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February 2020
Night Photography with Brian Leary – Pasadena
**This class will meet in the classroom at Samy's Camera in Pasadena from 1-3pm and then reconvene from 7-9pm for two hours of hands-on experience of shooting in the field at Cal Tech** Why put your camera away after golden hour? When the sun goes down you have an incredible opportunity to create unique images that you will be proud to share. As long as you have a basic understanding of shutter speed, ISO and aperture, this course is designed to teach you…
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Essentials of Seascape Photography Lecture and Workshop with Chris Crosby – CC
**UPDATE- JUST ADDED SECOND HANDS-ON SHOOT ON SUNDAY MARCH 8TH FROM 6pm-8:30pm at a Local Beach** This is a 2-part workshop including a lecture at Samy’s Camera, Culver City and a hands-on shoot at a local beach. You may choose to just take the lecture or you may take both the lecture and the hands-on portion. The ticket for the hands-on portion includes the price of the lecture. Seascape is one of the more challenging landscapes to capture as it…
Find out more »The Travel Photo Essay: Describing a Journey Through Images with Mark Edward Harris – Pasadena
From establishing shots to environmental portraits, award-winning photographer Mark Edward Harris discusses and demonstrates the techniques and concepts necessary to create a professional looking photo essay, a series of images that tell a cohesive story. After the classroom lecture, Mark will lead students on a hands-on photo shoot. During the hands-on section of the class, students will have the opportunity to put theory into practice. This dynamic day of photography will conclude with a critique and discussion of marketing travel photo essays.Mark…
Find out more »Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument Master Class with National Park Photography Expeditions
National Park Photography Expedition's Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument Master Class March 17-22, 2020 TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE The Grand Staircase National Monument Master Class is a 5-day full immersion, photography workshop that teaches an end-to-end workflow for the creation of landscape art. Students learn landscape capture techniques, creative composition approaches, atmospherics, visualization techniques and post-production methods that will allow them to express their subjective thoughts and feelings. The workshop is small, intimate, collegial, and the instruction hands-on, with intensive…
Find out more »Astrophotography in Joshua Tree National Park: Capturing Orion and Star Trails with Stan Moniz
The skies over Joshua Tree National Park are some of the darkest in California. Join Stan Moniz, a Sony ambassador and recognized professional photographer, for a night capturing the beauty of Polaris and the North Celestial Pole in a perfect location. Stan will teach the following topics so that you can make them your own: The foundation for capturing sharp stars. Proper exposure times and image balance. Creative compositions with the North Star. Star trails in one exposure only. How to…
Find out more »Public Places, Private Moments: Street Photography with David Herman
Do you like to wander? Do you have a sense of humor? Do you observe the subtle interplay between people? If so, you are a street photographer. In this workshop, David Herman will cover everything a photographer needs to know to take interesting, unique images of people in an urban environment including philosophy, technique, composition and equipment. Simply bring basic knowledge of your camera, (the smaller the camera, the better) and a desire to capture the energy of the city and…
Find out more »Photographing the Gardens at the Huntington Library with Art Ramirez
Join Samy’s instructor Art Ramirez and a group of like minded photo enthusiasts for a photo adventure at the Huntington Library! Meet at Samy’s Camera Pasadena for a quick instructional session where Art will go over skills including how to photograph nature and the best camera settings needed for the afternoon shoot. Students will break for lunch and meet at the Huntington at 1:30pm to spend the rest of the day shooting with Art as your guide. Level: Beginner to Intermediate. Attendee should…
Find out more »April 2020
Wildlife Photography at the LA Zoo with Karen Schuenemann & Nikon – 3 Session Course
This is a three-part workshop including a wildlife photography lecture, an animal photo shoot at the LA Zoo and a photo review and Critique. Over these 3 session, Karen will teach you how to produce some amazing imagery. She will offer techniques that will change your persepective and teach you the nuts and bolts of Wildlife Photography. Karen will not only review the technical aspects of wildlife photography, but she will also discuss the essentials of animal behavior. If you are planning on…
Find out more »Essentials of Seascape Photography Lecture and Workshop with Chris Crosby – SA
This is a 2-part workshop including a lecture at Samy’s Camera, Santa Ana and a hands-on shoot at a local beach. You may choose to just take the lecture or you may take both the lecture and the hands-on portion. The ticket for the hands-on portion includes the price of the lecture. Seascape is one of the more challenging landscapes to capture as it involves motion, changing light, and water. To be successful you have to capture the motion of…
Find out more »The Travel Photo Essay: Describing a Journey Through Images with Mark Edward Harris – LA
From establishing shots to environmental portraits, award-winning photographer Mark Edward Harris discusses and demonstrates the techniques and concepts necessary to create a professional looking photo essay, a series of images that tell a cohesive story.After the classroom lecture, Mark will lead students on a hands-on photo shoot. During the hands-on section of the class students will have the opportunity to put theory into practice. This dynamic day of photography will conclude with a critique and discussion of marketing travel photo…
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