Classes and Workshops – February 2017

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.

Please let me know if there are additional course or workshop categories that you are interested in but not finding in our newsletter. Also, please recommend additional course/workshop providers for future newsletters. Feel free to tell me in person or email me info@ssccphotography or cablereleaseeditor@ssccphotography.org. 

Art Wolfe

  • Death Valley (CA), March 9-12
  • Joshua Tree (CA), March 16-19
  • Moab (UT), March 30-April 2
  • Olympic Peninsula (WA), April 13-16
  • Abstract Astoria (OR), April 20-23
  • Photography as Art Seminar in Washington, DC, June 25

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

 

Capital Photography Center

  • Creative Flower and Macro Photography at Baltimore Conservatory, Sun., Feb. 5, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
  • Getting Started with Food Photography, Sun., Feb. 12, 1:00-4:30 p.m.
  • Clearing the Nave: A Special Access Safari at the National Cathedral, Thurs., Feb. 16, 8:00-10:30 a.m. (also offered Feb. 16)
  • Printing with Lightroom, Sat., Feb. 18, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
  • The Digital Art Room, Sun., Feb. 19, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
  • Real Estate and Architectural Photography, Sun., Feb. 26, 2:30-5:30 p.m.
  • Eastern Shore’s Wintering Ducks, Sat., March 4, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
  • iPhone Photography Walk About, Sun., March 5, 2017, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

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

 

Glen Echo Park (Photoworks)

  • Skills: Digital Camera Basics, Wed., Feb. 8-22 (3 sessions), 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  • Picturing Family (Photos without Poses), Sat., Feb. 4-18 (3 sessions), 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
  • Note: Most classes began in January.

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

 

Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris

  • Venice at Carnival, Feb. 18-25
  • Bolivia & Chile, March 4-19
  • Iceland in Winter, March 8-19
  • Tanzania Wildlife, March 10-24
  • Ultimate Tigers (India), April 3-14
  • Holland at Tulip Time April 8-19
  • Costa Rica Birds, April 9-21

And others at http://photosafaris.com

 

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. 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 ). 

  • Close-up: An Introduction to Macro Photography (1 hr., 9 min.) and Close-up: Continuing in Macro Photography (1 hr., 3 min.)
  • Learning to Shoot Photographically (1 hr., 27 min.)
  • Create a Photo Book in Lightroom CC (1 hr., 12 min.)
  • Lightroom Mobile (29 min.)
  • Building a Winning Portfolio: Editing and Sequencing Your Images (1 hr., 54 min.)
  • How to Remove Distracting Stuff in Photoshop (2 hrs., 51 min.)
  • Fine Art Photography: Creating Large Format Prints (1 hr., 27 min.)
  • Long Exposure Photography (1 hr., 21 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, topic, software, and professor; searches will also yield parts of courses on a particular topic.

  • Weekly photography tips/instruction videos, from four of their 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
  • Foundations of Photography: Macro and Close-up (4 hrs., 14 min.)
  • Architectural Photography in Chicago: A Fine Art Approach (2 hrs., 23 min.)
  • Lightroom: Creative Color (2 hrs., 58 min.)
  • Landscape Photography with Wide-Angle Lenses (54 min.)
  • Infrared Photography: Nature and Landscapes (1 hr.)
  • Photoshop CC 2017 for Photographers (7 hrs., 57 min); many addition courses available for Photoshop CC 2017)
  • Photoshop: Smart Objects (1 hr., 21 min.)
  • Photography and the Law: Understanding Copyright (51 minutes)

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

 

National Geographic

  • Weekend Photo Workshop: Washington, DC (4 days). April 6-9 (also offered May 4-7)

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

 

Nikhil Bahl

  • Southwest Florida Rookeries by Boat (Sarasota, FL), April 11-14
  • Osprey by Boat (Vero Beach, FL), April 15-18

And others at http://www.nikhilbahl.com/photography_workshops.html

 

Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours

  • Nature Photography Workshop on Assateague Island, MD, April 21-23
  • Tangier Island, VA, April 28-30

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

 

Road Runner Photography Tours

  • Alaskan Aurora Adventure, March 5-11, 2017 (3 spots remain; first available tour; other spring tours sold out.)

And others at http://roadrunnerphotographytours.com Note: Road Runners has free YouTube video tutorials linked on its Website: see http://roadrunnerphotographytours.com/educational/photo-processing-tutorials/ See also its Meetup Schedule at https://www.meetup.com/Road-Runner-Photography-Tours/

 

Smithsonian Associates

  • Winter Photo Forays: Fri., Feb. 10-March 17, 10: 15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. (6 sessions), and two Sun. field trips, Feb. 28 and March 5, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
  • Darkroom Fine Art Printing, Tues., Feb. 21-March 14 (4 sessions), 6:30-9:30 p.m.
  • Smart Phone and Tablet Photography, Sat., Feb. 25, 10: a.m.-2:00 p.m.

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

 

Tony Sweet Photography

  • Smokies Winter (TN), Feb. 5-9
  • Charleston (SC), March 26-30
  • Charleston (SC) Digital Edge Shooting and Software Training Workshop, April 2-7
  • Smokies Digital (TN)., April 23-27

And others at http://tonysweet.com/workshops/

 

Washington Photo Safari

  • Pot Luck and Photo Critique! Sun., Feb. 5, 3:00-6:00 p.m.
  • Story-Telling Photography at the National Museum of American History, Sat., Feb. 11, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
  • A House of Cards: The Icons of Capital Hill, Sun., Feb. 12, 1:30-5:00 p.m.
  • Ridin’ the Rails with Your Camera: A Photo Safari of the Washington Metro, 2:15-5:00 p.m.
  • Smoke Photography, Sat., Feb. 18, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
  • Baltimore Museum of Industry, Sun., Feb. 19, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
  • Snow Geese and Tundra Swans: Morning, Afternoon, or All Day, Sat., Feb. 25, 5:45a.m. -6:00 p.m.
  • Transcendental Photography: Elevating the Everyday, Sat., Feb. 25, 10 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
  • Abstract and Still Life Photo Safari, Sat., March 11, 2:30-5:00 p.m.

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