Introduction To Holography

Digital Camera Settings Each settings on your camera provides a world of potential for bettering your images. Whether you use a DSLR or a point and shoot, there are tons of tricks that you may be missing out on. We'll explore settings such as exposure compensation and various presets that can turn a regular image into a special one. Our knowledgeable...

Adobe Photoshop Learn how to fine-tune your pictures through post-processing. Topics include adjusting brightness and contrast, color balance, levels, curves, clone stamp, filters and more. Within each class, students receive practical instruction as they are guided through the software and editing process using both in-class images and their own....

Adobe Lightroom is a comprehensive application that allows you to organize, optimize and share your photography. This course will introduce the fundamentals of a Lightroom workflow. Learn to properly import photos into the library, develop and edit photos, and share photos using social media, web pages and photo printing.  We will also look at...

Make your images even better with Adobe Photoshop Elements—a user-friendly photo editor that has the same concepts as the full version of Photoshop. Apply selection tools, layers, and smart brushes.  A laptop computer with Adobe Photoshop Elements or Adobe Photoshop CS5 installed and a digital camera are required. This class will be taught online...

You're comfortable with the basics of photography. Now it's time to push your skill level a bit higher.  Master Classes are a series of four online classes. During those classes, we'll explore the topic from basic to complex. Between each class you'll photograph a series of assignments. The photos will be critiqued and discussed in class.

This is a 1 hr Zoom class. I will review composition guidelines and give an exercise. It is asked that you submit 1-2 images you're not happy with so that I can help you see how to take it differently. This class is for students who want to understand composition better or for those who like/don't like a photo but don't know why.  Smartphone/tablet...

The Interior Design Studio series is designed for intermediate and advanced students with a desire to explore concept development and production skills tied to a specific area of interest or theme. Do you want to learn how to remodel a kitchen or bath? Develop and refine the critical thinking skills necessary to find design solutions for existing...

Beginning Photoshop is a core fundamental class for photographers. Using Adobe Photoshop CC, the course teaches the most important tools, composition and basic image optimization, helping students to understand the process behind simple photo correction. The class will cover: Photoshop Interface and Tools Overview a. Preferences b. Color settings...

Your phone has become one of the most versatile imaging tools around today. Learn how to unleash its potential and your creativity. Covers hardware add-ons like lenses and filters, apps for networking and editing, and some of the basics of better composition. For the Supply List and Guidelines please CLICK HERE

This course challenges you to take a more in-depth look into why you create the work that you do - and how to nourish your source of inspiration. Participants slow down and reflect on how they make work, and integrate self-care into their practice. This course will focus on how we can craft our practice to meet and/or address our personal needs through...

A good composition is the essence of impactful images. How do we define a “good composition?” In this course, your instructor will answer this question with tangible rules, so your technique can be more scientific than mystical. Similar to how learners of a new language use grammar to structure their sentences, aspiring photographers can use compositional...

Creative Photography | Framing & Composition Improve your imagery wth this 2-hour seminar! This 2-hour photography class will cover common tricks and tips for shooting street shots, lighting control techniques, focus, background, perspective, and many more quick techniques that will instantly become handy for your next travel, candid, or city...

With the rise of digital technology in photography we’ve experienced a parallel rise in software tools to manage, edit, adjust and share photos. While analog darkrooms still exist (and are amazing!) digital darkrooms are available to all through laptops, tablets and various technologies we already use. In this class we’ll cover the two most essential...

Learn to use the iPhone camera that’s always with you and go beyond taking a simple snapshot to creating a photograph that’s an artistic expression unique to your vision. We’ll start with the basics of learning to use iPhone’s camera and review the settings for optimal image capture as well as pro tips and techniques of exposure, composition...

You’ve heard that well-worn phrase, “Photography is all about light,” right?  But what happens when the sun goes down, and your light sources are diminished, or different?  If you’re eager to learn how to take stunning shots after dark, using only artificial lighting, moonlight, or starlight, this course is for you! Don’t let...

This class dives into photography’s journey for its roots to the present day. The 19th century covers the inception of photography: the inventors, processes, rapid growth, the American Civil War, and the post-war years up until about 1900. The early 20th century covers Modernism and its photographers between 1900 – 1960. The late 20th century...

What makes a great landscape image? Why do some images grab our attention and others fade? Learn what you need to know to take your landscape photography to the next level. Requirements: Camera

The much-heralded death of analog has not actually taken place; instead, a remarkable process of reinvention has occurred, in which the threat of extinction itself has led to new avenues of exploration. Rather than engaging in the old “analog vs. digital” debate, in which one is found to be superior to the other; we will take a more holistic...

Three Saturdays, March 13, 27, April 10, 2021, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.: Attend live sessions online. Two Sats., March 20 and April 3, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.: Attend sessions on-site at Thornhill Picnic Shelter, P-21 Move beyond shooting in automatic and learn to use your digital SLR camera to capture beautiful nature images. This five-session course includes...

This advanced class will further your knowledge of selections and layers, allowing for photo enhancement and manipulation. Projects include black-and-white with color accents, old photo restoration, and abstract art creation.  Requirements for the course are a laptop computer with a current version of Adobe Photoshop installed and a digital...