All upcoming Studio Arts: Photography classes

Slow things down as you learn to capture movement and low light scenes with longer shutter speeds. Topics covered include panning, zoom effect, intentional camera movement, tripods, drive modes, neutral density filters, and the camera settings required to take slow shutter-speed photos in bright light, low light, twilight, and night.

Learn to develop your photographic vision and take better photos by learning a more deliberate approach to composition, balance, and lighting conditions while keeping it simple.

Learn the camera controls, composition, and lighting considerations to achieve artful images of items such as brickwork, apartment or office buzzers, call boxes, and vintage signage. Working knowledge of your camera is required, along with willingness to see the mundane as magnificent.

Learn how to take good photos with your smartphone. By understanding a few principles of what makes a good image, you can use your phone’s camera to create stunning photographs.

Delve into the history of cyanotypes, a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue and white print, and create your own cyanotype using chemistry to harness the transformative power of sunlight. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit)

Whether you want to work in digital or film, this course offers a solid foundation for new photographers ready to learn the basics. Topics include camera functions, exposure, metering, working with natural and artificial light, and composition.

Designed for beginners who want to learn how to use their digital or mirrorless camera as a creative tool, this class gives students the opportunity to learn about technical aspects of photography so they can concentrate on composing beautiful images.

Whether you want to work in digital or film, this course offers a solid foundation for new photographers ready to learn the basics. Topics include camera functions, exposure, metering, working with natural and artificial light, and composition.

Are you drawn to photos that include spirals, grids, angles, and other shapes? If so, this is the class for you. The first session discusses appropriate camera controls and time-of-day recommendations for several locations. Take what you learned to the streets and photograph these items in the field. The second session is a photo review.

Learn how to create a photo essay, a set of photographs that tell a story or evoke a series of emotions. Homework assignments are designed to encourage students to explore their interests.