Classes and Workshops – September 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. 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

 

 

Capital Photography Center

  • Waterfalls of the Patapsco, Sat., Sept. 9, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • College Sports – On the Sidelines at American University, Tues., Sept. 19, 2:30-9:00  p.m.
  • Lightroom in a Day, Sat., Sept 9, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (also offered Sept. 23)
  • iPhone Walk About at U.S. Botanical Gardens, Sun., Sept. 24, 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
  • Countryside Wineries Photo Shoot, Sun., Oct. 1, 2:30-6:00 p.m.

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

 

Glen Echo Park (Photoworks),

  • Skills: Digital Photography I: Camera Controls and Composition, Tues., Sept. 12-Oct. 31, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
  • Vision: Say What You Mean: A Photography Seminar (8 sessions), Sat., Sept. 16-Nov. 18, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
  • Vision: History of Photography (6 sessions), Mon., Sept 18-Oct. 30, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
  • Vision: Portraits, Available Light and Otherwise (5 sessions), Sat., Sept. 23-Nov. 4, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Skills: Bookmaking for Photographers (3 sessions), Sat., Oct. 14-28, 10:00-11:30 a.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.

  • Digital Photography Fundamentals Class (8 sessions), Tues., Sept. 19-Nov. 7, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
  • Street Photography in Downtown DC, Sat., Sept. 23, 4:00-8:00 p.m.
  • Smartphone Photography Workshop, Sat., Oct. 7, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

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

 

Montgomery College Community Arts Center

  • Photoshop I (10 sessions), Tues., Sept. 12-Nov. 14, 7:00-9:30 p.m.
  • Black and White Photography (10 sessions), Sat., Sept. 16-Nov. 18, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • Mobile Phone Photography (5 sessions), Tues., Sept. 12-Oct. 10, 4:00-6:30 p.m.
  • 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.
  • Landscape and Cityscape Photography (4 sessions), Wed., Sept. 27-Oct. 18, 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.

  • Intermediate Digital Photography, Holiday Park Senior Center, Wed., Sept. 6-Oct. 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
  • Close-up Photography of Chrysanthenums, Brookside Gardens, Sun., Nov. 5, 8:00-ll:00 a.m.

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

 

National Geographic

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

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 Raptor Photo Shoot, Multiple Times, Sat. and Sun., Nov. 4 & 5
  • It’s All about Tones: Black and White Landscape Photography, Sat., Nov. 4, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  • Hands-On Workshop: Creative Flower Photography, Multiple Times, Sat. and Sun., Nov. 4 & 5
  • Night Photography and Auroras, Sun., 3:00-4:30 p.m.
  • Realizing Your Photo Vision in Lightroom, Sun., 4:30-6:00 p.m.

And others at http://naturevisions.org/

 

Smithsonian Associates

  • Lightroom and Bookmaking (8 sessions), alternate Tuesdays, Sept. 5-Dec. 5., 6:30-9:30 p.m.
  • Open Darkroom Plus, 3-Session Evening Course, Mon., Sept. 11-25, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
  • Photo Portraits and Words (4 sessions), Sat., Oct. 7-28, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
  • Photographic Creativity, Design, and Composition (5 session), Wed., Oct. 11-Nov. 8, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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

 

Washington Photo Safari

  • Transcendental Photography: Elevating the Everyday, Sat., Sept. 9, 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
  • Afternoon Light in Annapolis, Sat., Sept. 9, 3:45-6:45 p.m.
  • Composition at the National Gallery of Art, Sat., Sept. 16, 2:30-5:00 p.m.
  • Photoshop for Photographers, Sat., Sept. 30, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

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

 

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 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. 

  • Seeing through Photographs, Museum of Modern Art; begins Sept. 4 (6-week commitment)
  • Cousera 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, Sept. 4 – Oct. 9
    • Camera Control, Sept. 4 – Oct. 9
    • Principles of Photo Composition and Digital Image Post-Production, Aug. 28 – Oct. 2, (you still might be able to enroll)
    • Photography Techniques: Light, Content & Sharing, Sept. 4 – Oct. 9
    • Photography Capstone Project, Sept. 18 – Nov. 20

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.

  • 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.)
  • 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 (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: Exploring Composition (2 hrs., 38 min.)
  • Creating a Photography Portfolio (2 hrs, 20 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

  • Grand Teton (Wyoming), Sept. 21-24
  • Romania Tour-The Garden of the Magnificent Carpathians, Oct. 5-18
  • 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 (Registration Deadline extended for SSCC members until Sept. 10.)

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

  • Wild Madagascar, Sept. 22-Oct. 10
  • Colorado Fall Colors, Sept. 24-30
  • World’s Best Raptor Shoot, Oct. 21-26

And others at http://photosafaris.com

 

Nikhil Bahl

• Best of Costa Rica: Birds, Wildlife, and Rainforest, Sept. 24-Oct. 4

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

 
Osprey Photo Workshops & Tours

  • Fall Nature Photography on Assateague Island, Sept. 29-Oct. 1
  • Bosque Wildlife New Mexico, Nov. 27-Dec. 1

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

 

Road Runner Photography Tours

  • Davis and Canaan Valley, WV, Oct. 6-9
  • Fall in Cape May, NJ, Oct. 13-15
  • Eagles on the Chilkat River, AK, Nov. 24-Dec. 2

See http://roadrunnerphotographytours.com

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

 

Tony Sweet Photography

  • Iceland Fall Auroras, Sept. 24-30
  • Acadia, ME, Oct. 11-15
  • Cape Cod, MA, Oct. 19-23

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