Includes weekly demonstrations that will build your personal ideas and skill mastery in clay.

NOTE:Tuition includes studio fee, two bags of clay and shared materials.

Current Syllabus: Syllabus PDF

Other Important Documents:
Studio Rules PDF
Procedures and Practices for Students PDF
Syllabus Signature PDF

Learn the basics you need to take fabulous photos with your digital camera. Here is what you will learn in class:

How to use the camera.

Get comfortable with the basics of operating your camera to get the best exposure by practicing adjusting shutter speed, aperture and ISO. Practice in fully manual and semi-automatic modes to quickly measure the light and focus on your subject.

How to shoot the photos.

You know how to use your camera, but how do you get an interesting photo? Why don’t your pictures look like what you see, or want to see? Creative assignments and in-class practice will help you to better express yourself visually. We’ll try black and white, HDR, panning and travel tips.

NOTE: Fully manual camera required.

How many digital photos do you have? Hundreds? Thousands? Want to find them in the future? We'll use the essential tool used by most photographers today, Adobe Lightroom®, to organize them so you can search and find them by keyword or face.

You'll also learn to use the efficient editing tools to enhance your photos for professional results and create an efficient workflow so you can have beautiful photos and get on with your life--so you can take even more pictures! Required: Adobe Lightroom®, Creative Cloud or earlier versions installed on your laptop.

Recommended (not required) text: "Lightroom" by Scott Kelby

Students must bring their own computers for class.