Classes Washington, DC

As technology changes and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users. This class aims to demystify UX by giving a practical and simple introduction to what UX is while also explaining some of its core concepts of usability.  This is a field that affects all...

Appropriate for DSLRs and Mirrorless cameras with manual exposure settings. Today’s cameras offer the photographer a wealth of tools that can lead to beautiful photographs. Capturing the perfect portrait of a loved one, a fleeting moment leading to the winning goal, or a stunning travel photo takes practice and know-how. Learn how YOU, not the...

Have you heard about the importance of digital marketing skills but don’t know how to get started? Are you running digital marketing campaigns but want to learn how other digital marketers plan and execute measurable strategies? In this hands-on bootcamp, you’ll gain an overview of key concepts, learning new ways to promote your business and...

This is a comprehensive tour with one of the DC tour guides from Loba Tours. Guests are taken to all the monuments & memorials while giving fascinating facts to make every visit in DC a memorable one. You will love this Tour, guests will fully be engaged and entertained while visiting the wonderful DC attractions.  We can help guests get...

Bring your creative ideas to life with Adobe Illustrator, the industry-standard vector graphics software, used by designers and illustrators who want to create digital graphics, logos, illustrations, and original typography. This workshop is designed to get you up and running with Adobe Illustrator in just one day. The focus will be on step-by-step...

The Monuments and Memorials photo safari provides basic instruction on all aspects of travel photography, explains F-stops, shutter speeds, white balance, ISO settings, and reviews composition techniques for taking pictures of people and places. Learn how to use your camera in the field, not in a classroom on this DC photography tour! After a 45-minute...

Bring your creative ideas to life with Adobe InDesign, the professional page layout standard, used by designers and production professionals to design, preflight, and publish a broad range of documents such as brochures, catalogs, magazines and books. This workshop is designed to get you up and running with Adobe InDesign in one day. The focus will...

Digital Photography Live In-the-Field Workshop @ The National Mall West Shoot This sunrise shoot at the west end of the mall has some great places to visit and to photograph. The Lincoln Memorial, Memorial Bridge, the Vietnam Memorial and the Korean War Memorial are within a short walk of each other. Take a walk with your Digital Photo Academy instructor,...

Wordpress is awesome, but often misunderstood. Is it a blogging platform? A CMS? Should you buy a custom theme or develop your own? Wordpress.com vs. Wordpress.org? In this course you’ll develop a custom site starting from scratch. Basically, you’ll take a static front-end HTML/CSS template and do all the necessary magic to have that site running...

Originally designed for software development, Scrum is becoming one of the most popular ways to organize a project today. In this class, we'll define Agile and Scrum and explore the rise of Agile and how Scrum fits within the Agile principles. Using real world examples and a practice exercise, we'll then review how Scrum works and what makes Scrum...

Whether you have experience in social media or are looking to get started for the first time, this workshop will put you on the fast track to honing your social media skills. In this bootcamp, students will be introduced to the current social media landscape and explore how it can be used for maximum results for brands. Are you ready to learn the tricks,...

SQL is a powerful language, and tool, for data analysis and data handling. In this bootcamp, you’ll dive deep into SQL syntax and database structures, while applying your new SQL skills to address business problems. This bootcamp will take absolute beginners through the basics of SQL to an ability to write queries with confidence and begin to unleash...

In this interactive one day bootcamp, you'll learn advanced digital marketing tactics, and how to implement them effectively in order to drive more traffic, leads, and customers for your business. You’ll recognize that marketers need to be cognizant of everything from design to delivery and optimization. Through a combination of real world examples...

Does the idea of negotiating for money make you cringe? Do you have trouble figuring out what your worth is in the job market and how to command that in your existing/desired role? Are you lost on where to start when preparing for a negotiation conversation? If you answer yes to one of these questions, then this workshop is for you! In this experiential...

Tableau is an incredibly powerful tool for helping people and organizations become more data-driven. Whether you are a student or data scientist, the analytics platform empowers you to manage data and create data visualizations to form actionable insights. Once you understand how to use it, you’ll be able to quickly perform vital business analysis...