Kate Woodward

The following list describes sample photography courses and workshops from a variety of providers. Note that the providers generally have additional courses or workshops on their websites. The courses/workshops are organized around three categories: (1) Classes and Workshops in the DC Area, (2) Online Courses, and (3) Multi-day Photography Trips to Places Within and Beyond the United States.

Please suggest additional course/workshop providers for future editions of this list. You are also invited to provide descriptions of courses/workshops you have taken and recommend, for the Cable Release. Email me at info@ssccphotography.org or cablereleaseeditor@ssccphotography.org. 

Note: Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement of the provider or the particular class/workshop.

1.0 Classes/Workshops in the Washington, DC Area

Don Becker Photography

• One Light Portraiture, Sun., Feb. 24, 2:00-7:00 p.m.,

See donbeckerphotography.com/upcoming-workshops/  or email him at don@donbeckerphotography.com

Capital Photography Center

• Getting Started in Portraiture, Sat., Jan. 12, 2:30-5:30 p.m.
• Lightroom in a Day, Sat., Jan. 26, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Also offered Feb. 23)
• Twilight at National Airport Photo Safari, Sun., Jan. 27, 4:00-6:30 p.m.
• Botanical Art at the Rawlings Conservatory, Sat., Feb. 2, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
• Getting Started in Food Photography, Sun., Feb. 10, 1:00-4:30 p.m.

And others at capitalphotographycenter.com/classes  (Note that Capital Photography Center and Washington Photo Safari, listed below, sometimes co-offer workshops. See Michael Koren, below, for his courses offered through Capital Photography Center.)         

 

Glen Echo Park (Photoworks)

• Skills: Introduction to Studio Lighting (5 sessions), Tues., Jan. 8-Feb. 5, 7:00-9:30 p.m.
• Skills: Shoot and Learn – Intermediate (7 sessions), Tues., Jan. 8-Feb. 19, 7:00-9:30 p.m.
• Vision: Creativity: Habits & Practice (4 sessions), Wed., Jan. 9-30, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
• Vision: Self-portraits – Finding Your Voice (6 sessions), Wed., Jan. 23-Feb. 27, 7:00-9:00 p.m.,
• Workshop: Photo Portfolio Critique (1 session), Sun., Jan. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Also offered Feb. 10)

And others at ssreg.com/glenechopark/classes

 

Maryland Photography Alliance

• Odyssey of Light Seminar, Sat., April 27, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

See mdphotoalliance.org/oolsales

 

Michael Koren Photography

• Meetup: Photography Themed Book Discussion, Tues., Jan. 8, 7:10-9:10 p.m.
• Smartphone Photography – Getting Started at the American Indian Museum, Sat., Jan. 12, 11:15 a.m. -3:15 p.m.
• Meetup: Photo Tour of the World’s Plants at Rawlings Conservatory, Sat., Feb. 9, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
• Smartphone Photography – Getting Started at the National Gallery of Art, Sun., March 3, 11:30 am.-3:30 p.m.
• Artistic Expression through Photography: Phones & Tablets (4 sessions), Wed., March 6-27, 6:30 8:30 p.m.

And others at michaelkorenphotography.com/teaching-schedule (One-day workshops are offered through Capital Photography Center and multi-session workshops through Montgomery College.)

Montgomery College Community Arts

• Mobile Phone Photography (5 sessions), Sat., Feb. 9-March 9, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
• Digital Photography Intermediate (5 sessions), Wed., March 20-April 17, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
• Photoshop 1 (10 sessions), Thurs., Feb. 7-April 18, 3:00-5:30 p.m. (Also offered, as 8-session course on Tues., Feb. 19-April 16)

And others at montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/Department4 . Click on Visual Arts, then either on Photography or Graphic Design and Digital Art.

 

Montgomery College Lifelong Learning Institute, Workforce Development & Continuing Education

• Digital photography for Fine Arts II (32 sessions), Tues. & Thurs., Jan. 22-May 9, 9:00-11:40 a.m. or 3:00-5:40 p.m. Note: Course is co-listed as a course for credit through Montgomery College.
• Artistic Expression through Photography: Phones & Tablets (4 sessions), Wed., March 6-27, 6:30 8:30 p.m. (See Michael Koren Photography, above.)

And others at montgomerycollege.edu/course/courselistings Select Lifelong Learning Institute/Photography

 

Smithsonian Associates

• Exhibiting and Selling Your Photographs (1 session), Tues., Jan. 8, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
• Photographic Creativity, Design, and Composition (5 sessions), Wed., Jan. 9-Feb. 6, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
• Photography: A Hands-on History (6 sessions), Fri., Jan. 25-March 1, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
• Introduction to Lightroom (2 sessions), Sat., Jan. 26 & Sun., Jan. 27, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (Also available March 16 & 17)
• Custom Digital Printing and Mat Cutting (2 sessions), Mon., Feb. 11 & 25, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

And others at smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/events/photography

 

Washington Photo Safari

• National Portrait Gallery/American Art Museum, Sat., Jan. 5, 2:30-5:00 p.m.
• National Museum of African American History and Culture, Mon., Jan. 14, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
• Folger Shakespeare Memorial Library, Sat., Jan. 19, 2:30-5:00 p.m.
• Gordon Parks: An Excellent Lesson in Photographic Composition, Sat., Feb. 2, 2:30-5:00 p.m.
• Library of Congress Open House at the Main Reading Room, Mon., Feb. 18, 9:00.-11:30 a.m.

And others at washingtonphotosafari.com/calendar

 

2.0 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. Note also that courses stay on your account beyond the announced time allotted for the course.

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

See  coursera.org/courses

Note: Coursera also has other courses relevant to photography (such as Making Architecture, Modern Art and Ideas, Introduction to Imagemaking, and a Specialization in Graphic Design).

 

Kelby One

Kelby One (run by Scott Kelby) is an online monthly (or annual) course subscription service. With its most complete subscription option, you are offered 700+ courses, along with access to its two magazines: Photoshop User and Lightroom Magazine. Photography topics range from technical skills and software training to artistic aspects of photography. While a few of KelbyOne courses are listed below, you might want to simply search for your particular interests. You may try out 15 designated courses for free, prior to subscribing, if you sign up for an account.

• Long Exposure Photography (1 hr., 21 min.)
• Camera Focus Techniques: The Key to Super-Sharp Pictures (1 hr., 8 min.)
• Mastering Layers, Beginner Techniques (1 hr., 20 min.)
• Close-up: An Introduction to Macro Photography (1 hr., 9 min.)
• Building a Stunning Website in Minutes with Adobe Portfolio (49 min.)

And others at kelbyone.com

You may also want to explore Scott Kelby’s free video series on YouTube—The Grid—which contains critiques of photos submitted online: youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Grid%3A+Scott+Kelby

 

Lynda.com
Lynda.com is an online monthly (or annual) course subscription service with hundreds of photography courses; it is now available free with a Montgomery County Public Library card (montgomerycountymd.libguides.com/lynda.com) . The DC Public Library also offers free access, and Lynda.com provides a free month-long trial subscription.

Courses consist of multiple video lectures, and they vary in length from less than an hour to more than 5 hours. 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 six 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
  • Deke’s Techniques with Deke McClelland
• Enhancing Landscape Photos with Lightroom and Photoshop (1 hr., 30 min.)
• Architectural Photography: A Fine Art Approach (2hrs, 23 min.)
• Learning Lighting: Natural Light (41 min.)
• Photoshop CC 2019 New Features (1 hr., 48 min.)
• Squarespace Essential Training: The Basics (4 hrs., 55 min.)

And others at montgomerycountymd.libguides.com/lynda.com  (or lynda.com)   

 

Photographic Society of America (PSA)

Online courses are offered free with membership and usually last a few months.

• The History of Photography
• Image Analysis
• Portraits in Available Light
• Still Life Photography
• A Portfolio Experience

And others at psa-photo.org/education-online-courses

Note: Membership also includes study groups, mentoring, and a digital library.

 

3.0 Multi-Day Photography Trips Within and Beyond the United States

(See providers’ websites for trips planned later in 2019. Note that some trips sell out quickly, even when they are scheduled for six to ten months in the future.)

 Art Wolfe

• Moab Photography Retreat with Art Wolfe (UT), May 1- 5
• Appalachia Photography Retreat with Art Wolfe (TN), May 8-12
• Kailash and Mt. Everest Base Camp, May 25-June 8

And others at artwolfe.com/events/category/workshops

 

Nikhil Bahl Photography

• Birds of South Texas, April 27-May 2
• Chincoteague Island Spring Workshop (VA), May 17-19,
• Iceland Highlands & Coastal Landscapes, July 24-Aug. 3

And others at nikhilbahl.com/photography_workshops)

 

Mark Buckler

• Wildlife of the Outer Banks, May 9-12 (Also offered June 13-16)
• Birds of the Outer Banks, May 22-24
• Grand Teton Photo Adventure, June 2-8

And others at bucklerphoto.com/workshop-list   

 

EMS Photo Adventures (Essdras M. Suarez)

• Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, May 9-19
• Ecuador—Corpus Christi Festival—Cuenca, Ecuador, June 19-28
• Colonial Mexico & Oaxaca, July 19-31

And others at emsphotoadventures.com  Also see Essdras Suarez’ on-demand local workshops (on such topic as street and portrait photography): essdras.com  

 

Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris

• Namibia, May 5-21
• Spitsbergen—Jewel of the Artic, June 14-24
• Puffins on the Edge, Iceland, July 6-19

And others at photosafaris.com

 

Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours

• Assateague Island National Seashore (MD), April 26-28
• Tangier Island (VA), May 3-7

See ospreyphoto.com

 

Road Runner Photography Tours

• Patagonia, Argentina and Chile, April 20-May 1
• Palouse (WA), June 9-13

And others at  roadrunnerphotographytours.com

Note: Road Runners has free YouTube video tutorials linked on its Website: see roadrunnerphotographytours.com/learning/video-tutorials See also its Meetup Schedule at meetup.com/Road-Runner-Photography-Tours

 

Tony Sweet Photography

• Smoky Mountains, TN: Infrared and B&W, April 29-May 2 (Also offered May 6-9)
• Iceland Summer, July 6-16

And others at tonysweet.com/workshops