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2009 Winter Classes

 

 

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P H O T O G R A P H Y

 

FUNDAMENTALS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Instructor: Elizabeth Crandall

Decipher the buttons, dials and icons on your camera. Complete several photographic assignments where you will apply newly learned concepts like depth of field, rule of thirds, exposure compensation and contrast range. All camera types are allowed. Bring a camera and its instruction manual. No class January 19 and February 16.

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8 wks: January 5-March 9
Monday: 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Palo Alto HS Rm 101: $99

 

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR PC USERS: Beginning Photoshop Elements

Instructor: Miles Smith, ACHDS < miles@macintek.net >

Prerequisites: Access to a digital camera, basic computer skills.

Learn how to get started in the exciting world of digital photography. Topics include: basics of digital photos, transferring photos to your computer, how to organize photos using iPhoto, photo editing in Photoshop Elements, how to make prints and how to share photos over the Internet. Class is taught in a PC lab. Miles Smith, a former graphic designer and art director for 15 years, has been teaching desktop publishing, including digital imaging and photography, at the post-secondary level since 1995.

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6 wks: January 14-February 18
Wednesday: 7-9 p.m.
Palo Alto HS Rm 410: $72

 

PHOTOGRAPHY: Advanced Black-and-White Darkroom

Instructor: Elizabeth Crandall

Prerequisite: Prior black and white darkroom experience.

Enhance and sharpen your darkroom skills. You are encouraged to express and stretch your unique artistic vision by creating and completing your own photographic projects. Reduce variables in printing and processing techniques, troubleshoot film and prints, use compositional tools and view prints critically yet artistically. Please bring negatives and photographic paper the first night. A materials list and standard darkroom chemicals will be provided. No class January 19 and February 16.

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9 wks: January 5-March 16
Monday: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Palo Alto HS Rm 101: $130

 

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