Bahat Teresa Heim Thomas Gnad Thomas Szabadi Timmothy Broadley Todd Stern Tony Owen Tracy Albert Tracy Fleischman Ty Keennon Valeria Kim Valerie Serna Yue Chiong

LACP Donors Founding Sponsors Northern Trust Courtesy of Michael & Hayley Miller Nina Ansary Pamela Seymon

Benefactors Bill & Shelli Broder Todd Stern Pamela Schoenberg Ali LeRoi The Deemer Family Foundation Canon USA

David Ellis

Givers

Ron Gershman

Michael Hyatt

Austin Hargrave

Geena Duran

Bud & Anne Pagel

Supporters

ASMP Los Angeles

Penny Fogel

Sandy Post

Bruce Katzman

Sandy Climan

Dennis & Barbara Gannon

Scott Sasseen

David Wexler

Jun Zeng

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Fall 2016 Class Calendar

youth program

6/20-24: 6/27-7/1: 6/27-7/1:

7/5-9:

7/11-15: 7/18-22: 7/18-22: 7/25-29: 7/25-29:

8/1-5:

8/1-5: 9/27-10/20: 10/11-11/3:

Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-14) with Maia Anderson (Five sessions)....... 38 Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-14) with Jasmine Lord (Five sessions).......... 38 Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 15-18) with Maia Anderson (Five sessions)....... 38 Intermediate Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-18) with Jasmine Lord (Five Sessions)......................................................................................................................................... 39 Voices and Visions for Teens (ages 12-18) with Gina Valona (Five sessions).......................... 39 Street Portraiture for Teens (ages 12-18) with Todd Felderstein (Five sessions).................... 40 Fashion Fun for Teens (ages 12-18) with Gina Valona (Five sessions)....................................... 41 Street Shooting in Los Angeles for Teens (ages 12-18) with Julia Dean (Five sessions)...... 41 The Special Project for Teens (ages 12-18) with Gina Valona (Five sessions)......................... 42 The Art of Photographic Capture for Teens (ages 12-18) with Lee Corkett (Five sessions)........ 42 Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-14) with Maia Anderson (Five sessions)........ 38 Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-18) with Lee Corkett (Eight sessions)........... 43 Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-18) with Maia Anderson (Eight sessions – West Side Annex)................................................................................................... 43

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7/6-8/10: The Portrait Series with Ken Merfeld (Six sessions – West Side Annex).................................. 23 7/6-8/10: Basic Photography with Rollence Patugan (Six sessions)........................................................... 16

7/12-28: Lightroom 1: The Basics with Rollence Patugan (Six sessions)................................................. 34

7/15-17: Stretching Your Frame of Mind with Joe Baraban (Three sessions)......................................... 10

7/17-26: Cuba with Manuello Paganelli (Ten sessions)................................................................................. 15 7/18-12/12: Street Shooting 1 with Julia Dean (Eleven sessions)..................................................................... 26 7/19-8/4: Fashion Photography: A Practical Workshop with David Calicchio (Six sessions)................ 21

7/23: Food Photography with Ann Elliott Cutting (One session)........................................................... 28 7/24-8/28: Introduction to Location Lighting with Jennifer Emery (Six sessions)...................................... 19 7/25-8/29: Exploring Contemporary Fine Art Photography

with Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin (Six sessions)............................................................................. 24 7/25-1/9 (2017): The LA Street Shooter’s Collective with Julia Dean (Five sessions).......................................... 27 7/30-31: The Wet Plate Collodion Workshop with Allan Barnes

(Two sessions – Santa Monica College)............................................................................................ 25

august

8/1-10: 8/1-12/19:

8/9-9/6:

8/2-23:

Photoshop 1: The Basics with Michael e. Stern (Four sessions)................................................ 35 Street Shooting 2 with Julia Dean (Thirteen sessions).................................................................. 26 Photographing in the Social Landscape with Thomas Alleman (Six sessions)...................... 24 Lightroom 2: Printing and Advanced Techniques with Rollence Patugan (Six sessions)........................................................................................................................................... 34

september

9/9-11:

9/13-10/18: 9/14-10/26: 9/14-10/26: 9/15-10/13:

9/17: 9/20-10/25:

Gum Bichromate over Platinum/Palladium with Digital Negatives with Joseph Rheaume (Three sessions – Santa Monica College)......................................................................................... 25 The Next Step 1 with Aline Smithson (Six sessions – West Side Annex).................................. 22 Basic Photography with Peter Bennett (Six sessions – West Side Annex).............................. 16 Introduction to Studio Lighting with Kawai Matthews (Six sessions)........................................ 19 The Steps to Success: Advancing Your Career as Photographer with Sherrie Berger (Five sessions – West Side Annex)...................................................................................................... 32 Portrait Studio Lighting: A One-Day Workshop with Kevin Scanlon (One session).............. 20 Basic Photography with Peter Bennett (Six sessions).................................................................. 16 86

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9/23-25: 9/27-11/15: 9/30-10/2:

The Black and White Master Print with George DeWolfe (Three sessions)...................... 10, 33 Finding Your Visual Voice with Sara Terry (Seven sessions)....................................................... 22 Seeing Like a Camera, Editing Like a Master with David H. Wells (Three sessions)............. 11

october

10/8:

10/9: 10/14-16: 10/17-21: 10/17-11/7:

10/22:

10/22:

10/23: 10/25-11/3:

10/29: 10/29-31:

10/30:

One Day of Street Photography with Ibarionex Perello (One session)...................................... 27 How to Use a Digital Camera: SLR with Amanda Keller-Konya (One session)....................... 17 Seeing the Light with Patrick Harbron (Three sessions)............................................................... 11 Basic Photography with Rollence Patugan (Five sessions)......................................................... 16 Lightroom 1: The Basics with Michael Pliskin (Six sessions)...................................................... 34 The Los Angeles River Photo Adventure with Peter Bennett (One session)............................ 14 Portraiture for Social Change with Dana Gluckstein (One session)........................................... 30 Crash Flash 1: On-Camera Flash with Julia Dean (One session)............................................... 18 Photoshop 1: The Basics with Ed Freeman (Four sessions)........................................................ 35 The Black and White Nude: Lighting Chiaroscuro with Ann Elliott Cutting............................. 21 Shooting Sports/Motion with Wally Skalij (Two sessions)........................................................... 30 Crash Flash 2: Off-Camera Flash with Julia Dean (One session)............................................... 18

november

11/1-12/13: 11/2-12/14: 11/2-12/14:

11/4-6:

11/5:

11/6-12/4: 11/11-13: 11/14-12/12:

11/15-12/8:

11/19: 11/22-12/13:

11/28-12/14:

After the Basics: Intermediate Photography with Peter Bennett (Six sessions)..................... 17 The Daily Visual with Ken Merfeld (Six sessions– West Side Annex)........................................ 23 Basic Photography with Rebecca Truszkwoski (Six sessions)................................................... 16 Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait with Michael Grecco (Three sessions)............................. 12 The Art of Travel Photography: How to Create Emotionally Compelling Travel Images with Lorne Resnick (One session)...................................................................................................... 29 The Intimate Portrait in Natural Light with Just Loomis (Four sessions).................................. 20 Coming to Focus with Matt Black (Three sessions)...................................................................... 12 The Nocturnal Landscape: Photographing the Mysteries of the Night with Peter Bennett (Seven sessions)..................................................................................................................................... 29 Photoshop 2: Advanced Techniques with Ed Freeman (Six sessions)..................................... 35 The Art and Business of Actor Headshots with Michael Sanville (One session).................... 28 The Business of Photography: Everything You Need to Know with Leigh Andersen (Four sessions)........................................................................................................................................ 32 The Fine Art of Digital Printmaking with Eric Joseph (Six sessions)......................................... 33

DECEMBER

12/2-4:

12/1-4: 12/10-11:

12/11-20:

Ralph Gibson: Studies of the Nude with Ralph Gibson (Three sessions)................................ 13 Death Valley with Michael E. Gordon (Four sessions)................................................................... 15 The Wet Plate Collodion Workshop with Allan Barnes (Two sessions – Santa Monica College)............................................................................................ 25 Cuba with Manuello Paganelli (Ten sessions)................................................................................. 15

Summer/ Fall 2016 Class Calendar

JANUARY 2017

1/15-20:

Hanoi, Vietnam with Julia Dean (Six sessions)................................................................................ 15

FEBRUARY 2017

Sharpening Your Photographic Vision with Sam Abell (Three sessions)................................. 13

2/17-19:

APRIL 2017

4/12-23:

Sicily with David H. Wells (Twelve sessions).................................................................................... 15 6 9 ww ww.lacphoto.org w.l a c p h oto.o r g

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Stretching Your Frame of Mind with Joe Baraban

The Black and White Master Print with George DeWolfe

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© George DeWolfe

The Black and White Master Print revives the idea of a masterpiece.

During this workshop we will use the tools and workflow in Lightroom and Photoshop that mine the intricacies of presence, the fundamental characteristic of a masterpiece.

Imagine yourself with an artist’s palette in your hand. A recently stretched canvas is waiting on an easel, and a jar full of cleaned brushes sits on a small table next to you. Cobalt and ultramarine blue, raw sienna and burnt umber are positioned side by side while chromium oxide green, cadmium red and yellow lie together opposite them. They have all been squeezed from tubes, asking to be mixed together.

A masterpiece is the result of an artist’s individual authentic genius.

That authenticity creates presence—the key element of an authentic masterpiece—and the final result of light working on the forms of an object or scene. This workshop advocates this relationship and lays out the perceptual and technical skills necessary to practice and achieve presence. We’ll see how the great painters in history made presence; discuss how the modern science of lightness perception has improved our ability to help us see like the brain sees (not as the camera sees); learn skills of black-and-white tonal perception with exercises designed to improve our visual and emotion response to black-and-white tonal values; talk about reflective practice, the skill that makes a master printer; go through a Lightroom and Photoshop workflow, step-by-step, and spend the rest of the time printing.

Now imagine that instead of all those wonderful pigments, your palette holds the elements of visual design and composition. Vanishing point, negative space, perspective, tension, color, texture, pattern, and line have been etched into the aged wood. Remember, you’re still an artist, but a camera on a tripod has now replaced the stretched canvas and easel.

In this unique, weekend intensive workshop, Joe Baraban will help you “stretch your frame of mind” while developing your eye. Joe will show you how to incorporate elements of design and composition into your imagery. A new, finely tuned vision will be the result, and you will walk away armed with the ability to create powerful and memorable photographs.

George DeWolfe’s (www.georgedewolfe.com) images are born out of the penetrating awareness of photographic moments that are highly personal, intuitive and sublime. His artistic practice incorporates ideas from Buddhism and Gestalt Psychology, and encourages photographers to recapture a certain perceptual naiveté that we inadvertently unlearn as we grow. George’s numerous publishing credits include At Home in the Wild, a book on New Hampshire’s White Mountains. His most recent honor was Award for Artistic Excellence presented by The National Park Service. George has photographed for many environmental organizations over the past 40 years including Appalachian Mountain Club, Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, Mass Audubon, National Park Service, America Rivers, and Friends of Acadia. He is a member of the American Alpine Club.

After receiving his BA in Journalism, Joe Barban (www.joebaraban. com) ventured out into the freelance world and never looked back.

For the past forty years, Joe has shot for clients from Coca Cola to Hennessy, Cessna to IBM. A proficient instructor, Joe has taught the Maine Media Workshops, the Texas Photo Workshop, the Houston Center for Photography, the South Florida Workshop, and more. His honors include two gold medals in the New York Art director’s show and the Don Belding award in Los Angeles, among others.

Weekend-Intensive (three sessions) Date: Friday, July 15, 7- 9 pm + Saturday, July 16, 5 am -7 pm, Sunday, July 17, 9:30 am- 6 pm

Weekend-Intensive (three sessions)

Enrollment limit: 18 students

Date: Friday, September 23, 7-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, September 24-25, 10 am-6 pm

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Enrollment limit: 18 students

Tuition: $775

Skill/Experience level: Experience in working with Lightroom and Photoshop is helpful but not required.

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $875 + $25 paper and ink fee

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Seeing Like a Camera, Editing Like a Master with David H. Wells

Seeing the Light with Patrick Harbron

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© Patrick Harbron

Suitable for all levels, this workshop effectively teaches students the art of creating environmental portrait stories while simultaneously building the framework for a professional photography business.

Despite what the camera manufacturers claim, gear doesn’t make you a better photographer. To become a better photographer, you need to take a lot of pictures and select the best few. The two hardest things about photography are learning to see like a camera and learning how to select which are the best images after you have been photographing.

On Sunday, the class returns to LACP for a morning critique of Saturday’s work. Then, Patrick will lead a discussion on “25 things you need to know to be a photographer” and how to effectively blend art and commerce. Students will discover the differences between corporate, magazine and advertising clients and how to market to them. Social networking will be covered, in addition to discussion on the value of promotional mailer pieces, portfolios, websites and source books. Further topics will include understanding contracts, agreements, invoices, estimates, releases and the importance of registering copyrights.

During the second day we will explore “editing like a master” as we learn how to properly critique and edit photographs. We will explore the common language for critiquing photographs and discuss the photographic tools, elements and techniques the photographer used, successfully or unsuccessfully, as we select a small set of the best images from each participant’s work. Students leave this part of the class with an education in the art of photo editing.

Patrick Harbron (www.patrickharbron.com) a native of Toronto, Canada began his career photographing the luminaries of rock and roll. His photography of Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, David Bowie, Michael Jackson and many more have been featured as album and DVD covers. His editorial and advertising clients include LIFE, Rolling Stone, Time, Forbes, People, Apple, IBM, American Express and more. Patrick is also a contributor to The Kennedy Center Honors and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and his awards include The International Photography Awards, Hasselblad Masters, The Art Director’s Club of Canada and American Photography.

David H. Wells (www.davidhwells.com) is a freelance documentary photographer and photo-educator based in Providence, Rhode Island. His “Light Studies” have appeared in a wide range of exhibitions and publications including the Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine and Rhode Island Monthly. He has received two Fulbright Fellowships, a grant from Nikon/N.P.P.A. and a fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. He has taught workshops at the International Center for Photography in NYC and the Maine Media Workshops.

Weekend-Intensive (three sessions)

Weekend-Intensive (three sessions)

Date: Friday, September 30, 7-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2, 10 am-6 pm

Date: Friday, October 14, 7-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, October 15-16, 10 am-6 pm

Enrollment limit: 18 students

Enrollment limit: 18 students

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and flash unit and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Tuition: $775 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $875 + $50 model fee

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G U ES T S

In this weekend-intensive workshop, we will spend the first day learning to “see like a camera.” Students will discover that seeing like a camera is a skill like any other skill, one that requires learning in the proper techniques followed by hours of practice. Together we will explore these techniques through a series of shooting exercises, finding how to better understand available light, how it is shaped by the time of day, the photographer’s positioning, and more.

S PE C I A L

After a Friday evening orientation session, Saturday will be spent studying the skills and techniques that go into making great environmental portraits. Venturing onto the streets of Los Angeles, students will discover how to turn any street scene into a perfect location for a portrait story. Participants will learn tips on composition, color temperature, framing, spontaneous lighting and connection with their subject.

Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait with Michael Grecco

Coming to Focus with Matt Black

© Michael Grecco

© Matt Black

Effective photographs are instantaneous and intuitive, but building a body of work requires thought and preparation. In this workshop we will focus on building concrete strategies towards developing your ideas, deepening themes, and establishing an ongoing visual dialogue with your subject.

S PE C I A L

G U ES T S

There is a noticeable difference between an ordinary portrait and a dramatic portrait. The dramatic portrait establishes a connection to the soul of the subject and the photographer’s execution in capturing that connection. The near mystical play of dark and light, the angle that is just right, or the suggestive spread of a shadow to accent an expression can elevate a photo to a much higher creative plane.

Join photographer Matt Black for a workshop that focuses on developing and deepening your connection and commitment to long-term documentary work. The commitment we will explore is twofold– both to your subject, and to your work. Students will learn how to follow themes and ideas over time and build their photographs into cohesive bodies of work that are socially relevant and personally meaningful.

In this studio and location lighting workshop, join photographer Michael Grecco, recognized as a “lighting master” by Photo District News, as he teaches students how to create a dramatic portrait.

Using his own work as reference, Michael will explain his techniques for creating light and shadow. He will explain his specialty lighting, and show you the setups he used to create the striking signature looks of notable celebrities. Participants will be challenged to reinvent how he or she sees light and shadow and how to add touches of both to construct a technically and artistically striking image.

Through class assignments and discussion, the workshop will sharpen your perceptive skills as a photographer and work to bridge the gap between your ideas and how you photograph. The goal is to establish a personal, authentic, and ongoing visual dialogue with the world around you. Individual portfolio reviews and meeting with Matt are also included in the workshop.

Saturday will be spent in-studio. On Sunday, the class will move onlocation to eclectic Venice Beach. Suitable for photographers of all levels, this workshop is for the amateur through the most advance professional with an interest in lighting that goes beyond the sun.

Matt Black (www.mattblack.com) is a photographer from California’s Central Valley. He graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Latin American and US Labor History. Recent photo-essays have been published by The New Yorker Magazine, Mother Jones, and Vice Magazine. His work has been honored by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation, the World Press Photo Foundation, the Alexia Foundation for World Peace, Pictures of the Year International, and the Center for Cultural Innovation, and others.

Michael Grecco (www.michaelgrecco.com) is a director and one of the top photographers in the world who has created iconic portraits of the most recognized entertainment stars. His award-winning still images are seen in trendsetting magazines such as Esquire, Time, Entertainment Weekly and Maxim. An accomplished lecturer and teacher, Michael is the author of the best-selling photographer’s guide, Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait: The Art of Celebrity and Editorial Photography. He lives and works in Santa Monica, California.

Weekend-Intensive (three sessions) Date: Friday, November 11, 7-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, November 12-13, 10 am-6 pm

Weekend-Intensive (three sessions) Date: Friday, November 4, 7-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, November 5-6, 10 am-6 pm

Enrollment limit: 18 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Enrollment limit: 18 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. No lighting experience is necessary.

Tuition: $775 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $975 + $300 model, equipment, studio and location permit fee Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Ralph Gibson: Studies of the Nude with Ralph Gibson

Sharpening Your Photographic Vision with Sam Abell

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In this rare opportunity to learn from a master in the genre, join photographer Ralph Gibson as he reveals his techniques in photographing the female nude.

Join National Geographic photographer Sam Abell as he guides photographers along their journey, conducting a weekend divided amongst shooting assignments, portfolio reviews, and discussions all with one purpose: creating images that have more clarity while simultaneously developing a true, unique personal vision. Sam will discuss his technique of seeing in layers, the importance of seeing well, and how to see with more discriminating power. The goal of this workshop is to help each participant discover where he or she is now and where their work can take them.

Ralph Gibson (www.ralphgibson.com) studied photography while in the US Navy and then at the San Francisco Art Institute. He began his professional career as an assistant to Dorthea Lange and went on to work with Robert Frank on two films. His awards include fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the Leica Medal of Excellence, the Lucie Lifetime Award and the Silver Plumb Award. In March of 2015 Ralph received the Lifetime Artist Achievement Award from the Guild Hall Academy of the Arts and in 2016 he received the Photographer of the Year Award form the Palm Springs Fine Art Festival.

Sam Abell’s (www.samabell.com) thirty-year career has been dedicated to achieving artistic expression through documentary photography. He has pursued his goals primarily through his lengthy, in-depth coverage for National Geographic magazine and its Book Division. At the same time, he has maintained a career as an artist, teacher and author. His numerous book credits include The Life of a Photograph, Seeing Gardens and The Photographic Life. His most recent book, Amazonia, was published in January 2010 to coincide with a traveling exhibition of images organized by the University of Oregon Art Museum. He is currently at work on a sixteen-volume set of books titled Life and Still Life: The Sam Abell Library.

Weekend-Intensive (three sessions)

Date: Friday, February 17, 2017, 7-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, February 18-19, 2017, 10 am-6 pm

Date: Friday, December 2, 7-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, December 3-4, 10 am-4 pm There will be a two hour lunch break on Saturday and Sunday from 12-2 pm.)

Enrollment limit: 18 students

Enrollment limit: 18 students

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. No lighting experience is necessary.

Tuition: $1,075

Tuition: $1,475 + $250 nude model and location fee

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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On Friday evening, participants will receive a portfolio review that will be shared with the entire class. The workshop will then meet Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 12 pm and again from 2-4 pm.

These meetings will include shooting the nude and analyzing the results. Ralph will demonstrate how to pose the model in addition to discussing various issues such as lighting and focal length. Students will learn how to utilize the surrounding environment to their advantage, using simple, natural lighting techniques without the use of artificial light. While this workshop will cover many technical aspects of what makes a lasting nude image, the emphasis will be on working with models and the concept of the powerful nude to create images that truly reflect the strength and artistry of the female body.

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When we talk about a photographer’s personal vision, we refer not only to the present and how one can photograph with a more refined way of seeing—we must also encompass the complete experiences and ambitions of the photographer, fully embracing one’s past work and future projects. Only by editing and understanding one’s past work, sharpening and refining current work, and devoting oneself to future projects will the photographer truly develop and realize a unique photographic vision.

The Los Angeles River Photo Adventure with Peter Bennett

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One of the most exciting places to be these days in Los Angeles is the LA River. The river has long been an iconic landscape in the City of Los Angeles, internationally known as a backdrop for movies like Terminator 2 and Grease. It is also where the city’s origins began as the first settlers made their home along its banks. For many years, the river itself was the primary source of water for the growing city.

Today, the LA River is experiencing a rebirth and rejuvenation, a transformative time in its history as it so slowly but surely returns to its natural state.

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Photographer Peter Bennett (www.lariverpix.com) has been documenting the river’s 51-mile journey to the sea since 2008, photographing beautiful landscapes, majestic historic bridges, captivating still-life’s and exciting glimpses of the river’s wildlife and many recreational activities. Join Peter as he takes you along an incredible, picturesque ten-hour river adventure, designed specifically for photographers. Peter’s intimate knowledge of the river and its history allows him to assist fellow photographers in finding unique and undiscovered places to shoot, all while providing technical help and great fellowship.

Peter Bennett (www.citizenoftheplanet.com) is the owner of Ambient images, a photo and stock agency specializing in New York, California and environmental images, and has been shooting commercially for over twenty-five years. He has survived by adapting to changing markets and constantly seeking out new and timely subjects to shoot. Peter’s books include: New York City: A Photographic Portrait, Our San Diego and Only in Los Angeles.

One Session Date: Saturday, October 22, 8:30 am-6:30 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Tuition: $395 (Includes bus transportation throughout the day, lunch at Hop Louie in Chinatown, a docent, and snacks and water.)

Location: The Los Angeles River.

Students will meet at the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens located at 570 W. Ave 26 #250, Los Angeles, CA 90065

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DEATH VALLEY December 1-4, 2016

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SICILY April 12-23, 2017

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F U N DA M E N TA L S

Basic Photography

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In this beginning class, students will learn all the controls and functions on their digital or film Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras, basic camera operation (including f-stop, shutter speed and ISO), fundamental concepts of photography, and how to control the photograph’s final look. Discussions include composition and light, how to get the background in or out of focus, how to stop or blur motion, why to use one ISO over another, when to use a tripod, and how to use the camera’s light meter to provide the best exposure. Other topics covered include using the appropriate lens for a desired effect (the difference between a prime lens and a zoom lens), how to hold the focus on a subject if changing camera positions (exploring auto focus modes and manual focus), and how to properly hold the camera.

Six Sessions (offered three times) Date: Wednesdays, July 6-August 10, 7-10 pm with Rollence Patugan (for bio see page 34) Date: Tuesdays, September 20-October 25, 7-10 pm with Peter Bennett (for bio see page 17) Date: Wednesdays, November 2-December 14, 7-10 pm (no mtg. 11/23) with Rebecca Truszkowski (for bio see below) Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028 Six Sessions (West Side Annex in Santa Monica)

Digital camera technology will be covered thoroughly, such as how to adjust the camera’s white balance, how to view and delete images, the difference between shooting RAW and JPEG, choosing the appropriate memory card, and how to transfer the image from the camera to a computer. The goal is to provide each participant with the technical information needed to operate his or her digital or film SLR camera properly and with the confidence and ability to shoot consistently in manual mode.

Location: West Side Annex-dnj Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Suite J1, Santa Monica, CA 90404 One Week (five sessions) Date: Monday-Friday, October 17-21, 1-4:30 pm with Rollence Patugan (for bio see page 34)

Students will work in both black-and-white and color while learning how to “see” in the chosen mode. Weekly assignments will be given followed by critiques during the next class session. Open to students who own a digital or film SLR camera. Students are encouraged to continue their studies by enrolling in After the Basics: Intermediate Photography.

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028 Rebecca Truszkowski (www.rebeccatruszkowski.com) is an award- winning portrait and documentary photographer based in Los Angeles. In addition to her commercial work, Rebecca is developing a series of personal projects focusing on humanitarian issues, particularly community relations and women’s issues. She is a Michigan native and graduated with honors from the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences at The Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. In recent years, her interest has expanded to encompass teaching, including involvement with non-profit organizations and student exhibit development. Rebecca’s long-term goal is to make a significant contribution to arts education.

Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Beginning Tuition: $445

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Date: Wednesdays, September 14-October 26, 7-10 pm (no mtg. 10/12) with Peter Bennett (for bio see page 17)

After the Basics: Intermediate Photography with Peter Bennett

How to Use a Digital Camera: SLR with Amanda Keller-Konya

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Owning a digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera can be both exciting and challenging. This one-day course will assist students in understanding the controls and functions of their digital SLR’s.

Camera menu options such as image quality and size, focus and exposure modes, and color space and white balance settings will be covered. Fundamental technical information including aperture, shutter speed, ISO and exposure will also be discussed. Throughout the day, workshop participants will have opportunities to experiment shooting with their new skills. By the end of this hands-on intensive workshop, each photographer will be well on his or her way to achieving successful digital capture.

Open to students who own a digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera. Students uncertain regarding their type of camera suitable for this class should contact the Los Angeles Center of Photography at 323-464-0909.

The idea behind this class is to have students learn how to use their digital camera with predictable and repeatable results while having fun in the process, and to begin to communicate through photography instead of just taking snapshots.

Southern California native Amanda Keller-Konya (www.amanda kellerkonya.com) received an MFA from Otis College of Art and Design, a BFA from California Institute of the Arts and an MA from California State University, Northridge. Her work has been exhibited regionally and internationally at a variety of cultural institutions including the University of Texas Centennial Museum, The Annenberg Space for Photography, the Studio for Southern California History and the Angkor Photography Festival in Siem Reap, Cambodia. In addition to her Los Angeles based studio practice, Amanda teaches at California State University Northridge, El Camino College, Long Beach City College and The Los Angeles Center of Photography.

Peter Bennett (www.citizenoftheplanet.com) has been a successful travel and environmental photographer for over 25 years. From 1998 to 2014 he owned and ran Ambient Images, a photo agency specializing in New York, California and environmental imagery. In 2015 he formed Citizen of the Planet, LLC, devoted exclusively to the distribution of his stories and work that focus on environmental subjects such as fracking, drought, green construction, alternative energies, urban farming and water and air quality issues. His books include: New York City: A Photographic Portrait, Our San Diego and Only in Los Angeles.

His book on the Los Angeles River is due out next year.

One Session Date: Sunday, October 9, 10 am-5 pm

Six Sessions

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Date: Tuesdays, November 1-December 13, 7-10 pm (no mtg. 11/8)

Skill/Experience level: Beginning

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $215

Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: Basic Photography, or equivalent experience and instructor approval.

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Over one week, participants will be given exercises to photograph the major genres of photography, including portraiture, landscape, still life, documentary, architecture, and finally shooting in blackand-white. Students will be given examples of how photographers have approached these genres, and conceptual projects will be assigned using the methods learned. Weekly critique and feedback will offer guidance for each student as they move toward mastering their camera.

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In this sequential class to Basic Photography, students will get reinforcement in the concepts from the previous class and push toward the next level of photographic expression. Emphasis will be on image capture while practicing sound technical fundamentals. Using the camera to interpret the world around them, students will work toward mastering camera settings, metering techniques, and white balance selection for proper image capture.

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Crash Flash 1: On-Camera Flash with Julia Dean

Crash Flash 2: Off-Camera Flash with Julia Dean

Photo by Safi Shabaik, past "Crash Flash" student

Photo by Iris Debelder, past "Crash Flash" student

In this workshop, students will learn how to use a flash unit in various lighting situations. First, we will go over all the buttons and dials on the flash. The day is then divided between lectures and demonstrations on different ways to use a flash. Shooting time follows each demonstration so students can put the information to use. The lecture begins with discussions on why and how to use a flash as the main source of light (meaning a low-light situation requiring use of a flash) and how to use a flash as a fill light (balancing ambient light with the light of a flash unit). We will also explore how to determine exposure, how to control the light output of a flash, ways to diffuse a flash, and how and why to include or exclude ambient light. Demonstrations will include using a flash in a direct or bounce mode.

This class is for students who have taken Crash Flash 1: On Camera Flash and want to learn how to light more beautifully by getting the flash off camera. Julia will demonstrate how to use a single flash or multiple flashes off camera to achieve a beautiful “quality” of light. We will use light stands, umbrellas, and gels—in the studio and on location, in both the TTL mode and in manual mode with wireless technology. There will be a four-hour shoot in the afternoon with models to put all the techniques into play. At the end of the day, a critique will take place to view students’ work.

Please bring camera, flash(es), memory cards, extra batteries (for camera and flash), jump drive (for transferring your images for critique), light stand, bracket (that goes between the light stand and the flash—make sure it has a slot for an umbrella), umbrella (medium size), wireless transmitters. Please bring plenty of extra batteries for your flash units.

Though the day is spent mostly with the flash on camera, students will also learn how to improve the quality of light by using the flash off camera (in hand or by bracket). This is done with either a TTL cord or with wireless technology. Both will be demonstrated.

We will also discuss how to “power down” the flash input for specific effects.

NOTE: Do not be concerned if you don’t have the money to purchase or rent all of the above. We have some equipment at LACP. You’ll be working in groups, so we’ll make sure each group has all the equipment necessary.

Students seeking to advance their portable flash skills are encouraged to take Crash Flash 2: Off-Camera Flash where they will learn to improve the quality of the light by using flash off camera, with stands and umbrellas.

Julia Dean (for bio see page 27) One Session Date: Sunday, October 30, 10 am-6 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students

Crash Flash 1 primarily covers the use of a flash in TTL mode.

Crash Flash 2 covers the use of a flash in both the TTL mode and manual mode.

Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: Student MUST take Crash Flash 1: On-Camera Flash, no exceptions.

Tuition: $245 + $50 model fee

Julia Dean (for bio see page 27)

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

One Session Date: Sunday, October 23, 10 am-6 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Tuition: $275 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Introduction to Location Lighting with Jennifer Emery

Introduction to Studio Lighting with Kawai Matthews

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Mastering the skill of lighting on location takes planning in addition to technical savvy. Photographers must be capable of scouting an appropriate location, assessing how time of day will affect the outcome, and determining what quality of light will best facilitate the mood of the picture. Will it be a blend of ambient and artificial light, or does the strobe dominate? Do we use direct or indirect light, hard or diffuse light? How do we adapt to organic changes in the physical environment? This workshop is designed to help answer these questions.

Mastering the tools of lighting is the key to mastering studio photography. In this six-week workshop, students will gain a solid foundation of studio lighting and practical knowledge of light. Working hands-on with the equipment, participants will learn how to select the proper light source for their subjects whether shooting portraits, still life or product.

Jennifer (Zivolich) Emery (www.jenniferemrey.photo) is an awardwinning photographer, educator, and published author. She specializes in commercial, fashion, and lifestyle portrait photography and is an adjunct photography professor at Santa Monica College. She conducts various photography workshops and speaking engagements across the nation and is also an actor and indi-producer/director. Jennifer is the author of the instructional photography book, Lighting Design for Commercial Portrait Photography, available on Amazon.

Kawai Matthews (www.kawaimatthews.com) is a nationally published and award-winning photographer specializing in celebrity portraiture and music photography. Her client list includes Kanye West, Pamela Anderson, Al Sharpton, Michael Rapaport, Derek Luke, Angela Bassett, Kerry Washington, Queen Latifah, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Kat Von D and many more. She’s also been featured and made appearances on WeTV, BET and VH1. Kawai heads Air Philosophy, LLC, a Los Angeles-based powerhouse creative studio, offering visual solutions, content production and education to clients worldwide. She allocates a hefty portion of her time to teaching photography, digital art and entrepreneurship. Community outreach and mentorship is high on her list of priorities.

Six Sessions

Six Sessions

Date: Sundays, July 24-August 28, 10:30 am-1:30 pm

Date: Wednesdays, September 14-October 26, 7-10 pm (no mtg. 10/12)

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Tuition: $445 + $125 model, equipment and location permit fee

Tuition: $445 + $75 model and equipment fee

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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The class begins with a little tech talk on basic physics of light, practical understanding that directly applies to photography and be will put to use throughout the workshop. We will move on to discussing and working with subtleties of natural light and then the integration of artificial light. Students will discover how equipment choice can affect the mood of an image by experimenting with various light sources and modifiers such as bounces, diffusion material, umbrellas, soft boxes and grids. Basic as well as more complex lighting setups will be demonstrated and discussed. Emphasis will be placed upon utilizing the surrounding environment to the photographer’s advantage.

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The class will start out with basic lighting setups and move into more detail with studio strobes, reflectors, fill flash, soft boxes, umbrellas, scrims, grids, snoots, flags, gobos and the use of light meters for better exposure. Students will learn about the quality, color and contrast of light to enhance their subject, and create dimension and depth. Each class will be a combination of lecture and handson time for each student to shoot using the equipment. Exercises will include photographing models, still life and product in order to develop a well-rounded knowledge of using studio strobes for various purposes. Students will leave the workshop with a practical and confident understanding of studio lighting and how to control it.

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The Intimate Portrait in Natural Light with Just Loomis

Portrait Studio Lighting: A One-Day Workshop with Kevin Scanlon

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© Kevin Scanlon

In this four-session workshop, explore the workings, both creative and technical, behind producing the intimate portrait in natural light. Instructor Just Loomis guides students in looking closely at the relationship between photographer and subject, with the goal of creating a series of emotionally resonant images while exploring important natural light technical issues.

This one-day studio lighting course is designed as a basic introduction to lighting portraits in a controlled studio environment.

In addition to learning technical use of equipment, participants will explore why great lighting, composition and styling are important elements in the creation of a successful portrait, as well as delving into other techniques that will help the photographer in connecting to the essence of the subject.

Just explains and demonstrates his method of working—a significant part of which has to do with interpersonal connections: finding and approaching a subject, helping a subject overcome shyness and fears, and establishing trust and rapport. He will also discuss the importance of understanding why you as a photographer are drawn to certain human characteristics and why this is crucial to the creation of engaging portraiture. Lectures will consist of examining other important photographers and their body of work, as well as overcoming technical challenges when photographing portraits in natural light. Further, Just will work individually with each participant to asses their strengths and progression.

The day begins with a discussion and demonstration examining the details of light quality. What makes a light source soft versus hard, and which quality is appropriate for portraiture? There will be discussion on lighting for skin tones, eyes and hair and ways of dealing with those attributes. Participants will experiment with assignments throughout the day, learning how to create and manipulate a wide range of light qualities. Basic light modifiers, including soft boxes, umbrellas, beauty dishes, and grids will be employed, with the strengths and weaknesses of each being discussed. The role of light in a photograph to create mood, depth, dimension, and texture will also be examined. Examples of successful portraits by legendary and contemporary photographers will be analyzed, serving as a source of inspiration.

Just Loomis (www.justloomis.com) is a portrait and fine art photographer working in Los Angeles and Berlin. A graduate of Art Center College, he began his career in Milan, Italy in 1983 with Carla Sozzani at Vogue Sposa. He is a longtime assistant and friend of Helmut and June Newton. His photographs have been chosen “Photo of the Year” by American Photographer and his album cover for the band Aha was nominated for a Grammy Award. Just works and exhibits internationally and currently teaches in the undergraduate and MFA programs at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. He also holds workshops at the Neue Schule fur Fotografie in Berlin.

Kevin Scanlon (www.kevinscanlon.com) is an award-winning freelance portrait photographer. In 2001, he quit his day-job in Arizona as a database administrator to become a professional photographer, before moving to Los Angeles in 2003. His clients include LA Weekly, New York Times, Darko Entertainment, Merck, and Warner Brothers Records. His early work consisted of music photography, and his images appeared on Weezer t-shirts and in Jimmy Eat World album artwork.

Four Sessions

One Session

Date: Sundays, November 6-December 4, 10 am-5 pm (no mtg. 11/27)

Date: Saturday, September 17, 10 am-6 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Tuition: $275 + $50 model and equipment fee

Tuition: $595 + $50 model fee

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Fashion Photography: A Practical Workshop with David Calicchio

The Black and White Nude: Lighting Chiaroscuro with Ann Elliott Cutting

© David Calicchio

© Ann Elliott Cutting

In this one-day workshop we will concentrate on using chiaroscuro lighting while working with nude models on location in a beautiful modern home. Participants will photograph the nude in a variety of locations, experimenting with lighting and directing poses. There will be a short lecture and demo at the start of the day to fill our minds with ideas, then the majority of the day will be spent working with the models and controlling the lighting, setting and poses. The last part of the day will consist of a critique and conversation about work created during the workshop.

David Calicchio (david-calicchio.squarespace.com) is a photographer living and working in Southern California specializing in fashion.

A graduate of Otis College of Art and Design, his work has been published nationally and internationally. David was the lead photographer for BCBG Max Azria Group and then at bebe Stores Inc. He is currently Photo Studio Manager at Hot Topic Inc. He oversees the photography for Hot Topic, Torrid, and Black Heart Lingerie. In addition to his commercial work, David enjoys giving back what he has learned by teaching lighting and digital photography classes at his Alma Mater.

Ann Elliott Cutting (www.cutting.com) is an award-winning editorial, conceptual advertising and fine art photographer. Ann’s images have appeared on the covers of Time, USNWR, Washington Post, Kiplinger, Science and on many album covers and book covers. Her client list includes Nike, Nikon, Lexus, Target, Lee, Pioneer, Kenwood, and Ashworth Golf. Ann received a BA in Biochemistry and cell biology from UCSD and a BA in photography from Art Center College of Design where she is currently on the faculty.

Six Sessions Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 19-August 4, 7-10 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Lighting experience is helpful but not required.

One Session Date: Saturday, October 29, 10 am-6 pm Enrollment limit: 12 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Tuition: $445 + $125 model and equipment fee Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $275 + $200 nude model, equipment and location permit fee

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The first class session introduces students to shooting tethered, the process of photographing directly to a computer while working in the studio or on location and to shooting eCommerce imagery for on-line customers. The following class will focus on creating landing pages and banners to draw the customer into the site. Creating engaging product photography for accessories is next on the agenda. The class will end by creating a look book around a current fashion trend. A final review will tie all the elements together to give a solid basis for creating fashion imagery for eCommerce sites.

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The human form is beautiful to work with photographically. Lighting is one of the most important elements to consider in the creation of a nude image. Chiaroscuro in art is an Italian term that literally means ‘light-dark’. In paintings the description often refers to tonal variations which are used to suggest the volume and modeling of the subjects depicted. This type of lighting lends itself well to the nude due to the lost and found quality is has.

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Perfectly designed for photographers looking to gain a broad, practical understanding of shooting fashion, this six-session class provides essential information that can be immediately applied by anybody looking to break into the field. The class will focus on creating the wide range of imagery necessary to create fashion photography for eCommerce and online retail stores.

The Next Step 1 with Aline Smithson

Finding Your Visual Voice with Sara Terry

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This is a workshop about the emotional and sub-conscious content of photos and how to make photos that come from that place, helping you to truly define your own voice as a photographer. It is not a workshop about making “good” photos. It’s about setting aside technical know-how (and the obstacles that often come with that) and accessing intuitive, reflective ways of working that will lead you to make photos that only you can make.

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This class instructs the emerging photographer on how to present work to the fine art and documentary markets. It also provides an insight into the world of photography and helps photographers package themselves and their work in a professional manner.

Throughout the course new work will be encouraged and portfolios will be shaped and edited. Participants will learn how to build and write a résumé, how to construct a bio, and how to title and write personal statements about their work. Students will enter photography competitions, submit to publications and prepare work for exhibition. Information about grants, portfolio reviews and exhibition proposals are also covered. The work of a new and established fine art photographers are studied so that participants will understand what makes a successful series. Furthermore, guest photographers will be invited to share their journeys.

Rather than focusing on the “how” of making and composing photographs, this workshop focuses on weekly problem-solving assignments that are designed to engage students with the emotions and personal connections involved in creating photographs that truly reveal a personal visual voice. Each week, we will review the work that students have made and choose one photo made from the assignment, a visual “word,” resulting in a complete visual sentence at the end of the workshop.

Sara Terry (www.saraterry.com) is an award-winning documentary photographer and filmmaker best known for her work covering postconflict stories. She is a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow in Photography, for her long-term project, “Forgiveness and Conflict: Lessons from Africa.”

Her first long-term post-conflict body of work, “Aftermath: Bosnia’s Long Road to Peace,” led her to found The Aftermath Project in 2003 on the premise that “War is Only Half the Story.” An accomplished speaker on aftermath and visual literacy issues, her many lectures include a 2013 TedX talk and appearances at The Annenberg Space for Photography.

Her work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Portland (OR) Museum of Fine Art, the Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, and in many private collections.

After a career as a New York Fashion Editor and working along side the greats of fashion photography, Aline Smithson (www.aline smithson.com) discovered the family Rolleiflex. Now represented by galleries in the U.S. and Europe and published throughout the world, Aline continues to create her award-winning photography with humor, compassion, and a 50-year-old camera. She has exhibited widely including and in 2012, received the Rising Star Award from the Griffin Museum for her writing and teaching. She also received Honorable Mention in Center’s 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award.

Aline founded and writes the blogzine, Lenscratch, has written book reviews for photoeye, and has been curating and juroring exhibitions for a number of galleries and on-line magazines.

Seven Sessions

Six Sessions Date: Tuesdays, September 13-October 18, 7-10 pm

Date: Tuesdays, September 27-November 15, 7-10 pm (no mtg. 11/8)

Enrollment limit: 12 students

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Skill/Experience level: Students MUST be either working on or have completed a body of work in the fine art genre.

Prints may be called upon by instructor for review and acceptance into the class.

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $525 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $565 Location: West Side Annex-dnj Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Suite J1, Santa Monica, CA 90404

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The Portrait Series with Ken Merfeld

The Daily Visual with Ken Merfeld

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How dedicated are you to your craft? What percentage of each day do you spend shooting, dealing with, or thinking about photography? Do you walk the streets with your camera? Do you wish you could shoot every day? Now you can. The Daily Visual workshop is intended to motivate you to shoot every day, no matter what.

Ken Merfeld (www.merfeldphotography.com, www.merfeldcollodion. com) is a Los Angeles-based commercial and fine art photographer. He owns and operates a photography studio in Culver City, California, where he photographs fashion, advertising, portrait and celebrity. During his 25 years of commercial and fine art photography, he has explored the worlds of autistic children, people with their pets, parent and child, tattooed people, bikers, identical twins, transvestites, “little people,” erotica and more. Ken teaches photography part-time at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

Ken Merfeld (for bio see left column) Six Sessions Date: Wednesdays, November 2-December 14, 7 pm-10 pm (no mtg. 11/23) Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $445

Six Sessions

Location: West Side Annex-dnj Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Suite J1, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Date: Wednesdays, July 6-August 10, 7-10 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $445 Location: West Side Annex-dnj Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Suite J1, Santa Monica, CA 90404

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Instructor Ken Merfeld has taught “concepts” classes for years and will challenge how you see, what you shoot, what you do or don’t do with light, and where you are going with your photography.

The class encompasses learning available light, portraiture on the streets, finding “poetry out of the ordinary”, interpretive thinking, strengthening your personality when shooting in public, and introducing your mind into the artistic equation while easing you into a new, more disciplined work ethic.

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This course stresses the importance of developing a conscientious work ethic and challenging yourself on a regular basis to produce new bodies of work within specific periods of time. With 25 years of commercial and fine art photography experience, instructor Ken Merfeld will offer careful guidance for class participants as they develop an outline for creative organization, execution, and completion of their personal projects. Lighting and “technique” applied to subject matter is emphasized, analyzed, and fine-tuned. Print quality and presentation of work is also addressed. All students will choose and produce a personal portrait series with a minimum of six images. These projects will be discussed and critiqued during class, defining a course of action to continue and/or apply to other subject matter for future portfolio enhancement.

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Every day your goal is to shoot at least one visually compelling image, a piece of art, per se, no matter where you are or what you are doing. Your daily art will be “found” (discovered) images, nothing set up or pre lit. You will develop a 24/7 “mind set” to discover interesting visuals incorporating emotional light, while raising your level of awareness on a daily basis. Assignments will be given to strengthen your point of view, sharpen your eye for discovery, and change the structure of how you photograph.

F I N E

In this workshop we will discuss all aspects of creating a poignant, meaningful portrait series, including the importance of communication skills, the psychology of dealing with people, design continuity of your work, and the element of trust within the artistic exchange.

In working within the structure of a “theme related” body of work, an artist not only gains deeper insight into his or her subject matter but also learns more about him/herself as a producing artist.

Exploring Contemporary Fine Art Photography with Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin

Photographing in the Social Landscape with Thomas Alleman

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The photographs of “natural landscapes” with which we’re most familiar—Ansel Adams’ pictures of Yosemite, perhaps, or those National Geographic series on icebergs or rainforests, in fantastic color—all show the world we would encounter if we could travel to those special, faraway places.

Contemporary Fine Art Photography is a process of transforming ideas into images, and images into objects. The photographer acts as a channel to which this progression can evolve. This six-week 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, as an exploration into the fundamental principles of contemporary visual art.

Our “social landscape”, on the other hand, is neither faraway nor unsullied, and it’s right outside your door. That social landscape includes taxicabs and telephone poles, beer signs, graffiti, political billboards, mom-and-pop corner shops and people, most of all. In the Social Landscape, people interact with one another and with the vast public spaces that surround and welcome them all - parks and boulevards and plazas—and they negotiate the more organized venues that they and others have chosen to share: stadiums, theatres, bars, clubs and buses. Signage guides participants and pedestrians in direct language, but it also shouts slogans and promises with cleverness and neon. The infrastructure of that built environment must be navigated: streets, bridges, walls, wires, and boxes.

We begin by examining the works of prominent photographers as well as other visual artists, thereby developing an aesthetic vocabulary and a working knowledge of visual syntax applicable to the study of both art history and popular culture. Guest speakers will be invited. We will also study classic and contemporary styles of fine art photography through a series of conceptual assignments, which will emphasize creative freedom and conceptual impact. Through weekly assignments, students will be encouraged to survey various different compositional and technical approaches to consider which would best exemplify the power of their own visual voice.

This class will explore the Social Landscape as other photographers have seen it over that last hundred years, and each student will learn more about their own responses to the Social Landscape, and the challenges they must overcome and embrace in order to communicate their experience in photographs that reveal, edify and engage.

At the end of the course students will possess a greater appreciation of photography as a fine art form and a deeper knowledge of their own artistic expression.

Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin (www.klmphoto.com) is a mother, photographer, and educator with an appetite for exploring the world.

She has received a Fulbright Senior Scholarship, an IREX IARO Grant (National Endowment for the Humanities), and a Houston Center for Photography Fellowship for her work in Romania. Her photographs have been exhibited both nationally and internationally and are in the permanent collections at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, Western Virginia Museum of Art, and the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest. Kathleen received an MFA in Photography from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Thomas Alleman (www.allemanphoto.com) is a commercial, editorial and fine art photographer living and working in Los Angeles. During a 15-year newspaper career, Tom was a frequent winner of distinctions from the National Press Photographer’s Association, as well as being named California Newspaper Photographer of the Year in 1995 and Los Angeles Newspaper Photographer of the Year in 1996.

Six Sessions Date: Tuesdays, August 9-September 6, 7-10 pm + Saturday, August 27, 10 am-1 pm (field trip)

Six Sessions

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Date: Mondays, July 25- August 29, 7-10 pm

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Tuition: $445

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $445

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The Wet Plate Collodion Workshop with Allan Barnes

Gum Bichromate over Platinum / Palladium with Digital Negatives with Joseph Rheaume

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Immerse yourself in the elegant practice concerning gum bichromate washes applied over platinum/palladium prints. Platinum palladium and gum bichromate are two of the most revered of the alternative processes. The 19th century technique combining these processes has the effect of enhancing the print by slightly increasing the contrast as well as using color to build depth and chroma. The intrinsic qualities of the platinum/palladium print make a magnificent base for many of the tones that gum bichromate can afford in controlling color and contrast. Combining these two processes offers a palette with which truly unique prints can be made.

In this two and one half-day workshop, you will learn the techniques and subtleties involved in making digital negatives, coating and exposing platinum / palladium prints, and preparing and coating gum washes over platinum / palladium prints.

All chemistry, media and cameras will be provided, in addition to information on purchasing one’s own WPC equipment. Please bring disposable latex or nitrile gloves, aprons and work clothing (materials used can easily stain skin and clothing).

This is an exciting and informative workshop. Whether you make photographs using 8×10 film, digital SLR cameras, or with your iPhone, this workshop will teach you to make beautiful platinum/palladium and gum over platinum prints.

Allan Barnes (www.allanbarnes.com) is a former photojournalist currently specializing in fashion and portraiture using antique photographic processes. His work has been exhibited widely in numerous locations and his client list includes the New York Times, Detroit Free Press, Spin and Metropolis Magazine. He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Photography from Ohio University and has taught photo classes at Santa Monica College, Citrus College and Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, MI. Allan has been teaching the Wet Plate Collodion class at LACP since December, 2007.

Joseph Rheaume (josephrheaume.wordpress.com) is a fine art photographer and educator from the western U.S. An active career in music gave way to his educational endeavors in 1996 when he began his studies at Arizona State University. By 2003 he had earned degrees in Engineering (BS) with an emphasis in Graphic Communications, Technology (MS) with an emphasis in Printing, and finally Fine Art (MFA) with an emphasis in Photography.

Three Sessions Date: Friday, September 9, 6-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, September 10-11, 10 am-6 pm

Two Sessions (offered twice) Date: Saturday and Sunday, July 30-31, 10 am-4 pm

Enrollment limit: 12 students

Date: Saturday and Sunday, December 10-11, 10 am-4 pm

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels

Enrollment limit: 12 students

Tuition: $595 + $25 media fee + $75 darkroom usage and on-site technician fee at Santa Monica College

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $435 + $25 media fee + $75 darkroom usage and on-site technician fee at Santa Monica College

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Location: Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405

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Participants will use large format period-correct cameras to explore the craftsmanship of tintypes and ambrotypes. After a brief historical discussion of the process, students will be trained in the coating, exposure, development and preservation of the photographic plate.

The goal is to provide a taste of how the process works, with each participant walking away with 3-4 plates. We will be making photographs at/around the location of the workshop. Participants are invited to bring their own props, old costumes, etc.

A LT E R N AT I V E

In efforts to advance photography in the mid-19th century, Fredrick Scott Archer, an English sculptor and photographer, experimented with collodion in the hope of producing a photographic negative on ordinary glass plates. The process was perfected in 1851. This twoday workshop serves as a hands-on introduction to this demanding but beautiful photographic process.

Street Shooting 1 with Julia Dean

Street Shooting 2 with Julia Dean

This six-month class is intended to teach students how to shoot candidly on the street, not only from practical experience, but also from studying historic and contemporary street photographers. We will meet once a month on Monday evenings, for lecture and critique, and once a month on Saturdays for a shooting session.

Street Shooting 2 is meant for serious shooters who want to continue shooting together and looking at each others’ work. Not only will we continue to shoot on the streets, but we will also shoot specific events such as the Day of the Dead festivities on Olvera Street and at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery Chinese New Year, the May Day Parade, and/or the Gay Pride Parade. In this class, you will not only improve your street photography through continual practice, but you will also learn how to tell a story—with a beginning, middle and end—while shooting events.

S H O OT I N G

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Topics covered in class include: how to see light, how to find great backgrounds, the laws and ethics of shooting on the street, how to shoot candidly, how to capture the “decisive moment,” how to anticipate the future, how to approach people, how to shoot from the hip, equipment choices, lens selection, seeing in 3D, seeing in black & white, how to tell a story with a single image, and how to be brave, but careful.

S T R E E T

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Many of the shooting sessions will take place downtown where Julia resides and spends most of her time shooting. We will shoot on Broadway, the Toy District, the Fashion District, the Flower District, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, the Arts District, on Olvera St., and in Union Station. If it rains, we’ll ride the Metro for a few hours. We’ll also shoot on the Venice Beach Boardwalk and on Hollywood Blvd.

Other topics covered include: • What is Documentary photography; Social documentary photography; Street photography; Photojournalism?

• What is a picture story versus a documentary project?

• How to tell a story when shooting an event such as a parade, a wedding or a birthday party • The importance of editing and sequencing for a slideshow or book • How to design a book and/or slideshow

Julia Dean (for bio see page 27)

• How to write a caption/cutline

Six Months (11 sessions)

• How to get your work published

Date: Mondays, July 18; August 15; September 19; October 17; November 14; December 12, 7-10 pm + Saturdays, July 23, 1-4 pm; August 20, 6:45-9:45 am; September 24, 3-6 pm; October 22, 3-6 pm; November 19, 7-10 pm

You will also be given “at home assignments,” such as designing a business card for the street, submitting a photo to LA Times Moments section, entering a contest, and more.

Julia Dean (for bio see page 27)

Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Six Months (13 sessions) Date: Mondays, August 1; August 29; September 26; October 24; November 14; December 19, 7-10 pm + Saturdays, August 6, 2-5 pm; September 10, 4-7 pm; October 8, 6:30-9:30 am; October 29, 12-3 pm; December 3, 7-10 pm.

Plus two additional event shoots, TBD

Tuition: $635 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: Students MUST take Street Shooting 1, no exceptions.

Tuition: $535 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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The LA Street Shooters’ Collective with Julia Dean

One Day of Street Photography with Ibarionex Perello

© Julia Dean

© Ibarionex Perello

This one-day workshop provides you an intimate hands-on experience for learning the skills and practice of producing great street photography. Ibarionex shows and demonstrates his personal approach for seeing, composing and capturing images of the theater of the street.

The LA Street Shooter’s Collective picks up where Street Shooting 2 left off, continuing the camaraderie of shooting together on the street, sharing our work, and getting feedback from each other. The course has been created specifically for those who have taken both Street Shooting 1 and Street Shooting 2 and includes four shooting sessions and four classroom sessions over five months.

The goals of the workshop include: • Understanding and mastering the core features of your camera • Increasing your reaction time between seeing and actually capturing the photograph • Learning how to use the presence of people as a graphic element in your composition • How to approach people for creating street portraits • Discovering a methodology for photographing in the streets whether you are alone or in a group

For the past 15 years, Julia has concentrated on street photography around the world. For the past five years, street shooting in downtown Los Angeles has been her primary focus. In 2014, one of her L.A. street photos—The Kiss—won for the United States in an international street shooting contest. The same photograph won first place in Leica’s I-Shot-It street shooting contest in 2015.

• And much more

Date: Mondays, July 25; September 12; November 7; January 9, 2017, 7-10 pm + Saturdays, July 30; August 27; October 1; November 12, times TBA

Ibarionex Perello is a photographer, writer and educator. He is the host and producer of the Candid Frame (www.thecandidframe.com) photography podcast which features conversation with the world’s best established and emerging photographers. Ibarionex is the author of Chasing the Light: Improving Your Photography Using Available Light and is an instructor of photography at www.BetterPhoto.com and an adjunct professor at Art center college of Design in Pasadena, California.

Enrollment limit: 15 students

One Session

Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: Students MUST take Street Shooting 1 and Street Shooting 2, no exceptions.

Date: Saturday, October 8, 10 am-6 pm

Tuition: $295

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

Five Months (eight sessions)

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Julia Dean (www.juliadean.com) is a photographer, educator, and founder of the Los Angeles Center of Photography, formerly The Julia Dean Photo Workshops. She began her career as an apprentice to pioneering photographer Berenice Abbott. Later, Julia was a photo editor for the Associated Press in New York. She has traveled to more than 40 countries while freelancing for numerous relief groups and magazines. Her extensive teaching experience includes 33 years at various colleges, universities and educational institutions including the University of Nebraska, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles Southwest College, Santa Monica College, the Santa Fe Workshops, the Maine Photographic Workshops, Oxford University and the Los Angeles Center of Photography.

S T R E E T

Exploring different communities in Los Angeles he will demonstrate the importance of developing a way of seeing and using light, slowly building your composition and working a scene. The approach will allow you to refine even the busiest scenes into the basic elements of a great photograph.

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The Art and Business of Actor Headshots with Michael Sanville

Food Photography with Ann Elliott Cutting

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During this one-day intensive workshop, Michael Sanville, a headshot photographer with 20 years of experience, will share his knowledge of the industry, including how he has photographed literally tens of thousands of actors and continues to do so.

This one-day workshop introduces students to the joy and beauty of creating memorable food imagery. Whether you are an established photographer, emerging professional, instagrammer, food blogger, chef or culinary writer, this one-day workshop is for you!

Students will learn the proper tools it takes to begin a career as a headshot photographer including:

Ann Elliott Cutting will share her techniques for beautiful food photography, from both a technical standpoint and also an artistic standpoint. Ann will discuss her approaches to a range of assignment types and the collaborative nature of this field. A food stylist and prop stylist will be on-site to share information about their critical role in this type of collaboration. The beginning of class will be introduction and lecture with slide show, followed by a food shoot demo and hands-on shooting during the middle of the day. At the end of the class, students will upload their work for a group critiqueand-edit session. Ann will engage students as they create their own images aesthetics and how to Develop a personal style (a skill that can be applied to any type of photography). In all, this will be a day filled with fun, discovery, and a celebration of culinary delights.

• How to find your style.

• How to avoid the trappings of trends.

• How to find makeup artists that are not only professional but reliable.

• How to decide between flash and natural light and why some prefer one over the other.

• How to make an effective and inexpensive marketing plan to build your business.

• The do’s and don’t of working with actors and how to relate to them one on one.

Ann Elliott Cutting (www.cutting.com) is an award-winning editorial, conceptual advertising and fine art photographer. Ann’s images have appeared on the covers of Time, USNWR, Washington Post, Kiplinger, Science and on many album covers and book covers. Her client list includes Nike, Nikon, Lexus, Target, Lee, Pioneer, Kenwood, and Ashworth Golf. Ann received a BA in Biochemistry and cell biology from UCSD and a BA in photography from Art Center College of Design where she is currently on the faculty.

This class will prepare students to deliver a top quality headshot that will get the actor noticed, and more importantly, in the door of agents managers and casting directors alike.

Michael Sanville (www.michaelsanville.com) began as an actor at the age of five. He was chosen to study with Sanford Meisner on the island of Bequia and continued to work with Mr. Meisner at the Playhouse West. Michael would trade his stage and on-camera experience to work behind the camera, eventually becoming one of the top headshot photographers in the industry. Literally tens of thousands of actors have sat in front of Michael’s lens. Agencies from CAA to William Morris, to smaller boutique agencies, managers, and casting directors continue to send clients his way.

One Session Date: Saturday, July 23, 10 am-6 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. No lighting experience is necessary.

One Session Date: Saturday, November 19, 10 am-6 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students

Tuition: $275 + $100 food stylist, prop stylist, equipment and materials (food) fee

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. No lighting experience is necessary.

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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The Art of Travel Photography: How to Create Emotionally Compelling Travel Images with Lorne Resnick

The Nocturnal Landscape: Photographing the Mysteries of the Night with Peter Bennett

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© Peter Bennett

This one-day workshop will examine how you approach your image making and the basic elements of a successful photograph. Split into three parts, the day begins with a presentation on creating emotionally compelling images. Additionally, Lorne will demonstrate his fine art workflow, including post-production in Photoshop and a three-minute “master printing” course. Part two focuses on portfolio reviews. Learning how to critically analyze work is an indispensable skill for a photographer to have. Discussion and Q&A finish the day.

Critical to successful night shooting is training the eye to see in an environment it is not used to photographing in, and learning what conditions will make for a successful photo and what will not.

Utilizing tools and techniques such as long time exposures, balancing ambient light with artificial light sources, working with low and high ISOs and bracketing will be covered as well as post production techniques to bring your images to their full potential.

This workshop is designed to help students get started exploring and photographing this extraordinary nocturnal landscape. The three Saturday night sessions in different Los Angeles locations and will be a time to explore, experiment and push the limits of the student’s work. The Monday classroom sessions will be for discussing the tools and equipment we will be utilizing, as well reviewing and critiquing the previous Saturdays work.

Topics will include the creative process, the travel story arc (what to shoot and how to shoot it), equipment selection, image processing, the current markets available for travel work (fine art, commercial, book publishers, websites), how to optimize travel shooting to take advantage of different markets, and more.

Los Angeles based photographer, Lorne Resnick (www.lorneresnick. com) was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. His passion for travel and photography keeps him moving around the globe exploring different cultures and countries, capturing unique moments. His images have been exhibited in galleries across Europe and America, and have been used commercially for annual reports, billboards, television, web sites and for worldwide advertising campaigns. He currently has eleven fine art posters published of his travel photography. Lorne recently won the Travel Photographer of the Year award and now leads travel photography workshops around the world.

Peter Bennett (www.citizenoftheplanet.com) is the owner of Ambient images, a photo and stock agency specializing in New York, California and environmental images, and has been shooting commercially for over twenty-five years. He has survived by adapting to changing markets and constantly seeking out new and timely subjects to shoot. Peter’s books include: New York City: A Photographic Portrait, Our San Diego and Only in Los Angeles.

Seven Sessions

One Session

Date: Mondays, November 14-December 12, 7-10 pm (no mtg. 11/21) + Saturdays, November 19-December 10, 5-8 pm (no mtg. 11/26)

Date: Saturday, November 5, 10 am-6 pm

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. A tripod and cable release are required for this class.

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $275

Tuition: $525

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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When the sun sets and the street lights slowly start to glow, a whole world of light, shadow, color and mystery awakens. When others pack up their gear and go home, the more adventurous know this a time to explore, to seek images that are not so evident, not so visible, but there to be captured and made into beautiful and dramatic photographs.

S PE C I A L I Z E D

Learn the concepts and techniques to consistently create powerful and compelling travel images. Whether you enjoy shooting wildlife, landscape, people or any other kind of travel photography, instructor Lorne Resnick will explain what goes into making great pictures— from a complete digital workflow solution to finding and shaping your personal artistic voice.

Shooting Sports/Motion with Wally Skalij

Portraiture for Social Change with Dana Gluckstein

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P H OTO G R A P H Y

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Join Wally Skalij, a working professional from the Los Angeles Times, as he discusses how to effectively photograph sports/motion. Early Saturday, the class will meet at LACP for a two-hour lecture and presentation. Wally will talk about his general photojournalistic style, as well as specific strategies as it pertains to photographing moments from sports.

This course teaches students how to create photography associated with a campaign for social change using portraiture as the primary vehicle for expression. We will discuss how to select a subject matter that one feels impassioned about and is relevant; how to develop the work with intellectual, emotional and artistic content; how to develop an advocacy campaign associated with the images; how to attract media attention; how to work with nonprofit organizations; how to exhibit the work; and how to raise funds for projects. A strategy will be created for each student. The class will conclude with the opportunity to participate in a portrait session and will share insight on how to connect with your subject on a deeper level.

Later in day brings real “on-the-job” training with students joining Wally at Santa Anita Horsetrack for live racing. Students will have the opportunity to work directly with Wally and learn how to capture striking images in real time. A Monday evening wrap-up session will provide an opportunity for critique and sharing of imagery.

Dana Gluckstein’s book, DIGNITY: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and traveling photography exhibition DIGNITY: Tribes in Transition will be used as a case study of a highly effective human rights campaign. Gluckstein will discuss her experience at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January 2013, where she spoke on “improving the state of the world through the arts—shifting mind sets”. DIGNITY helped create the tipping point for President Obama to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in December 2010.

A perfect opportunity for anybody interested in the field of sports photography or simply looking to obtain practical training as a photojournalist, the goal of the workshop is to provide students the skills and confidence necessary to take meaningful images that truly tell a story.

The Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles has named Wally Skalij “Photographer of the Year” six consecutive years.

Working as a Los Angeles Times staff photographer for over ten years, covering world events from fashion in Paris to war in Iraq, has provided Wally the ability to adjust to any given situation. The Olympic Games in Beijing was Wally’s fourth Olympic Games coverage.

Wally teaches workshops in photography and believes in giving back and helping students further their education.

Dana Gluckstein (www.danagluckstein.com) has photographed iconic figures including Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Desmond Tutu, and Muhammad Ali, as well as award-winning advertising campaigns for clients such as Apple and Toyota. Her portraits are held in the permanent collections of museums such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Her book, DIGNITY: In Honor of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the associated international museum exhibition, DIGNITY: Tribes in Transition, have received international acclaim and awards.

Two Sessions Date: Saturday, October 29, 8 am-5 pm + Monday, October 31, 7- 9 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode.

One Session Date: Saturday, October 22, 10 am-4 pm

Tuition: $315 + general admission ticket to the Santa Anita horse track

Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels

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The Steps to Success with Sherrie Berger

The Business of Photography with Leigh Andersen

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This class, designed for all levels of photographers seeking to advance their careers, provides the insights, tools and resources necessary to achieve a higher level of success. Student challenges will be addressed, both as a group and in one 20-minute private session per student (to be scheduled individually.)

This class is designed to help photographers understand the business and marketing end of the photo industry, an area often overlooked when a photographer is building his or her career. The course offers a great opportunity to learn what “you don’t know that you don’t know”, in other words how to create yourself (the photographer) as a brand, and how to effectively market that brand to clients appropriate to your work and skill level.

Divided among five in-class sessions, the course will analyze where the photographers’ careers are currently and where they are headed. (Class session #4 will be devoted entirely to private 20-minute sessions with each student, to be scheduled in-class.) We will set short and long-term goals, share practical resource materials, and connect with fellow photographers who might be at a similar point in their careers. As a class we will cover self-promotion and marketing tools and come up with a clear vision of what is necessary to accelerate one’s photography career.

The class will detail the main pillars of the commercial photo industry— Editorial (portraiture and celebrity portraiture), Syndication, Music (album packaging and publicity), Commercial Advertising, Entertainment Advertising and Fashion Advertising—and how to break in or move forward in each market. We will talk about marketing and branding strategies, including defining your strengths and style, the importance of creating a website that is both respectful of your vision and client-friendly, how to approach clients for meetings, how to craft a marketing plan, when and how to approach a rep, how to stay ahead of technology and client expectations and more. The class closes with Leigh reviewing your portfolio and/or website and suggesting specific ideas to better package your work.

Individually and as a group we will embark on website effectiveness, group portfolio reviews, and discuss mailers, contests, exhibitions, publishing and the business of the stock industry, editorial vs. advertising assignments, building relationships, client lists, and diversification and copyright/licensing. We will also explore networking via helpful professional organizations and online communities.

Originally from Nashville, Leigh Andersen has been working in the photo industry in Los Angeles since 1998. With over a decade of experience, Leigh has worked for celebrity syndication agency Icon International, and as an agent for both Montage and iCreate. While an agent at Montage she managed the careers of Nino Munoz, Art Streiber, Sheryl Nields, Rankin, Marc Baptiste, Warwick Saint, Brian Bowen Smith and Jim Wright, among others.

Sherrie Berger (www.sherrieberger.com) is a photography consultant, and a co-founder of Scarletworks (www.scarletworks.com) a photographer’s agency with a commitment to giving back. She has extensive experience in entertainment, high-end celebrity portraiture, fine art photography, production, marketing and public relations. Sherrie continues to consult with private clients on photography events, such as the Lucie Awards, on exhibitions, and with individual photographers. She conducts portfolio reviews at the Palm Springs Photo Festival and in New York during Photo Expo.

Four Sessions Date: Tuesdays, November 22-December 13, 7-10 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students

Five Sessions

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels

Date: Thursdays, September 15-October 13, 7-10 pm

Tuition: $355

Enrollment limit: 12 students

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $465 Location: West Side Annex-dnj Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Suite J1, Santa Monica, CA 90404

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The Black and White Master Print with George DeWolfe

The Fine Art of Digital Printmaking with Eric Joseph

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More than just a technical class on Photoshop and Lightroom, this course will emphasize the digital print as a unique art form in which the choice of inkjet paper to print on makes the difference between an ordinary photo and an extraordinary piece of artwork.

A masterpiece is the result of an artist’s individual authentic genius.

That authenticity creates presence—the key element of an authentic masterpiece—and the final result of light working on the forms of an object or scene. This workshop advocates this relationship and lays out the perceptual and technical skills necessary to practice and achieve presence. We’ll see how the great painters in history made presence; discuss how the modern science of lightness perception has improved our ability to help us see like the brain sees (not as the camera sees); learn skills of black-and-white tonal perception with exercises designed to improve our visual and emotion response to black-and-white tonal values; talk about reflective practice, the skill that makes a master printer; go through a Lightroom and Photoshop workflow, step-by-step, and spend the rest of the time printing.

Instructor Eric Joseph will cover all of the technical jargon and vocabulary of inkjet papers and introduce you to the full range of inkjet media available on the market from standard Resin Coated Photograde papers up to handmade Japanese Washi papers. This course emphasizes the creative benefits of understanding and controlling your digital print results through hands-on printmaking sessions.

Topics covered will include proper camera settings, color management, monitor and printer calibration, what type of printer to use and why, downloading and applying ICC profiles, preparing files for printing and everything else you ever wanted to know about digital printing. Eric will make sure the information is taught in an easily digestible and accessible format.

Eric Joseph graduated from California State University, Northridge in 1985 with a BA degree in Art, Specializing in Photography. His advanced photography and primary mentoring instructor was Jerry McMillan an internationally respected photographer who was part of the ground breaking “Photography into Sculpture” exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1970. His career at Freestyle Photographic Supplies started in 1986 starting as sales person in the retail store working his way up to his current position as Senior Vice President of New Business and Product Development. As a respected industry insider Eric has established a solid reputation as a technical and creative resource in photographic processes, both darkroom and digital.

George DeWolfe’s (www.georgedewolfe.com) images are born out of the penetrating awareness of photographic moments that are highly personal, intuitive and sublime. His artistic practice incorporates ideas from Buddhism and Gestalt Psychology, and encourages photographers to recapture a certain perceptual naiveté that we inadvertently unlearn as we grow. George’s numerous publishing credits include At Home in the Wild, a book on New Hampshire’s White Mountains. His most recent honor was Award for Artistic Excellence presented by The National Park Service. George has photographed for many environmental organizations over the past 40 years including Appalachian Mountain Club, Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, Mass Audubon, National Park Service, America Rivers, and Friends of Acadia. He is a member of the American Alpine Club.

Six Sessions

Weekend-Intensive (three sessions)

Date: Mondays and Wednesdays, November 28-December 14, 7-10 pm

Date: Friday, September 23, 7-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, September 24-25, 10 am-6 pm

Enrollment limit: 10 students Skill/Experience level: Experience working with Photoshop and Lightroom is helpful but not required. Students should be comfortable working with the Macintosh OS X operating system.

Enrollment limit: 18 students Skill/Experience level: Experience in working with Lightroom and Photoshop is helpful but not required.

Tuition: $525 +$50 paper and ink fee

Tuition: $875 + $25 paper and ink fee Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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The Black and White Master Print revives the idea of a masterpiece.

During this workshop we will use the tools and workflow in Lightroom and Photoshop that mine the intricacies of presence, the fundamental characteristic of a masterpiece.

Lightroom 1: The Basics

Lightroom 2: Printing and Advanced Techniques with Rollence Patugan

This workshop focuses on the most essential workflow and developing features of the new Adobe Lightroom CC with the needs of the photographer in mind. Students will learn how to import, sort, organize and enhance their digital images, as well as batch process groups of images, quickly and efficiently.

In this workshop students will learn how to prepare and print their images on various paper types using high quality photographic inkjet printers. Camera bodies and lenses render slightly different color when an image is captured on the sensor. In order to get the most accurate colors out of RAW files, students will create custom camera profiles using the X-rite ColorChecker Passport. Vital to the printing process, monitor calibration will be demonstrated in order to ensure the display is representing precise color, brightness, and contrast.

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In addition to the software’s new developing capabilities, participants will learn how to take advantage of Lightroom’s local adjustment tools for retouching and correction. Other processing utilities such as white balance, black and white conversion, sharpening, and noise reduction will be covered in this workshop. Further, the class will be instructed on how to export images in various formats such as JPEGs for emails and websites or high-resolution files such as DNGs, PSDs, and TIFFs. Lightroom also has a Book module where it’s possible to design and create a photo book that can be sent for publication directly from within the program. Finally, students will learn how easy it is to create a slideshow with an audio track, as well as web galleries without needing knowledge of HTML.

With the advancement of inkjet printing technology, there is now a wide selection of printing papers available. Each paper has its own characteristics and will produce colors and contrast differently.

Students will learn how to create soft proof copies and adjust them accordingly to a specific paper’s ICC profile before sending the job to the printer. In some cases, students may need to outsource their images to a photo lab for printing, in which case they will go through the file preparation process specific to that particular lab.

Advanced Lightroom topics such as exporting/importing Lightroom catalogs, shooting tethered, and the use of custom/3rd party development presets will also be covered in this course.

Six Sessions (offered twice) Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 12-28, 7-10 pm with Rollence Patugan (for bio see right column)

Rollence Patugan (www.rollence.com) is a commercial and fine art photographer who has been a recurring exhibitor for Month of Photography Los Angeles, Smashbox Studios, and City of Brea Art Gallery. He uses both digital and analog formats while taking advantage of today’s technologies by incorporating them into his photography. Rollence is a faculty member of the Santa Monica College Photography Department and is very happy to share his creative and technical skills to students at the Los Angeles Center of Photography.

Date: Mondays and Wednesdays, October 17-November 7, 7-10 pm (no mtg. 10/31) with Michael Pliskin (for bio see below) Enrollment limit: 10 students Skill/Experience level: Students should be comfortable working with the Macintosh OS X operating system.

Tuition: $525

Six Sessions

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, August 2-23, 7-10 pm (no mtg. 8/18)

Michael Pliskin (www.pliskindesigns.com) began his professional photojournalism career at age sixteen. He worked for Nikon for twelve years as a technical advisor in photography and digital imaging at the dawn of digital imaging era. Michael authored the book Digital Photography Workflow with Adobe Lightroom 3 and teaches Digital Imaging, Photoshop, and Lightroom workshops. He has a BFA in Photography and Design from California Institute of the Arts and is a member of ASMP, NAPP, ATX and ISAP.

Enrollment limit: 10 students Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: Lightroom 1: The Basics, or equivalent experience and instructor approval. Students should be comfortable working with the Macintosh OS X operating system.

Tuition: $525 +$50 paper and ink fee Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Photoshop 1: The Basics

Photoshop 2: Advanced Techniques with Ed Freeman

Photoshop 1: The Basics is a core fundamental workshop for photographers. The course teaches the most basic features of Adobe Photoshop, helping students to understand the process behind simple photo correction, as well as prepare them for the continuation class, Photoshop 2: Advanced Techniques. The class will cover:

This course builds on the basic foundation created in Introduction to Adobe Photoshop 1. With core knowledge of the software, students will build a wider skill set for image creativity and correction. Students will be introduced to some of the software’s more advanced tools and features. Topics include:

• Photoshop Interface and Tools Overview (Preferences; Color settings; Basic tools; Panels & layout preferences for work space)

Photoshop Selections & Masks a. Selection tools b. Creating selections with multiple techniques c. Quick mask mode d. Refine edge e. Transform selections f. Layer masks g. Refining mask properties

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• Adobe Camera Raw (Basic overview ; Camera Raw workflow)

Photoshop Layers a. Making layers b. Moving layers c. Adjustment layers d. Layer groups e. Retouch layers

Four Sessions (offered twice)

Ed Freeman (www.edfreeman.com) is an educator and award-winning fine art and commercial photographer. He uses Photoshop as his primary creative tool, creating unique images from ordinary photographs. He has exhibited widely in museums and galleries in the United Sates and Europe and has hundreds of articles and magazine covers to his credit. A book of his computer-enhanced nudes, Work, was published in 2000 by Bruno Gmunder in Germany. Desert Realty, a collection of manipulated images of abandoned buildings in the Southern California desert, was published in 2007 by Chronicle Books. He is represented by Getty Images.

Date: Mondays and Wednesdays, Aug 1-10, 7-10 pm with Michael e. Stern (for bio see below) Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, October 25-November 3, 7-10 pm with Ed Freeman (for bio see right column) Enrollment limit: 10 students Skill/Experience level: Students should be comfortable working with the Macintosh OS X operating system.

Tuition: $355 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Six Sessions Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, November 15-December 8, 7-10 pm (no mtg. 11/22 & 11/24)

Michael e. Stern (www.buildabetterphotograph.com) is an awardwinning Los Angeles-based photographer specializing in both construction time-lapse photography and portraiture. Michael’s still photographs have been published in more than a dozen books published by Disney Press, in addition to catalogs for Sotheby’s, Cinema Secrets and Sid and Marty Kroft. Michael has taught at community colleges, private colleges, online and one-on-one tutoring.

Enrollment limit: 10 students Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: Photoshop 1: The Basics, or equivalent experience and instructor approval. Students should be comfortable working with the Macintosh OS X operating system.

Tuition: $525

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The goal of the course is to develop each student’s ability to work with Adobe Photoshop while having fun in the process. Hands-on training and close instructor supervision reinforces concepts presented through lecture and demonstration. Students are highly encouraged to learn more of Adobe Photoshop’s tools and capabilities by enrolling in Photoshop 2: Advanced Techniques.

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• Photoshop Adjustments (Pixel layers—white & black points; Adjustment layers; History panel)

Basic Retouching a. Retouching Tools b. Spot Removal c. Skin retouching d. Figure shaping

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• Cropping, Resizing, Saving (Crop tool; Image size dialog; Resolution, pixels, file size; File formats)

Selective Adjustments a. Adjustment layers & masks b. Layer blend modes c. Blending options d. Dodge and burn layers

Youth Program The Los Angeles Center of Photography is especially proud to offer classes in photography specifically designed to educate and enrich the lives of Los Angeles’ city youth.

Designed for students in Middle School & High School (ages 12-18).

Encourage your teen to become involved

Clockwise from top: © Julia Dean, © Maureen Bond, © Jasmine Lord, © Julia Dean, © Julia Dean, © Julia Dean, © Maureen Bond, © Jasmine Lord

All Year Round!

After-School Classes............................ All Year Summer Classes.. .................. June 20-August 5

with the arts and the wonderful world of photography!

For more information please visit www.lacphoto.org/programs-services/ youth-program or call 323-464-0909.

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Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-14)

Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 15-18) with Maia Anderson

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This weeklong course for teens (ages 12-14) is designed to introduce students to the fundamental operations, techniques, and critical vocabulary of digital photography. Students will learn about the camera’s basic and advanced settings in an effort to make beautiful photographs, all while having fun. The class will cover technical information such as shutter speed and aperture, white balance, image quality, and compositional methods to help students develop their vision as budding photographers. Students will have the opportunity to practice their understanding of topics covered in lectures through daily photographic assignments.

This week-long course for teens (ages 15-18) is designed to introduce students to the fundamental operations, techniques, and critical vocabulary of digital photography. Students will learn about the camera’s basic and advanced settings in an effort to make beautiful photographs, all while having fun. The class will cover technical information such as shutter speed and aperture, white balance, image quality, and compositional methods to help students develop their vision as budding photographers. Students will have the opportunity to practice their understanding of topics covered in lectures through daily photographic assignments.

By the end of the course, students will be comfortable using the various controls of their specific cameras and will gain confidence in the way they approach different subjects photographically. This class is open to students who own either a digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera or a point & shoot camera with a manual setting.

By the end of the course, students will be comfortable using the various controls of their specific cameras and will gain confidence in the way they approach different subjects photographically. This class is open to students who own either a digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera or a point & shoot camera with a manual setting.

Maia Anderson discovered her passion and natural talent for teaching while still in high school, when she worked for the National Conference for Community and Justice as a mentor and youth leader for teenagers and young adults. The years she dedicated to the nonprofit organization inspired her to pursue photography as a vehicle to explore issues of social diversity and communicate the commonality of the human experience.

One Week (five sessions) – (offered three times) Date: Monday-Friday, June 20-24, 10 am-1 pm with Maia Anderson (for bio see right column) Date: Monday-Friday, June 27-July 1, 10 am-1 pm with Jasmine Lord (for bio see page 39)

Maia attended San Francisco Art Institute and earned an MFA in Photography. While a student at SFAI, she continued to expand her teaching repertoire by tutoring undergraduate and graduate domestic and international students in English as a Second Language and photography. After graduating from SFAI, Maia instructed university level ESL and TOEFL classes at private language schools in Los Angeles. She currently advises and conducts portfolio reviews for international students applying to undergraduate and graduate art programs in the United States.

Date: Monday-Friday, August 1-5, 10 am-1 pm with Maia Anderson (for bio see right column) Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Beginning Tuition: $375 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

One Week (five sessions) Date: Monday-Friday, June 27-July 1, 10 am-1 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Beginning Tuition: $375 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Intermediate Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-18) with Jasmine Lord

Voices and Visions for Teens (ages 12-18) with Gina Valona

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By the end of class, students will become more comfortable using their digital camera with predictable and repeatable results, gain confidence in making deliberate decisions, discover how to critique and engage in thoughtful discussion, and begin to communicate through photography instead of just taking snapshots.

By the end of the week, students will be deeply committed to a personal project that will serve as a platform for a portfolio review.

Connection to self, others and the world we inhabit is the foundation of this class as seen through the photographic image.

Jasmine Lord (www.jasminelord.com) is a Los Angeles-based photographer who shoots runway and backstage for fashion weeks in North America as well as working on documentaries, commercials and live events. Jasmine has shot two books for the Eat Naked nutrition brand and has photographed for AFI, high-end restaurants, food catering services, locals artists and designers in Los Angeles.

She is an associate member of the Society of Camera Operators and an active member of the Australian Cinematographers Society.

Gina Valona (for bio see page 41) One Week (five sessions) Date: Monday-Friday, July 11-15, 10 am-1 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, although a basic understanding of photography fundamentals is encouraged.

One Week (five sessions) Date: Tuesday-Saturday, July 5-9, 10 am-1 pm

Tuition: $375

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: Basic Digital Photography for Teens or instructor approval.

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The course begins by examining other works of photographic art.

Guest speakers may be invited. Students will then be guided to produce their own series of work based upon their own unique vision.

Daily assignments will be given and critiqued. Emphasis will be given on learning how to work as a photographic art collective while simultaneously creating individual and personal visions for a photographic series meaningful to each student. Students will be encouraged to voice opinions on each other’s work and learn how to offer constructive criticism.

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Over five days, participants will be given exercises to photograph some of the major genres of photography, including but not limited to: stylized portraiture, architecture, black and white, and the art of telling a story in a single frame. Students will be given examples of how photographers have approached these genres, and conceptual projects will be assigned using the methods learned. Daily critique and feedback will offer guidance for each student as they move toward mastering their camera as well as the importance of learning to critique and providing feedback.

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This class is designed to give teens an opportunity to voice their opinions, ideas, concerns and dreams about the world they live in.

By closely examining their surrounding environment, students will begin to interpret their own perception of reality, and manifest that vision through pictures.

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In this sequential class to Basic Digital Photography for Teens, students will receive reinforcement in the concepts from the previous class and push toward the next level of photographic expression.

Emphasis will be on image capture while practicing sound technical fundamentals. Students will work toward mastering camera settings, metering techniques, and white balance selection for proper image capture, while engaging in more creative and thought provoking assignments.

Street Portraiture for Teens (ages 12-18) with Todd Felderstein

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“Street Portraiture” is an art style where the photographer capitalizes on the raw beauty of the unposed subject creating a natural, unencumbered photograph. Technically the photographer is forced to move from the shadows to directly engage the subject transitioning from a former candid creation to a deliberate portrait.

In this one-week class, join filmmaker and photographer Todd Felderstein as together we will discover the secrets in “Street Portraiture” that will hone our storytelling skills, allowing us to better discover hidden gems and how to approach and engage random subjects without disrupting their environment. This class will further address composition, lighting, cameras and the psychology behind this style of shooting. We will create an assortment of portraits on a weekly basis while always challenging our comfort zone and creative eye.

The course will conclude with a final project to be presented to the entire class.

Come to sunny California and study with the best!

Students will walk away with a more refined photographer’s eye, a greater technical understanding, and a greater sense of confidence when venturing out with their camera, regardless of the surrounding culture and community.

Todd Felderstein (www.toddfelderstein.com) is a narrative and documentary filmmaker and photographer who continues to amass global recognition and accolades through his multi-hyphenated storytelling career. He was part of the creative team behind Sony’s Spider-Man, the Animated Series and co-wrote The Sword of Shikata staringGina Gershon as Spidey’s newest nemesis. Todd has ongoing blogs in the Huffington Post and the Hollywood Journal.

One Week (five sessions) Date: Monday-Friday, July 18-22, 10 am-1 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is encouraged.

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Tuition: $375

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Fashion Fun for Teens (ages 12-18) with Gina Valona

Street Shooting in Los Angeles for Teens (ages 12-18) with Julia Dean

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This class is intended to teach students how to shoot candidly on the street, not only from practical experience, but also from studying historic and contemporary street photographers.

On Tuesday and Thursday, students should be prepared to meet on location and provide their own transportation. Students should also wear comfortable shoes and expect to walk up to 2-3 miles per day.

After an extended trip to France and Spain, Gina Valona decided to turn her passion for photography from hobby to career. A graduate of the One-Year Professional Program at the Los Angeles Center of Photography, her work has been exhibited in galleries nationwide and recently published in Open to Interpretation: Love + Lust. In addition to her portrait work, Gina is currently working on a fine art series involving social issues dear to her heart. She lives in Los Angeles with her children and beloved pets.

Julia Dean (www.juliadean.com) is a photographer, educator, and founder of the Los Angeles Center of Photography, formerly The Julia Dean Photo Workshops. She began her career as an apprentice to pioneering photographer Berenice Abbott. Later, Julia was a photo editor for the Associated Press in New York. She has traveled to more than 40 countries while freelancing for numerous relief groups and magazines. Her extensive teaching experience includes 33 years at various colleges, universities and educational institutions including the University of Nebraska, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles Southwest College, Santa Monica College, the Santa Fe Workshops, the Maine Photographic Workshops, Oxford University and the Los Angeles Center of Photography.

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One Week (five sessions)

Date: Monday-Friday, July 18-22, 10 am-1 pm

Date: Monday-Friday, July 25-29, 10 am-1 pm

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is encouraged.

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is encouraged.

Tuition: $375 + $40 equipment and stylist fee

Tuition: $375

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Students will photograph each other in this fun and energetic workshop. All lighting equipment will be provided, but students should have a digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera or film camera capable of manual exposure settings and a hot shoe or sync connection.

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Topics and assignments will include developing your story and/or concept, shooting on location and in studio, learning about lighting and setups, composing your shot and directing your subject. We will also discuss the importance of assembling a glam squad including casting the right model and the usefulness of props, wardrobe, hairstyling and makeup. This is a great opportunity to work in teams and by the end of the class students will have created their own mini fashion portfolio.

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The weeklong class will consist of three days of lecture and critique and two days of shooting on the streets of Los Angeles. On Tuesday, we’ll arrange to meet at a specific location on Hollywood Blvd. and on Thursday, we’ll meet in the Downtown Fashion District. Topics covered include: the laws and ethics of shooting on the street, capturing the “decisive moment,” when to or when not to talk to someone, approaching people, how to tell a story with a single image, and how to be brave and not brazen. At the end of the week, we’ll put together a slideshow of all the students’ best work.

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We love photography and we love fashion! Explore the world of fashion photography with photographer Gina Valona as she takes students through the process of shooting vintage fashion and current trends. Surveying some of the fashion industries most iconic photographers from classics like Avedon to contemporary duos like JUCO, students will be exposed to a variety of styles and players in the world of fashion photography.

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The Special Project for Teens (ages 12-18) with Gina Valona

The Art of Photographic Capture for Teens (ages 12-18) with Lee Corkett

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© Lee Corkett

Choosing a meaningful topic is the first step of any personally driven photography project. Your subject could be exploring form, color, texture and shadows, or it could be the life of a family member or a part of your city. In this fun and collaborative class, students will learn the art of visual storytelling and the importance of the editing process. We’ll emphasize developing a special topic of focus and using your camera skills to bring that topic to life to produce a series of images that are stylistically and thematically unified. We’ll discuss in-camera composition and after-the-photograph analysis of what worked, and we’ll explore documentary versus more personal and artistic projects to develop each photographer’s personal vision and style. Come ready to have fun and explore a topic your curious about, in whatever visual form it comes.

Photography is the art of looking at the same world as everyone else, but challenging yourself to see something new. This class will consider pre-existing ideas about photographs and push students to think about using images to not just record reality, but to present it as a unique experience.

Designed to take the advanced beginning photographer to the next level of expression, this course focuses on analyzing and practicing the basic technical capture of photographs and using cameras to interpret the world around them. The class will weigh technology and creativity equally and begin to solidify the students’ understanding of the histogram, deliberate exposure for output, understanding of depth of field and how to simplify or complicate subjects through its use, and how shutter speed can lengthen or compress the representation of time in a single photograph. Students will be given examples of how photographers have met these concerns in the past and conceptual projects will be assigned using the methods learned. In order to create a proven method for success, students will draw on their own personal interests and histories and will keep a visual journal of their progress to track their creative process.

The class will work together in a supportive and constructive environment, critiquing each other’s work on a daily basis. The goal is for each student to complete a cohesive, meaningful body of work.

A digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera is recommended for this class; however, all types of cameras are welcome, including film cameras, point & shoot cameras and smart phones.

After an extended trip to France and Spain, Gina Valona decided to turn her passion for photography from hobby to career. A graduate of the One-Year Professional Program at the Los Angeles Center of Photography, her work has been exhibited in galleries nationwide and recently published in Open to Interpretation: Love + Lust. In addition to her portrait work, Gina is currently working on a fine art series involving social issues dear to her heart.

She lives in Los Angeles with her children and beloved pets.

Lee Corkett (www.leecorkett.com) is an editorial, portrait, and performing arts photographer based in Los Angeles. After moving to California from his home in Canada, he pursued formal education in photography, followed by a degree in Sociocultural and Visual Anthropology. He’s been teaching since his early twenties when he accepted a teaching position in Indonesia and has received several awards in both the visual arts and the social sciences. He is currently working on several curatorial projects, as well as a portrait series depicting the Middle Eastern and Tribal Fusion dance scene in California.

One Week (five sessions) Date: Monday-Friday, July 25-29, 10 am-1 pm

One Week (five sessions)

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Date: Monday-Friday, August 1-5, 10 am-1 pm

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, although a basic understanding of photography fundamentals is encouraged.

Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, but students should have a working knowledge of their camera. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is encouraged.

Tuition: $375 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $375

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Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-18) with Lee Corkett

Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-18) with Maia Anderson

© Maia Anderson

By the end of the course, students will be comfortable using the various controls of their specific cameras and will gain confidence in the way they approach different subjects photographically. This class is open to students who own either a digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera or a point & shoot camera with a manual setting.

Lee Corkett (www.leecorkett.com) is an editorial, portrait, and performing arts photographer based in Los Angeles. After moving to California from his home in Canada, he pursued formal education in photography, followed by a degree in Sociocultural and Visual Anthropology. He’s been teaching since his early twenties when he accepted a teaching position in Indonesia and has received several awards in both the visual arts and the social sciences. He is currently working on several curatorial projects, as well as a portrait series depicting the Middle Eastern and Tribal Fusion dance scene in California.

Maia Anderson discovered her passion and natural talent for teaching while still in high school, when she worked for the National Conference for Community and Justice as a mentor and youth leader for teenagers and young adults. The years she dedicated to the nonprofit organization inspired her to pursue photography as a vehicle to explore issues of social diversity and communicate the commonality of the human experience.

Maia attended San Francisco Art Institute and earned an MFA in Photography. While a student at SFAI, she continued to expand her teaching repertoire by tutoring undergraduate and graduate domestic and international students in English as a Second Language and photography. She currently advises and conducts portfolio reviews for international students applying to undergraduate and graduate art programs in the United States.

Eight Sessions (four weeks) Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 27-October 20, 4-6 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students

Eight Sessions (four weeks)

Skill/Experience level: Beginning

Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, October 11-November 3, 4-6 pm

Tuition: $375

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Skill/Experience level: Beginning Tuition: $375 Location: West Side Annex-dnj Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Suite J1, Santa Monica, CA 90404

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By the end of the course, students will be comfortable using the various controls of their specific cameras and will gain confidence in the way they approach different subjects photographically. This class is open to students who own either a digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera or a point & shoot camera with a manual setting.

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This course for teens (ages 12-18) is designed to introduce students to the fundamental operations, techniques, and critical vocabulary of digital photography. Students will learn about the camera’s basic and advanced settings in an effort to make beautiful photographs, all while having fun. The class will cover technical information such as shutter speed and aperture, white balance, image quality, and compositional methods to help students develop their vision as budding photographers. Students will have the opportunity to practice their understanding of topics covered in lectures through daily photographic assignments.

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This course for teens (ages 12-18) is designed to introduce students to the fundamental operations, techniques, and critical vocabulary of digital photography. Students will learn about the camera’s basic and advanced settings in an effort to make beautiful photographs, all while having fun. The class will cover technical information such as shutter speed and aperture, white balance, image quality, and compositional methods to help students develop their vision as budding photographers. Students will have the opportunity to practice their understanding of topics covered in lectures through daily photographic assignments.

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© Lee Corkett

Location

Cancellations

The Los Angeles Center of Photography is located in Hollywood at 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028, just north of Sunset Blvd.

On occasion a class or workshop may cancel due to low enrollment or unforeseen instructor conflicts. If such a case occurs students will be refunded in full. The Los Angeles Center of Photography does not take responsibility for non-refundable airline tickets, hotel expenses, or any other costs that may be attributable toward enrolling in a class or workshop.

Hours of Operation Administrative hours are (PST): Monday-Thursday, 10 am-6 pm; Friday, 10 am-5 pm; Saturday and Sunday-CLOSED. Office is closed on all major holidays.

Special Guest Refund Policy A $75 administrative fee will be charged on all refund requests arriving 31 days or greater before the workshop start date. If the request arrives 15-30 days prior to the workshop start date, 75 percent of the applicable workshop fee will be retained. No refunds are provided for requests arriving 0-14 days prior to the workshop start date. All refund requests must be submitted in writing via email to info@lacphoto.org.

How to Enroll Enroll Online: www.lacphoto.org. All major credit cards are accepted.

Enroll by Phone: Please call 323-464-0909. All major credit cards are accepted.

Enroll In-Person: Los Angeles Center of Photography

If a student wishes to receive credit for a Special Guest workshop, he or she must do so greater than one month prior to the workshop start date. Within one month of the workshop start date, the option of receiving credit does not apply and students must adhere to the Special Guest Refund Policy.

Processing Fee for All Phone of In-Person Enrollments A $15 fee will be charged per class for students electing to enroll by

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phone or in person. No fees will be charged for students enrolling online.

Payment Payment is due in full at the time of enrollment.

Travel Workshop Deposit, Payment and Refund Policy

Note: Travel Workshops carry different payment policies. Please refer to the “Travel Workshop Deposit, Payment and Refund Policy” section.

The deposit, payment and refund policies for travel workshops to domestic and international locations will vary. Please visit the specific travel workshop website link found online at www.lacphoto.org or contact the Los Angeles Center of Photography at 323-464-0909 or email info@ lacphoto.org.

Receipt of Payment For all online enrollments a receipt of payment will be generated and sent automatically to the student’s email account. For all phone, fax, mail or in-person enrollments, a receipt of payment will be generated and sent to the student’s email account within one week of receiving payment. About one week prior to the class start date, each student will receive a separate email providing information concerning parking, directions and what to bring.

Parking There is an abundance of parking alternatives at our location.

For evening classes, we recommend parking at street meters (free after 8 pm). Sunset Blvd. offers a great place to find parking meters after 7 pm. OR, you may also park in the yellow commercial loading zones for free after 6 pm. There is also plenty of free street parking two blocks south of us near Wilcox and Fountain.

Refund Policy A $25 administrative fee will be charged on all refund requests*. The request must arrive greater than one week prior to the class start date.

No refunds will be provided for requests arriving one week or less prior to the class start date. All refund requests must be submitted in writing via email to info@lacphoto.org.

If you do not wish to find metered or street parking, there are many parking structures to choose from. The closest and most economical lot is a surface lot, located just one block north of us at 1633 Wilcox Ave. Cost is $7 flat (varies on the weekends).

* Note: Special Guests and Travel Workshops carry different refund

A great online resource to find the nearest parking lots and to prepay rates can be found at Park Me.com: www.parkme.com/los-angeles-parking.

policies. Please refer to the “Special Guest Refund Policy” and “Travel Workshop Deposit, Payment and Refund Policy” sections.

IMPORTANT! Please pay close attention to the streets sign during the evening hours. If you street park north of Selma Ave. on Wilcox Ave. or Cahuenga Blvd., you will get towed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Please avoid that area and park in a lot instead.

Upon receipt of a refund request, students will be provided the option of receiving credit toward the purchase of another class or workshop.

If a student elects to receive credit, a voucher for the amount of the applicable workshop fee will be sent to the student’s email address.

Students receiving credit as vouchers must keep a copy on file for future reference. To redeem credits issued as vouchers, please contact the Los Angeles Center of Photography at info@lacphoto.org or call 323-464-0909. All credits must be used within two years from the date of issue. No administrative fee will be charged for students electing to receive credit.

Hotel Information Please visit www.lacphoto.org for details or call 323-464-0909.

Studio and Gallery Rental The Los Angeles Center of Photography’s space may be rented for studio shoots and/or art gallery exhibitions. The space measures a total of 2,200 sq. ft. with a ceiling height of approximately 16 ft. Beautiful track lighting is mounted along the facility’s three separate spaces. Six surface walls painted flat white allow for up to 50 images to be displayed (not stacked). The space is equipped with air conditioning, Wi-Fi, sound and digital projection capability. A wired hanging system allows for seamless and easy installation of artworks. Cement floors covered with a protective sealant contribute to the space’s industrial flavor. Please visit www.lacphoto.org or call 323-464-0909 for information.

Credits Credit vouchers may not be redeemed for refunds or cash back. Further, credit vouchers may not be applied toward travel workshops. A student’s decision to receive credit in lieu of a refund is final and may not be changed at a future date.

Transfers Students may elect to transfer applicable course fees toward the purchase of another class or workshop, limit of one transfer per class.

All transfer requests must adhere to the refund policy noted above and/ or in conjunction with Special Guest Workshop Refund Policy and Travel Workshop Refund Policy noted below.

Private Lessons Private photography lessons are available upon request. To request a private lesson or to obtain further information, please call 323-464-0909 or email info@lacphoto.org.

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Corporate Partners of the Los Angeles Center of Photography are local and online businesses that provide our students with discounts on their goods and services.

With special thanks we recognize:

Corporate Sponsors of the Los Angeles Center of Photography are local and national businesses that have provided our organization with donations (cash or product), discounts on their good and services, or gifts/prizes in support of our raffle drawings. We truly appreciate all the kindness and support of the following businesses:

A&I Fine Art Photography/ Harman Press North Hollywood www.aandi.com

ADC Digital West Hollywood www.adcdigital.com

Mel Pierce Camera Los Angeles www.melpiercecamera.com

PRS Photographic Rental Svc West Los Angeles

Schulman Photo Lab Arcana: Books on the Arts

Los Angeles www.schulmanphotolab.com

Culver City www.arcanabooks.com

Silvio’s Photoworks

Boulevard Photo

Torrance www.silvios.com

Santa Monica www.boulevardphoto.com

Steve’s Camera

The Darkroom

Culver City www.stevecamera.com

Woodland Hills www.darkroomlab.com

SYNC Photo Rental

Freestyle Photographic Supplies

Hollywood www.syncphotorental.com

Hollywood www.freestylephoto.biz

Think Tank

Greentoe www.greentoe.com

Uniregistry, Inc.

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Newport Beach www.uniregistry.link

History for Hire North Hollywood

Universal Art Gallery

www.historyforhire.com

Venice www.framegallery.com

Hollywood Vaults Hollywood www.hollywoodvaults.com

SYNCphotorental.com

Valley Photo North Hollywood www.valleyphotoservice.com

Hooper Camera & Imaging Chatsworth Woodland Hills Thousand Oaks www.hoopercamera.com

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