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Learn the basics of photography, from understanding your camera settings to composition techniques, in this beginner photography class in NYC. Participants will gain the skills and knowledge to take stunning photographs in any setting.

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Holograms

Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY

A hologram is a three-dimensional image recorded onto a photographic emulsion on glass-plate or film, using a laser. This interactive demo, led by artists Susan Gamble & Michael Wenyon is for those wishing to learn more about this medium as an art form. During the course you will see the set up required to build a hologram ‘camera’. In between exposing and processing a plate during the day, the artists will explain the history and oddities...

(8) All levels 18 and older
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Solarplate

Penumbra Foundation @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY

As the original pioneer of photopolymer for artists and photographers, Dan Welden opened the gates when he discovered and developed a creative technique which he coined  "Solarplate."  His alternative method of using the steel backed material has the potential (in the right hands) as a substitute for traditional photogravure without the use of acids.  The ’safer’ approach is not only much faster, it lends itself to further creative...

(8) All levels 18 and older
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Creative Photography: Creative Imaging Outside-The-Box

NYC Digital Photography Workshops @ 1115 Broadway, New York, NY

iPhone photographers are welcome to join us! As technology grows, everyday people are becoming able to produce the same images as photographers who have studied photography and/or have had many years of experience in producing exceptional images. Think of something completely new and different that you can create with your photography, something extraordinary. Can you? Where could your photography go if you learned to see things in a more unique...

(13) All levels 18 and older
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$169
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Creative Photography: Visualization to Creation

LeVue Studios Photography School @ 833 Broadway, New York, NY

Recommended for the “sorta know-it-all” and “know-it-all”. This project-based course was created with the working photographer in mind, while also catering to the mature hobbyist who needs support to translate what’s in their head to the camera. In this course, you will learn what it really means to VISUALIZE, and how to really hone in the photograph you want to create, to tell the story you want to tell. You will learn how to take that...

Intermediate 16 and older
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$450

4 sessions

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Posing and Gesture Workshop

Princeton Photo Workshop @ Pier 86 W 46th St & 12th Ave, New York, NY

Posing people and finding meaningful gesture for portraits can be challenging on many levels. This workshop will have a short presentation and then we will practice. Pose for emotion, pose for art, pose for humor, pose for business, pose for a message, pose for beauty, pose for gesture. You will leave with a wealth of new thought processes and tools to make your pictures better.

(23) All levels 13 and older
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Exhibiting Your Photography Masterclass

NYC Digital Photography Workshops @ 42 W 38th St, New York, NY

Exhibiting your work can be a very exciting yet daunting task. What can sometimes feel more nerve-racking is wondering if your work is good enough to exhibit! Where do you even start? Where can you sell your photography and how can you get gallery representation? You may have questions as to what your work is worth as a beginner...or even as an advanced photographer. In this workshop, we will cover the following common concepts for getting started...

(13) All levels 18 and older
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$129
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"West Side Story" NYC Meatpacking, Little Island

Princeton Photo Workshop @ W 23rd Street, New York, NY

Explore the vibrant transformation of NYC's Meatpacking District, High Line, and Little Island through the lens of street and travel photography. Capture the essence of this dynamic neighborhood and breathtaking river views while honing your camera skills and receiving expert guidance from your instructor.

(23) All levels 13 and older
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Art and Biography

The Jewish Museum @ 1109 5th Ave, New York, NY

Consider how works of art can contribute to the understanding of an individual’s life story, and how a biographical treatment can assume many different creative forms. Experience works of art in the highly anticipated exhibition, Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything along with works of art in the Jewish Museum’s collection, and participate in a hands-on workshop that integrates art making and writing.

(8) All levels 18 and older
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Essential Photography: Black and White Darkroom

BKC @ Gowanus Darkroom 119 8th St , Brooklyn, NY

Over 6 weeks we'll cover basic darkroom skills, including black & white film processing, test strips, contact sheets and negative enlargement. We'll delve deep into more advanced techniques like contrast filtration, dodging and burning, combination printing, print toning, hand-coloring and more. You'll complete printing assignments each week with included lab hours, plus a final project to be submitted to our regular Student Shows....

(325) All levels 13 and older
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$495

6 sessions

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Complete Analog Darkroom

BKC @ Gowanus Darkroom 119 8th St , Brooklyn, NY

Fully immerse yourself in the Analog process with this rigorous 12-week course.  From analog camera shooting mechanics in both 35mm and medium format, to processing film, to printing in both black & white AND color, and learning skills to adjust tonality, color-correct prints, formulate chemistry and use alternative processes to generate physical art objects. You'll receive a 3-month limited membership to Bushwick Community Darkroom, including...

(325) Intermediate 13 and older
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$1,095

12 sessions

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Crafting Your Photographers's Resume & Artist Statement

NYC Digital Photography Workshops @ 550 Madison Ave, New York, NY

Crafting Your Photographer's Resume, Biography & Artist Statement As photographers, we express ourselves visually through our photographs and may find the thought of expressing ourselves through writing – especially writing about our work - painful, or a potentially daunting task. There may come a time, however, where you don’t have a choice because a resume or artist statement may be required for an exhibition; or you may need one or...

(13) All levels 18 and older
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Essential Medium & Large Format

BKC @ Gowanus Darkroom 119 8th St , Brooklyn, NY

To fully maximize the potential of Analog, you've gotta go big.  Physical size matters in photography, and just as sensor size can have a massive influence on the way your digital photos look, film size is a huge factor in optical resolution.  In fact, you won't be able to find a DSLR that comes close to the rendering quality of a good large format camera.  To replicate the resolution of 8x10 sheet film, you would need a sensor...

(325) Intermediate 13 and older
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$475

6 sessions

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Essential Photoshop

BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

As a photographer, you'll need to be able to sort through the many features that will help make your photos better, without getting bogged down by the less relevant stuff. We've custom-designed this course to provide a practical guide to Photoshop that's specifically engineered for photographers. Move beyond the filters panel and learn everything from making basic tonal adjustments to creating surreal multi-layer imagery.   Try your hand at...

(325) All levels 13 and older
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$350

6 sessions

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A test course

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(32) All levels All ages
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Embrace Your Curiosity: Creative Process Workshop

BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

Have you been struggling with your ideas or creative process? Do you feel creatively stuck and unsure of how to get unstuck? Do you simply want to bring more creativity and innovation into your artistic practice or life in general? Then this class is for you! Deeply ingrained in our culture is the belief that creativity is an innate ability allotted only to a gifted few, when the reality is that creativity can be learned, practiced and honed. Like...

(325) All levels 13 and older
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$140

2 sessions

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Handmade Lenses and Alternative Photo Processes

UrbanGlass @ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY

Combining flameworking with alternative photo processes, this experimental workshop aims to explore the relationship between object and image to achieve unexpected outcomes. We will explore optics and distortion while creating unique images, projections, videos, and objects by utilizing handmade, flame-worked lenses together with digital photography and photographic processes such as cyanotypes.  Working in the flame studio and cold shop, we...

(54) All levels 18 and older
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$825

5 sessions

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Crash Course: Urban Landscapes

BKC @ 53-83 Water St, New York, NY

To capture and document this city is to become part of New York’s rich narrative preserved and remembered for generations.   Classic street shooters like Robert Frank, Reinhart Wolf and William Klein loved to train their lens on Liberty City’s rolling architecture, its vitality and grit.   In this Crash Course we’ll examine some work by a few noteworthy photographers of the Urban Landscape, and discuss how they sought and achieved...

(325) All levels 13 and older
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Essential Lightroom

BKC @ 736 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Lightroom's strength is its intuitive and powerful interface, which allows you to adjust multiple images on the fly, rate them, sort them, and export them with ease and speed. But there's far more lurking under the pristine surface.  You'll learn how to organize photos in the Library, make collections and tag photos, understand and apply metadata, import and export in different file formats, while exploring Lightroom's Develop module and many...

(325) All levels 13 and older
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$275

6 sessions

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Making Museums Accessible to All

The Jewish Museum @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY

Learn about ways that the Jewish Museum welcomes students with learning differences through partnerships with special education schools and programs designed for students with a range of disabilities. Included is a visit to the Museum’s galleries and hands-on art activities in the art studio, where Jewish Museum educators will model techniques for engaging special education students. Price includes light refreshments

(8) All levels 18 and older
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Essential Music & Live Event Photography

BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

So you've gotten pretty good at using your camera, but you want to take the challenge even further.   Join us for this amazing class to help you gain confidence in fast-paced, high-pressure environments like concerts, live events, nightlife and quick-turnaround . photo journalism.  There's nothing like the thrill of working fast and on the clock, but there's a lot more to this type of work than just being there. We'll show you...

(325) Intermediate 13 and older
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$250

6 sessions

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