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PHOTOGRAPHY

For all photography courses, students should bring a manual (adjustable) camera to the first class.  Tuition for darkroom courses includes use of the lab during classroom hours and cost of chemicals. Materials--film and papers, are extra. Processing and printing of films in non-darkroom courses are not included in the tuition fee.  Field trips may be scheduled for weekend hours in place of regular classroom sessions. Attendance at the first three sessions is required in darkroom classes for all new students.

 

Basic Digital Photography PH01SP08
Instructor: Gregory Vershbow
Monday evenings, 7:00-10:00 (March 17-May 19)
This class takes the mystery out of megapixels. You can have the equivalent of a color darkroom----on your desk! We will cover camera basics, color theory, file formats, digital printing, and computer housekeeping to help students make the most efficient use of this liberating new medium right from the beginning. Students will also learn to use Adobe PhotoShop™ to adjust image size and resolution, crop images, make basic color and brightness/contrast corrections, and do some other useful images fixes. A digital camera is required, and a home computer and inkjet printer are highly recommended. Advice on choosing a camera and equipment will be offered in the first session. This class will be held at the Educational Center for the Arts at 55Audubon Street. Ten sessions: $388; members: $349

Intermediate Digital Photography PH02SP08
Instructor: Kyle Moran
Wednesday evenings, 7:00-10:00 (March 19-May 21)
An intermediate course in which students will refine both aesthetic and technical digital photography skills. Camera controls including exposure, white balance and image resolution will be discussed. Other topics will include image enhancement, tonal and color correction, and digital printmaking. A home computer and printer are recommended. This class is designed for people with some digital photography experience. This class will be held at the Educational Center for the Arts at 55 Audubon Street. Ten sessions: $388; members: $349

Photo I PH03SP08
Instructor: Meredith Miller
Tuesday evenings, 7:00-10:00 (March 18-June 3)
A comprehensive darkroom course for beginners, where darkroom and digital photography will be discussed.  Camera and lens controls, artistic considerations as well as basic Photoshop techniques are covered. Twelve sessions: $416; members: $374

A Concise History of Photography PH04SP08
Instructor: Phyllis Crowley
Wednesday afternoons,  1:30-4:00  (March 19-April 16)
A five-week photographic history covering the beginning to the present post-modern movement. In this course students will learn how to look at, talk about, and critically evaluate photographs through slide lectures on master photographers and class discussions. The course is for anyone who appreciates photography and will include political, social, and scientific influences; photography’s relation to other art forms of the period, and its role in everyday life. The major critical issues will be covered. Five sessions: $100; members: $90 (Note: no class on April 2).

Black and White Digital Photography PH05SP08
Instructor: Gregory Vershbow
Wednesday evenings, 7:00-10:00 (April 30-June 4)
In this class student will learn to create high quality black and white photographs on Photoshop from digital cameras or scanned film. The emphasized skill set in this class will be learning to make the majority of photographic adjustments through the use of layers. This method allows the photographer to achieve a high degree of contrast, density and sharpness control, without sacrificing image detail or creating digital artifacts. These techniques will be equally valuable for color photo editing. Six sessions: $233; members: $210

Introduction to Color Photography PH06SP08
Instructor: Peter Craig
Thursday evenings, 7:00-9:00 (March 20-April 24)
This class is designed for the beginning student who wishes to improve his/her ability to take color photographs with digital cameras and film cameras. Camera controls for both types of cameras will be explained and compared. Other topics, such as composition, correct exposure and lighting, will be discussed. The course will show how color is affected by different types of lighting and provide ways to “fix” it. It will also demonstrate how to use color for greater impact. Weekly assignments will be given. Regardless of the type of picture you like to shoot-portraits, candid, scenic, even animals-this course will provide the knowledge you need to take better pictures. Six sessions: $142; members: $128

The Photographic Narrative PH07SP08
Instructor: Gregory Vershbow
Wednesday evenings, 7:00-10:00 (March 19-April 23)
This class will explore the idea of communicating a story through a series as well as in a single image. Students will look at photographs of a variety of styles, including Victorian pictorialism, advertising, photojournalism, and contemporary Avant Garde photography. Incorporating visual languages utilized in these genres, students will embark on their own projects in photograph storytelling. Students in this class will also be encouraged to push their technical abilities in photography. Photographic techniques that will be taught in this class will include: Advanced Photoshop techniques for optimizing color and black and white photographs from scanned film or digital cameras. Darkroom printing techniques (these lessons will vary depending on the needs of the class). This class is ideal for students with intermediate to advanced experience in photography; however, brave beginners are always welcome. This class is for both film and digital photographers; student will be required to use both mediums.  Six sessions: $212; members: $191

Weekly Critique for Artists PH08SP08
Instructor: Meredith Miller & Sabrina Marquez
Thursday evenings, 7:00-10:00 (March 20-June 5)
This course will push participants of all disciplines, whether painting, sculpture, or photography, to define their voices within their work through a series of community discussions and critiques. The workshop will commence with an informal critique of participant’s current work and will conclude with a critique of new work. Throughout the semester, participants will actively engage in the critique process and will work outside of class towards the development of a cohesive series of work as well as a succinct artist statement. The workshop will include lectures by visiting artists and discussion of exhibition opportunities, grants, graduate schools, and artist residencies.
Ten sessions: $220; members: $198

Photo III PH09SP08
Instructor: Harold Shapiro
Monday evenings, 6:30-9:30 (March 17-June 2)
This exciting advanced course will help the experienced student to stretch forward with their photography. Topics for discussion will include: developing a personal style, processing for archival permanence, and refining exposure and printing techniques. Weekly mandatory assignments. Prerequisite: Photo II or permission of the instructor. Eleven sessions: $381; members: $343

Transforming Images with Photoshop PH10SP08
Instructor: Tung Hoang
Wednesday mornings, 10:00-12:00 (March 19-June 4)
This course is designed to prepare the student to understand and use the computer as a graphic arts tool. This includes simple color correction, photo retouching, illustration, and photo manipulation. Students will also learn to capture, and enhance their own images from a variety of sources, including digital cameras, and scanned images of prints, photographs, etc. Basic computer knowledge is required. This class will be held at the Educational Center for the Arts at 55 Audubon Street. Materials will be discussed at the first class. Enrollment limited to 9 students. Twelve sessions: $325; members: $293

Individual Instruction
Instructors are available for individual critiques or instruction on an hourly basis. Cost: $50 per hour

Monitored Darkroom Sessions
The use of enlargers, film developing equipment, and chemistry for both is available on Friday evenings from 7:00-10:00 and Saturday mornings from 10:00-1:00 throughout the term. Students must be approved by an instructor to enroll. They must have adequate knowledge of the darkroom. The fee is $32 for a 3-hour session on an enlarger and $18 per 1 1/2-hour film development session. Students currently enrolled in any of the photography courses deduct 50%. Sign up and payment is in person and in advance at the Workshop office.

 

 

 

 

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WORKSHOPS

Dynamic Digitals PH11SP08w
Instructor: Phyllis Crowley
Saturday, March 29, 10:00-1:00
Sunday, March 30, 1:00-5:00
Digital cameras have made it possible to produce a passable image with the push of a button. A little knowledge about how to set that camera, however, will result in better images, and add to that some post-production techniques with Photoshop’s powerful tools, and you are on your way to making a bland image truly dynamic! Day one we will discuss color space and management, optimizing camera settings like white balance, exposure, and file format. Day two using Photoshop CS3, we will discuss Camera RAW; optimal image exposure and contrast, and color correction and enhancement using levels and curves. A shooting assignment on Saturday will give students a chance to apply their new knowledge and provide images to work with on Sunday. A level I knowledge of Photoshop, including use of both levels and curves, is required. Bring digital cameras with directions and a laptop computer. Cost: $100; members: $90

Sun Prints from Digital Negatives PH12SP08w
Instructor: Gregory Vershbow
Saturday and Sunday, May 10 & 11, 9:30-4:00
In this workshop students will incorporate the newest digital photography technologies with printing processes as old as the invention of photography. Student will create Cyanotype blue prints and Van Dyke brown prints in the sun with digital negatives created on transparencies by an ink-jet printer. These techniques will allow photographers to make beautiful “painterly” photographic prints with hand-applied emulsions on paper or fabric. Cost: $100; members: $90

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