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Basic 35mm Techniques
(Limited to 12 participants - Min. 6)
Fee:
$125.00
Two-day
weekend workshop 9:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m.
with a lunch
break
This workshop is designed for those who have recently purchased a
35mm camera or who are looking to refresh their techniques.
Learn about exposure, shutter speeds and f/ stops.
Learn about composition and the use of filters, flash and various film
types. Discussions will cover tips
on travel photography, portraiture, close-ups and how to overcome full
automation in today’s cameras. Any
35mm Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera that can be adjusted manually as well as
used in automatic exposure mode is welcome in class.
(No point and shoot cameras permitted.)
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Fine
Art B&W Photography - for advanced students (Limited to 3 participants)
Fee: $250.00
Two-day
weekend workshop
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
+ Tuesday evening
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
This workshop will help give you the skills necessary to expose
and develop film in a manner best suited for available light photography.
Time will be spent learning details of how to optimize shooting
techniques and how to how pre-visualize your subject.
We will take an afternoon field trip to the town of
Cave
Creek which will allow you to put these concepts into practice.
Sunday will be spent in the darkroom developing film and working on basic
printing techniques. A print
critique will be held on Tuesday evening. (The
class fee does not include photographic materials.)
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Boudoir
& Glamour Lighting (Limited
to 8 participants - min. 4)
Fee: $150.00
One-day
workshop 9:00 a.m.
- 4:00 p.m.
This one-day workshop will
teach you a variety of lighting styles. Learn
soft and hard glamour lighting techniques. We
will explore soft focus techniques to achieve a dramatic glamorous image.
Combine posing and lighting techniques to accent your subject’s best
assets.
All
model’s fees are included. *(No model releases will be given in this
workshop.)
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Sonoran
Desert
/ Macro Close-up Workshop
(Limited
to 8 participants - Min. 4)
Fee: $95.00
One-day
workshop 9:00 a.m.
-
4:00 p.m.
This workshop will cover close-up techniques for shooting cactus
plants, saguaros and wild flowers. All
camera formats are welcome.
Learn
the principles of composition, exposure metering, the use of a one-degree spot
meter, fill-flash and reflector techniques and more.
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Photograph
Birds of Prey (Limited to 8
participants - Min. 4)
Fee: $ 85.00
Morning
workshop 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
This workshop will be held at
the “Wild-at Heart” Nature Habitat and will give the photographer an
opportunity to get those “up-close” portraits of falcons, owls and other
birds of prey. These “tethered
birds” will be posing for you. Tele-zoom
lenses are recommended. (Fill-flash
may be an option)
A
donation fee will be paid to “Wild at Heart” for their permission to hold
this workshop.
The
workshop will be followed by an optional Q&A session during lunch.
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Desert
Light in the
Grand Canyon (Limited to 8 participants - Min.
4)
Fee: $250.00
Friday
evening 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The American West offers magnificent and exciting vistas.
Photograph unspoiled views of some of these.
The
Grand Canyon
workshop is a wonderful way to learn landscape photography.
All camera formats and digital cameras are welcome.
Learn the principles of composition and metering techniques used by
landscape photographers. The
Workshop fee does not include meals, lodging or transportation.
Students are encouraged to bring some of their own prints for an evening
critique.
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Hand-Coloring
B&W Prints with Marshall Oils (Limited
to 8 participants - Min. 4)
Fee: $95.00
One-day
workshop 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
This workshop will provide instruction on hand tinting/coloring
B&W prints with
Marshall
’s transparent oil paints. Learn
the techniques of applying color to black and white photographic prints.
Participants are encouraged to bring two or three of their own pictures
printed on matte or semi-matte fiber-based or RC paper.
If needed, prints can be provided. No
photographic knowledge or darkroom experience is needed for this class.
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Basic
Portrait Lighting (Limited to 8
participants - Min. 4)
Fee: $250.00
Two-day
weekend workshop 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
How often have you wished you
could take portraits like the pro’s do? Gain
an understanding of professional portrait lighting, and make-up application and
posing techniques. Learn the art of
seeing and painting with light using both hot lights and studio electronic
flash. Learn when to diffuse and how
to bounce light with reflectors, umbrellas, and soft boxes.
We will demonstrate several lighting styles including Rembrandt,
butterfly, single lighting, side lighting and more.
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Basic
“Product” Lighting (Limited to 8
participants - Min. 4)
Fee: $225.00
Two-day
weekend workshop
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
This workshop will provide
instruction on photographing jewelry, glassware, food and fashion.
Learn
the techniques used in catalogs, magazines and advertisements for commercial
photography and how to create shadowless lighting for your product photos.
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Classical/Abstract
Nude Figure in Studio (Limited to 6
participants - Min. 4)
Fee: $175.00
One-day
workshop 9:00 a.m.
-
4:00 p.m
This workshop concentrates on
visual concepts in figure photography. Through
creative composition we will emphasize the interplay between design, form, and
shape as defined by natural and studio light.
The instructor will teach participants how to direct and pose the model.
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How
to Shoot a Model’s Portfolio (Limited
to 8 participants - Min. 4)
Fee: $150.00
One-day workshop 9:00 a.m.
- 4:00 p.m.
There is more to successfully shooting
and producing a model’s portfolio than taking good photographs of people in
this hands-on workshop. Learn the
gamut of skills required to produce a professional portfolio.
Gain information about composite cards, pricing your work and how to
promote yourself as a model photographer. Your
instructor is a co-author of the book, “Photographer’s Guide to Shooting a
Model & Actors Portfolios” available from book stores, on-line sites, and
in many camera stores.
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Fashion
Fetishes (Leather & Lace) (Limited
to 8 participants - Min. 4)
Fee: $150.00
One-day
workshop 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Take a walk on the wild side.
Photograph models dressed in leather & lace, handcuffs and neoprene.
Explore visual themes in this unique workshop.
No pornography here! Models
poses are suggestive without being explicit.
Learn posing, lighting, metering, and the creative use of props.
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Centerfold
Photography “Playboy Style” (Limited
to 8 participants - Min. 4)
Fee: $225.00
One-day workshop 9:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m.
This studio workshop
will be conducted in the lighting style of the well-known magazine Playboy.
The subtleties of lighting and posing the model(s) will be demonstrated.
Techniques in lighting, metering, composition and soft focus filtering
will also be taught. Studio lighting
and light modifiers are provided and the building of a simple set design will be
shown.
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Wedding
Photography (Limited to 8
participants - Min. 5)
Fee: $395.00
Two-day
weekend workshop 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Get the informational
tools needed to take better wedding pictures.
Learn how to book and price the event, and deliver a finished wedding
album. Part of a session will be
held at a local church with a bride and groom where you will be able to learn
how to do traditional formal portraits, group shots and try some lighting
techniques. Also learn which films,
cameras and flash are best to use. Information
on where to purchase, photo backgrounds and supplies will be discussed.
Please – no point-and-shoot or video cameras.
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Fashion
on Location in
Historic Cave Creek
,
AZ
(Limited to 8 participants - Min.
4)
Fee:
$150.00
One-day workshop 9:00 a.m.
-
4:00 p.m.
This workshop will cover techniques used to create fashion
photography similar what is seen in magazines such as Vogue, Elle, Glamour, etc.
Cave Creek, a quaint area of
North Phoenix
is populated with a number of “old west” specialty shops and local café’s
that make a wonderful shooting background.
Learn
about the use of reflectors, synchro-sunlight fill flash, posing and many other
techniques to rev up your photographic style.
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Architecture
in Downtown
Tempe
, AZ. (Limited to 10 participants - Min. 4)
Fee: $85.00
One-day
workshop (ASU campus) 10:00 a.m.
-
3:00 p.m.
This workshop will
increase your ability to document an environment and creatively capture relevant
details of the architecture. Learn
composition and metering techniques. Architectural
shapes and patterns of the Fine Arts Music Building, art museum and library
buildings provide excellent subject matter for both color and black and white
images. All camera formats are
welcome, but you must bring a tripod.
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Alan’s
Photographer/Model Picnic at
Lake
Pleasant
Models’ fees: $75.00
Sunday Modelrama
Day 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Photograph a number of
models posing in casual & western wear, sportswear, fashion gowns and
swimsuits. Props will be provided.
Bring lots of film. All
admission tickets must be purchased in advance by mail.
(Note: This is a “model shoot”, not a workshop.
No lingerie or nudity permitted.)
Models
wanted! (Age 18-40)
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