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Explore the art of street photography and improve your composition skills in the heart of New York City's bustling streets, or take a deep dive into portrait photography and master the techniques for capturing stunning portraits in this photography class series in NYC.

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Color Science Masterclass

AbelCine Training @ 88 35th St, Brooklyn, NY

This long-awaited masterclass on Color Science has finally arrived! We have created a comprehensive, practical training on the subject of Digital Imaging for modern motion picture productions, from the camera to the end-user display device. In this course, you will learn how to get the most out of modern digital camera sensors and how to take full control of your image. We will teach you the difference between the Scene Referred and Display Referred...

(48) Intermediate 18 and older
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$1,200

2 sessions

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Sony VENICE Bootcamp

AbelCine Training @ 88 35th St, Brooklyn, NY

Our exclusive Sony VENICE Bootcamp is a practical, hands-on workshop focused on real-world applications of the camera. It is designed for working professionals, as well as those who are looking to enter the field. By the end of the workshop, you will have gained the knowledge, confidence, and experience needed to shoot with the Sony VENICE on a wide range of projects. Topics include menus, specialty uses, accessories, exposure dynamics, Dual ISO...

(48) Intermediate 18 and older
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$1,000

2 sessions

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Photography: Japanese Hill and Pond Garden

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

This fall, in celebration of its centenary, a selection of Isamu Noguchi sculptures will also be installed at the Garden. Weekly photographic assignments will guide you in capturing the intensity and beauty of this exceptional garden and installation.  Visualizing a garden can be a form of autobiography: Let's see what stories we can tell. While advanced beginners are welcome, this class will focus more on composition than on technique.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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$227

6 sessions

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Composition in Photography - Blended

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

The Garden is a wonderful place to explore a wide variety of plant species, open spaces, even architecture. Sometimes, more is not better. In this class we will narrow our focus. Looking at and photographing one or two subjects in depth will allow us to explore the infinite ways of seeing through the camera. We will meet at BBG and online—one week photographing, the next week reviewing and critiquing the work and exploring more, if there’s time....

(165) All levels 18 and older
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$217

4 sessions

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Cinematography: Tools and Techniques

Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY

This seminar will cover the fundamentals of cinematography through a discussion and hands on demonstration of some of the vast range cameras and lenses available today.   Previous experience is not required, as this seminar is intended to provide a solid foundation of understanding.

(252) All levels 18 and older
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Photography: Garden Spring Blooms

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Begins before the Garden is open to the public, this class will be able to focus on the literal translation of hanami, “flower viewing,” without distraction. A variety of photographic techniques will be explored during the first week, with a discussion and review of each student’s images during the second class.

(165) All levels 18 and older
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$58

2 sessions

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The Art of Selfies: A Workshop by Agnes

Q.E.D. @ 27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY

The Art of Selfies is a small group exploration of self-expression in a safe, welcoming space. Agnes will introduce techniques, theories, perspectives and diverse examples of self portraiture and everyday selfie-taking. We will engage with props and digital apps to help you discover new ways of visualizing yourself.  Through this workshop, you will come away with a renewed confidence and strong command of how to take an awesome selfie that...

(252) All levels 18 and older
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Importing & Organizing Photos in iPhoto

Tekserve @ 119 W 23rd St, New York, NY

Learn how to organize and edit your photo collection using iPhoto for Mac. iPhoto is included with all new Macs. It makes it easy to import photos from your camera or smartphone. Make your photos look great with ease using it’s intuitive editing tools. Then share them with family and friends, or with the world. Classes with us are small group sessions tailored to specific aspects of the Apple ecosystem. One of our knowledgeable trainers will take...

All levels 18 and older
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5 Dollar Fridays: Controlling Contrast

BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

So much of a photographer's toolkit revolves around controlling contrast.  How do we use contrast for more effective photography? Explore different ways to create and harness contrast, so you can enhance separation, emphasize detail or just make your photos pop.   Cameras are not required.

(325) All levels 13 and older
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Fashion on Location

Photo Retreat @ 4020 22nd St, Long Island City, NY

Shooting on location poses many challenges. In this class, we will learn: available light translucent softeners reflectors portable strobes filter One has to be fast and react quickly to ever changing lighting situations. One has to be able to know what to look for, how to find good light, recognize it, and capture the moment on film. We will cover various techniques of shooting models with available light, using reflectors and translucent...

All levels 18 and older
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$495

2 sessions

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Camera Phone Photography: Beyond the Snapshot

Brooklyn Botanic Garden @ 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

We all have one, and we all take too many pictures! Learn all about the bells and whistles of your camera phone. After a walk in the Garden to take photos, we will return to the class for an in-phone editing demonstration.  Please let registration know what type of phone you have. If you can, download the free version of Photoshop or Lightroom before coming to class. Note: Please bring this confirmation for Garden admission. The Security Guard...

(165) All levels 18 and older
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iPhone Photography - Beyond the Selfie

York College CPE @ 94 - 20 Guy R Brewer Blvd, New York, NY

Cameras built into smartphones have completely changed the way that we record and create images over the past decade. In some cases, smartphones have replaced point-and-shoot cameras. Technological advances in recent years have allowed people who have never picked up a camera before to go out and create spectacular images. This is where the, mobile photographer, was born. This course will immerse you into the world of mobile photography using only...

(64) Beginner 18 and older
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$85

2 sessions

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Summer Camp: Photo Editing (Grades 6-12)

One River School @ 319 Franklin Turnpike , Allendale, NJ

Students will strengthen their ability to think about how to see the world in a new creative way. These emerging photographers will develop photo editing skills through the use of advanced filters, color & level adjustments, along with image recombination techniques.  Instructors will guide students through the understandings of point of view, the rule of thirds, juxtaposition and other photographic procedures.

(13) All levels 11 - 17 years old
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$410

5 sessions

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Photography Day Trip: Storm King Art Center

PhotoUno Photography School

Come and join us on this wonderful one-day getaway to the beautiful Storm King Art Center! Storm king art center is home to one of the most prestigious sculpture parks in the world! It is a great place to get away from the city, enjoy the beautiful autumn colors and best of all take some great photographs! During the visit we will work on elements of photography such as composition, exposure, light modification and portraits. We will use everything...

(322) All levels 18 and older
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Wet Plate Collodion Course

Penumbra Foundation

Wet plate collodion was the leading method of photography during the 1850’s and 1860’s. This course is designed for students who want to learn the techniques behind the wet plate collodion process, as well as those who strive to develop a body of work in this unique process. The wet plate process is most commonly known in its three forms – tintypes (positives on tin), ambrotypes (positives on glass), and glass negatives (negatives on glass)....

(8) Beginner 18 and older
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Now Landscape, Now a Room: Photography and the Art

Penumbra Foundation

Full Course Name: Now Landscape, Now a Room: Photography and the Art of Walking This four-week workshop will consider walking as a mode of artistic practice and a means of generating photographic work. Alongside various creative exercises and informal critiques, participants will engage with works of photography, conceptual art, film, cultural theory, and more. The workshop will culminate in individual projects that build upon our group discussions...

(8) All levels 18 and older
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Introductory Seven Weeks of Wet Plate

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

Attendees will take a comprehensive approach to the collodion process and its effective practice by the modern-day photographer. Its practitioners effectively make their own film through the coating of a metal plate with the collodion substrate, sensitizing it in a solution of silver nitrate, and exposing this plate in-camera while still wet. Hence its commonly known name “wet plate”. This seven week course is designed for those who want to...

(8) All levels 18 and older
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$800

7 sessions

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Gum Oil

Penumbra Foundation

The Gumoil process is a relatively new photographic printing process developed in the 90's by Karl Koenig. The process has similarities in different ways from physical application to visual asthetics such as bromoil, gum bichromate, lith, liquid emulsion and photo etching creating a matrix of light sensitive gum arabic which is hand applied to printmaking paper, exposed, dried, then 'inked' with oil paints, washed and brightened. The process is...

(8) Beginner 18 and older
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Sacred Texts: a History of the Photobook

Penumbra Foundation

Sacred Texts: a History of the Photobook, From Bible Cloth to the Holy Bible The photobook is an increasingly diverse and versatile artistic medium. The book form, engaging the linguistic, allegorical and narrative potential of photography, provides a uniquely intimate viewing experience, and when compared to an exhibition, has a lasting wide-ranging ability to reach audiences. As a result, the photobook, has become in recent years, an integral...

(8) All levels 18 and older
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Five Days of Alternative Process

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

Are you seeking a hands-on photographic experience using historic 19th-century processes? Each day, students will engage with the chemistry and the materials.  Among the processes you’ll learn in this class are: Cyanotype Albumen Collodio-Chloride Kallitype & others! Different toning options and techniques will be demonstrated and discussed. Students will be contact printing, which requires a large format or digital negative. Digital...

(8) All levels 18 and older
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$1,125

5 sessions

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