Classes and Workshops – May 2017 | Silver Spring Camera Club

Kate Woodward

The following list describes photography courses and workshops from a variety of providers. Note that the providers generally have additional courses or workshops on their websites. With this issue of the Cable Release, I have organized the courses/workshops around three categories: (1) workshops and classes in the DC area, (2) online classes, and (3) multi-day photography trips to places within and beyond the United States.

Please recommend additional courses/workshop providers for future newsletters, as well as provide descriptions of courses/workshops you have taken and enjoyed. Feel free to tell me in person or email me at info@ssccphotography or c/o cablereleaseeditor@ssccphotography.org.

Classes/Workshops in the Washington, DC Area

Art Wolfe

Photography as Art Seminar in Washington, DC, June 25

See http://www.artwolfeworkshops.com/. (See also Multi-Day Photography Trips, below.)

Capital Photography Center

iPhone Walk About at US Botanical Gardens, Sun., May 7, 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Take Your Photography to the Next Level, Mon., May 8, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Historic Waterford (VA) Field Shoot, Sat., May 13, 3:00-7:00 p.m.
Horses in the Country, Sat., May 20, 8:00-11:00 a.m.
National Zoo Field Shoot, Sat., June 3, 8:00-11:30 a.m.
Library of Congress Photo Safari, Sat., June 3, 2:30-5:00 p.m.
Real Estate and Architectural Photography, Sun., June 25, 2:30-5:30 p.m.
Lightroom in a Day, Sun., June 4, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Summer Sunflowers Photo Adventure, Sat., July 8, 6:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

And others at http://capitalphotographycenter.com/classes/

EMS Photography (Essdras M. Suarez)

Street Photography at DC’s Monuments: The Photojournalist’s Approach, Sat., May 13, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (offered through Washington Safari at https://washingtonphotosafari.com/calendar/event/05/13/17/17927
Workshops on Demand (Contact EMS)
Street Photography in the DC Area
Site-Specific Photography Creating Sophisticated Images

And others at http://www.essdrasmsuarez.com/ (See also, Multi-Day Photography Trips below.)

Glen Echo Park (Photoworks),

Vision: Documentary Photography: Beyond the Surface (5 sessions), Wed., 7:30-9:30 p.m., May 3-May 31
Workshop: The Art of Editing with Camera Phone Apps (1 session), Sat., May 20, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Digital Printing 1: Elements, Photoshop & Lightroom (6 sessions), Tues., May 23-June 27, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Vision: Say What You Mean (8 sessions), Sat., June 17-Aug. 12, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

And others at http://www.ssreg.com/glenechopark/classes/classes.asp?catID=4403&pcatID=4379

Maryland Photographic Workshops

According to the Maryland Photographic Workshop website, this organization was created by some of the instructors who previously worked for the Washington School of Photography, which closed earlier this year.

Nature Photography (2 sessions), Sat., June 3 & 10, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
HDR Photography (1 session), Sat., June 10, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Smart Phone Photography, Sat., May 6, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (also offered June 3)

And others at https://www.marylandphotographicworkshops.com/workshops

Montgomery College Community Arts Center

Special Topics in Photography: Darkroom Photography 1 (4 sessions), Sat., July 15-Aug. 12, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Special Topics in Photography: Portraiture (5 sessions), Sat., July 29-Aug. 26, 1:00-4:00 p.m.

See http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/Department4.aspx?id=71403

Montgomery College Lifelong Learning Institute (NEW)

Michael Koren, President of SSCC, is the instructor for these courses. For more information about these classes, see separate article in the Cable Release (read more)

Travel Photography (Course LLI936; 4 sessions): Wednesday, May 10-31, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Landscape and Cityscape Photography (Course LLI937; 4 sessions), Monday, June 12-July 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Artistic Expression through Photography: Phones & Table Photography Course LLI112; 4 sessions), Monday, June 12-July 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Street Photography (Course LLI839; 4 sessions), Monday, July 17-Aug. 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

See http://aceitoc.montgomerycollege.edu/course/courselistings.aspx

National Geographic

Weekend Photo Workshop: Washington, DC (4 days). Sept. 21-24

See http://www.nationalgeographicexpeditions.com/expeditions/washington-dc-photo-workshop/experts

Smithsonian Associates

Photographic Creativity, Design, and Composition (4 sessions), Wed. May 3- 24, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Custom Digital Printing and Mat Cutting (2 sessions), Mon., May 22 & June 5, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Exhibiting and Selling Your Photographs (1 session), Mon., June 12, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

And others at http://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/search_photography.aspx?keyword=C-Photography

Washington Photo Safari

Intermediate Indoor Portraiture, Sat., May 13, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Transcendental Photography: Elevating the Everyday, Sat., May 13, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Afternoon Light in Annapolis, Sat., May 13, 4:30-7:30 p.m. (also offered June 3)
Insider’s View of St Nicholas Cathedral, Sat., May 13, 2:30-5:00 p.m.
Early Morning at the National Zoo, Wed., May 17, 7:45-10:30 a.m. (also offered May 28)
Union Station Reborn Photo Safari, Sat., May 20, 2:30-5:00 p.m.
Franciscan Monastery, Sat., July 1, 2:30-5:00 p.m.

And others at https://washingtonphotosafari.com/calendar?month=&subject=&skill-set=&destination=&instructor=&view=table

Online Courses

Coursera (NEW this issue of Cable Release)

Coursera is an online venue for courses taught by various Universities and other institutions. Coursera offers MOOC’s—massive open online courses. You can audit the courses, particularly the video lectures, for free. Paid tuition allows you to receive a certificate for work completed, as well as access to additional areas of the online classroom, To audit or pay for the courses, you will need to enroll. Courses are offered at various times throughout the year. Even though several of the courses listed below begin May 1, you can still register later in that week.

Seeing through Photographs, Museum of Modern Art; begins May 15 (6-week commitment)
Photography Specialization (5-courses), University of Michigan. Each course asks for a 4-week commitment
- Cameras, Exposure, and Photography; begins May 1
- Principles of Photo Composition and Digital Image Post-Production; began April 24
- Photography Techniques: Light, Content & Sharing; begins May 1
- Photography Capstone Project; begins June 26
- Camera Controls; begins May 1

See https://www.coursera.org/courses?languages=en&query=photography

Kelby One

Kelby One (run by Scott Kelby) is an online monthly (or annual) course subscription service, with a 10-day free trial. According to the Website homepage (Kelbyone.com), a subscription entitles members to more than 10,000 courses and includes 10 digital issues a year of Photoshop User and Lightoom. You may also want to explore Scott Kelby’s free video series on YouTube—Grid—which contains critiques of photos submitted online (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhpBx30DS20 ). While a few courses are listed below, you might want to simply search for your particular interests.

Master Black & White Landscape Photography (1 hr., 8 min.)
The Art of the Black and White Print (2 hrs., 5 min.)
Finding Your Artistic Voice (1 hr., 30 min.)
Just One Flash (1 hr., 42 min.)
How to Remove Distracting Stuff in Photoshop (2 hrs., 51 min.)
Under the Milky Way with Dave Black: Light Painting and Photographing Stars (1 hr., 16 min.)
Building a Winning Portfolio: Editing and Sequencing (1 hr., 54 min.)
Long Exposure Photography (1 hr. 21 min.)
Creating Your Own PhotoBook in Lightroom CC (1 hr., 24 min.)

And others at http://kelbyone.com/course-category/all-courses/?page

Lynda.com:
Lynda.com is an online monthly (or annual) course subscription service (with 10-day free trial) that contains hundreds of photography courses. Courses consist of multiple video lectures. Photography topics range from technical skills and software training to artistic aspects of photography. Courses can be searched by skill level (beginner through advanced), topic, software, and professor; searches will also yield parts of courses on a particular topic. While a few courses are listed below, you might want to simply search for your particular interests.

Lynda.com offers weekly photography tips/instruction videos, from five of its instructors:
- Photo Critique of the Week with Steve Simon
- Mobile Photography Weekly with Sean Duggan
- The Practicing Photographer with Ben Long
- Photo Tools Weekly with Chris Orwig
- Photo Gear Weekly with Tim Grey

Foundations of Photography: Black and White (3 hrs., 4 min.) See also Master Black and White Photography: 6 courses, at https://www.lynda.com/SharedPlaylist/f72f6b14-1ed0-40ea-8193-86ad564d8186
Silhouette Photography: Shooting and Post Processing (1 hr., 42 min.)
Learning The Nik Collection (1 hr.)
Creative Photography Techniques (1 hr., 5 min.)
Exploring Composition in Photography (2 hrs., 38 min.)
Learning Photo Restoration with Photoshop (1 hr., 57 min)
Photoshop CC 2017 for Photographers: New Features (4 hrs. 15 min.)
Exploring Photography: Shooting in Raw Mode (1 hr., 35 min.)

And others at http://www.lynda.com

Multi-Day Photography Trips Within and Beyond the United States

Art Wolfe

Columbia River Gorge (OR) Workshop, May 18-21
Big Sur (CA), July 20-23
Mt Rainer Workshop, Aug. 10-13

And others at http://www.artwolfeworkshops.com/

EMS Photography (Essdras M. Suarez)

Cuenca, Ecuador, June 15-24

And others at http://www.essdrasmsuarez.com/

Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris

Namibia, May 13-May 29 (also offered starting June 24)
Ultimate Puffins, Iceland, June 15-28
Olympic National Park (WA), July 9-15
Jaguars & Wildlife of Brazil’s Pantanal, July 14-25 (also offered July 27 & Aug. 10)

And others at http://photosafaris.com

Nikhil Bahl