Classes and Workshops – October 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 courses, 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 cablereleaseeditor@ssccphotography.org.

1. Classes/Workshops in the Washington, DC Area

Capital Photography Center

Real Estate and Architectural Photography, Sat., Oct. 7, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
The Lightroom Develop Module in Depth, Sun., Oct. 8, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
External Flash Made Easy or Advanced External Flash, Sat., Oct. 14, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. respectively.
The Small Studio, Sat., Oct. 21, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Bald Eagles at Conowingo Dam, Sat., Nov. 4, 7:00 – 11:00 a.m.

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

Glen Echo Park (Photoworks),

Skills: Basic Digital Photography: Be Smarter than Your Camera (4 sessions), Thurs., Oct. 12-Nov. 2, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Skills: Bookmaking for Photographers (3 sessions), Sat., Oct. 14-28, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Skills: Introduction to Lightroom (3 sessions), Wed., Nov. 1-15, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Workshop: Digital Painting (1 session), Sun., Nov. 12, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 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.

Smartphone Photography Workshop, Sat., Oct. 7, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Outdoor Portraiture: Methods and Techniques Workshop, Sat., Oct. 14, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Photo Critique Workshop, Fri., Oct. 13, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

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

Joseph Miller Center for Photographic Arts

Camera Club Judging (2 sessions) Sat., Oct. 14 & Nov. 11, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

See http://nvacc.org/home/workshop-camera-club-judging-14-october-11-november-2017/

Montgomery College Community Arts Center

Special Topics in Photography: Portraiture (5 sessions), Sat., Oct. 21 – Nov. 18, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

And others at http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/Department4.aspx?id=98498

Montgomery College: Lifelong Learning Institute (Workforce Development and Continuing Education)

Artistic Expression through Photography: Phones and Tablets (4 sessions), Wed., Oct. 25 -Nov. 15, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

See http://aceitoc.montgomerycollege.edu/course/courselistings.aspx
(Click on Lifelong Learning Institute, then Photography and Digital Photography

Montgomery County: Active Montgomery

Active Montgomery provides a database of classes, including about photography, offered by Montgomery County Recreation and Montgomery Parks and Community Use of Public Facilities. Use photography as the search term.

Introduction to Wildlife Macro Photography, Sat. Oct. 7, 3:30 – 6:30 p.m. (also offered Oct. 5); waitlist only.

And others at https://apm.activecommunities.com/montgomerycounty/Activity_Search

National Geographic

Weekend Photo Workshop: Washington, DC (4 days). Oct. 19-22

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

Nature Visions Photography Conference

This year’s Nature Vision 2017 Photo Expo, in Manassas, VA, meets on Fri., Nov. 3-Sun., Nov. 5. On Friday, the Conference offers an all-day seminar on landscape photography. On Saturday and Sunday, Nature Visions offers many workshops and sessions, hosts a juried exhibit of nature photographs by Maryland and Virginia Camera Club photographers, and provides space for photography exhibitors.

Hands-on Parrot Photo Shoot, Multiple Times, Sat. and Sun., Nov. 4 & 5
Top 10 Tips for Better Landscape and Nature Photography, Sat., Nov. 4, 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Long Exposure Photography, Sat., Nov. 4, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Hands-On Workshop: Creative Flower Photography, Multiple Times, Sat. and Sun., Nov. 4 & 5
Expanding Your Artistic Vision: Plugins for Lightroom and Photoshop, Sun., 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

And others at http://naturevisions.org/

Smithsonian Associates

Open Darkroom Plus (8 Sessions), Fri, Oct. 6-Dec. 8, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. (also offered Oct. 19.)
Photo Portraits and Words (4 sessions), Sat., Oct. 7-28, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Photographic Creativity, Design, and Composition (5 sessions), Wed., Oct. 11 – Nov. 8, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
On Location Photography: Washington through a Lens (8 sessions), Sun. Oct 15 – Dec. 10, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Exhibiting and Selling Your Photographs (1 session), Mon., Oct. 16, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

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

Washington Photo Safari

Early Morning at the National Zoo, Sun., Oct. 8, 7:45 – 10:30 a.m. (also offered Oct. 29)
Street Photography at DC’s Monuments: A Photojournalist’s Approach, Sat. Oct. 14, 11:30 – 3:30 p.m. (also offered Oct. 21)
Georgetown at Night, Sat., Oct. 21, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Washington’s National Cathedral – An Insider’s View, Sun., Oct. 22, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
National Airport Safari, Sun., Nov. 12, 1:45 – 4:00 p.m.

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

2. Online Courses

Coursera

Coursera is an online venue for courses taught by various universities and other institutions. Coursera offers MOOC’s—massive open online courses. You can generally audit the courses, particularly the video lectures, for free. Paid tuition allows you to submit work and 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, but if you are auditing, you can enroll at other times and have access to course materials. Thus, dates for courses appear only if a new version of the course is about to start. Note also that courses stay on your account beyond the announced time allotted for the course.

Seeing through Photographs, Museum of Modern Art; begins Oct. 4 (6-week commitment)
Coursera offers the following 5-course specialization, Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR, from University of Michigan. Each course asks for a 4-week commitment:
- Cameras, Exposure, and Photography
- Camera Control
- Principles of Photo Composition and Digital Image Post-Production
- Photography Techniques: Light, Content & Sharing
- Photography Capstone

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.

Using Light to Bring Emotion into Your Images (59 min.)
Behind the Lens: In-Depth Portfolio Reviews (2 hrs., 43 min.)
Close-up: An Introduction to Macro Photography (1 hr., 9 min.) and Close-up: Continuing in Macro Photography (1 hr., 3 min.)
Night-time Photography Techniques (1 hr., 50 min.)
Using Lightroom Mobile in Lightroom CC (1 hr., 5 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
Photography Foundations: Composition (5 hrs., 29. min.)
Landscape Photography: Night Landscape (1 hr., 44 min.)
Photoshop CC for Photographers: Intermediate (8 hrs., 49 min.)
Photography with a Tilt-Shift Lens (1 hr., 9 min.)

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

3. Multi-Day Photography Trips Within and Beyond the United States

Art Wolfe

Hawaii Photography Retreat with Art Wolfe, Nov. 11 – 18

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

EMS Photography (Essdras M. Suarez)

Photographing on the Streets of Boston and on Halloween Night in Salem, Oct. 30-Nov. 1
Suarez is offering a course on Washington street photography through Washington Photo Safari (See Classes/Workshops in the Washington Area, above).

See http://emsphotoadventures.com/3-day-halloween-workshop-bostonsalem-october-2017/

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

Note: See Suarez’s website for on-demand local workshops on such topic as street and portrait photography: http://www.essdrasmsuarez.com/workshops/

Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris