LACP Winter/Spring 2016 Catalog by Brandon Gannon

Imagine... The Power of a Photograph

Winter/Spring 2016

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Letter from Julia Dean, Executive Director.........................................2 LACP Mission Statement............................................................................2 LACP Board of Directors, Officers and Advisors............................2 LACP Charter Members and Donors....................................................3 Donate to LACP...............................................................................................4 Become a Member of LACP.....................................................................5 Certificate Programs......................................................................................6 One-Year Professional Program...............................................................7 Workshop Calendar.................................................................................. 8-9 Programs and Services at LACP........................................................... 38 Teen Classes.......................................................................................... 40-41 Registration, Policies & Information..................................................... 48 Sponsors & Partners................................................ (Inside Back Cover)

A Holiday Gift From Us to You Save 20% on Tuition Now through December 18, 2015 Save 10% on Tuition December 19 -January 8, 2016

Classes & Workshops Special Guests....................................................................................... 10-14 Travel Workshops........................................................................................ 15 Photography Fundamentals............................................................ 16-17 Lighting & Portraiture.......................................................................... 18-21 Fine Art & Creativity............................................................................ 22-25 Alternative Processes......................................................................... 26-27 Street Shooting..................................................................................... 28-29 Specialized Photography.................................................................. 30-33 Business of Photography................................................................. 34-35 Photoshop & Lightroom ................................................................... 36-37 Printing............................................................................................................. 39 Summer Teen Classes....................................................................... 42-46 After-School Teen Classes..................................................................... 47

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Travel Workshops Cuba.................................................................................................................. 10 Los Angeles River....................................................................................... 15 Death Valley.................................................................................................... 15

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General Information

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Gary Quart

Nikki Washburn

Alexander Tran

Gina Valona

Noe’ Padilla

Amy Bojanowski

Izumi Tanaka

Patty Lemke

Angel Drinkwine

Jane Szabo

Paula Riff

Basak Prince

Sabrina Valdez

Ben Bacon

Jennifer Ruggiero

Bonnie Blake

Jerry Drapala

Saman Assefi

Cassandra Plavoukos

Juan Sanchez

Sheri Determan

Julia Xu

Stacey Scott

Cindy Crane

Jun Tang

Tom Szabadi

Cristina Maxwell

Katharine Lotze

Tracy Cheng

Crystal Hancock

KC Slagle

Vicky Allen

Dagney Kerr

Larry Hernandez

Virginia Bulacio

Dan Medel

Lennox Foster

Xavier Zamora

Daniel Bowyer

Lisa Bevis

David Goldenberg

Mandy Pacheco

Debbie Orfino

Maureen Bond

Erin Fuentes

Merlin Huff

Safi Shabaik

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Mission Statement Staff Julia Dean, Executive Director Brandon Gannon, Director of Operations and Education Kasia Czerski, Manager of Programs and Events

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tracy Albert, Head of Western Region for Deloitte Corporate Finance/ Philanthropist/Photographer William Broder, CPA PFS, Business and Wealth Manager and Photographer Julia Dean, Founder JDPW/LACP Ken Deemer, Private Investor, Philanthropist, Social Entrepreneur Ali LeRoi, Television Producer/Director, 5914 Productions and Photographer Michael Miller, Philanthropist, Angel Investor Pamela Schoenberg, Gallery Owner, dnj Gallery Aline Smithson, Fine Art Photographer/ Founder, Editor, Lenscratch Todd Stern, Entertainment Attorney and Partner, Weintraub Tobin

OFFICERS President, Michael Miller Vice President, Julia Dean Secretary, Sherrie Berger Treasurer, William Broder BOARD OF ADVISORS Douglas Kirkland Bobbi Lane Rick Loomis Gerd Ludwig Stephen McLaren Hank O’Neal Ibarionex Perello Fredric Roberts Marissa Roth Joel Sartore Allen Schaben Art Streiber Lee Varis

Sam Abell Phil Borges Michael Robinson Chavez Ann Elliott Cutting Barbara Davidson Peter Fetterman Gil Garcetti Kurt Gerber Greg Gorman Mark Edward Harris Larry Hirshowitz R. Mac Holbert

Become a Member

The Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP) is dedicated to supporting photographers and the photographic arts. LACP provides high-caliber classes, local and travel workshops, exhibitions, screenings, lectures, and community outreach efforts, including grants, need-based scholarships, and focused programming for youth and low-income families.

Letter from the Executive Director Dear Friends, The Los Angeles Center of Photography became a 501c3 non–profit in August of 2014. At times, people ask, “Why did you go non–profit after 14 years as The Julia Dean Photo Workshops?” Our humorous response is that we’ve been non-profit all along, so decided to make it official. Our serious response is that we want to do even more for the community and being a non-profit enables us to raise the extra money needed to meet our goals. Those goals include everything we offer now, such as a multitude of classes, guest speakers, book signings, exhibit openings, contests, and portfolio reviews. We are also adding a scholarship program for our classes for those in need, as well as grants to photographers to help them with their work. By becoming nonprofit, we have also reached out to schools and non-profits working on behalf of underserved children and teens. We need your help in reaching these many goals. You can help by becoming a Member at LACP! There are many privileges received by being a Member, but the Rewards are even greater. Your membership builds on an already thriving photo community. It allows us to offer a mentoring program to at-risk kids through the non-profit, Spark. Your membership allows us to implement a one-year photo program in Boys & Girls Clubs in Los Angeles County. Becoming a Member is the Reward. Please support LACP so that we can support many. Thank you. Sincerely,

Julia Dean, Executive Director P.S. “Thank You” to all of you who are already Members!

LACP Charter Members Sam Abell Stephanie Adams A. Jay Adler Lorenzo Aguilar Steve Albanese Tracy Albert Debe Arlook Karine Armen Saman Assefi Benedict Bacon Tami Bahat Donald Barnat Sherrie Berger Susan Berger Phil Beron Lisa Bevis John Birchak Bonnie Blake Maureen Bond Phil Borges Jim Brammer Maura Brennan Bob Bright Bill & Shelli Broder Steven Bushong Ellen Cantor Gabriel Carbajal Cirina Catania Rafiel Chait Harry B. Chandler Yue Chiong Gina Cholick Richard Chow Anne R. Claflin Gerhard Clausing Michael Colby Lee Corkett Marguerite Courtney Michaele Cozzi

Cindy Crane Magela Crosignani Marian Crostic Kevin Cushing Kasia Czerski Julie Daniels Daniel C. Daugherty Barbara Davidson Julia Dean Nick Dean Ken Deemer Sheri Determan Eliana Deza Remington Douglass Jim Dugan Geena Duran Anna Elledge Ann Elliot Cutting David Ellis Billy Sherman Espejel Nora Feddal Peter Fetterman Sally Ann Field Tracy Fleischman Lennox Foster Kara Frans Rohina Gandhi Brandon Gannon Brian Gannon Deneen Gannon Gil Garcetti Dana Gardner Suzanne Garner Elsa Gary Kurt Gerber Elena Gerli Noelle Gilbert Thomas Gnad

Lawana Godwin Michael E. Gordon Greg Gorman Richard Greene Lisa Guerriero Roxanne Guez Jacob Halajian Maureen Haldeman Carolyn Hampton Mark Edward Harris Helen Hasenfeld Hali Helfgott Larry Hernandez Larry Hirshowitz Ellen Hogue R. Mac Holbert Bootsy Holler Michael Hyatt Mark Indig Madhu John Jamie Johnson Gail Just Priscilla Kanady Ty Keennon Anand Khokha Valerie Kim Michael Kirchoff Douglas Kirkland Sandra Klein Kathryn Knudson Kristianne Koch Riddle Carolina Korman Chuck Koton Hannah Kozak Louis Kravitz Caroline Labiner Susan B. Landau Bobbi Lane

Robert Larson Eric Lassiter J.K. Lavin Gary Leadmon France Leclerc Stella Lee Patty Lemke LensMaster Inc. Jan Levine Shlomit Levy Bard Margaret T. Lewis Lawrence Lewis Caryl Lightfoot Matthew Lomba Rick Loomis Jasmine Lord Katharine Lotze Johnny Lu Gerd Ludwig Diana Lundin Jane Madelon Anthony Shari Marcacci Leba Marquez Erica Martin Linda Mason Lisa McCord Stephen McLaren Daniel Medel Armen Meymarian Michael Miller Larisa Moskalenko Katharine Moxham Brian Mundy Hal Myers Leslie Neale Marsha Niles Scott Norris Rick Nyhan

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jANUARY 1/12-9/13: The Personal Project with Aline Smithson (Eight Sessions)............................................................... 22

1/15-17: Turning Ideas into Pictures with Cig Harvey (Three Sessions).......................................................... 10 1/22-24: Making Pictures with Thomas Allen (Three Sessions)......................................................................... 11

1/25-2/29: Basic Photography with Rollence Patugan (Six Sessions)................................................................. 16 1/25-6/13: Street Shooting 1 with Julia Dean (Eleven Sessions)........................................................................... 28 1/26-2/11: Lightroom 1: The Basics with Rollence Patugan (Six Sessions)....................................................... 36

1/26-3/8: The Next Step 2 with Aline Smithson (Four Sessions)......................................................................... 22

1/27-3/2: Creative Portraiture with Ken Merfeld (Six Sessions)........................................................................... 24

1/30: One Day of Street Shooting with Ibarionex Perello (One Session)................................................... 29

FEBRUARY 2/1-7/11: Street Shooting 2 with Julia Dean (Thirteen Sessions)........................................................................ 28

2/5-7:

Flash in LA: On Location and In Studio with Joe McNally (Three Sessions)................................. 11

2/9-3/22: Discovering the Artist Within with Rose Eichenbaum (Six Sessions).............................................. 25

2/13: How to Use a Digital Camera: SLR with Amanda Keller-Konya (One Session)............................ 17

2/15-6/20: The LA Street Shooters’ Collective with Julia Dean (Eight Sessions)............................................. 29 2/16-3/22:

Basic Photography with Peter Bennett (Six Sessions) west side annex ............................... 16

2/16-3/10: Street Portraiture for Teens (ages 12-18) with Todd Felderstein (Eight Sessions)............................ 47 2/17-3/23: Conceptual Photography with Ann Elliot Cutting (Six Sessions).......................................................... 31

Winter / Spring 2016

2/19-27: Cuba: Havana with Manuello Paganelli (Nine Sessions)..................................................................... 10 2/20:

Shooting Fashion! A One- Day Workshop with Andrew Southam (One Session)....................... 32

2/26-28: Gorman on Portraiture with Greg Gorman (Three Sessions)................................................................. 12

MARCH

Class

3/3-4/7: The Photographer’s Eye with Thomas Alleman (Six Sessions)............................................................. 25

Calendar

3/5: Lighting 101 with Stephen Schafer (One Session)................................................................................... 20

3/10-13: Death Valley National Park with Michael E. Gordon (Four Sessions).............................................. 15

3/11-13:

New Frontiers in the Art of Visual Storytelling with Ed Kashi (Three Sessions)............................ 12

3/12: Atypical Self-Publishing with Blurb with Dan Milnor (One Session)..................................................... 32

3/12: The Los Angeles River Photo Adventure with Peter Bennett (One Session)........................................ 15

3/15-23:

3/15-31: The Fine Art of Digital Printmaking with Eric Joseph (Six Sessions)................................................... 39

Cuba: Havana with Manuello Paganelli (Nine Sessions)..................................................................... 10

3/19-20: The Wet Plate Collodion Workshop with Allan Barnes (Two Sessions)............................................... 26

3/20-4/17: The Intimate Portrait in Natural Light with Just Loomis (Four Sessions)............................................ 21 3/23-5/4: Basic Photography with Rebecca Truszkowski (Six Sessions)............................................................. 16

3/26-27: The Wet Plate Collodion Workshop: Part 2 with Allan Barnes (Two Sessions)................................. 26

APRIL

4/2: Introduction to Large Format with Stephen Schafer (One Session).................................................... 27

4/4-20: The Black and White Digital Printing Workshop with Albert Lee (Six Sessions)............................... 39

4/8-10: Photographing with Purpose with Greg Miller (Three Sessions)....................................................... 13

4/11-15:

Basic Photography with Peter Bennett (Five Sessions)...................................................................... 16

4/11-5/2: The Complete Actors Headshot Workshop with Brad Buckman (Six Sessions)................................. 30

4/13-5/18:

The Art of Photography with Ken Merfeld (Six Sessions west side annex ........................... 24

4/14-5/26: Introduction to Studio Lighting with Kawai Matthews (Six Sessions)................................................. 19

4/15-17: Variations in Platinum/Palladium Printing with Joseph Rheaume (Three Sessions)................... 27

4/16: One Day of Street Shooting with Ibarionex Perello (One Session)....................................................... 29

4/16:

Photography as a Business with Manuello Paganelli (One Session) ............................................. 34 86

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4/19-5/31: Shooting with Intention with Aline Smithson (Six Sessions).................................................................. 23

4/23-25: Chasing the Light with Jock McDonald (Two Sessions)..................................................................... 21

4/29-5/1: Hollywood Lighting in the Hurrell Style with Bobbi Lane & Lee Varis (Three Sessions).................. 13

MAY

5/3-26: Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-18) with Maia Anderson (Eight Sessions) west side annex ............................................................... 47

5/4-25: The Steps to Success with Sherrie Berger (Four Sessions)............................................................... 35 5/7:

Preserving Your Photographic Archive with Charlie Holland (One Session)................................. 35

5/9-25: Lightroom 1: The Basics with Michael Pliskin (Six Sessions)............................................................ 36

5/14/15: Street Portraiture with Michael Long (Two Sessions)........................................................................... 33

5/15:

Crash Flash 1 with Julia Dean (One Session)......................................................................................... 18

5/15-23:

Cuba: Havana with Manuello Paganelli (Nine Sessions)..................................................................... 10

5/16-6/27:

Basic Photography with Peter Bennett (Six Sessions)........................................................................ 16

5/17-26: Photoshop 1: The Basics with Ed Freeman (Four Sessions)................................................................. 37

5/17-6/28: Photography for Social Change with Sara Terry (Six Sessions)........................................................... 31 5/18-6/22:

After the Basics with Rebecca Truszkowski (Six Sessions)............................................................... 17

5/21-23: Introduction to Location Lighting with Dean Zulich (Two Sessions).................................................... 19

5/22: Crash Flash 2 with Julia Dean (One Session)............................................................................................. 18

JUNE 6/3-5: The Staged Poetic Image with Richard Tuschman (Three Sessions)............................................ 14 Photo-Illustration with Hugh Kretschmer (Six Sessions)................................................................... 23

Winter/ Spring 2016

6/5-7/17:

6/8-7/13: The Art and Business of Wedding Photography with Maya Myers (Six Sessions)...................... 30

6/9-30: The Business of Photography with Leigh Anderson (Four Sessions).............................................. 34

Class

6/9-28: Photoshop 2: Advanced Techniques with Ed Freeman (Six Sessions)........................................... 37

Calendar

6/11: How to Use a Digital Camera: SLR with Amanda Keller-Konya (One Session)............................ 17

6/11: Environmental Portraiture with Mark Edward Harris (One Session)................................................. 33

6/18-19: Stop, Drop, and Shoot: The Magazine Assignment with Kevin Scanlon (Two Sessions).......... 20

6/20-24: Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-14) with Maia Anderson (Five Sessions)........... 42

6/24-26: Digital Infrared with Nevada Wier (Three Sessions).............................................................................. 14

6/27-7/1: Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-14) with Jasmine Lord (Five Sessions).............. 42

6/27-7/1: Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 15-18) with Maia Anderson (Five Sessions)........... 42

JULY 7/5-9: Intermediate Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-18) with Jasmine Lord (Five Sessions).43 Voices and Visions for Teens (ages 12-18) with Gina Valona (Five Sessions)............................. 43

7/11-15:

7/11-15: Visual Storytelling Through Portraiture for Teens (ages 12-18)

with Todd Felderstein (Five sessions) ..................................................................................................... 44

Cuba: Santiago de Cuba Carnivals with Manuello Paganelli (Ten Sessions).............................. 10

7/17-27:

7/18-22: Street Portraiture for Teens (ages 12-18) with Todd Felderstein (Five Sessions)....................... 44

7/18-22: Fashion Fun for Teens (ages 12-18) with Gina Valona (Five Sessions).......................................... 45

7/25-29: Street Shooting in Los Angeles for Teens (ages 12-18) with Julia Dean (Five Sessions)........ 45

7/25-29:

The Special Project for Teens (ages 12-18) with Andrea Passarella (Five Sessions)................ 46

AUGUST 8/1-5: Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-14) with Maia Anderson (Five Sessions)......... 43

8/1-5: The Art of Photographic Capture for Teens (ages 12-18) with Lee Corkett (Five Sessions)... 46 6 9 wwwww.lacphoto.org w.lacphoto.org

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Turning Ideas into Pictures with Cig Harvey

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In this fun and creative workshop, students will learn how to enhance their current portfolio or begin a new project by discovering fresh ways of creating unique and singular work. Friday evening will be spent discussing what is a portfolio and how to begin a new body of work or continue a deeper exploration of a current one. Saturday continues with an exploration of the creative process involving lots of writing and brainstorming in visual source books to see what concerns/ideas we are drawn to. We will discuss the threads that unite images to make a portfolio and most importantly, how to turn ideas into pictures—making the unseen seen through use of metaphor and symbol and the formal concerns of light and frame. Students then will go out and shoot in the beautiful light of late afternoon, evening and night.

Cuba

With Manuello Paganelli

We will continue the creative process on Sunday while each student works privately in a short one-on-one session with Cig to discuss their edits and ideas. Students will then present the start of their new projects to the group for feedback and discussion. Cig Harvey‘s (www.cigharvey.com) photographs and books have been exhibited widely and are in the permanent collections of major museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the International Museum of Photography, George Eastman House, Rochester, NY. She was a recent finalist for the prestigious BMW Prize at Paris Photo and had her first solo museum show at The Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway. Cig is a full-time Assistant Professor of Photography at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University. She is known for her high energy, creative teaching style and brings a profound sense of optimism to all that she does. Weekend-Intensive (Three Sessions) Date: Friday, January 15, 7-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, January 16-17, 10 am-6 pm

Havana February 19-27 • March 15-23 • May 15-23

Enrollment limit: 18 students

Santiago de Cuba Carnivals

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels

july 17-26

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $1,075

San Lazarus Festival december 11-20 Photos © Manuello Paganelli

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Making Pictures with Thomas Allen

Flash in LA! On-Location and In-Studio with Joe McNally

Today, anyone with a smart phone, tablet or digital camera can take pictures. This workshop is all about the art of making them!

Join Joe McNally for a complete weekend of flash photography. After Friday evening’s orientation session, students will spend Saturday learning lighting on location. There will be demonstration using small flash techniques, as well as a light shapers and the appropriate choice of light shapers. The idea of blending light, making flash appear natural in the midst of an ambient condition, using color and white balance, and exposure ratios to create portraits is the theme of the day.

Following introductions, we’ll spend Friday evening viewing a selection of constructed photographs by artists, students and previous workshop participants for inspiration. Afterward, we’ll dig deep into a veritable mountain of old, discarded books to unearth interesting characters and objects, paying close attention to how they might interact with one another. Armed with an X-acto knife (and plenty of blades), the next day we’ll learn how to carefully and meticulously remove each element from its background. Sunday is when the real fun begins. We’ll toss our disparate collection of cutouts onto the table and begin piecing them together into meaningful storylines. During the process, we’ll discuss what it takes to tell a good, visual story. Thomas will show you the art of staging straight photographs with tape, glue, pins and wire. Once everything is ready to go, we’ll move on to composition, the most crucial step in creating a strong, visual narrative. From there, it’s just a matter of fussing with the arrangement until you are ready to capture your brilliantly-crafted tableau with the device of your choosing—be it a camera, phone or tablet.

On Sunday we will review and critique of the previous day’s efforts. Then, flash in the studio! Teams will rotate with different gear and multiple flash units to achieve different looks to their lighting. By the end of the weekend, participants will feel much more comfortable and versatile in their use of flash on-location and in-studio, both in situations that demand control, and in situations out on the street that are more off the cuff and improvisational.

Thomas Allen (www.thomasallenonline.com) is a full-time artist and award-winning illustrator. He earned a BFA from Wayne State University (Detroit) and an MFA from the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis). Allen is represented by FOLEY (New York) and G. Gibson Gallery (Seattle). His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts—Houston, The Milwaukee Art Museum, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Target Corporation, Fidelity Investments, Microsoft, the Progressive Corporation and Twitter.

Joe McNally (www.joemcnally.com) is an internationally acclaimed photographer whose career has spanned 30 years and included assignments in over 60 countries. He has been at various times in his career a contract photographer for Sports Illustrated, a staff photographer at LIFE, and, currently, an ongoing 25-year contributor to the National Geographic. Joe was listed by American Photo as one of the 100 Most Important People in Photography and described by the magazine as “perhaps the most versatile photojournalist working today”.

Weekend-Intensive (Three Sessions)

Date: Friday, January 22, 7-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, January 23-24, 10 am-6 pm Enrollment limit: 18 students

Date: Friday, February 5, 7-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, February 6-7, 10 am-6 pm

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels

Enrollment limit: 18 students

Tuition: $775

Skill/Experience level: Students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is required.

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $1,075 + $175 model, equipment and location permit fee

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

G U ES T S

Participants will then hit the streets in teams, each team with a model in tow, exploring and using to our advantage one of the funkiest and most historic areas of the LA metro area—Hollywood. This shooting session continues right into the evening as the light starts changing, and different gelling and color balancing strategies evolve and come into play.

S PE C I A L

Gorman on Portraiture with Greg Gorman

New Frontiers in the Art of Visual Storytelling with Ed Kashi

This new two-day workshop will allow you to share your work in an intimate session and learn about the many new ways you can create photographs, tell visual stories, work with mobile photography and social media, and develop a personal style and approach for greater satisfaction. Designed for amateurs and professionals alike, the class will help you grow and develop your work to a new level, including exploring options for publication online or in books, exhibitions and websites.

S PE C I A L

G U ES T S

Join photographer Greg Gorman in this hands-on, weekend workshop as he shares his portrait lighting techniques both in the studio and on location. Greg will discuss how he approaches people and how he analyzes a face, as well as his use of different camera angles, lens choices and background choices to create good images. He will also discuss and demonstrate how he works in natural light with reflectors, scrims and artificial light. Students will have time to shoot, putting Greg’s techniques and their own into practice, followed by group critiques. Some Photoshop and processing will also be covered as it relates to portrait photography, but emphasis will be placed on the original capture.

There will be an emphasis on helping students develop their personal vision and unique styles. As with most of Ed Kashi’s work, the ultimate goal is to find a subject you are passionate about and document it in a compelling and unique visual. We will look at photographs, multimedia and short films to consider the range of opportunities out there at the moment.

Greg Gorman’s (www.gormanphotography.com)) work documents that peculiar obsession of the 20th century celebrity. Each shot, a testament to the individual character, gives a picture of human nature in its infinite range. “For me a photograph is most successful when it doesn’t answer all the questions,” says Gorman, “and it leaves something to be desired.” For over three decades, Greg Gorman has continued to master the art of photography. From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layouts and fine art work, Greg has developed and showcased a discriminating and unique style in his profession.

Students will have two days of shooting and review sessions, plus a group critique of each student’s portfolio/essays during the workshop. On the second full day, the group will shoot for half a day and then return to the classroom to present their work and engage in discussions on composition, editing and narrative development. Ed Kashi (www.edkashi.com) is a photojournalist, filmmaker and educator dedicated to documenting the social and political issues that define our times. As a member of VII Photo Agency, Kashi has been recognized for his complex imagery and its compelling rendering of the human condition. Along with numerous awards from World Press Photo and Pictures of the Year International, UNICEF’s Photo of the Year 2010, a Prix Pictet 2010 Commission and honors from Communication Arts and American Photography, Kashi’s images have been published and exhibited worldwide. He was named by the Pictures of the Year International, Multimedia Photographer of the Year for 2014.

Weekend-Intensive (Three Sessions) Date: Friday, February 26, 7-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, February 27-28, 10 am-6 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Intermediate. Students should have a basic understanding of photography fundamentals. Lighting experience is also helpful.

Weekend-Intensive (Three Sessions)

Tuition: $1,075 + $300 studio, model, equipment and location permit fee

Date: Friday, March 11, 7 pm-9 pm + Saturday, March 12, 10 am-6 pm + Sunday, March 13, 8 am-4 pm

Location: Friday: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Enrollment limit: 18 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $975

Saturday: McCadden Space Studio, 1041 N. McCadden Place, Hollywood, CA 90038 (www.mccaddenspace.com)

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Sunday: TBD

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Photographing with Purpose with Greg Miller

Hollywood Lighting in the Hurrell Style with Bobbi Lane & Lee Varis

Join the dynamic duo of Bobbi Lane and Lee Varis to explore the world of Hollywood glamour, and learn the photographic style of George Hurrell. Bobbi & Lee will teach you how to achieve the look of the classic Hollywood glamour images of the 1930’s & 40’s using modern lighting tools and digital retouching techniques.

Students will focus on portraiture and its context within historical and contemporary photography. We will begin by looking at student work as well as exploring the work of current and historical photographers. The class will embark on locations within or around Los Angeles Saturday afternoon and into the night and again early Sunday morning. In general, students are encouraged to photograph people wherever they find them: on the street, friends, models or family, but a portion of class will deal directly with the fear of talking to strangers.

Bobbi Lane (www.bobbilane.com) is an award-winning commercial photographer specializing in creative portraits on location and in the studio. Bobbi’s multi-faceted approach to photography incorporates over 35 years of technical experience with innovative artistic interpretation. She teaches at LACP, ICP, Santa Fe, Maine Media, and the Center of Photography in Woodstock. Photo District News named Bobbi one of 13 of the Top Workshop Instructors.

Students will share their images from the weekend on Sunday afternoon, collectively editing down one another’s images into a final body of work. This weekend-intensive workshop can serve as a launching point for a new project or solidify your already established one. Greg Miller (www.gregmiller.com) was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1967. At the age of 19, he moved to New York to attend School of Visual Arts graduating with a BFA in Photography in 1990. In 2008, he received a Photography Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and his photography has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, TIME, People, Fortune and LIFE. Greg teaches photography at the International Center of Photography in New York.

Lee Varis (www.varis.com) is a professional photo-illustrator and is the owner and founder of Varis PhotoMedia. He has been involved in commercial photography for over 40 years, working with computer imaging for over 20 years. Weekend-Intensive (Three Sessions) Date: Friday, April 29, 7-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, April 30-May 1, 10 am-6 pm

Weekend-Intensive (Three Sessions)

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Date: Friday, April 8, 7 pm-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, April 9-10, 10 am-6 pm Enrollment limit: 18 students

Skill/Experience level: Students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is required.

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels

Tuition: $975 + $175 model and equipment fee

Tuition: $775

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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G U ES T S

George Hurrell spent the last 12 years of his life shooting in Bobbi’s studio, during which he experienced a revival of popularity for his classic style. You will be learning from her first-hand experience with George’s creative approach to lighting, styling and posing. After hands-on shooting, Lee will teach Lightroom and Photoshop retouching techniques that allow you to replicate Hurrell’s classic creamy B&W tones and smooth skin. In addition, we will have special guest, Richard Settle, George Hurrell’s personal photographic assistant for the last 10 years of his life.

S PE C I A L

Greg Miller’s unique teaching method works to connect your purpose with daily picture making while giving you the technical tools you need to make compelling photographs. Through in-class assignments, critiques and shooting demos, Greg guides students to find what is most important to them at this moment in time and discusses strategies for making pictures happen on a regular basis by overcoming common fears.

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The Staged Poetic Image with Richard Tuschman

Digital Infrared with Nevada Wier

As fine art photographers, how do we develop, strengthen, and maintain our ability to conceive and craft constructed compositions with compelling emotional resonance? Whether assembling objects for a still life, constructing digital montages, or directing and shooting an ensemble of actors, together in this workshop we will uncover and explore the practical tools and long-term strategies necessary to achieve success on our quest to becoming more effective emotional messengers.

Infrared photography is a way of creating images using the invisible infrared light that strikes your subject. Long-time infrared experimenter Nevada Wier calls it “invisible poetry,” because in the process of studying this technique, you move beyond your usual methods of photographing and discover a new way of seeing the world. Infrared is not only ideal for creating unusual, surreal landscapes, but it’s also startling for portrait and still life photography. Infrared photography in the digital age is light years ahead of its film counterpart. Two factors have led to this unique niche becoming more accessible: first, the use of digital cameras that have been converted to render infrared light and, second, new digital workflow protocols.

Over the course of the weekend, we will look at lots of photographs by poetic visual storytelling masters, both past and present. Learning by example, we will analyze their choices for lighting, composition, themes, and subject matter. We will discuss and explore specific techniques, based on both current brain research and time tested artistic practice, for generating ideas, and put into practice the aesthetic principles required for molding those ideas into dynamic visual statements. The goal of the workshop will be for each participant to plan a small cohesive suite of staged or constructed images, presented Sunday afternoon in the form of rough digital sketches.

In this weekend workshop, Nevada introduces you to digital infrared photography. Using converted cameras and Adobe software, you will learn the ins and outs of photographing and processing your images. After getting comfortable with the technique, you move into the creative and experimental side of making images with the infrared spectrum. By the end of this short workshop you are a maven of invisible light and a maker of photographic poetry!

By the end of the workshop, students will have gained a practical approach to creating a personal series of staged poetic photographs, and the tangible foundation for a longer-term project.

Nevada Wier (www.nevadawier.com) is a multiple award-winning photographer specializing in documenting the remote corners and cultures of the world. She is recognized for her creative and intimate approach to people and she has a passion for Infrared Photography. She has been published in numerous national and international publications, including: National Geographic, Geo, National Geographic Traveler, Islands, Outdoor Photographer, Outside, and Smithsonian. Getty, Corbis, and National Geographic Images represent her stock photography. Her fine-art prints are featured in numerous and public and private collections. Nevada is a well-known keynote speaker and workshop and seminar instructor. She is a Fellow of The Explorer’s Club and a member of the Women’s Geographic Society.

Richard Tuschman (www.richardtuschman.com) began experimenting with digital imaging in the early 1990’s, developing a style that synthesized his interests in photography, painting and assemblage. His work has been exhibited internationally and recognized by, among others, Photo District News, Critical Mass Top Fifty, American Photography, Prix de la Photographie, Paris, LensCulture Exposure Awards, and the International Photography Awards. Weekend-Intensive (Three Sessions) Date: Friday, June 3, 7 pm-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5, 10 am-6 pm

Weekend-Intensive (Three Sessions)

Enrollment limit: 18 students

Date: Friday, June 24, 7-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, June 25-26, 10 am-6 pm

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $775 + $75 model and equipment fee

Enrollment limit: 18 students

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $875

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The Los Angeles River Photo Adventure with Peter Bennett

Death Valley National Park with Michael E. Gordon

One of the most exciting places to be these days in Los Angeles is the LA River. The river has long been an iconic landscape in the City of Los Angeles, internationally known as a backdrop for movies like Terminator 2 and Grease. It is also where the city’s origins began as the first settlers made their home along its banks. For many years, the river itself was the primary source of water for the growing city. Today, the LA River is experiencing a rebirth and rejuvenation, a transformative time in its history as it so slowly but surely returns to its natural state.

Death Valley National Park is a desert wonderland of immense scale, beauty and power. Its 3.3 million acres, the vast majority of which are roadless wilderness, encompass a staggering array of landscapes, unique geologic formations and colorful vistas. The largest National Park in the contiguous United States, Death Valley is both beautiful to behold and rich in history, mood and mystique. Its towering sand dunes, seasonally snow-capped mountains, warm springs and vast empty valleys offer endless opportunity for exploration and ample subject matter for the creative artist. There’s no place on Earth quite like it.

Photographer Peter Bennett (www.lariverpix.com) has been documenting the river’s 51-mile journey to the sea since 2008, photographing beautiful landscapes, majestic historic bridges, captivating still-life’s and exciting glimpses of the river’s wildlife and many recreational activities. Join Peter as he takes you along an incredible, picturesque ten-hour river adventure, designed specifically for photographers. Peter’s intimate knowledge of the river and its history allows him to assist fellow photographers in finding unique and undiscovered places to shoot, all while providing technical help and great fellowship.

Internationally acclaimed landscape photographer Michael E. Gordon has carefully selected some of the park’s most photogenic locations for this workshop, where outstanding photographic opportunities will be joined with inspirational, creative, and technical discussions. Michael works individually with his students to address their technical and compositional challenges, and on Sunday he’ll lead a review/ critique session of student images made during the workshop. This will be an intensive adventure! Expect pre-dawn starts, late finishes, outstanding locations, and great fun and camaraderie. Michael E. Gordon (www.michael-gordon.com) is an award-winning fine art landscape photographer of unusual and overlooked natural landscapes of California and beyond. A lifelong student of nature and wilderness, Michael’s intimate relationship with the landscape yields photographs of great depth and clarity. He is best known for his black and white ‘Desert’ series which, says Broughton Quarterly, portrays “stunning ethereal beauty from terrain where others see only a bleak landscape.” Awards and recognition include International Photography Awards, Prix de la Photographie, Paris, and Black & White Spider Awards. Michael is represented by art galleries in the U.S and Europe and his fine art prints are held internationally in private collections.

Peter Bennett (www.greenstockphotos.com) is the owner of Ambient images, a photo and stock agency specializing in New York, California and environmental images, and has been shooting commercially for over twenty-five years. He has survived by adapting to changing markets and constantly seeking out new and timely subjects to shoot. Peter’s books include: New York City: A Photographic Portrait, Our San Diego and Only in Los Angeles. One Session Date: Saturday, March 12, 8:30 am-6:30 pm Enrollment limit: 18 students Skill/Experience level: Students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is required.

Four Sessions Date: Thursday-Sunday, March 10-13, (times vary)

Tuition: $395 (Includes bus transportation throughout the day, lunch at Hop Louie in Chinatown, a docent, and snacks and water.)

Enrollment limit: 10 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels

Location: The Los Angeles River. Students will meet at the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens located at 570 W. Ave 26 #250, Los Angeles, CA 90065

Tuition: $659 Deposit: $100 Location: Death Valley National Park

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Basic Photography

P H OTO G R A P H Y

F U N DA M E N TA L S

In this beginning class, students will learn all the controls and functions on their digital or film Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras, basic camera operation (including f-stop, shutter speed and ISO), fundamental concepts of photography, and how to control the photograph’s final look. Discussions include composition and light, how to get the background in or out of focus, how to stop or blur motion, why to use one ISO over another, when to use a tripod, and how to use the camera’s light meter to provide the best exposure. Other topics covered include using the appropriate lens for a desired effect (the difference between a prime lens and a zoom lens), how to hold the focus on a subject if changing camera positions (exploring auto focus modes and manual focus), and how to properly hold the camera.

Six Sessions (offered three times) Mondays, January 25-February 29, 7-10 pm with Rollence Patugan (for bio see below) Wednesdays, March 23-May 4 (no mtg. 4/6), 7-10 pm with Rebecca Truszkowski (for bio see page 17) Mondays, May 16-June 27 (no mtg. 5/30) with Peter Bennett (for bio see page 15) Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028 Six Sessions (West Side Annex in Santa Monica) Tuesdays, February 16-March 22, 7-10 pm with Peter Bennett (for bio see page 15)

Digital camera technology will be covered thoroughly, such as how to adjust the camera’s white balance, how to view and delete images, the difference between shooting RAW and JPEG, choosing the appropriate memory card, and how to transfer the image from the camera to a computer. The goal is to provide each participant with the technical information needed to operate his or her digital or film SLR camera properly and with the confidence and ability to shoot consistently in manual mode.

Location: West Side Annex-dnj Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Suite J1, Santa Monica, CA 90404 One Week (Five Sessions) Monday-Friday, April 11-15, 1-4:30 pm with Peter Bennett (for bio see page 15) Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Students will work in both black-and-white and color while learning how to “see” in the chosen mode. Weekly assignments will be given followed by critiques during the next class session. Open to students who own a digital or film SLR camera. Students are encouraged to continue their studies by enrolling in After the Basics: Intermediate Photography.

Rollence Patugan (www.rollence.com) left the corporate world, or shall we say it left him in 2001. He decided to pursue his dream of becoming an actor while freelancing as an IT professional. At some point during this journey, he stepped behind the lens bringing his knowledge and experience with theatre. Ever since then, he has been in the pursuit of capturing through photography, those fleeting moments with people.

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Rollence is a commercial as well as a fine-art photographer who has been a recurring exhibitor for Month of Photography Los Angeles, Smashbox Studios, and City of Brea Art Gallery. He is a faculty member of the Santa Monica College Photography Department and is very happy to share his creative and technical skills to students at the Los Angeles Center of Photography.

Skill/Experience level: Beginning Tuition: $445

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After the Basics: Intermediate Photography with Rebecca Truszkowski

How to Use a Digital Camera: SLR with Amanda Keller-Konya

Owning a digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera can be both exciting and challenging. This one-day course will assist students in understanding the controls and functions of their digital SLR’s. Camera menu options such as image quality and size, focus and exposure modes, and color space and white balance settings will be covered. Fundamental technical information including aperture, shutter speed, ISO and exposure will also be discussed. Throughout the day, workshop participants will have opportunities to experiment shooting with their new skills. By the end of this hands-on intensive workshop, each photographer will be well on his or her way to achieving successful digital capture. Open to students who own a digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera. Students uncertain regarding their type of camera suitable for this class should contact the Los Angeles Center of Photography at 323-464-0909.

The idea behind this class is to have students learn how to use their digital camera with predictable and repeatable results while having fun in the process, and to begin to communicate through photography instead of just taking snapshots.

Southern California native Amanda Keller-Konya (www.amanda kellerkonya.com) received an MFA from Otis College of Art and Design, a BFA from California Institute of the Arts and an MA from California State University, Northridge. Her work has been exhibited regionally and internationally at a variety of cultural institutions including the University of Texas Centennial Museum, The Annenberg Space for Photography, the Studio for Southern California History and the Angkor Photography Festival in Siem Reap, Cambodia. In addition to her Los Angeles based studio practice, Amanda teaches at California State University Northridge, El Camino College, Long Beach City College and The Los Angeles Center of Photography.

Rebecca Truszkowski (www.rebeccatruszkowski.com) is an awardwinning portrait and documentary photographer based in Los Angeles. In addition to her commercial work, Rebecca is developing a series of personal projects focusing on humanitarian issues, particularly community relations and women’s issues. She is a Michigan native and graduated with honors from the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences at The Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. In recent years, her interest has expanded to encompass teaching, including involvement with non-profit organizations and student exhibit development. Rebecca’s long-term goal is to make a significant contribution to arts education.

One Session (Offered Twice) Date: Saturday, February 13, 10 am-5 pm Date: Saturday, June 11, 10 am-5 pm

Six Sessions

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Date: Wednesdays, May 18-June 22, 7-10 pm

Skill/Experience level: Beginning

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Tuition: $215

Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: Basic Photography, or equivalent experience and instructor approval.

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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F U N DA M E N TA L S

Over one week, participants will be given exercises to photograph the major genres of photography, including portraiture, landscape, still life, documentary, architecture, and finally shooting in blackand-white. Students will be given examples of how photographers have approached these genres, and conceptual projects will be assigned using the methods learned. Weekly critique and feedback will offer guidance for each student as they move toward mastering their camera.

P H OTO G R A P H Y

In this sequential class to Basic Photography, students will get reinforcement in the concepts from the previous class and push toward the next level of photographic expression. Emphasis will be on image capture while practicing sound technical fundamentals. Using the camera to interpret the world around them, students will work toward mastering camera settings, metering techniques, and white balance selection for proper image capture.

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Crash Flash 1: On-Camera Flash with Julia Dean

Crash Flash 2: Off-Camera Flash with Julia Dean

In this workshop, students will learn how to use a flash unit in various lighting situations. First, we will go over all the buttons and dials on the flash. The day is then divided between lectures and demonstrations on different ways to use a flash. Shooting time follows each demonstration so students can put the information to use. The lecture begins with discussions on why and how to use a flash as the main source of light (meaning a low-light situation requiring use of a flash) and how to use a flash as a fill light (balancing ambient light with the light of a flash unit). We will also explore how to determine exposure, how to control the light output of a flash, ways to diffuse a flash, and how and why to include or exclude ambient light. Demonstrations will include using a flash in a direct or bounce mode.

This class is for students who have taken Crash Flash 1: On Camera Flash and want to learn how to light more beautifully by getting the flash off camera. Julia will demonstrate how to use a single flash or multiple flashes off camera to achieve a beautiful “quality” of light. We will use light stands, umbrellas, and gels—in the studio and on location, in both the TTL mode and in manual mode with wireless technology. There will be a four-hour shoot in the afternoon with models to put all the techniques into play. At the end of the day, a critique will take place to view students’ work. Please bring camera, flash(es), memory cards, extra batteries (for camera and flash), jump drive (for transferring your images for critique), light stand, bracket (that goes between the light stand and the flash—make sure it has a slot for an umbrella), umbrella (medium size), wireless transmitters. Please bring plenty of extra batteries for your flash units.

Though the day is spent mostly with the flash on camera, students will also learn how to improve the quality of light by using the flash off camera (in hand or by bracket). This is done with either a TTL cord or with wireless technology. Both will be demonstrated. We will also discuss how to “power down” the flash input for specific effects.

NOTE: Do not be concerned if you don’t have the money to purchase or rent all of the above. We have some equipment at LACP. You’ll be working in groups, so we’ll make sure each group has all the equipment necessary.

Students seeking to advance their portable flash skills are encouraged to take Crash Flash 2: Off-Camera Flash where they will learn to improve the quality of the light by using flash off camera, with stands and umbrellas.

Julia Dean (for bio see page 29) One Session Date: Sunday, May 22, 10 am-6 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students

Crash Flash 1 primarily covers the use of a flash in TTL mode. Crash Flash 2 covers the use of a flash in both the TTL mode and manual mode.

Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: Student MUST take Crash Flash 1: On-Camera Flash, no exceptions. Tuition: $145 + $50 model fee

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Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

One Session Date: Sunday, May 15, 10 am-6 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is required. Tuition: $275 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Introduction to Location Lighting with Dean Zulich

Introduction to Studio Lighting with Kawai Matthews

Join photographer Dean Zulich in this two-day workshop as he teaches students how to effectively light portraits on location using natural and artificial light.

Mastering the tools of lighting is the key to mastering studio photography. In this six-week workshop, students will gain a solid foundation of studio lighting and practical knowledge of light. Working hands-on with the equipment, participants will learn how to select the proper light source for their subjects whether shooting portraits, still life or product.

The goal of this class is to provide students the necessary skills to successfully light portraits on location no matter how difficult the situation. Dean Zulich (www.deanzulich.com) is a commercial photographer based in downtown Los Angeles. In addition to his success as the runner up on the VH1 reality television show “The Shot”, he has photographed Joss Stone, Ricki Lake, Victoria Secret’s supermodels Alessandra Ambrosio, Marrisa Miller and Miranda Kerr. In 2008, Dean was inducted into the Art Institute Alumni Hall Of Fame. He graced covers of magazines internationally, such as Digital Photo Pro and ReFoto, while his client list includes Nike Golf, Playboy, Seattle Seahawks, ConAgra Foods and others. Dean is endorsed by the Manfrotto, Elinchrom, Gitzo, Datacolor Spyder, Imagenomic and Formatt Hitech. Two Sessions

Kawai Matthews (www.kawaimatthews.com) is a nationally published and award-winning photographer specializing in celebrity portraiture and music photography. Her client list includes Kanye West, Pamela Anderson, Al Sharpton, Michael Rapaport, Derek Luke, Angela Bassett, Kerry Washington, Queen Latifah, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Kat Von D and many more. She’s also been featured and made appearances on WeTV, BET and VH1. Kawai heads Air Philosophy, LLC, a Los Angeles-based powerhouse creative studio, offering visual solutions, content production and education to clients worldwide. She allocates a hefty portion of her time to teaching photography, digital art and entrepreneurship. Community outreach and mentorship is high on her list of priorities.

Date: Saturday, May 21, 10 am-6 pm + Monday, May 23, 7-9 pm

Six Sessions

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Date: Thursdays, April 14-May 26, 7-10 pm (no mtg. 4/28)

Skill/Experience level: Students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is required

Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is required.

Tuition: $315 + $50 model, equipment and location permit fee

Tuition: $445 + $75 model and equipment fee

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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The class will start out with basic lighting setups and move into more detail with studio strobes, reflectors, fill flash, soft boxes, umbrellas, scrims, grids, snoots, flags, gobos and the use of light meters for better exposure. Students will learn about the quality, color and contrast of light to enhance their subject, and create dimension and depth. Each class will be a combination of lecture and handson time for each student to shoot using the equipment. Exercises will include photographing models, still life and product in order to develop a well-rounded knowledge of using studio strobes for various purposes. Students will leave the workshop with a practical and confident understanding of studio lighting and how to control it.

The workshop begins at the LACP classroom with introductions, gear breakdown, discussing the basics of light control, both indoors and outdoors. The class then moves on to location, combining strobes with daylight—using them both as key and fill light. Working with models and the instructor, students will utilize a variety of light shaping tools, as well as lenses in order to capture quality images. Day one will conclude with students using continuous LED lighting in low light and indoor situations. Critique and review of images will take place on the day two back in the LACP studio, followed by Q&A session.

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Stop, Drop and Shoot: The Magazine Assignment with Kevin Scanlon

Lighting 101: Light Anything, Anytime, Anywhere with Stephen Schafer

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P O R T R A I T U R E

Every camera manual tells you how to use a camera but none show you how to use light—the single most important element in photography. This course will introduce you to the fundamentals of lighting, allowing you to pre-visualize light and empowering you to light anything, anytime, anywhere.

Magazine images come in all shapes and sizes. Kevin Scanlon, a freelance portrait photographer, will cover many aspects of what it takes to be a successful magazine shooter and what comes with the territory. From newsworthy, everyday people to the most powerful of celebrities, learn what to expect when that assignment becomes reality.

How do we use softboxes, grids, snoots, umbrellas or the light of a window or skylight to make our photos compelling? Why does open shade make some portraits wonderful and others terrible? In this one-day technical workshop we’ll focus the lights on diverse subjects to match them with their perfect light modifier. After the lecture, you’ll set up lighting experiments and have the opportunity to build the lighting on our subjects in hands-on shooting demos.

Scanlon will take you from beginning to end, covering topics such as how to compile a list of photo editors, the basics of marketing to magazines, the right questions to ask when an assignment is issued, executing a photo shoot (including preparation, portrait basics, lighting, and shooting environments), basics in post-production with digital capture, and image delivery. Also included will be one of the most important aspects of being a successful magazine photographer—troubleshooting! This weekend course will provide you with the fundamental skills necessary to take the next step in becoming a successful magazine photographer.

Starting with a dark studio, we’ll begin with a single light and progress to a complicated five-light set. We’ll photograph a model to examine qualities of light like color balance and CRI and then we’ll take a complicated subject and manipulate highlights and shadows with gels, flags, reflectors and polarizers. Learn to pre-visualize diverse light sources as you move the lights, trigger the camera and see the changes on your tablet or smartphone live via WiFi.

Kevin Scanlon (www.kevinscanlon.com) is an award-winning freelance portrait photographer. In 2001, he quit his day-job in Arizona as a database administrator to become a professional photographer, before moving to Los Angeles in 2003. His clients include LA Weekly, New York Times, Darko Entertainment, Merck, and Warner Brothers Records. His early work consisted of music photography, and his images appeared on Weezer t-shirts and Jimmy Eat World album artwork. More recently, portraiture for editorial and advertising has been his concentration.

Applicable to beginning and intermediate photographers alike, whether you’re thinking of taking your flash off the hot shoe or want to buy your first lighting kit, this class will help you understand strobe equipment and master lighting inside and outside the studio. Bring your sense of humor, and a smartphone or tablet to upload samples, take notes, and to capture your own behind-the-scenes photos.

Two Sessions

Date: Saturday, March 5, 10 am-6 pm

Stephen Schafer (for bio see page 27) One Session

Date: Saturday, June 18, 9 am-6 pm + Sunday, June 19, 12-6 pm

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels

Skill/Experience level: Students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is required.

Tuition: $275 + $25 equipment fee Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $415 + $75 model, equipment and location permit fee Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Chasing the Light with Jock McDonald

The Intimate Portrait in Natural Light with Just Loomis

Just explains and demonstrates his method of working—a significant part of which has to do with interpersonal connections: finding and approaching a subject, helping a subject overcome shyness and fears, and establishing trust and rapport. He will also discuss the importance of understanding why you as a photographer are drawn to certain human characteristics and why this is crucial to the creation of engaging portraiture. Lectures will consist of examining other important photographers and their body of work, as well as overcoming technical challenges when photographing portraits in natural light. Further, Just will work individually with each participant to asses their strengths and progression.

The Monday evening session provides an opportunity for critique and discussion. The goal off this class is to introduce students to the ability of lighting portraits using only natural light and achieving great results.

Just Loomis (www.justloomis.com) is a portrait and fine art photographer working in Los Angeles and Berlin. A graduate of Art Center College, he began his career in Milan, Italy in 1983 with Carla Sozzani at Vogue Sposa. He is a longtime assistant and friend of Helmut and June Newton. His photographs have been chosen “Photo of the Year” by American Photographer and his album cover for the band Aha was nominated for a Grammy Award. Just works and exhibits internationally and currently teaches in the undergraduate and MFA programs at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. He also holds workshops at the Neue Schule fur Fotografie in Berlin.

Jock McDonald (www.jockmcdonald.com) has been a professional photographer for 28 years. His work, in both black-and-white and color, has achieved national and international critical acclaim for its distinguished use of wit, humor, pathos, and qualities of mystery. His portraits and depictions of rural life around the world have been widely published and exhibited in the U.S., Mexico, Russia, Ukraine and Cuba. His clients include Absolut Vodka, Eastman Kodak, Gap, Levi’s, French and German Vogue, and Xerox. Jock’s most recent exhibition, “One World Portrait,” was exhibited at the Lehigh University Art Gallery Virtual Gallery 2010.

Four Sessions Date: Sundays, March 20-April 17, 10 am-5 pm (no mtg. 3/27)

Two Sessions

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Date: Saturday, April 23, 10 am-6 pm + Monday, April 25, 7-9 pm

Skill/Experience level: Students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is required.

Tuition: $595 + $50 model fee Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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The class begins with a lecture explaining the theory of light including highlights, shadows and the balance of latitude of high to low (functional range of light). Participants will be instructed on how to make light work for them, including exposing for skin tone, exposing for the environment, proper metering techniques and more. After lunch, the class will move on location to a practical shooting session with models. Using the surrounding environment to their advantage, students will learn how to read their subject’s light, the correct way of mixing light temperatures, and how to establish mood and dramatic lighting.

In this four-session workshop, explore the workings, both creative and technical, behind producing the intimate portrait in natural light. Instructor Just Loomis guides students in looking closely at the relationship between photographer and subject, with the goal of creating a series of emotionally resonant images while exploring important natural light technical issues.

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In this workshop, students will discover ways to find and utilize beautiful ambient light as a powerful photographic tool. Participants will be amazed as to how they can achieve great results simply by finding incredible backdrops, such as Disney Concert Hall. Emphasis will be placed on using available and natural light and simple reflectors, with no use of artificial light and heavy strobe equipment.

The Personal Project with Aline Smithson

The Next Step 2 with Aline Smithson

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This nine-month class is Los Angeles Center of Photography’s’ “master” class. It is designed for serious photographers who are interested in creating a significant personal project. Students will work toward creating a strong, cohesive body of work that will culminate in an exhibit at LACP for a month-long run.

Designed for students who have completed The Next Step 1 in or prior to 2015, this four-session class continues to instruct the emerging photographer on how to present work to the fine art and documentary markets. Photographers are encouraged to build on their bodies of work and come prepared to fine-tune, edit, and enhance their series or images. The class will explore competitions, grants, presentation and packaging, marketing, and other venues for presenting work. Submissions to competitions and portfolio reviews will be encouraged and guest speakers, if available, will share their work.

After presenting project ideas in the first class, the ensuing five class sessions will be spent critiquing on-going work thoroughly. We will analyze approach, quality, and progress of the projects. Students will be encouraged to research their projects in preparation for publishing, and in addition, work on the publicity and marketing of their projects. Each student will be pushed toward the goal of creating a well-developed and polished body of work, a well-written statement, and the tools to launch the project into the fine art or documentary market. Participants will also produce a self-published photo book of their project. The final two class sessions will focus on the production of the photo book and planning and preparation for the exhibition’s opening night reception, currently scheduled for Friday, September 30, 2016. (Date subject to change.)

The class will culminate in a group exhibit at the Los Angeles Center of Photography (currently scheduled for Friday, March 18, 2016). After a career as a New York Fashion Editor and working along side the greats of fashion photography, Aline Smithson (www. alinesmithson.com) discovered the family Rolleiflex and never looked back. Now represented by galleries in the U.S. and Europe and published throughout the world, Aline continues to create her award-winning photography with humor, compassion, and a 50-year-old camera. Aline was an overall juror in 2012 for Review Santa Fe, a juror for Critical Mass from 2009-2013, a juror for Flash Forward in 2012 and 2013, and is a reviewer at many photo festivals across the United States. Though she was nominated for The Excellence in Photographic Teaching Award from 2008-2012 and for The Santa Fe Prize in Photography in 2009 by Center, she considers her children her greatest achievement.

Students will be expected and must be prepared to meet the goals of the class. This workshop is strictly limited to 12 students. Instructor Aline Smithson will select the students chosen to participate in the workshop. Phone interviews with each student may be part of the process. For consideration, please email info@lacphoto.org or call 323-464.0909. Nine Months (Eight Sessions)

Four Sessions

Date: Tuesdays, January 12; February 16; March 15; April 12; May 17; June 14; August 16; September 13, 7-10 pm

Date: Tuesday, January 26, 7-10 pm; Wednesday, February 10, 7-10 pm; Tuesday, February 23, 7-10 pm; Tuesday, March 8, 7-10 pm

Enrollment limit: 12 students Skill/Experience level: Advanced. Instructor approval required.

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Tuition: $745 + $145 exhibit fee (Includes one-month exhibition run at the Los Angeles Center of Photography, all opening night reception expenses, curating and hanging fees, security and printing of invitations. Fee does not include printing, framing, and book publishing expenses.) Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: The Next Step 1 or equivalent experience and instructor approval. Tuition: $295 + $15 security fee Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Shooting with Intention with Aline Smithson

Photo-Illustration with Hugh Kretschmer

A well-made photo-illustration adds another layer of intrigue to an already beautiful photograph. It has the potential to grab hold of your audience on a deeper, more personal level.

Ultimately, the workshop will inspire participants to reconsider how they make work, how they interpret their lives and their world, and by bringing depth and meaning to their efforts. Designed for all levels of fine art photographers.

Hugh Kretschmer (www.hughkretschnmer.net) received a BFA from Art Center College of Design and launched his career as a photo-illustrator in the editorial and advertising arenas. His fanciful yet provocative photographs balance between art and commerce, have brought him critical acclaim through numerous national and international awards, and have been the subject of many articles and industry blog posts. His work is now represented by Fathom Gallery in Los Angeles and Fotografenwerk, Dusseldorf. Hugh is currently an adjunct professor and part-time instructor at both Santa Monica College and UCLA.

Aline Smithson (for bio see page 22) Six Sessions Date: Tuesdays, April 19-May 31, 7-10 pm (no mtg. 5/17) Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to fine art photographers of all levels Tuition: $445

Six Sessions

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Date: Sundays, June 5-July 17, 10 am-1 pm (no mtg. 7/3) Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $445 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Each class will include a lecture to inspire, followed by a brainstorming session, and critique of the previous week’s assignment. Assignments will be due weekly, and turned in on flash-drives. Students will sketch their ideas, and learn how to plan the shoot during every step of production.

Join Aline Smithson in a six-session workshop designed to help photographers create significance in their imagery. Participants will be exposed to genres of contemporary photography, projects created around ideas, and projects that tell personal stories. Aline will offer exercises so that students can identify a personal vision or a subject worth exploring, including photographing in the surrounding area. Work will be examined and critiqued thoroughly, offering students invaluable feedback as they reexamine the intention behind their photographs. She is not looking for technical expertise as much as the thought behind the photographs.

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In this new, photo-illustration course, students will learn how to connect to their sensibilities through “scrapbooking”, develop their ideas, communicate their concepts through sketches and written descriptions, and plan their execution from pre through post-production. Students will be shown a variety of in-camera techniques that will entice and encourage them to think outside the digital “box” and help them to create unusual images that are visually tactile. Students will be given weekly assignments that will collectively immerse them into conceptual photography for both art and commerce, with the objective of walking away from the class with a portfolio of conceptually based imagery to be proud of.

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Today’s fine art photography market asks for more than beautifully, well crafted images. Curators, gallerists and editors are looking for work created with intention and/or work focused around an idea or concept. In addition, they are looking for photographers who can not only articulate their images, but interpret the world with intelligence and thoughtful analysis, whether it be work made close to home or in regions undiscovered.

Creative Portraiture with Ken Merfeld

The Art of Photography with Ken Merfeld

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This class is designed to help you expand your approach to photography, to question the “how” and “why” of your technique, and to challenge and understand your creative process. Do you have a creative palette? Where do your ideas come from? What makes you who you are as an artist? Do you constantly repeat yourself? Are you lost in “tradition”? Are you conceptually “frozen”? Do you ever break rules? The answers to these questions just might open doors to creativity and change how you approach your work.

This six-week workshop will begin to explore the world of portraiture, the basics of natural and artificial lighting, and the psychology of dealing with people in front of your camera. Lighting equipment and light-altering tools will be discussed and demonstrated, with weekly assignments given and critiqued, and student portfolios reviewed. Visual interpretation of subject matter is stressed as a creative approach to shooting people. Further emphasis will be on body language, interesting backgrounds and shooting environments, as well as paying attention to visual design, overall composition, and eye movement within the frame.

Beginning with the structure, design, and content of your portfolio, Ken Merfeld’s critical eye for detail and his passionate heart for this medium will challenge your communication and technical skills, the overall design sense and flow of your work, the emotional response expected from your viewer, and your personal work ethic. Ken has critiqued, edited, and reviewed thousands of commercial and fine art portfolios and brings an abundance of information, suggestions, and insight as to how approach and present work. Equipment and technology may change every six months but one must remain steadfast in their approach to art and commerce. This class will broaden your creative horizons, question your creative process, and examine where you are going with your work and how it is presented.

This workshop is open to beginning and intermediate levels with the goals of becoming more aware of light, gaining confidence with your subject, eliciting an emotional response from your viewers, and creating memorable images from your portrait sessions. Digital or film, black & white or color are accepted. Assignment prints are due each class session. Please bring portfolios to the first class meeting. Ken Merfeld (www.merfeldphotography.com) (www.merfeldcollo dion.com) is a Los Angeles-based commercial and fine art photographer. He owns and operates a studio in Culver City, California, where he photographs fashion, advertising, portrait and celebrity. His work has appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Mademoiselle, Angeleno, Zoom, Black & White and Los Angeles Magazine. His commercial accounts include American Express, Nike, Kodak, Apple, Sony, Pacific Bell, Disney, Mattel, McDonald’s and Panavision. During his 25 years of commercial and fine art photography, he has explored the worlds of autistic children, people with their pets, parent and child, tattooed people, bikers, identical twins, transvestites, “little people,” erotica and more. Ken teaches photography part-time at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.

Weekly assignments will be given to enhance your current portfolio and/or develop new bodies of work. Open to all levels. Please bring portfolios to first class meeting. Ken Merfeld (for bio see left column) Six Sessions Date: Wednesdays, April 13-May 18, 7-10 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels

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Tuition: $445

Date: Wednesdays, January 27-March 2, 7-10 pm

Location: West Side Annex-dnj Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Suite J1, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $445 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Discovering the Artist Within with Rose Eichenbaum

The Photographer’s Eye with Thomas Alleman

Students will emerge with a better understanding of photography as an expressive medium and the ability to shoot with greater confidence, skill and intention. Digital SLR cameras are preferred for all assignments. Please bring digital or hard-copy portfolios to the first class meeting.

Thomas Alleman (www.allemanphoto.com) is a commercial, editorial and fine art photographer living and working in Los Angeles. During a 15-year newspaper career, Tom was a frequent winner of distinctions from the National Press Photographer’s Association, as well as being named California Newspaper Photographer of the Year in 1995 and Los Angeles Newspaper Photographer of the Year in 1996. As a magazine freelancer, his pictures have been published regularly in Time, People, Business Week, Barrons, Smithsonian, National Geographic Traveler, and US News & World Report, and have also appeared in Brandweek, Sunset, Harper’s and Travel Holiday.

Rose Eichenbaum (www.roseeichenbaum.com) is one of the most highly acclaimed photojournalists working in the arts today. She is an award-winning photographer and author of two critically acclaimed books: Masters of Movement: Portraits of America’s Great Choreographers and The Dancer Within: Intimate Conversations with Great Dancers. Her books have been adopted as important educational resources by a number of major universities around the country. Rose’s dance and portrait photography have been exhibited from coast to coast including a three-year national tour hosted by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition service (2008-2010).

Six Sessions Date: Thursdays, March 3-April 7, 7-10 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students

Six Sessions

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels

Date: Tuesdays, February 9-March 22, 7-10 pm (no mtg. 3/1)

Tuition: $445 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $445 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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How does a photographer cope with the loss of an entire dimension? How does a photographer resolve the iron-clad restrictions that the frame places of his point-of-view? Students in “The Photographer’s Eye” will become aware of the challenges posed by cameras and lenses, learn about the solutions that photographers have developed over 150 years of time and trial, explore the specifics of camera vision in such areas as motion, time, and focus, and examine hundreds of pictures in order to better understand the frame itself.

Join author and award-winning photographer Rose Eichenbaum as she guides students toward a more artful approach to image making. Rose imparts practical photographic knowledge with lessons learned from her personal investigation of creativity and the relationship between artistic expression and the human spirit as revealed in her published books and through her years as a freelance photojournalist. Sessions include visual presentations and discussions, exercises intended to nurture creativity, challenging shooting assignments, guided photo critiques and one-on-one mentoring sessions a well as developing strategic plans for future work based on student’s individual interests.

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Photography’s essential artifact—the picture that’s created by a camera and printed on paper or viewed on a screen—is usually said to represent “the real world” faithfully, and with great precision. But those images are only representations; they’re separate from that real world in several very fundamental ways. The way lenses see depth and space; the way cameras understand time and motion; the way two-dimensional prints and screens impose edges and corners on what the camera sees—all that is truly different than our everyday experience of a three-dimensional world that brims with noise and aroma and a multitude of sensations.

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Whether one’s interest is in portraiture, landscapes, or urban street shooting, working professionally or simply for one’s own personal enjoyment, this course is a powerhouse of knowledge and insight designed to further develop one’s photo eye, inherent style and effective use of composition, lighting, perspective and exposure to produce more compelling and meaningful photographs.

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The Wet Plate Collodion Workshop with Allan Barnes

The Wet Plate Collodion Workshop: Part 2 with Allan Barnes

This two-day workshop serves as a hands-on introduction to this demanding but beautiful photographic process, invented by Frederick Scott Archer in the mid-19th Century. Participants will use large format period-correct cameras to explore the craftsmanship of tintypes and ambrotypes. The goal is to provide a taste of how the process works, with each participant walking away with 3-4 plates. We will be making photographs at/around the location of the workshop. Participants are invited to bring their own props, old costumes, etc.

This course serves as a continuation to The Wet Plate Collodion Workshop. Armed with skills learned from the prior class, students will be encouraged to produce new and interesting work using the three sub-fields of WPC (Glass Positive, Tintype, Glass Negative). The focus of the course is on creating work, rather than lecture and demonstration. Close instructor supervision and guidance will ensure that each student walks away as the proud owner of newly poured plates. All chemistry, media and cameras will be provided, in addition to information on purchasing one’s own WPC equipment. In addition, one female model will be available throughout the day. Please bring aprons and work clothing (materials are not overly toxic but can easily stain clothing).

Please bring disposable latex or nitrile gloves, aprons and work clothing (materials used can easily stain skin and clothing). The course is taught by Allan Barnes, a former photojournalist who has been working extensively with the process for almost ten years. A recent transplant to Northern California, Allan teaches workshops in the process at the Los Angeles Center of Photography, and also teaches photography classes at Petaluma High School in Petaluma, CA. His studio is located in Santa Rosa, CA.

Allan Barnes (for bio see left column) Two Sessions Date: Saturday and Sunday, March 26-27, 10 am-4 pm Enrollment limit: 12 students

Allan Barnes (www.allanbarnes.com) is a former photojournalist currently specializing in fashion and portraiture using antique photographic processes. His work has been exhibited widely in numerous locations and his client list includes the New York Times, Detroit Free Press, Spin and Metropolis Magazine. He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Photography from Ohio University and has taught photo classes at Santa Monica College, Citrus College and Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor MI. Allan has been teaching the Wet Plate Collodion class at LACP since December, 2007.

Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: The Wet Plate Collodion Workshop, or equivalent experience and instructor approval. Tuition: $395 + $25 chemistry and media fee NOTE: Students should be prepared to pay an additional fee (estimate $75) for the darkroom facility and on-site technician at SMC. Location: Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Two Sessions Date: Saturday and Sunday, March 19-20, 10 am-4 pm Enrollment limit: 12 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $395 + $25 chemistry and media fee NOTE: Students should be prepared to pay an additional fee (estimate $75) for the darkroom facility and on-site technician at SMC. Location: Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405

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Variations in Platinum/Palladium Printing with Joseph Rheaume

Introduction to Large Format Photography with Stephen Schafer

Once the staple of the fine art and commercial photographer, the view camera has been bypassed by faster cameras and instant processes. In this one-day workshop we will slow down the image-making rhythm and explore the creative control that can be achieved using large format cameras.

Joseph A. Rheaume (josephrheaume.wordpress.com) is a fine art photographer and educator from the western U.S. An active career in music gave way to his educational endeavors in 1996 when he began his studies at Arizona State University. By 2003 he had earned degrees in Engineering (BS) with an emphasis in Graphic Communications, Technology (MS) with an emphasis in Printing, and finally Fine Art (MFA) with an emphasis in Photography. Currently, Joseph holds the position of Program Coordinator for Digital Projects at the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona in Tucson where he manages the Digital Imaging operations for the CCP.

This class is designed for those who have never used a view camera, those who want to reacquaint themselves or those who wish to master the camera for wet plate processes. Participants are encouraged to bring their own view camera if they own one. If not, large format cameras will be provided.

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The printing technique will be covered in-depth, including some very interesting variations including Gum over Platinum / Palladium, Cyanotype over Platinum/Palladium, and Varnishing. Students will learn the techniques, gain the skills needed to make enlarged digital negatives from digital files, and coat the alternative process solutions onto fine art papers used for each process. Students will also gain valuable experience working with variations of this alternative photographic processes, as well as the skills required to create images on their own including enlarged digital negatives.

Students will learn the techniques that allow the view camera to be so versatile while avoiding expensive pitfalls trying to figure it out by trial and error. Learn best practices from loading film to using the view camera’s movements for correcting architecture or shifting the plane of focus for creative distortions. Topics include choosing camera models from rail, field, and technical cameras and tips on buying used large format equipment. Large format film types, sizes and formats will be discussed along with lens choices, metering, processing and printing options.

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Tap into your creative side in this hands-on workshop that explores one of the finest alternative process methods of photographic image making called Platinum/Palladium Printing. The workshop includes digital negative making and variations in Platinum/Palladium.

Stephen “Schaf” Schafer (www.schafphoto.com) is an award-winning Southern California commercial photographer who has been successfully producing product, people, and location photographs in the US, Asia, Central America the Middle East, and Europe. In addition to his commercial success he has been enamored with black and white infrared for all his personal fine art work since shooting his first roll in 1987. He exhibits his infrared fine art extensively in museums and galleries. Schaf is a member of the Freestyle Board of Advisors and has extensively tested their line of IR films.

Three Sessions Date: Friday, April 15, 6-9 pm + Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17, 10 am-6 pm

One Session Date: Saturday, April 2, 10 am-6 pm

Enrollment limit: 12 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Tuition: $545 + $25 media fee NOTE: Students should be prepared to pay an additional fee (estimate $75) for the darkroom facility and on-site technician at SMC.

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $275 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Location: Friday: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028 and Saturday and Sunday: Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405

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Street Shooting 1 with Julia Dean

Street Shooting 2 with Julia Dean

This six-month class is intended to teach students how to shoot candidly on the street, not only from practical experience, but also from studying historic and contemporary street photographers. We will meet once a month on Monday evenings, for lecture and critique, and once a month on Saturdays for a shooting session.

Street Shooting 2 is meant for serious shooters who want to continue shooting together and looking at each others’ work. Not only will we continue to shoot on the streets, but we will also shoot specific events such as the Day of the Dead festivities on Olvera Street and at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery Chinese New Year, the May Day Parade, and/or the Gay Pride Parade. In this class, you will not only improve your street photography through continual practice, but you will also learn how to tell a story—with a beginning, middle and end—while shooting events.

Topics covered in class include: how to see light, how to find great backgrounds, the laws and ethics of shooting on the street, how to shoot candidly, how to capture the “decisive moment,” how to anticipate the future, how to approach people, how to shoot from the hip, equipment choices, lens selection, seeing in 3D, seeing in black & white, how to tell a story with a single image, and how to be brave, but careful.

Other topics covered include: • What is Documentary photography; Social documentary photography; Street photography; Photojournalism? • What is a picture story versus a documentary project?

Many of the shooting sessions will take place downtown where Julia resides and spends most of her time shooting. We will shoot on Broadway, the Toy District, the Fashion District, the Flower District, Chinatown, Little Tokyo, the Arts District, on Olvera St., and in Union Station. If it rains, we’ll ride the Metro for a few hours. We’ll also shoot on the Venice Beach Boardwalk and on Hollywood Blvd.

• How to tell a story when shooting an event such as a parade, a wedding or a birthday party • The importance of editing and sequencing for a slideshow or book • How to design a book and/or slideshow

Julia Dean (for bio see page 29)

• How to write a caption/cutline

Six Months (11 Sessions)

• How to get your work published

Date: Mondays, January 25; February 22; March 21; April 18; May 16; June 13, 7-10 pm + Saturdays, January 30, 1-4 pm; February 27, 6:45-9:45 am; March 26, 3-6 pm; April 23, 3-6 pm; May 21, 7-10 pm

You will also be given “at home assignments,” such as designing a business card for the street, submitting a photo to LA Times Moments section, entering a contest, and more. Julia Dean (for bio see page 29)

Six Months (13 Sessions) Date: Mondays, February 1; March 7; April 4; May 2; June 6; July 11, 7-10 pm + Saturdays, February 6, 2-5 pm; March 12, 4-7 pm; April 9, 6:30-9:30 am; May 7, 12-3 pm; June 11, 7-10 pm. Plus two additional event shoots, TBD

Tuition: $635 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: Students MUST take Street Shooting 1, no exceptions. Tuition: $535 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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The LA Street Shooters’ Collective with Julia Dean

One Day of Street Photography with Ibarionex Perello

The LA Street Shooter’s Collective picks up where Street Shooting 2 left off, continuing the camaraderie of shooting together on the street, sharing our work, and getting feedback from each other. The course has been created specifically for those who have taken both Street Shooting 1 and Street Shooting 2 and includes four shooting sessions and four classroom sessions over five months.

This one-day workshop provides you an intimate hands-on experience for learning the skills and practice of producing great street photography. Ibarionex shows and demonstrates his personal approach for seeing, composing and capturing images of the theater of the street.

The goals of the workshop include: • Understanding and mastering the core features of your camera • Increasing your reaction time between seeing and actually capturing the photograph • Learning how to use the presence of people as a graphic element in your composition • How to approach people for creating street portraits • Discovering a methodology for photographing in the streets whether you are alone or in a group

For the past 15 years, Julia has concentrated on street photography around the world. For the past five years, street shooting in downtown Los Angeles has been her primary focus. In 2014, one of her L.A. street photos—The Kiss—won for the United States in an international street shooting contest. The same photograph won first place in Leica’s I-Shot-It street shooting contest in 2015.

• And much more

Date: Mondays, February 15; March 28; May 9; June 20, 7-10 pm + Saturdays, February 20; March 5; April 2; May 14, times TBA

Ibarionex Perello is a photographer, writer and educator. He is the host and producer of the Candid Frame (www.thecandidframe.com) photography podcast which features conversation with the world’s best established and emerging photographers. Ibarionex is the author of Chasing the Light: Improving Your Photography Using Available Light and is an instructor of photography at www.BetterPhoto.com and an adjunct professor at Art center college of Design in Pasadena, California.

Five Months (Eight Sessions)

Enrollment limit: 15 students

One Session (Offered Twice)

Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: Students MUST take Street Shooting 1 and Street Shooting 2, no exceptions.

Date: Saturday, January 30, 10 am-6 pm Saturday, April 16, 10 am-6 pm

Tuition: $295

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Skill/Experience level: Students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is required. Tuition: $275 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Julia Dean (www.juliadeanphotography.virb.com) is a photographer, educator, and founder of the Los Angeles Center of Photography, formerly The Julia Dean Photo Workshops. She began her career as an apprentice to pioneering photographer Berenice Abbott. Later, Julia was a photo editor for the Associated Press in New York. She has traveled to more than 40 countries while freelancing for numerous relief groups and magazines. Her extensive teaching experience includes 33 years at various colleges, universities and educational institutions including the University of Nebraska, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles Southwest College, Santa Monica College, the Santa Fe Workshops, the Maine Photographic Workshops, Oxford University and the Los Angeles Center of Photography.

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Exploring different communities in Los Angeles he will demonstrate the importance of developing a way of seeing and using light, slowly building your composition and working a scene. The approach will allow you to refine even the busiest scenes into the basic elements of a great photograph.

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The Complete Actor Headshots Workshop with Brad Buckman

The Art and Business of Wedding Photography with Maya Myers

Actors would rather visit the dentist than shoot new headshots, yet their first stop in Hollywood is getting new professional pictures. In this comprehensive six-session workshop, students will learn how to create striking photographs that will help their clients get to work, and consequently help grow their photography business.

This workshop is designed to help students start their own photography business and take the next step in becoming a successful wedding photographer. Important topics will be covered including: • How to build a portfolio. • How to promote and market one’s work.

Much more than just a picture of someone’s face, the headshot must work to capture an essence of the performer, as well as the casting director’s eye. Learn what defines a Hollywood headshot, and what representation and casting directors want to see in a photo. Students will discover how to direct and pull the best from their client, how to develop a personal style and their own image workflow, and how to manage and market their photography business. We’ll discuss working with a wide range of personalities and levels of experience, from those new to acting to accomplished performers with decades of experience. Other topics will include photo processing, retouching, natural light, studio light and mixed lighting.

• How to create a price list and a contract. • Basic business practices and requirements for wedding photographers. • How to deliver a successful sales presentation to a client. • How to pose couples for beautiful results in any situation. • How to handle family group shots. • How to present images to a client after a wedding. The art of wedding photography is also explored such as using camera settings and various lenses for beautiful effects. Students will have the opportunity to put the above-mentioned discussions into practice. Weekly assignments will be provided with the goal of helping each participant take the first step toward starting a wedding photography business. These assignments will include formulating a contract, creating a usable promotional piece and designing an album.

With 15 years of experience working with performers, Brad Buckman (www.buckmanheadshots.com) quickly became known in Hollywood for capturing the essence of an actor in a photograph. He pioneered the use of digital photography for headshots a dozen years ago and then led the industry’s conversion to color. Brad has a unique technical aptitude, combined with an ability to put people at ease in a session. Referred by top agencies, managers, and casting directors, he is routinely voted a “Best of LA” in the Back Stage Readers’ Polls. Having photographed thousands of actors and is excited to share his experience and knowledge.

Maya Myers (www.mayamyers.com) is an award-winning documentary photographer specializing in weddings, lifestyle and events. She splits her time between Los Angeles and New York, in addition to her destination work. After earning a BFA with a concentration in photography from Alfred University, she booked her first wedding at the age of 23. Since then, Maya’s images have been published in various publications including The Los Angeles Times Magazine, The New York Times, Newsweek, The Huffington Post, Brides Magazine, InStyle Magazine, SELF Magazine, LA Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter and more.

Six Sessions Date: Mondays, April 11-May 2, 7-10 pm + Saturdays, April 23-30, 1-4 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Students are required to bring their own DSLR, a strong working knowledge of their camera, and an enthusiasm for photographing people. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is required.

Six Sessions Date: Wednesdays, June 8-July 13, 7-10 pm (NOTE: The sessions on June 22 and July 6 will meet from 5:30 – 8:30 pm for shooting time.)

Tuition: $445 + $75 model and equipment fee

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Skill/Experience level: Students must have knowledge of basic photography and post-processing, and at least some experience having assisted or photographed a wedding. Tuition: $445 + $75 model, equipment and location permit fee Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography,

Photography for Social Change with Sara Terry

Conceptual Photography with Ann Elliott Cutting

What is the meaning behind your imagery? Can the viewer connect to your photograph in a conceptual way? Is it an emotional connection, or a clever idea, or does the viewer feel the “aha” experience when viewing your work? Do you share a narrative or tell a story with your work?

Participants will choose a social issue that they feel especially connected to and learn how to use the power of imagery to create a story, bringing their issues into the forefront. Possible issues may include homelessness, health, immigration, child labor or poverty, to name a few. Each student’s story will be told through the eyes of one person. Sara Terry will guide the class on how to gain a subject’s trust, how to come up with a story, how to tell the story with a beginning, middle, and end, and how to get the work seen to help bring about change.

Each class will include a lecture to inspire, formulation of concepts, and critique of the previous week’s work. Assignments will be due weekly. For the first class please bring a portfolio of some of your work or a website link and a pencil & notebook for sketching ideas. No sketching experience necessary.

Each student will be required to research non-profits in the Los Angeles area to approach after completion of his or her story. Open to all level of photographers interested in making a difference in today’s society.

Ann Elliott Cutting (www.cutting.com) is an award-winning editorial, conceptual advertising and fine art photographer. Her client list includes Nike, Nikon, Lexus, Target, Lee, Pioneer, Kenwood, and Ashworth Golf, and her images have been published in Photo District News, Black and White Magazine, Communication Arts, Graphis, Rangefinder and Nikon World. Ann received a BA in Biochemistry and cell biology from UCSD and a BA in photography from Art Center College of design where she is currently on the faculty.

Sara Terry (www.saraterry.com) is an award-winning documentary photographer and filmmaker best known for her work covering postconflict stories. She is a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow in Photography. Her first long-term post-conflict body of work, Aftermath: Bosnia’s Long Road to Peace, led her to found The Aftermath Project in 2003 on the premise that “War is Only Half the Story.” An accomplished speaker on aftermath and visual literacy issues, her many lectures include a 2013 TedX talk and appearances at The Annenberg Space for Photography.

Six Sessions Date: Wednesdays, February 17-March 23, 7-10 pm

Six Sessions

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Date: Tuesdays, May 17-June 28, 7-10 pm (no mtg. 6/7)

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $445

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $445 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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In this six-week conceptual photography course students will learn to develop their ideas and think before shooting. Concepts will be discussed, critiqued and communicated among class members to brainstorm the best way to convey an idea. Students will be given weekly assignments to inspire clever visualization, as well as sketching thumbnails in order to learn about planning and pre-production. The goal of the class is provide students a new workflow that cultivates developing concepts and planning creative work, laying the foundation to create a series of conceptual images.

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Since its inception images have been used to advocate for social change. Currently, activism does not end with images; they start foundations, fund non-profits and testify at the UN in order to find solutions for the issues they document. This class is about finding ways to create change in our society by shooting in an artful documentary way, while also learning the ethics that go along with the profession.

Shooting Fashion! A One-Day Workshop with Andrew Southam

Atypical Self-Publishing with Blurb with Dan Milnor

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For many photographers, shooting fashion photography is a challenging yet richly rewarding experience. This creative, energetic one-day workshop will help participants shooting fashion imagery find direction. Students will explore some of the essential ingredients that make a memorable fashion shoot such as lighting techniques, concept and choice of equipment. Emphasis will be placed on developing the photographer’s style and point-of-view.

Today’s tools allow for a brand of “Atypical Publishing” which provides artists with newfound freedom and the chance to make a new style of fluid publication. Instead of being locked in on ONE publishing avenue, the modern photographer can tell a story with numerous publications each showcasing a unique style and attitude. This workshop will discuss these new alternatives and how best to utilize the Blurb publishing platform. Attendees will learn the range of Blurb publishing tools, see examples of “atypical” books and have a chance to make their own personal publication. Dan Milnor, Blurb Photographer at Large, will cover topics such as utilizing more than one format, collaboration, best use of magazine, serial publishing, themed books and how to best communicate with an audience interested in supporting the independent publisher.

Andrew Southam will present a brief history by showing images from the masters of the genre. He will then conduct a shooting demonstration showing participants first-hand his approaches and techniques. The afternoon will consist of shooting time for all the participants using models. Andrew will serve as a close guide, helping participants develop their own style, create portfolio-quality imagery, and further their knowledge and preparedness for professional shoots. The workshop will include evening wrap-up time for group critique and sharing of the day’s imagery.

Students should bring a selection of images, a laptop computer, a sense of humor and zeal in regard to what is possible. Attendees should prepare to unlearn as much as possible in regard to publishing, and also be prepared to do many of the things they were told never to do.

Andrew Southam (www.andrewsoutham.com) is an Australian fashion and portrait photographer and director. He has lived and worked in New York, London and Milan. He began his career doing photography for the Sydney Theatre Company and the Australian National Ballet. His work has been published in Australian, English, Italian and American Vogue, as well as American and French Elle, and his portraits have been exhibited in the Australian National Portrait Gallery. On the upcoming workshop Andrew has said, “I have never recovered from seeing photographs by Newton, Avedon, or Penn for the first time. I hope to impart something of that joy to anyone who takes the class.” Andrew currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and son.

Dan Milnor (www.shifter.media) is a photographer and writer who is now, once again, performing his role as “Photographer at Large” for Blurb Inc., the world’s premiere indie publishing platform. He has taught at Art Center College of Design, Academy of Art University, The Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, Los Angeles Center of Photography and the Photo Experience Workshops. His work is in the collections of The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The George Eastman House and The Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Dan is currently working on a series of classic photo-essays which revolve around Blurb users who are living artistic, creative lives.

One Session

Date: Saturday, February 20, 10 am-6 pm

Date: Saturday, March 12, 10 am-6 pm

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Skill/Experience level: Open to intermediate to advanced photographers looking to pursue a career, or simply interested in, fashion photography. Prior experience in lighting is helpful. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is required.

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $275 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $315 + $125 model and equipment fee Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Street Portraiture with Michael Long

Environmental Portraiture with Mark Edward Harris

Learn how to easily approach strangers on the street and then win approval for a spontaneous portrait session. In this class students are taken step-by-step about what to say in order to make an immediate connection with a stranger and ultimately produce a dynamic street portrait image.

This practical, one-day workshop will give participants the necessary confidence and foundation to photograph people in their natural surroundings.

Instructor Michael Long will be at your side on the street enthusiastically showing how to put the techniques in action. Compositional strategies will be explained and demonstrated. Students will develop an eye to read existing lighting and use it to their advantage. Michael will help with posing the newfound “models” in effort to find the winning shot. Participants will also discover how to quickly locate a supporting “environment” for their subjects. The result is a shift from making average people snapshots to sophisticated portrait images. Time is set aside for review of images to anchor the learning process.

At the end of the day’s shoot, students will return to the studio for a group critique session. Suitable for photographers with little to advanced lighting experience, this workshop is designed to inspire participants to create powerful, meaningful images of real, everyday people.

By the end of the workshop students will walk away with wonderful images for their portfolios and will learn how to easily meet and photograph people on the street—whether it be in Los Angeles or anywhere in the world. Michael Long (www.MichaelLongArtist.com), visual artist, earned an MFA degree in photography from the University of Colorado and a BFA degree in photography from the College of Santa Fe. He has taught photography and painting for more than twenty-five years, including at the Santa Fe Photography Workshops, University of Colorado, Eastern New Mexico University, University of Hawaii, Dar al-Kalima College (Bethlehem, Palestine), The Contemporary Museum (Austin, TX) and the Dougherty Arts School (Austin, TX). He has exhibited extensively nationally as well in Italy, Netherlands, Columbia, and Mexico. Michael Long founded and directed Austin Photography Workshops from 2009-2013.

Mark Edward Harris’ (www.markedwardharris.com) editorial work has appeared in publications such as Vanity Fair, Life, GEO, Condé Nast Traveler, Islands, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Playboy and the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine. His commercial clients range from The Gap to Coca-Cola to Mexicana Airlines. His books include Faces of the Twentieth Century: Master Photographers and Their Work, The Way of the Japanese Bath, Wanderlust, North Korea, South Korea, and Inside Iran. He is the recipient of numerous awards including a CLIO, ACE, Aurora Gold, IPA and Photographer of the Year at the Black & White Spider Awards.

Two Sessions

Date: Saturday, June 11, 10 am-6 pm

Date: Saturday and Sunday, May 14-15, 10 am-6 pm

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Skill/Experience level: Students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is required.

One Session

Skill/Experience level: Students should have a working knowledge of their camera and the ability to shoot in manual mode. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is required.

Tuition: $275

Tuition: $415

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The day begins with examples of successful environmental portraits by legendary photographers. These photographs will be analyzed and serve as sources of inspiration. The class continues with a “warm-up” of basic lighting demonstrations with an emphasis on available, natural light and the use of properly color-balanced flash. Students will be encouraged to venture further into techniques that will help them connect to the essence of the subject before their lens. After lunch, participants will apply their skills to crafting their own, unique environmental portraits using the wide array of personalities Hollywood has to offer.

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Photography as a Business with Manuello Paganelli

The Business of Photography with Leigh Andersen

This class is designed to help photographers understand the business and marketing end of the photo industry, an area often overlooked when a photographer is building his or her career. The course offers a great opportunity to learn what “you don’t know that you don’t know”, in other words how to create yourself (the photographer) as a brand, and how to effectively market that brand to clients appropriate to your work and skill level.

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Join photographer Manuello Paganelli in this highly informative and practical one-day workshop on the business side of photography. Manuello will discuss the tools required for negotiating, understanding contracts, copyrights and model releases, what is involved in a photo production, and more. Students will learn how and where to place the value of their images and to incorporate that knowledge into marketing their talent and connecting with the right editorial, advertising, commercial or non-profit clients.

The class will detail the main pillars of the commercial photo industry— Editorial (portraiture and celebrity portraiture), Syndication, Music (album packaging and publicity), Commercial Advertising, Entertainment Advertising and Fashion Advertising—and how to break in or move forward in each market. We will talk about marketing and branding strategies, including defining your strengths and style, the importance of creating a website that is both respectful of your vision and client-friendly, how to approach clients for meetings, how to craft a marketing plan, when and how to approach a rep, how to stay ahead of technology and client expectations and more. The class closes with Leigh reviewing your portfolio and/or website and suggesting specific ideas to better package your work.

Manuello will help photographers attending this workshop move their business on the path to success through in-depth discussion on the following topics: The right portfolio for the right clients • Shooting for fun vs. shooting for clients • Working for an organization vs. freelancing • The importance of copyrights and its power • Understanding the value of your images • Reaching out to clients and keeping those clients • Contracts • Editorial work vs. commercial and advertising • Nonprofit work • Licensing rates and licensing the right image • Social media and how to use it to your advantage • Protecting your photos from infringement and how to attack it

Originally from Nashville, Leigh Andersen has been working in the photo industry in Los Angeles since 1998. With over a decade of experience, Leigh has worked for celebrity syndication agency Icon International, and as an agent for both Montage and iCreate. While an agent at Montage she managed the careers of Nino Munoz, Art Streiber, Sheryl Nields, Rankin, Marc Baptiste, Warwick Saint, Brian Bowen Smith and Jim Wright, among others.

Manuello Paganelli (www.manuellopaganelli.com) grew up in several exotic places such as Santo Domingo, Italy and Puerto Rico. He has led photography workshops throughout the world and has exhibited at the Annenberg Space for Photography, the prestigious Manege Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia and art galleries across the USA. His award-winning work has graced the covers and pages of many well-known magazines including Time, Newsweek, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Market, ESPN, Forbes, LIFE, Men’s Journal, People, Reader’s Digest, Sports Illustrated, Stern, Spiegel and many more.

Four Sessions Date: Thursdays, June 9-30, 7-10 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels Tuition: $295 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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The Steps to Success with Sherrie Berger

Preserving Your Photographic Archive with Charlie Holland

We will conclude by talking about long-term plans for your archive. These could include fine art sales, licensing and publishing options. If you want to donate your work or part of your family collection to a cultural institution, we will help you understand the interests, challenges, and the process of transferring your collection.

Students will be given time to implement changes to their websites and promo materials prior to the final class which will allow all to share accomplishments and solve challenges that may not yet be fully resolved.

Charlie Holland has been working in the editorial and commercial photography field for 35 years. In New York and Los Angeles Charlie was Director of Photography for general interest, entertainment and celebrity magazines and worked as a Director of Marketing at Universal Studios, Los Angeles. She was Director of Photography for Creative Imagery at Getty Images, Los Angeles, assigning and sourcing photography internationally. Charlie has been an Assistant Professor at Art Center College of Design teaching image licensing and marketing since 2007. She is interested in the preservation of C20th photography collections, schooled in Archival Management and Theory and is currently working in the Theo Westenberger Archives at the Autry National Museum.

Sherrie Berger (www.sherrieberger.com) is a photography consultant, and a co-founder of Scarletworks (www.scarletworks.com) a photographer’s agency with a commitment to giving back. She has extensive experience in entertainment, high-end celebrity portraiture, fine art photography, production, marketing and public relations. Sherrie continues to consult with private clients on photography events, such as the Lucie Awards, on exhibitions, and with individual photographers. She conducts portfolio reviews at the Palm Springs Photo Festival and in New York during Photo Expo. Four Sessions

One Session

Date: Wednesdays, May 4-25, 7-10 pm

Date: Saturday, May 7, 10 am-1 pm Enrollment limit: 60 students

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels

Skill/Experience level: Intermediate photographers approaching advanced-level status

Tuition: $95 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $295 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

P H OTO G R A P H Y

This seminar will help you move beyond the benign neglect of your photographs and help you decide what is a reasonable and rational course to take to preserve your work now and in the future. If digitizing your analog materials is part of your conservation plan, we will discuss your goals, priorities, digital standards and the ongoing responsibilities of asset ownership and management. The current thinking on the cultural, aesthetic and historical value of “human-readable” photographic prints may surprise you.

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Divided among four in-class sessions, the course will analyze where the photographers’ careers are currently and where they are headed. We will set short and long-term goals, share practical resource materials, and connect with fellow photographers who might be at a similar point in their careers. As a class we will cover self-promotion and marketing tools and come up with a clear vision of what is necessary to accelerate one’s photography career. Individually and as a group we will embark on website effectiveness, group portfolio reviews, and discuss mailers, contests, exhibitions, publishing and the business of the stock industry, editorial vs. advertising assignments, building relationships, client lists, and diversification and copyright/licensing. We will also explore networking via helpful professional organizations and online communities.

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Your photographic archive needs care and attention. If you understand the vulnerabilities and life cycles of different materials you can start taking steps to ensure their longevity. “Preventative conservation” involves choosing appropriate storage materials and optimizing the environmental conditions that will preserve your work. It may be easier than you think.

This class, designed for photographers seeking to advance their careers, provides the insights, tools and resources necessary to achieve a higher level of career success. Topics covered include self-promotion, marketing, website effectiveness, exhibitions, the stock industry, editorial advertising assignments, and much more.

Lightroom 1: The Basics

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This workshop focuses on the most essential workflow and developing features of the new Adobe Lightroom CC with the needs of the photographer in mind. Students will learn how to import, sort, organize and enhance their digital images, as well as batch process groups of images, quickly and efficiently. In addition to the software’s new developing capabilities, participants will learn how to take advantage of Lightroom’s local adjustment tools for retouching and correction. Other processing utilities such as white balance, black and white conversion, sharpening, and noise reduction will be covered in this workshop. Further, the class will be instructed on how to export images in various formats such as JPEGs for emails and websites or high-resolution files such as DNGs, PSDs, and TIFFs. Lightroom also has a Book module where it’s possible to design and create a photo book that can be sent for publication directly from within the program. Finally, students will learn how easy it is to create a slideshow with an audio track, as well as web galleries without needing knowledge of HTML.

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Six Sessions (Offered Twice) Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, January 26-February 11, 7-10 pm with Rollence Patugan (for bio see 16) Date: Mondays and Wednesdays, May 9-25, 7-10 pm with Michael Pliskin (for bio see below) Enrollment limit: 12 students Skill/Experience level: Students should be comfortable working with the Macintosh OS X operating system. Tuition: $445 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028 Michael Pliskin (www.pliskindesigns.com) began his professional photojournalism career at age sixteen. He worked for Nikon for twelve years as a technical advisor in photography and digital imaging at the dawn of digital imaging era. Michael authored the book Digital Photography Workflow with Adobe Lightroom 3 and teaches Digital Imaging, Photoshop, and Lightroom workshops. He has a BFA in Photography and Design from California Institute of the Arts and is a member of ASMP, NAPP, ATX and ISAP.

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Photoshop 1: The Basics

Photoshop 2: Advanced Techniques with Ed Freeman

Photoshop Selections & Masks a. Selection tools b. Creating selections with multiple techniques c. Quick mask mode d. Refine edge e. Transform selections f. Layer masks g. Refining mask properties

•C ropping, Resizing, Saving (Crop tool; Image size dialog; Resolution, pixels, file size; File formats) • Adobe Camera Raw (Basic overview ; Camera Raw workflow) •P hotoshop Adjustments (Pixel layers—white & black points; Adjustment layers; History panel) The goal of the course is to develop each student’s ability to work with Adobe Photoshop while having fun in the process. Hands-on training and close instructor supervision reinforces concepts presented through lecture and demonstration. Students are highly encouraged to learn more of Adobe Photoshop’s tools and capabilities by enrolling in Photoshop 2: Advanced Techniques.

Photoshop Layers a. Making layers b. Moving layers c. Adjustment layers d. Layer groups e. Retouch layers

Four Sessions (Offered Twice)

Selective Adjustments a. Adjustment layers & masks b. Layer blend modes c. Blending options d. Dode and burn layers Basic Retouching a. Retouching Tools b. Spot Removal c. Skin retouching d. Figure shaping

Ed Freeman (www.edfreeman.com) is an educator and award-winning fine art and commercial photographer. He uses Photoshop as his primary creative tool, creating unique images from ordinary photographs. He has exhibited widely in museums and galleries in the United Sates and Europe and has hundreds of articles and magazine covers to his credit. A book of his computer-enhanced nudes, Work, was published in 2000 by Bruno Gmunder in Germany. Desert Realty, a collection of manipulated images of abandoned buildings in the Southern California desert, was published in 2007 by Chronicle Books. He is represented by Getty Images.

Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, February 16-25, 7-10 pm with Michael Stern (for bio see below) Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 17-26, 7-10 pm with Ed Freeman (for bio see right column) Enrollment limit: 12 students Skill/Experience level: Students should be comfortable working with the Macintosh OS X operating system. Tuition: $295 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Six Sessions Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 9-28, 7-10 pm

Michael E. Stern (www.buildabetterphotograph.com) is an awardwinning Los Angeles-based photographer specializing in both construction time-lapse photography and portraiture. Michael’s still photographs have been published in more than a dozen books published by Disney Press, in addition to catalogs for Sotheby’s, Cinema Secrets and Sid and Marty Kroft. Michael has taught at community colleges, private colleges, online and one-on-one tutoring.

Enrollment limit: 12 students Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: Photoshop 1: The Basics, or equivalent experience and instructor approval. Students should be comfortable working with the Macintosh OS X operating system. Tuition: $445

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• Photoshop Interface and Tools Overview (Preferences; Color settings; Basic tools; Panels & layout preferences for work space)

This course builds on the basic foundation created in Introduction to Adobe Photoshop 1. With core knowledge of the software, students will build a wider skill set for image creativity and correction. Students will be introduced to some of the software’s more advanced tools and features. Topics include:

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Photoshop 1: The Basics is a core fundamental workshop for photographers. The course teaches the most basic features of Adobe Photoshop, helping students to understand the process behind simple photo correction, as well as prepare them for the continuation class, Photoshop 2: Advanced Techniques. The class will cover:

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The Fine Art of Digital Printmaking with Eric Joseph

The Black and White Digital Printing Workshop with Albert Lee

More than just a technical class on Photoshop and Lightroom, this course will emphasize the digital print as a unique art form in which the choice of inkjet paper to print on makes the difference between an ordinary photo and an extraordinary piece of artwork.

One of the forefathers of photography and inventor of the “zone system,” Ansel Adams created a systematic approach to exposure and printing that allowed photographers to control the tonality of an image from capture to final output. The “zone system” and his workflows allowed photographers to get the most out of film photography, a medium of capturing light onto light sensitive silver halide crystals suspended in acetate. Today, as silver halide gives way to CCD and CMOS sensors, much of Adams philosophies may be applied to the much more powerful and nuanced tool of the digital darkroom. This black and white digital printing workshop aims in to explore ways photographers can maximize the performance of their images through the advantages of digital exposure and the digital darkroom. The class will be broken down into three segments: 1) Digital Capture: Getting the most out of digital sensors, 2) Digital Darkroom: Using Camera Raw and Adobe Photoshop to maximize the performance of our images and 3) Final Output: Optimizing for print. Students will gain a thorough understanding the digital printing process as it specifically pertains to black and white, and will walk away with at least one beautiful print.

Eric Joseph graduated from California State University, Northridge in 1985 with a BA degree in Art, Specializing in Photography. His advanced photography and primary mentoring instructor was Jerry McMillan an internationally respected photographer who was part of the ground breaking “Photography into Sculpture” exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1970. His career at Freestyle Photographic Supplies started in 1986 starting as sales person in the retail store working his way up to his current position as Senior Vice President of New Business and Product Development. As a respected industry insider Eric has established a solid reputation as a technical and creative resource in photographic processes, both darkroom and digital. Six Sessions

Albert Lee (www.AlbertYLee.com) is a graduate of California State University at Fullerton with a BA in Photo-Communications and has 20 years of experience in multiple fields of visual communications. An expert of Adobe Photoshop, he became an imaging specialist at the Los Angeles Times, image toning everything from daily photographs to long-term projects. His work has been nationally and internationally recognized, including a 2010 News and Documentary Emmy Award for the story “Caught in the Crossfire: Stories about the Victims of Gang Violence.”

Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 15-31, 7-10 pm

Six Sessions

Enrollment limit: 12 students

Date: Mondays and Wednesdays, April 4-20, 7-10 pm

Skill/Experience level: Experience working with Photoshop and Lightroom is helpful but not required. Students should be comfortable working with the Macintosh OS X operating system.

Enrollment limit: 12 students Skill/Experience level: Experience working with Photoshop is helpful but not required. Students should be comfortable working with the Macintosh OS X operating system.

Tuition: $445 +$50 paper and ink fee Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $445 + $25 paper and ink fee Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Instructor Eric Joseph will cover all of the technical jargon and vocabulary of inkjet papers and introduce you to the full range of inkjet media available on the market from standard Resin Coated Photograde papers up to handmade Japanese Washi papers. This course emphasizes the creative benefits of understanding and controlling your digital print results through hands-on printmaking sessions. Topics covered will include proper camera settings, color management, monitor and printer calibration, what type of printer to use and why, downloading and applying ICC profiles, preparing files for printing and everything else you ever wanted to know about digital printing. Eric will make sure the information is taught in an easily digestible and accessible format.

Teen Classes The Los Angeles Center of Photography is especially proud to offer classes in photography specifically designed to educate and enrich the lives of Los Angeles’ city youth.

Designed for students in Middle School & High School (ages 12-18).

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Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 15-18) with Maia Anderson

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Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-14)

This weeklong course for teens (ages 12-14) is designed to introduce students to the fundamental operations, techniques, and critical vocabulary of digital photography. Students will learn about the camera’s basic and advanced settings in an effort to make beautiful photographs, all while having fun. The class will cover technical information such as shutter speed and aperture, white balance, image quality, and compositional methods to help students develop their vision as budding photographers. Students will have the opportunity to practice their understanding of topics covered in lectures through daily photographic assignments.

This week-long course for teens (ages 15-18) is designed to introduce students to the fundamental operations, techniques, and critical vocabulary of digital photography. Students will learn about the camera’s basic and advanced settings in an effort to make beautiful photographs, all while having fun. The class will cover technical information such as shutter speed and aperture, white balance, image quality, and compositional methods to help students develop their vision as budding photographers. Students will have the opportunity to practice their understanding of topics covered in lectures through daily photographic assignments. By the end of the course, students will be comfortable using the various controls of their specific cameras and will gain confidence in the way they approach different subjects photographically. This class is open to students who own either a digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera or a point & shoot camera with a manual setting.

By the end of the course, students will be comfortable using the various controls of their specific cameras and will gain confidence in the way they approach different subjects photographically. This class is open to students who own either a digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera or a point & shoot camera with a manual setting.

Maia Anderson discovered her passion and natural talent for teaching while still in high school, when she worked for the National Conference for Community and Justice as a mentor and youth leader for teenagers and young adults. The years she dedicated to the nonprofit organization inspired her to pursue photography as a vehicle to explore issues of social diversity and communicate the commonality of the human experience.

One Week (Five Sessions) – (Offered Three Times) Date: Monday-Friday, June 20-24, 10 am-1 pm with Maia Anderson (for bio see right column) Monday-Friday, June 27-July 1, 10 am-1 pm with Jasmine Lord (for bio see page 43)

Maia attended San Francisco Art Institute and earned an MFA in Photography. While a student at SFAI, she continued to expand her teaching repertoire by tutoring undergraduate and graduate domestic and international students in English as a Second Language and photography. After graduating from SFAI, Maia instructed university level ESL and TOEFL classes at private language schools in Los Angeles. She currently advises and conducts portfolio reviews for international students applying to undergraduate and graduate art programs in the United States.

Monday-Friday, August 1-5, 10 am-1 pm with Maia Anderson (for bio see right column) Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Beginning Tuition: $375 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

One Week (Five Sessions) Date: Monday-Friday, June 27-July 1, 10 am-1 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Beginning Tuition: $375 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Intermediate Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-18) with Jasmine Lord

Voices and Visions for Teens (ages 12-18) with Gina Valona

By the end of class, students will become more comfortable using their digital camera with predictable and repeatable results, gain confidence in making deliberate decisions, discover how to critique and engage in thoughtful discussion, and begin to communicate through photography instead of just taking snapshots.

By the end of the week, students will be deeply committed to a personal project that will serve as a platform for a portfolio review. Connection to self, others and the world we inhabit is the foundation of this class as seen through the photographic image.

Jasmine Lord (www.jasminelord.com) is a Los Angeles-based photographer who shoots runway and backstage for fashion weeks in North America as well as working on documentaries, commercials and live events. Jasmine has shot two books for the Eat Naked nutrition brand and has photographed for AFI, high-end restaurants, food catering services, locals artists and designers in Los Angeles. She is an associate member of the Society of Camera Operators and an active member of the Australian Cinematographers Society.

Gina Valona (for bio see page 45) One Week (Five Sessions) Date: Monday-Friday, July 11-15, 10 am-1 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, although a basic understanding of photography fundamentals is encouraged.

One Week (Five Sessions) Date: Tuesday-Saturday, July 5-9, 10 am-1 pm

Tuition: $375

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: Basic Digital Photography for Teens or instructor approval. Tuition: $375 Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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The course begins by examining other works of photographic art. Guest speakers may be invited. Students will then be guided to produce their own series of work based upon their own unique vision. Daily assignments will be given and critiqued. Emphasis will be given on learning how to work as a photographic art collective while simultaneously creating individual and personal visions for a photographic series meaningful to each student. Students will be encouraged to voice opinions on each other’s work and learn how to offer constructive criticism.

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Over five days, participants will be given exercises to photograph some of the major genres of photography, including but not limited to: stylized portraiture, architecture, black and white, and the art of telling a story in a single frame. Students will be given examples of how photographers have approached these genres, and conceptual projects will be assigned using the methods learned. Daily critique and feedback will offer guidance for each student as they move toward mastering their camera as well as the importance of learning to critique and providing feedback.

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This class is designed to give teens an opportunity to voice their opinions, ideas, concerns and dreams about the world they live in. By closely examining their surrounding environment, students will begin to interpret their own perception of reality, and manifest that vision through pictures.

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In this sequential class to Basic Digital Photography for Teens, students will receive reinforcement in the concepts from the previous class and push toward the next level of photographic expression. Emphasis will be on image capture while practicing sound technical fundamentals. Students will work toward mastering camera settings, metering techniques, and white balance selection for proper image capture, while engaging in more creative and thought provoking assignments.

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Visual Storytelling Through Portraiture for Teens (ages 12-18) with Todd Felderstein

Street Portraiture for Teens (ages 12-18) with Todd Felderstein

A photographic portrait is not simply a headshot or an image of a pretty face. One can create a portrait of a person that expresses something, that teaches the viewer something new about the subject and tells a story.

Do you have a photographer’s eye that singles out many moments often unnoticed by others? In our ever-changing landscape there are so many of these instances that can be captured if you have the knowing, planning and expertise. Deemed “Street Photography”, this art-form goes beyond the snapshot into the artistic documentation of today’s urban realities by harnessing emotion, light, shadows and storytelling in a single image.

In this week long class students will learn how to get the most out of their subject and create portraits that can be read like biographies. Using other members of the class as models, as well as family and friends at home, students will work on getting to know their subjects as best as possible, make a conscious decision about the message or story they want to convey about their subject and create images that reflect this intention. We will work both in and outside the studio setting, learning how surroundings and environments can lend to or detract from a portrait.

“Street Portraiture” builds on this art style where the photographer capitalizes on the raw beauty of the unposed subject creating a natural, unencumbered photograph. Technically the photographer is forced to move from the shadows to directly engage the subject transitioning from a former candid creation to a deliberate portrait. In this class, join filmmaker and photographer Todd Felderstein as together we will discover the secrets in “Street Portraiture” that will hone our storytelling skills, allowing us to better discover hidden gems and how to approach and engage random subjects without disrupting their environment. This class will further address composition, lighting, cameras and the psychology behind this style of shooting. We will create an assortment of portraits on a weekly basis while always challenging our comfort zone and creative eye. The course will conclude with a final project to be presented to the entire class.

Students will also shoot self-portraits, employing similar techniques as used when photographing other models. We will give consideration to who you are and what you would like to convey about yourself. Whether shooting models or self-portraits, the goal of this class is for students to create an image that captures the essence of their subject. Todd Felderstein (www.toddfelderstein.com) is a narrative and documentary filmmaker and photographer who continues to amass global recognition and accolades through his multi-hyphenated storytelling career. He was part of the creative team behind Sony’s Spider-Man, the Animated Series and co-wrote The Sword of Shikata staring Gina Gershon as Spidey’s newest nemesis. Todd has ongoing blogs in the Huffington Post and the Hollywood Journal and is an active mentor in some of the more challenged communities throughout Los Angeles promoting storytelling through filmmaking and photography.

Having completed Street Portraiture for Teens, students will walk away with a more refined photographer’s eye, a greater technical understanding, and a greater sense of confidence when venturing out with their camera, regardless of the surrounding culture and community. Todd Felderstein (for bio see left column) One Week (Five Sessions) Date: Monday-Friday, July 18-22, 10 am-1 pm

One Week (Five Sessions) Date: Monday-Friday, July 11-15, 10 am-1 pm

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Skill/Experience level: Since “Steet Portraiture” oftentimes needs to be somewhat intimiate, students should be prepared to be pushed outside of their comfort zone.

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, although a basic understanding of photography fundamentals is encouraged. Tuition: $375 + 25 equipment fee

Tuition: $375

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Fashion Fun for Teens (ages 12-18) with Gina Valona

Street Shooting in Los Angeles for Teens (ages 12-18) with Julia Dean

This class is intended to teach students how to shoot candidly on the street, not only from practical experience, but also from studying historic and contemporary street photographers.

On Tuesday and Thursday, students should be prepared to meet on location and provide their own transportation. Students should also wear comfortable shoes and expect to walk up to 2-3 miles per day. Julia Dean (www.juliadeanphotography.virb.com) is a photographer, educator, and founder of the Los Angeles Center of Photography, formerly The Julia Dean Photo Workshops. She began her career as an apprentice to pioneering photographer Berenice Abbott. Later, Julia was a photo editor for the Associated Press in New York. She has traveled to more than 40 countries while freelancing for numerous relief groups and magazines. Her extensive teaching experience includes 33 years at various colleges, universities and educational institutions including the University of Nebraska, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles Southwest College, Santa Monica College, the Santa Fe Workshops, the Maine Photographic Workshops, Oxford University and the Los Angeles Center of Photography.

After an extended trip to France and Spain, Gina Valona decided to turn her passion for photography from hobby to career. A graduate of the One-Year Professional Program at the Los Angeles Center of Photography, her work has been exhibited in galleries nationwide and recently published in Open to Interpretation: Love + Lust. In addition to her portrait work, Gina is currently working on a fine art series involving social issues dear to her heart. She lives in Los Angeles with her children and beloved pets. One Week (Five Sessions)

One Week (Five Sessions)

Date: Monday-Friday, July 18-22, 10 am-1 pm

Date: Monday-Friday, July 25-29, 10 am-1 pm

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Skill/Experience level: Prior experience in lighting is not necessary. A basic understanding of photography fundamentals is helpful.

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, although a basic understanding of photography fundamentals is encouraged.

Tuition: $375 + $40 equipment and stylist fee

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Tuition: $375

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Students will photograph each other in this fun and energetic workshop. All lighting equipment will be provided, but students should have a digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera or film camera capable of manual exposure settings and a hot shoe or sync connection.

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Topics and assignments will include developing your story and/or concept, shooting on location and in studio, learning about lighting and setups, composing your shot and directing your subject. We will also discuss the importance of assembling a glam squad including casting the right model and the usefulness of props, wardrobe, hairstyling and makeup. This is a great opportunity to work in teams and by the end of the class students will have created their own mini fashion portfolio.

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The weeklong class will consist of three days of lecture and critique and two days of shooting on the streets of Los Angeles. On Tuesday, we’ll arrange to meet at a specific location on Hollywood Blvd. and on Thursday, we’ll meet in the Downtown Fashion District. Topics covered include: the laws and ethics of shooting on the street, capturing the “decisive moment,” when to or when not to talk to someone, approaching people, how to tell a story with a single image, and how to be brave and not brazen. At the end of the week, we’ll put together a slideshow of all the students’ best work.

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We love photography and we love fashion! Explore the world of fashion photography with photographer Gina Valona as she takes students through the process of shooting vintage fashion and current trends. Surveying some of the fashion industries most iconic photographers from classics like Avedon to contemporary duos like JUCO, students will be exposed to a variety of styles and players in the world of fashion photography.

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The Special Project for Teens (ages 12-18) with Andrea Passarella

The Art of Photographic Capture for Teens (ages 12-18) with Lee Corkett

Choosing a meaningful topic is the first step of any personally driven photography project. Your subject could be exploring form, color, texture and shadows, or it could be the life of a family member or a part of your city. In this fun and collaborative class, students will learn the art of visual storytelling and the importance of the editing process. We’ll emphasize developing a special topic of focus and using your camera skills to bring that topic to life to produce a series of images that are stylistically and thematically unified. We’ll discuss in-camera composition and after-the-photograph analysis of what worked, and we’ll explore documentary versus more personal and artistic projects to develop each photographer’s personal vision and style. Come ready to have fun and explore a topic your curious about, in whatever visual form it comes.

Photography is the art of looking at the same world as everyone else, but challenging yourself to see something new. This class will consider pre-existing ideas about photographs and push students to think about using images to not just record reality, but to present it as a unique experience.

The class will work together in a supportive and constructive environment, critiquing each other’s work on a daily basis. The goal is for each student to complete a cohesive, meaningful body of work. A digital Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera is recommended for this class; however, all types of cameras are welcome, including film cameras, point & shoot cameras and smart phones.

Designed to take the advanced beginning photographer to the next level of expression, this course focuses on analyzing and practicing the basic technical capture of photographs and using cameras to interpret the world around them. The class will weigh technology and creativity equally and begin to solidify the students’ understanding of the histogram, deliberate exposure for output, understanding of depth of field and how to simplify or complicate subjects through its use, and how shutter speed can lengthen or compress the representation of time in a single photograph. Students will be given examples of how photographers have met these concerns in the past and conceptual projects will be assigned using the methods learned. In order to create a proven method for success, students will draw on their own personal interests and histories and will keep a visual journal of their progress to track their creative process.

Andrea Passarella is an accomplished educator, photographer and advocate for inner city enrichment programs. She has worked with organizations dedicated to teaching youth in the Los Angeles area including; Venice Arts, School on Wheels, Step Up Women’s Network and the Los Angeles Center of Photography. Presently, Andrea runs the middle school photography department at The Willows Community School in Culver City. It has been her good fortune to travel, teach and work alongside some truly gifted people. Some of Andrea’s greatest teachers have been her former and current students.

Lee Corkett (www.leecorkett.com) is an editorial, portrait, and performing arts photographer based in Los Angeles. After moving to California from his home in Canada, he pursued formal education in photography, followed by a degree in Sociocultural and Visual Anthropology. He’s been teaching since his early twenties when he accepted a teaching position in Indonesia and has received several awards in both the visual arts and the social sciences. He is currently working on several curatorial projects, as well as a portrait series depicting the Middle Eastern and Tribal Fusion dance scene in California.

One Week (Five Sessions)

Date: Monday-Friday, July 25-29, 10 am-1 pm

Date: Monday-Friday, August 1-5, 10 am-1 pm

Enrollment limit: 15 students

Skill/Experience level: Open to all levels, although a basic understanding of photography fundamentals is encouraged.

Tuition: $375

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

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Street Portraiture for Teens (ages 12-18) with Todd Felderstein

Basic Digital Photography for Teens (ages 12-18) with Maia Anderson

This course for teens (ages 12-18) is designed to introduce students to the fundamental operations, techniques, and critical vocabulary of digital photography. Students will learn about the camera’s basic and advanced settings in an effort to make beautiful photographs, all while having fun. The class will cover technical information such as shutter speed and aperture, white balance, image quality, and compositional methods to help students develop their vision as budding photographers. Students will have the opportunity to practice their understanding of topics covered in lectures through daily photographic assignments.

Todd Felderstein (for bio see page 44) Four Weeks (Eight Sessions) Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, February 16-March 10, 4-6 pm Enrollment limit: 15 students

Four Weeks (Eight Sessions)

Skill/Experience level: Since “Steet Portraiture” oftentimes needs to be somewhat intimiate, students should be prepared to be pushed outside of their comfort zone.

Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 3-26, 4-6 pm

Tuition: $375

Location: Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Enrollment limit: 15 students Skill/Experience level: Beginning

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Maia Anderson Maia Anderson discovered her passion and natural talent for teaching while still in high school, when she worked for the National Conference for Community and Justice as a mentor and youth leader for teenagers and young adults. The years she dedicated to the nonprofit organization inspired her to pursue photography as a vehicle to explore issues of social diversity and communicate the commonality of the human experience.

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In this class, join filmmaker and photographer Todd Felderstein as together we will discover the secrets in “Street Portraiture” that will hone our storytelling skills, allowing us to better discover hidden gems and how to approach and engage random subjects without disrupting their environment. This class will further address composition, lighting, cameras and the psychology behind this style of shooting. We will create an assortment of portraits on a weekly basis while always challenging our comfort zone and creative eye. The course will conclude with a final project to be presented to the entire class.

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Location

Cancellations

The Los Angeles Center of Photography is located in Hollywood at 1515 Wilcox Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028, just north of Sunset Blvd.

On occasion a workshop may cancel due to low enrollment or unforeseen instructor conflicts. If such a case occurs, all students will be refunded in full. The Los Angeles Center of Photography does not take responsibility for non-refundable airline tickets, hotel expenses, or any other costs that may be attributable toward enrolling in a workshop.

Hours of Operation Administrative hours are (PST): Monday-Thursday, 10 am-6 pm; Friday, 10 am-5 pm; Saturday and Sunday-CLOSED. Office is closed on all major holidays.

Special Guest Refund Policy A $75 administrative fee will be charged on all refund requests arriving 31 days or greater before the workshop start date. If the request arrives 15 - 30 days prior to the workshop start date, 75 percent of the applicable workshop fee will be retained. No refunds are provided for requests arriving 0-14 days prior to the workshop start date. All refund requests must be submitted in writing via email to info@lacphoto.org.

How to Enroll Enroll Online: www.lacphoto.org. All major credit cards are accepted. Enroll by Phone: Please call 323-464-0909. All major credit cards are accepted. Enroll In-Person: Los Angeles Center of Photography

If a student wishes to receive credit for a Special Guest workshop, he or she must do so greater than one month prior to the workshop start date. Within one month of the workshop start date, the option of receiving credit does not apply and students must adhere to the Special Guest Refund Policy.

Processing Fee for All Phone of In-Person Enrollments A $15 fee will be charged per class for students electing to enroll phone or in-person. No fees will be charged for students enrolling online.

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Payment

Travel Workshop Deposit, Payment and Refund Policy

Payment is due in full at the time of enrollment.

The deposit, payment and refund policies for travel workshops to domestic and international locations will vary. Please visit the specific travel workshop website link found online at www.lachphoto.org or contact the Los Angeles Center of Photography at 323-464-0909 or email info@lacphoto.org.

Note: Travel Workshops carry different payment policies. Please refer “Travel Workshop Deposit, Payment and Refund Policy” section. Receipt of Payment For all online enrollments a receipt of payment will be generated and sent automatically to the student’s email account. For all phone, fax, mail or in-person enrollments, a receipt of payment will be generated and sent to the student’s email account within one week of receiving payment. About one week prior to the workshop start date, each student will receive a separate email providing information concerning parking, directions and what to bring.

Parking There is an ABUNDANCE of parking alternatives at our location. For evening classes, we recommend parking at street meters (free after 8 pm). Sunset Blvd. offers a great place to find parking meters after 7 pm. OR, you may also park in the yellow commercial loading zones for FREE after 6 pm. There is also plenty of FREE street parking two blocks south of us near Wilcox and Fountain.

Refund Policy A $25 administrative fee will be charged on all refund requests*. The request must arrive greater than one week prior to the workshop start date. No refunds will be provided for requests arriving one week or less prior to the workshop start date. All refund requests must be submitted in writing via email to info@lacphoto.org.

If you do not wish to find metered or street parking, there are MANY parking structures to choose from. The closest and most economical lot is a surface lot, located just one block north of us at 1633 Wilcox Ave. Cost is $7 flat (varies on the weekends).

*Note: Special Guests and Travel Workshops carry different refund poli-

A great online resource to find the nearest parking lots and to prepay rates can be found at Park Me.com: www.parkme.com/los-angeles-parking.

cies. Please refer to “Special Guest Refund Policy” and “Travel Workshop Deposit, Payment and Refund Policy” sections.

IMPORTANT! Please pay close attention to the streets sign during the evening hours. If you street park north of Selma Ave. on Wilcox Ave. or Cahuenga Blvd., you WILL get towed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Please avoid that area and park in a lot instead.

Upon receipt of a refund request, students will be provided the option of receiving course credit toward the purchase of another workshop. If a student elects to receive credit, a voucher for the amount of the applicable workshop fee will be sent to the student’s email address or credited online at the discretion of the Los Angeles Center of Photography. Students receiving credit as vouchers must keep a copy on file for future reference. To redeem credits issued as vouchers, please contact the Los Angeles Center of Photography at info@lacphoto.org or call 323464-0909. To redeem credits issued online please enroll online at www. lacphoto.org and the credits will be automatically applied. All credits must be used within two years from the date of issue. No administrative fee will be charged for students electing to receive credit.

Lodging Information Please visit www.lacphto.org for details or call 323-464-0909.

Studio and Gallery Rental The Los Angeles Center of Photography’s space may be rented for studio shoots and/or art gallery exhibitions. The space measures a total of 2200 sq ft with a ceiling height of approximately 16 ft. Beautiful track lighting is mounted along the facility’s three separate spaces. Six surface walls painted flat white allow for up to 50 images to be displayed (not stacked). The space is equipped with air conditioning, Wi-Fi, sound and digital projection capability. A wired hanging system allows for seamless and easy installation of artworks. Cement floors covered with a protective sealant contribute to the space’s industrial flavor. Please visit www.lacphoto.org or call 323-464-0909 for information.

Credits Credit vouchers or online credits may not be redeemed for refunds or cash back. Further, credit vouchers or online credits may not be applied toward travel workshops. A student’s decision to receive credit in lieu of a refund is final and may not be changed at a future date.

Transfers

Private Lessons

Students may elect to transfer applicable course fees toward the purchase of another workshop, limit of one transfer per class. All transfer requests must adhere to the refund policy noted above and/or in conjunction with Special Guest and Travel Workshop refund policies.

Private photography lessons are available upon request. To request a private lesson or to obtain further information, please call 323-464-0909 or email info@lacphoto.org.

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