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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...
Analog Darkroom Basics: Black & White Printing
BKC @ Gowanus Darkroom 119 8th St , Brooklyn, NY
In three hours, we’ll show you how to take a 35mm black-and-white film negative and print it using an enlarger and traditional chemistry. You’ll learn how to make test strips, contact prints, enlargement prints and how to properly develop, fix, wash and dry your print. This is a very basic introduction to the darkroom, covering only the printing phase. For a more detailed workshop covering the full process from capture to print, try...
$95
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...
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Crash Course: Night Vision
BKC @ 736 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY
In this workshop, you’ll make fast friends with your tripod and the B (bulb) setting on your camera, pushing your idea of “available light” to its limits. After learning basic tips on the right settings to use when shooting in low light, you'll get out and shoot under the stars, exploring the beautifully strange territory of New York at night. When darkness falls, you don’t have to put your camera away and go home. In fact, some of our favorite...
$75
Photography Crash Course: Urban Landscapes
BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY
This live shooting workshop is a window into the inspired way of looking at the city, and is available to photography students of all experience levels. First we’ll examine some work by a few noteworthy photographers of the Urban Landscape, and discuss how they sought and achieved their iconic imagery. Then we’ll hit the streets, focusing on dynamic framing and composition, analyzing lighting conditions, assessing color and contrast, and exploring...
$75
Photography Workshop: Capture Autumn
BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY
This fall-themed photography class teaches the principles of outdoor, natural light photography using the rich hues of autumn. Meeting at the Audubon Center at the Boathouse in Prospect Park, this 3-hr workshop covers elements of composition, using creative color palettes, and some basic technical demonstrations for getting great images. This is for beginner and intermediate photographers who are looking for an outdoor challenge. Important Things...
$65
To Dye For: An Intro to Fabric Dyes
BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY
We'll demonstrate the basic procedures for dyeing with immersion and direct dye methods. You will learn how to create formulas to achieve your own custom colors, and how to balance colors to create bright / muted tones and shades. For this introductory workshop, we'll focus on the fundamentals of solid color dyeing and some creative effects such as ombré patterns. Anyone who wants to learn the basic tools and techniques of working with natural...
$60
DIY Printmaking: An Introduction
BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY
In 3 hours, students will learn how to transfer non-archival images (including xeroxes of drawings, text, or magazine cut outs) into professional, lasting pieces of artwork. Are you an artist without access to a press or a large studio space? Are you a painter looking to incorporate prints into your work? Maybe you’re just curious about doing printmaking at home? This hands-on workshop will introduce several printmaking tools & techniques...
$60
Field Guide III: On-Location
BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY
This is not a how-to, step-by-step kind of workshop. It's designed to provide stimulus and fresh challenges to the emerging shooter, as well as critical feedback and group discussion on concept and execution while on location. Who should take this class: Those who have an interest in documentary photography, photojournalism, travel photography, street style blogs or environmental portraits What you will learn: Whether the location...
$99
Field Guide V: The Flash
BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY
On-camera and off-camera flash is a very useful tool, but it's also one of the more difficult ones to understand and use correctly. To avoid blown-out, unflattering images, photographers must carefully deploy these powerful little devices, but the results can be well worth the effort. From lighting a dark scene, to filling harsh shadows, to creating multi-light strobe setups, the Flash is a versatile weapon in your lighting arsenal. This 2-day Field...
5 Dollar Fridays: Composition
BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY
In this 90 minute seminar, you’ll learn through a comprehensive slideshow what it is that made the great photographers so great, and how to apply those same methods to your own photographs. Learn the basics of two-dimensional design and composition using techniques like the frame-within-a-frame and the rule of thirds, as well as creative ideas for using color and lines to shape your vision. Important Things to Note: Cameras are encouraged but...
$5
5 Dollar Fridays: Color Theory
BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY
This seminar will delve into the basics of color theory as it pertains to photography. Naturally, we'll be discussing hue, saturation, the color wheel, and the pairing of complimentary colors, among other things. But we'll also show you examples of how classic and contemporary artists creatively used color to define space, establish a mood, and build a narrative in their images. You'll learn more than just about color, but how your camera sees...
$5
5 Dollar Fridays: The Lowdown on Lenses
BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY
Get the skinny on focal lengths, zooms vs primes, and controlling depth of field with this informative seminar on camera lenses. We'll introduce you to the wonderful and sometimes confusing world of glass, including what's up with that crop factor, how to achieve that cinematic background blur (bokeh), and which lenses provide the most bang for the buck. Important Thing to Note: Cameras are not required. Q&A Q: What is...
$5
5 Dollar Fridays: Guerilla Lighting
BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY
With cheap LED options combined with the high-ISO performance of today's digital cameras, the possibilities for rigging a cheap, creative lighting solution are vast. With just a little know-how, a few unexpected tools and a healthy dose of ingenuity, you could sidestep expensive gear purchases in favor of the "studio-everwhere" approach of DIY lighting. Come by for a quick demonstration and some great ideas on how to see the light in...
$5
5 Dollar Fridays: Capturing Motion
BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY
We'll talk about creatively using blur via slow-shutter, tracking, panning and zooming, as well as how to control camera shake and using multiple exposures to bring your still images to life. It's a fast-moving world out there. Despite the somewhat archaic name "still camera", your DSLR is pretty good at capturing that feeling of motion, bringing vibrancy and energy to your otherwise static shots. Cameras are not required. Q&A ...
$5
5 Dollar Fridays: Dealing with Low Light Situations
BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY
We'll cover your options indoors and in low light, including slow shutter, flash techniques, tripods, and controlling camera shake. One thing we get asked a lot is how to take a picture indoors or at night that isn't totally blurry, strangely-colored, or blown out by the flash. Low-light situations are some of the most challenging in photography; we can't rely on the sun to smooth over our mistakes. Important Thing to Note: Cameras are not required....
$5
Advanced Photo I: Constructing Narrative
BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY
Learn how to develop a concept, build a scene and find the right actors, camera gear and locations. Get comfortable directing your actors, using props, styling and set. Shoot in studio with live subjects and on location and master your lighting to realize your vision. Photography has the power to do more than just document an action or moment in time. It can be used to construct reality and unfold a powerful story. In this 5-week course we will...
Crash Course: Analog Color Darkroom
BKC @ 110 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, NY
The Analog Color Darkroom workshop is for anyone interested in learning about the color photography printing process in the traditional color darkroom. If you're a digital shooter looking to discover the unparalleled dynamic range, smooth tonality and dreamy rich colors of analog negative film and paper, this is the perfect introductory class for you. What you will learn: The class will cover basic enlarger operation, contact printing...
$85
Crash Course: Pinhole Photography
BKC @ Gowanus Darkroom 119 8th St , Brooklyn, NY
Go back to the basics and learn about the origins of photography. The camera obscura, or pinhole camera, strips photography of all the fancy gears and gadgets breaking it down to its bare bones: a black box, a hole, and light. Learn how photographers have achieved certain effects by creating their own handmade cameras and make your own! In this workshop you'll learn the aesthetics of pinhole photography and construct your own pinhole camera...
$85
1 Day Workout: Engaging Light
BKC @ 736 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY
This 1-day workshop connects technical and creative concerns when photographing in the unpredictable nature of the city landscape. A strong follow-up to Camera Warm-Up, Engaging Light! challenges students to observe, perceive and manipulate light and shadow to help make unique photographs that inspire the imagination. By utilizing a 5-hour class structure, we'll be able to watch and photograph sunlight change throughout...
$140
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