PHOTOGRAPHY

Courses and Classes

All our classes, courses, events, workshops and eLearning courses in one place

    Photography 1 (Know Your DSLR Camera) - 6 Week course

Getting to know your camera is essential. Like every painter knows his brush and every chef knows his knife, you need to know your tools. Our 6 weeks Photography 1 course is a lot of fun and hands-on. We'll lay the groundwork to enable you to dramatically improve your photography.

This course is for beginners through advanced. If you just got your camera, we'll guide you through on how to use it, from the ground up. If you have been photographing for a long time and know your way around your camera, - sort of, this course will fill in the gaps and connect the dots.

 

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It's a beautiful world out there. Capturing it with your camera  gets a lot easier once you understand composition and visual principles. Our Photography 2 course will guide you through studying elements and principles of composition. And then we'll offer an overview of how these principles apply to portrait photography and landscape photography, two areas most of our students want to explore more. This is a fun course with lots of hands-on assignments for practice at home.

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After you've mastered the technical skills to put you in charge of your camera and learned the creative aspects that move you from taking snapshots to making art, you may wonder what's next. Our Photography 3 course provides the answer to that important question. We'll explore lighting, more complex photo editing techniques, how to handle the human element (your subjects), and some of the business aspects you might be beginning to consider.

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Even the most fantastic photo isn't much good to you if it only lives in your camera. But the process of getting images from camera to computer and back out again can be confusing, too. We're here to help. In our Photo Editing 1 course, we'll show you how to set up a foolproof digital workflow to manage your photo library, and we'll work through basic photo adjustments in Adobe Lightroom.

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Once you've got your photo library under control, and you know how to make basic adjustments to your images using Lightroom, you may find there are more complex edits you'd like to make. Enter Adobe Photoshop, the power tool of photo editing. There's a steep learning curve to Photoshop, but we're here to propel you upwards. And we'll show you how to make Lightroom and Photoshop play nicely together, so that your organizational structure stays in place.

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In our Photo Editing 3 course, we'll dive deep into Adobe Photoshop. You will be amazed at what this powerful editing software can do, and we'll be here with a road map if the maze of layers and curves and masks all becomes too much. As it is with most things that look like magic, advanced photo editing is all about practice and skill. If you want to become a digital darkroom wizard, this course is for you.

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If you are ready to make the most of your images, Adobe Lightroom is the tool to use. You'll find that there is a learning curve and we can get you all fixed up learning all the techniques and shortcuts. Our 6 series eLearning course consists of short, comprehensive video clips that you can watch at your leisure, guiding you along. What makes our videos so special is that you can follow them up with a private lesson, should you need to.

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Our hands-on workshops focus on specific subjects ranging from Photoshop, to posing a subject, to advanced studio lighting concepts. Once you understand all the ins and outs of your DSLR and are mastering your composition, these workshops will give you the opportunity to practice and expand detail knowledge. - The really cool stuff.
If you are part of C1M-Academy Photo Elite, the monthly workshops are free for you to attend. Model fees may apply.

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You can learn the most and have fun doing so if you immerse yourself into photography on an ongoing basis. Our Photo Explorers program meets once a month for a photo shoot with a photo editing session about 2 weeks after. The idea is to become part of an ongoing improvement cycle that will dramatically improve how you approach your photo shoots. Intended for students and photography enthusiasts alike, Photo Explorers runs year-round. You can join anytime. Hands-on workshops are free to Photo Explorers members. Model fees notwithstanding.

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     1-to-1 Mentoring

If our courses and classes don't fit with your schedule, or if you have a specific issue you need a leg up on, our 1-to-1 Mentoring may be for you. When you subscribe to a mentoring membership, you'll get two 1-hour sessions per month.  Mentoring sessions can cover anything you'd like to learn more about. From connecting the dots on your camera skills to cleaning up your Lightroom catalogs, we are here to help you.
You sign up on-line and we'll contact you to schedule your session to fit your schedule. It is that easy.

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     Package Deals

If you love photography and know you want to develop your hobby as far as possible, you can combine our most popular courses and save on package deals.
Available deals may vary.

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    The Basics Lite - 3 Weeks course

Sometimes, you know you need some help, but you aren't quite ready and willing to invest the time and money in a full-blown, soup-to-nuts education. Our 3-week Basics Lite course might suit your needs. We'll hit the high points and get you started down the road to better controlling your camera.

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Intro

Dip your toes in the Digital Photography pool. Whether you are thinking about getting a digital camera or just got one, this class should help you to figure out what your next steps could be. We will be discussing what you need to get from pushing the shutter to getting a photo printed. No question is too big or too small. We'll take them all.

 

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     Gift Certificates

Looking for a gift for your favorite photography enthusiast?
Look no further! Gift Certificates are available in different denominations and can be applied to any of our courses.

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