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June 2020
Landscape Photography Summer Camp for Middle & High School Students – Live Online
Landscape Photographers capture images that embody the essence of nature and the outdoors. Whether the photo shows a vast and unending space or a microscopic image, Landscape Photography has the ability to make the viewer feel the awe and amazement of nature. During these one-week live virtual sessions, instructor Chris Ewen Crosby will teach a small group of 10 or less students the keys to compelling landscape images and how light interacts with landscape scenes. The group will explore what camera…
Find out more »July 2020
Public Places, Private Moments: Street Photography with David Herman
The lecture for this class will be held live online via Zoom on July 18th at 10am. The shooting portion will be in-person at 1pm and will be limited to a small number of only 8 students. 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,…
Find out more »Milky Way Astrophotography in Joshua Tree National Park with Stan Moniz
Enjoy an evening under the stars with professional adventure photographer and Sony ambassador Stan Moniz. This event will be held in Joshua Tree national park, home to some of the darkest skies in Southern California. Stan will teach the following topics so that you can make them your own: All of the factors necessary to capture sharp stars including proper exposure times and image balance. Creative compositions with the Milky Way and surrounding landscape. The use of external lightning to…
Find out more »Olympic National Park Master Class with National Park Photography Expeditions
National Park Photography Expedition's Olympic National Park Master Class June 1-6, 2020 TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE The Olympic National Park 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 field capture instruction…
Find out more »August 2020
One-on-One Live Virtual Photography Lessons with George Simian
George Simian, resident photography instructor at Samy's Photo School, has been recognized as one of the 13 Best Workshop Instructors according to PDN Magazine, the Bible of the commercial photography industry and as one of the top workshop instructors by Photo District News. George's 25 years of experience as a commercial photographer and years of teaching experience will allow him to provide students with the resources to help reshape their photography. Each online session with George will last for 2 hours and will involve…
Find out more »Essentials of Seascape Photography Lecture and Workshop with Chris Crosby – SA
**UPDATE- JUST ADDED SECOND HANDS-ON SHOOT ON SUNDAY AUGUST 2nd FROM 6pm-8:30pm at a Local Beach** 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…
Find out more »Sequoia National Park Master Class with National Park Photography Expeditions
National Park Photography Expedition's Sequoia National Park Master Class August 3-8, 2020 TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE The Sequoia National Park 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 field capture instruction…
Find out more »Point of View and Perspective with George Simian – Two Session, Live Online Class
Where you put your camera and what you include or exclude from the frame make all the difference! Move beyond the common pitfalls of shooting from eye-level and including everything in front of you so that you can make much more striking photographs and shape your message to the viewers! This is a two-session, live online class that will be held on August 17th and August 24th from 5:30-7:30pm both sessions. This class is limited to only 20 participants to…
Find out more »The Lassen Volcanic National Park Master Class with National Park Photography Expeditions
National Park Photography Expedition Lassen Volcanic National Park Master Class August 18-23, 2020 TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE The Lassen Volcanic 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 field capture instruction…
Find out more »Making Sharp Images with George Simian – Two Session, Live Online Class
How your camera’s focus, shutter speed, choice of focal length, and handling all contribute (or undermine) the making of sharp images. The results will definitely surprise you…. but there’s a solution for every situation, though they do require more careful choices! This is a two-session, live online class that will be held on August 18th and August 25th from 5-7pm both sessions. This class is limited to only 20 participants to assure individual attention and feedback. George will give the…
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