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ONSITE: Family Studio: Making Beautiful Blue Cyanotypes Using Nature + the Sun

April 18, 2023

Come and make art side by side as a family. Families will explore a new medium each week and create a beautiful project together. Cyanotypes are a simple but fun photographic process involving light-sensitive paper, natural objects, and the Sun! We will walk around the neighborhood to gather objects, then come back to VisArts to […]

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ONSITE: Anthotypes: Botanica + Photography

April 17, 2023

Students will learn the anthotype process, in which we print photographs using extracts from flowers and plants. Extracts will be provided and students will have the opportunity to forage and bring in their own materials if you like. We'll be printing on fabrics and paper both from transparency negatives and actual plant specimens.

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ONSITE: Gum Printing: Colorful Photographic Printing- ONLY OFFERED A FEW TIMES A YEAR

April 17, 2023

Gum printing (aka Gum bichromate) is a painterly photographic pigment process stretching back to the 19th century. This class will introduce multi-layer contact printing techniques that utilize easily accessible analog and digital photographic technologies. Learn how to make your own digital negatives and safely prepare chemicals used. We'll discuss color theory and produce beautiful color […]

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ONSITE: Color Film Processing

April 17, 2023

Tired of sending your film to be processed? This course teaches you to chemically develop your color film negatives specifically for analog color film photography. Students will learn how to safely use chemicals, develop their rolls of color film, and digitize negatives.

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ONSITE: Photo Editing: Quick + Easy Introduction to Adobe Lightroom Classic

April 17, 2023

Adobe Lightroom is a powerful program that allows you to catalog and enhance your digital photographs. We will cover its most useful features like importing, making collections, fix exposure and color, applying local adjustments, using graduated filters, creating fun presets and converting images to black and white.

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ONSITE: Introduction to Darkroom Photography

April 17, 2023

Learn to take photographs using 35mm film, process the film, and print photographs in a darkroom. Enjoy lots of technical guidance and aesthetic feedback, whether you’re just getting started or expanding your portfolio and skill set.

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ONSITE: Ethics of Portrait Photography

April 17, 2023

When entering any space with a camera to photograph other people, it is important for artists to understand and consider the complex history of photography. This ensures that the images being created are coming from an ethical and trauma-informed lens, do not perpetuate harmful ideas or stereotypes, and that both the subject and photographer feel […]

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ONSITE: Introduction to Digital Photography (B)

April 17, 2023

Learn what all the buttons on your digital camera actually do. You’ll learn about things like white balance, resolution and megapixels. We’ll discuss how to capture an image, ensure proper exposure and create an effective composition. Weekly assignments coupled with in-class discussions will help you troubleshoot problems and develop a creative eye.

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ONSITE: Introduction to Digital Photography (C)

April 17, 2023

Learn what all the buttons on your digital camera actually do. You’ll learn about things like white balance, resolution and megapixels. We’ll discuss how to capture an image, ensure proper exposure and create an effective composition. Weekly assignments coupled with in-class discussions will help you troubleshoot problems and develop a creative eye.

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ONSITE: Introduction to Digital Photography (A)

April 17, 2023

Learn what all the buttons on your digital camera actually do. You’ll learn about things like white balance, resolution and megapixels. We’ll discuss how to capture an image, ensure proper exposure and create an effective composition. Weekly assignments coupled with in-class discussions will help you troubleshoot problems and develop a creative eye.

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ONSITE: Introduction to Digital Photography (A)

April 07, 2023

Learn what all the buttons on your digital camera actually do. You’ll learn about things like white balance, resolution and megapixels. We’ll discuss how to capture an image, ensure proper exposure and create an effective composition. Weekly assignments coupled with in-class discussions will help you troubleshoot problems and develop a creative eye.

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ONSITE: Introduction to Digital Photography (B)

March 08, 2023

Learn what all the buttons on your digital camera actually do. You’ll learn about things like white balance, resolution and megapixels. We’ll discuss how to capture an image, ensure proper exposure and create an effective composition. Weekly assignments coupled with in-class discussions will help you troubleshoot problems and develop a creative eye.

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ONSITE: Introduction to Darkroom Photography (A)

February 07, 2023

Learn to take photographs using 35mm film, process the film, and print photographs in a darkroom. Enjoy lots of technical guidance and aesthetic feedback, whether you’re just getting started or expanding your portfolio and skill set.

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ONSITE: Intermediate Adobe Lightroom: Find Your Editing Style

February 07, 2023

Continue exploring Adobe Lightroom and define your style of editing digital photos. Our goal will be to help you identify what type of aesthetic you enjoy in your work in terms of color, light, and detail. This class will feel a bit like a cooking class where you would learn about how different spices and […]

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ONSITE: Intermediate Darkroom Photography (Only offered a few times a year!)

February 07, 2023

For students with previous experience in the darkroom, this is an opportunity to explore more in-depth darkroom printing processes and gain new tools for experimentations and creativity. Students will cover a variety of skills, from how to fine-tune contrast in printing, mastering multiple exposure techniques, solarization, and more. Option to learn print toning, spotting, and […]

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ONSITE: Quick + Easy Introduction to Adobe Lightroom Classic

February 07, 2023

Adobe Lightroom is a powerful program that allows you to catalog and enhance your digital photographs. We will cover its most useful features like importing, making collections, fix exposure and color, applying local adjustments, using graduated filters, creating fun presets and converting images to black and white.

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ONSITE: Introduction to Digital Photography (C)

February 07, 2023

Learn what all the buttons on your digital camera actually do. You’ll learn about things like white balance, resolution and megapixels. We’ll discuss how to capture an image, ensure proper exposure and create an effective composition. Weekly assignments coupled with in-class discussions will help you troubleshoot problems and develop a creative eye.

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ONSITE: Introduction to Adobe Lightroom Classic

February 07, 2023

Adobe Lightroom is a powerful program that allows you to catalog and enhance your digital photographs. We will cover its most useful features like importing, making collections, fix exposure and color, applying local adjustments, using graduated filters, creating fun presets and converting images to black and white.

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ONLINE: Introduction to Digital Photography

February 07, 2023

Learn how to effectively and creatively use your digital camera and leave the auto button behind! You’ll learn the fundaments of photography and image capture, including aperture, shutter speed, ISO, white balance, and composition. We'll also cover tips and tricks like choosing the right lens for your image. Weekly assignments, critiques and discussions will help […]

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ONSITE: Family Studio: Cyanotypes: Making Prints with Sunlight

February 07, 2023

Come and make art side by side as a family. Families will explore a new medium each week and create a beautiful project together. In this class we will make prints using the sun and natural / founds objects. You can bring objects that have meaning to you with distinctive shapes for a more personal […]

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ONSITE: Darkroom Photography (Ages 15-18)

February 07, 2023

Using 35mm film camera, learn the fundamentals of black and white photography. Take field trips and use the darkroom to print your own photographs. Lessons include camera operation, composition, lighting, subject matter and other principles. If time allows, we may also experiment with pinhole photography by making our own cameras out of recycled materials. Bring […]

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