Photography Classes in Atlanta

In these challenging times, many of us are seeking creative outlets for processing our world. Whether you are just getting started or are a seasoned professional, this intensive will inspire you to use photography for creative expression and intellectual reflection. In this short intensive, HCP instructor Lou Benjamin will work with you to break through...

An introduction to the world of lighting design, this course covers the fundamentals of lighting, including developing a basic understanding of light and human vision, lighting measurement and color, along with developing a working vocabulary of lighting terms and a knowledge base of lighting technologies and their characteristics. Applies Towards...

A photo zine is most often a hand-made, self-published book that is easy and inexpensive to create. Zines offer exciting potential as a platform for creative expression and as a democratized platform that can help get your work out into the world. Further, in the online age a photo zine can fulfill the desire to hold, feel, and sense a tangible art...

This follow-up to Developing Your Photographic Voice Intensive allows students to delve deeper into their current photography projects. Students are encouraged to experiment with and expand their photographic skills, knowledge of techniques, and the overarching concepts that inform them. Through ongoing assignments and group critiques, students distinguish...

Deepen your own photographic style through sharing your work in this discussion-based course. We will begin with camera basics, compositional guidelines, and develop a shared language for our further discussions in the first class. Subsequent classes will be an open discussion on photographs that you've created independently each week. Examining and...

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...

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...

Still life Styling and Photography with Heirloom Objects, Ephemera & Flea Market Finds Vintage objects have stories to tell. Whether they belonged to a special family member or were found at a flea market they can be arranged into meaningful compositions that recall another time and place. We'll discuss the art of storytelling through still...

This course is all about "seeing" stronger images and will help you develop your eye when composing your own photographs. The composition of a photograph is the single most important element a photographer uses to convey an artistic statement.   What’s included, excluded and the arrangement of elements within the frame are all part of...

Just as a photograph can record fragments of reality, it can also be created out of fragments. The photo montage blurs the line between photography and painting, reality and illusion, and it can invite the viewer to enter into a world of magic or mystery, of whimsy or the unconscious. In this webinar, we will look at how found, taken, and scanned...

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....

How do we make an image of ourselves that moves beyond simple description? What elevates a self-portrait into the realm of narrative or universal? How can we use our own bodies to illustrate a concept or an idea? This class will help students answer these questions and more by studying the history and techniques of self-portraiture, shooting at home,...

Join from Anywhere! If you have a computer with a camera and microphone, you'll attend your class with your instructor live and fully interactive. Learning the fundamental skills to make a Black and White image allows photographers to create some of the most stunning and imaginative images in their portfolios. The absence of color brings the viewer's...

Floral photography is a treasured and often propagated subject matter for photographers of any skill level. Just a quick look through our social media feeds or on the many different photo-sharing sites, and you will see hundreds of examples of flower photos. However, not all flower photographs are created equal. In this workshop, students will learn...

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...