Take your digital imaging skills to the next level with the world’s most popular powerful editing software. This hands-on class will help photographers learn more advanced selection, layering and masking skills, while mastering the ability to balance and perfect the colors and tones in their photos, for the purpose of making fine art digital prints...
San Francisco Recreation and Park TV took an in-depth look at the Photo Center’s recent, hugely successful Visions Beyond the Badge exhibition, which showcased photographic works by the highly talented members of the San Francisco Fire and Police Departments. Check out a sampling of the work, along with some great interviews.
Master Fine Art Photographer, part of SF MOMA’s Permanent Collection, is offering a 4-week course! This hands-on class is designed for the intermediate photographer who wants to keep ongoing photo projects cohesive – visually and thematically, which will expand your approach & technique. The class work can be done in any format – digital, film,...
Photoshop is the most popular and powerful photo editing software available, but it is not just for professionals! This class will help you set it up properly, and introduce you to the overall functions of the program, helping you to use it to make your photos look better than you ever imagined. For the duration...
Learn the creative tools that can be applied to fine art and client based portraiture. Hands-on class explores the art of photographing people with instruction in lighting and camera technique. Create great photos of your friends and family! Taught by a full time local professional photographer. Tuesdays, 6/5 – 6/26, 6:30 – 9 p.m. Course#...
Enhance your creative and expressive vision by learning how to identify and make use of the basics of good photography through review and critical analysis of a wide range of images, including your very own! Students will develop a small body of work and portfolio that reflects their own personal style. Wednesdays, 6/6 – 7/11...
This class is the extension of “Level 1: Getting to Know Your Digital SLR” and is generally geared toward students with a good understanding of camera controls and basic photographic techniques. It deals with the aesthetic aspects of photography such as lighting, color, contrast and composition. Students will learn pro tips and tricks, go on...
This one day workshop will cover the overall functions of your point and shoot digital camera and the creative abilities you can achieve once you have mastered the various features included in your cameras manual menu. We will discuss ISO speed settings, white balance, color settings, meter modes image quality setting, file size, shooting modes...
A great Intro class to show you all of the key basics in Black & White Darkroom printing. Learn all of the key steps and processes to get you on your way to printing your images! Wednesdays, 7/11 – 8/1, 6:30 – 9 p.m. Course#: 26177 Fee: $129 Instructor: Michael ten Pas Register Now! Photo...
In the classroom portion of this workshop we will investigate historic reference points of this often-photographed SF icon, and discuss technical considerations related to photographic the site at night. Following this, we travel to the site for some twilight work (many times the best alternative for low-light photography in heavily lit urban settings), continuing to...
Learn the controls of your digital camera and improve your photographs along the way! Step by step instruction and demonstrations will be covered in class. Please bring your digital camera manual to class, along with your camera, which should be fully charged, along with back up batteries. Note: This class requires a Digital SLR Camera....
Learn pro tips and tricks on using your flash outside on location. This portrait focused workshop taught by a full time professional photographer will show you how it all comes together with a versatile yet inexpensive flash set up. The possibilities are endless. Please bring cameras, flash, tri-pods, and any other portable lighting gear you...
Learn from a fine art photographer the easy methods and tools you can use to mat and frame your photography. This workshop will provide a hands-on instruction and demonstration. Learn how you can prepare your work for presentation and how to make this important step more affordable while enhancing your work. In addition to this...
Our new open studios are for Photo Center members and currently enrolled students who want more time in the digital lab with a technician to assist with individual projects and printing. Only five slots available. Enroll early! Wednesdays, 6 – 8:30 p.m. 5/23 – 6/13 Course#: 26738 6/20 – 7/18 Course#: 26739 Fee: $100 each...
This is a required course for all potential members of the Photography Center. This course will include a talk about the rules and regulations of the Photography Center, a complete tour of the facility including a tour of our forty enlarger darkroom with instructions on the uses for the enlargers and how to process both...
