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2024 Spring/Summer Courses

Bookmaking for Photographers

Film and Digital

Thursday

2/8/24

2/29/24

1:00pm

3pm

David Scherbel

Price

Sessions

$350

Location

In Person

Intermediate Darkroom Photography

Film

Monday

3/4/24

5/6/24

6:30 PM

10:30 PM

Robb Hill

Price

Sessions

$375

Location

In Person

This class practices the steps of photo criticism. Focusing on your personal set of photographs, in process or completed, we will describe the content of each image, the sequence of images and go beyond the words "I like... " and introduce a structured method for creating a meaningful sequence. The book, "Criticizing Photographs" by Terry Barrett will be the reference for assessing your set of images. Your project may be a work in process or a completed project.

Steps and Practice of Photo Criticism

Any

Wednesday

3/6/24

4/3/24

7:30 PM

9:30 PM

Karen Keating

Price

Sessions

$350

Location

In Person

Intro to Black and White Printing and Developing

Film

Thursday

3/7/24

5/9/24

6:30 PM

10:30 PM

Robb Hill

Price

Sessions

$375

Location

In Person

Taking meaningful photographs is one thing. Sequencing photographs to create a meaningful story is another. We will develop a story and create a book proposal. Included is a video conference with one of Germany‘s leading photobook designers and publishers. Bring a body of work or create one in this class.

Sequence is Key - Storytelling with Photographs

Any

Saturday

3/9/24

4/20/24

10:00 AM

1:00 PM

Sebastian Hesse-Kastein

Price

Sessions

$350

Location

In Person

Experience the freedom from heavy cameras and gear, as you explore peaceful gardens, with your iPhone. Learn what your iPhone camera can do, the apps that will allow you to edit your images, and create gallery-worthy art.

iPhone in the Garden

Digital

Tuesdays & Thursdays

3/26/24

4/4/24

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Sue Bloom

Price

Sessions

$175

Location

Online

Working with Digital Photos in Adobe Lightroom Classic

Digital

Wednesday

4/3/24

5/15/24

7:00 PM

9:30 PM

Alec Dann

Price

Sessions

$350

Location

Online

Get individualized help with your camera settings, exposure control, and other questions and problems in a small group. Send questions ahead of time if you like. Customized notes will be provided.

Digital Camera Clinic

Digital

Saturday

4/20/24

10:00 AM

12:30 PM

Page Carr

Price

Sessions

$100

Location

In Person

Gum bichromate is a highly versatile hand-made photo process that encourages creative image making. Using medium/large format negatives, students practice mixing and applying emulsions, image exposure and development. Creative controls such as color choices, selective development, and multiple printing will be covered. Digital negatives can be made if needed.

Gum Bichromate Weekend Workshop

Alternative

Weekend

5/4/24

5/5/24

9:00 AM

1:00 PM

Mac Cosgrove-Davies

Price

Sessions

$200

Location

In Person

Ever wanted to try out large format photography? This class will give you an intensive, extended hands-on opportunity to work with different types of large format camera and produce work in the various genres for which large format excels. Students learn movements, lighting basics, processing and printing. Sessions will include field trips outside of Photoworks.

Hands-on Large Format Deep Dive

Alternative

Saturday

6/1/24

7/27/24

4:00 PM

8:00 PM

Scott Davis

Price

Sessions

$400

Location

In Person

This group provides a community setting for practicing your skills in handmade photo processes including platinum, cyanotype, gum bichromate, etc. The Handmade Photo Group meets on Mondays at Photoworks, for printing, sharing technique, and critique. Members provide all materials. Please contact Mac Cosgrove-Davies (gummist@gmail.com) if interested.

Hand Made Photo Group (Summer)

Alternative

Monday

6/3/24

8/26/24

6:00 PM

10:00 PM

Mac Cosgrove-Davies

Price

Sessions

$50

Location

In Person

Come experience the magic of creating your own black and white photographs in a traditional darkroom. This beginner-level class includes instruction and practice on a film camera, film developing, and printing the resulting negatives. Students must supply film camera or arrange camera loan with instructor in advance.

Teen Intro to Film Photography (ages 12-18)

Film

Monday through Friday

6/17/24

6/21/24

9:00 AM

1:00 PM

Mac Cosgrove-Davies

Price

Sessions

$325

Location

In Person

Intermediate/Advanced Teen Cyanotype Workshop (Ages 12-18) Session 1

Alternative

Monday through Friday

6/24/24

6/28/24

2:00 PM

5:00 PM

Redeat Wondemu

Price

Sessions

$350

Location

In Person

This workshop will focus on portraiture. In addition to the portraiture practice - composition, exposure, light quality, indoor and outdoor locations - students will work with enrolled students at Photoworks as well as home assignments with family and friends. Necessary equipment: 35mm film camera, or plastic lens Holga camera (Holga camera is loaned by Photoworks for the class). B/W film purchase from Photoworks or local camera stores.

Youth Portrait Workshop (Ages 12-18)

Film

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday

7/1/24

7/3/24

9:00 AM

12:30 PM

Karen Keating

Price

Sessions

$250

Location

In Person

Darkroom/Film Photography for Teens (Ages 12-18)

Film

Monday through Friday

7/15/24

7/19/24

9:00 AM

12:30 PM

Karen Keating

Price

Sessions

$400

Location

In Person

Intermediate/Advanced Teen Cyanotype Workshop (Ages 12-18) Session 2

Alternative

Monday through Friday

7/29/24

8/2/24

2:00 PM

5:00 PM

Redeat Wondemu

Price

Sessions

$350

Location

In Person

Advanced Digital Negatives (Tri-Color Cyanotype)

Alternative

Tuesday

2/20/24

3/5/24

6pm

9:30pm

Christopher Gumm

Price

Sessions

$300

Location

In Person

This class is for advanced darkroom printers wanting to hone their skills in the company of like-minded individuals. Students will get exposure to advanced printing techniques. Class sessions will alternate between free time to work on prints, demonstrations of techniques, and group critiques to refine image-making, editing, and building strong bodies of work.

Advanced Darkroom Printing

Film

Tuesday

3/5/24

5/7/24

6:30 PM

10:30 PM

Scott Davis

Price

Sessions

$400

Location

In Person

Learn the basic skillsets of Photoshop & Lightroom. Learn to edit your images in your favorite program to maximize the potential of your image. We also cover: calibrating your monitor, choosing a paper & choosing a printer. We print in class. Lots of instructional handouts.

Digital Editing & Printing with Photoshop and Lightroom

Digital

Thursday

3/7/24

4/25/24

9:30 AM

12:00 PM

Richard Batch

Price

Sessions

$350

Location

In Person

Learn the basics of cyanotype printing, a historic photo process that creates blue images. Using the chemistry of plants we will also tone the cyanotypes to alter the color of the prints. Students will send photos to the instructor to have digital negatives made prior to the first class.

Introduction to Cyanotype Printing and Toning

Alternative

Saturday

3/9/24

3/16/24

10:00 AM

4:00 PM

Paige Billin-Frye

Price

Sessions

$250 + $25 materials fee

Location

In Person

Join us to learn about the Commonplace Book, a scrapbook or journal which documents a journey of discovery and curiosity. We will print photos as cyanotypes and collect them in a handmade book using the drum leaf binding. Students are encouraged to add text and other materials to their books.

The Art of the Commonplace Book

Any

Wednesday

3/20/24

4/24/24

7:00 PM

10:00 PM

Sebastian Hesse-Kastein & Paige Billin-Frye

Price

Sessions

$350 + $25 materials fee

Location

In Person

Scanning Your Film Workshop

Film

Saturday

3/30/24

10:00 AM

3:00 PM

Scott Davis

Price

Sessions

$150

Location

In Person

Bestselling author and documentary photographer Frank Van Riper leads a hands-on class in creating a visual narrative of multiple images as well as text. (Think: Life Magazine, Nat Geo.) Students will produce a picture story based on their own proposals or ones assigned in class. All ideas welcome. Minimum age 18. 4 sessions

Building a Better Picture Story

Any

Saturday

4/6/24

5/4/24

10:00 AM

1:00 PM

Frank Van Riper

Price

Sessions

$325

Location

In Person

Introduction to Platinum/Palladium Printing

Alternative

Saturday, Sunday

4/27/24

4/28/24

10:00 AM

4:00 PM

Scott Davis

Price

Sessions

$350

Location

In Person

Scanning your Film - Session 2

Film

Saturday

5/11/24

10:00 AM

3:00 PM

Scott Davis

Price

Sessions

$150

Location

In Person

This is a three hour, hands-on workshop for beginners that provides a grounding in the history of photography.*NO* previous experience is expected. We discuss the factors that make up that history: the artists, their technology, and the world in which they worked - - - the essential stuff to understand the history of the world’s most available art form.

Bare Bones for Beginners - History of Photography Workshop

Any

Saturday

6/1/24

10:00 AM

1:00 AM

Stephen Greenberg

Price

Sessions

$200

Location

In Person

Frank hated closeups of flowers (where the flower, not the photographer, did all the work.) In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to treat flowers and plants as portrait subjects and create dramatic lighting in the studio to produce spectacular images. All lighting supplied by the instructor. More info: GVR@GVRphoto.com. Minimum age 18. 3 sessions.

Not Your Average Flower Pix

Digital

Saturday

6/8/24

6/22/24

10:00 AM

1:00 PM

Frank Van Riper

Price

Sessions

$250

Location

In Person

Learn how to take artistic and compelling photos with your phone's camera. Creative composition and creative apps are explained. Students will have assignments to shoot photos around the park, and will learn to print their pictures in class.

iPhone/Smartphone Photography Camp (Ages 10-16)

Digital

Monday through Friday

6/17/24

6/21/24

9:00 AM

1:00 PM

Richard Batch

Price

Sessions

$300

Location

In Person

Street Photography for Teens (Ages 12-18)

Any

Monday through Friday

6/24/24

6/28/24

9:00 AM

12:30 PM

Karen Keating

Price

Sessions

$400

Location

In Person

Get ready for a fun and impactful educational experience from behind the camera to in front of the computer!
Using an iPhone, point and shoot, or DSLR students will learn how to create stunning digital photography and enhance imagery in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. Students will first learn the fundamentals of the medium, such as composition, exposure, light & shadow, and depth of field then transition to developing their software and editing skills. By the end of the course students will have tangible printed evidence of their newly honed talent. Contact Sora DeVore at soradevore@gmail.com for questions.

Digital Photography & Photoshop (Ages 8-14)

Digital

Monday through Friday

7/8/24

7/12/24

1:00 PM

3:30 PM

Sora DeVore

Price

Sessions

$470

Location

In Person

How to use the great camera in a smart phone to take fabulous pictures. Creative composition and creative apps are explained. There are photo assignments to teach students specific types of photography. Students will learn to print their pictures, and will take home many prints by the week end.

iPhone/Smartphone Photography Camp (Ages 10-16)

Digital

Monday through Friday

7/15/24

7/19/24

9:00 AM

1:00 PM

Richard Batch

Price

Sessions

$300

Location

In Person

Digital Photography & Photoshop (8-14)

Digital

Monday through Friday

8/5/24

8/9/24

1:00 PM

3:30 PM

Sora DeVore

Price

Sessions

$470

Location

In Person

Hand Made Photo Group

Alternative

Monday

3/4/24

5/27/24

6:00 PM

10:00 PM

Mac Cosgrove-Davies

Price

Sessions

$50

Location

In Person

Learn to take sharp, correctly exposed pictures by understanding ISO, shutter speed, aperture, and other camera functions. Build your confidence in composition and discover your artistic voice through weekly critiques. 65 pages of instructional handouts. Suitable for DSLR and compact cameras. Info: rabatch@comcast.net

Digital Photography Intro: Camera Controls & Composition

Digital

Tuesday

3/5/24

4/23/24

9:30 AM

12:00 PM

Richard Batch

Price

Sessions

$350

Location

In Person

From conceptualization and interviewing to shooting and editing, participants will craft their own short documentaries. Designed for beginners, this course combines hands-on experience with in-class lessons. A digital video device (even just your phone) and computer proficiency are required.

Intro to Documentary Filmmaking

Digital

Thursday

3/7/24

4/18/24

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

David Friedman

Price

Sessions

$300

Location

In Person

Get Out of Auto Mode

Digital

Saturday

3/9/24

3/30/24

10:00 AM

12:30 PM

Page Carr

Price

Sessions

$400

Location

Online

Bare Bones for Beginners - Digital Printing Workshop

Digital

Saturday

3/23/24

10:00 AM

1:00 PM

Stephen Greenberg

Price

Sessions

$200

Location

In Person

This will be a photo essay approach to photography one step further, with learning and photography experience on the streets of Washington, DC, and Montgomery County, Maryland. There will be a minimum of two classroom discussions as well.

Visual Story Telling With Portraits, The Street and More

Any

Saturday

3/30/24

5/4/24

1:00 PM

3:00 PM

Francesca Scott

Price

Sessions

$275

Location

Off-site (Not in the Photoworks Studio)

The student's home becomes a photo studio. Your weekly assignments are your choice of content...examples: family portraits, abstracts, family heirlooms, vases of flowers, even following sunlight within the home. Class discussions and critiques. Film or digital.

Home Photography

Any

Wednesday

4/17/24

5/15/24

9:30 AM

12:00 PM

Karen Keating

Price

Sessions

$350

Location

In Person

Make dramatic photos of your or others’ artwork that will grab the attention of jurors and customers, using simple lighting techniques including off-camera flash and diffuse continuous light. Applicable to flat art or 3-D work (sculpture, etc.) No lighting experience necessary. More info: GVR@GVRphoto.com. Minimum age 16. 4 sessions.

Photograph Artwork Like a Pro

Digital

Wednesday

5/1/24

5/22/24

7:00 PM

9:30 PM

Frank Van Riper

Price

Sessions

$325

Location

In Person

Bare Bones for Beginners - Digital Photography Workshop

Digital

Saturday

5/11/24

10:00 AM

1:00 PM

Stephen Greenberg

Price

Sessions

$200

Location

In Person

Enter with a collection of your favorite photographs or project and leave with a handmade book. This class will introduce students to the world of handmade photobooks. Using the knowledge gained from Sebastian Hesse's class, Sequence is Key, on selecting and sequencing photographs, this class will have students design their handmade book, print the photographs into folios, prepare and bind the signatures, and design a cover. At the end of the class, students will take home their own photobook and have the basic skills to make additional books at home.

Zero to a Handmade Book

Any

Sunday

6/2/24

6/23/24

5:00 PM

7:00 PM

Tom Sliter

Price

Sessions

$300

Location

In Person

Explore the possibilities and implications of photography in near darkness and with long exposures. Look at historical and contemporary artists for ideas and develop a project in group critiques. Students should have a digital camera and tripod and know how to apply EV compensation in Manual mode. Readings and technical notes will be provided. Meets once every two weeks.

Darkness & Time

Any

Saturdays (every other week)

6/8/24

7/20/24

10:30 AM

1:00 PM

Page Carr

Price

Sessions

$400

Location

Online

Stay true to your artistic vision and use the darkroom and alternative printing techniques to take your photographs from concepts into handmade prints. This is a great workshop for teens who have taken a darkroom photography class and want to make a print for a portfolio or an exhibition. We will study photographers and printers from the past and present for inspiration. Receive guidance and encouragement while making a cohesive handmade prints you will take home at the end of the workshop.

Intermediate/Advanced Teen Darkroom (Ages 12-18) Session 1

Film

Monday through Friday

6/24/24

6/28/24

9:00 AM

1:00 PM

Redeat Wondemu

Price

Sessions

$350

Location

In Person

Digital Photography & Photoshop (Ages 8-14)

Digital

Monday through Friday

6/24/24

6/28/24

1:00 PM

3:30 PM

Sora DeVore

Price

Sessions

$470

Location

In Person

Take your black & white photography skills to the next level. Learn how to express your creative side while honing your camera and darkroom skills. Students will work toward a portfolio of prints and prepare an end-of-week pop-up exhibit. More info: gummist@gmail.com. 5 sessions.

Teen Advanced Film Photography Camp (Ages 12-18)

Film

Monday through Friday

7/8/24

7/12/24

9:00 AM

1:00 PM

Mac Cosgrove-Davies

Price

Sessions

$325

Location

In Person

Intermediate/Advanced Teen Darkroom (Ages 12-18) Session 2

Digital

Monday through Friday

7/29/24

8/2/24

9:00 AM

1:00 PM

Redeat Wondemu

Price

Sessions

$350

Location

In Person

Spring/Summer 2024 Classes Registration Open! View Classes

2024 Spring/Summer Courses

Bookmaking for Photographers

Thursday

2/8/24

2/29/24

David Scherbel

Intermediate Darkroom Photography

Monday

3/4/24

5/6/24

Robb Hill

Steps and Practice of Photo Criticism

Wednesday

3/6/24

4/3/24

Karen Keating

Intro to Black and White Printing and Developing

Thursday

3/7/24

5/9/24

Robb Hill

Sequence is Key - Storytelling with Photographs

Saturday

3/9/24

4/20/24

Sebastian Hesse-Kastein

iPhone in the Garden

Tuesdays & Thursdays

3/26/24

4/4/24

Sue Bloom

Working with Digital Photos in Adobe Lightroom Classic

Wednesday

4/3/24

5/15/24

Alec Dann

Digital Camera Clinic

Saturday

4/20/24

4/20/24

Page Carr

Gum Bichromate Weekend Workshop

Weekend

5/4/24

5/5/24

Mac Cosgrove-Davies

Hands-on Large Format Deep Dive

Saturday

6/1/24

7/27/24

Scott Davis

Hand Made Photo Group (Summer)

Monday

6/3/24

8/26/24

Mac Cosgrove-Davies

Teen Intro to Film Photography (ages 12-18)

Monday through Friday

6/17/24

6/21/24

Mac Cosgrove-Davies

Intermediate/Advanced Teen Cyanotype Workshop (Ages 12-18) Session 1

Monday through Friday

6/24/24

6/28/24

Redeat Wondemu

Youth Portrait Workshop (Ages 12-18)

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday

7/1/24

7/3/24

Karen Keating

Darkroom/Film Photography for Teens (Ages 12-18)

Monday through Friday

7/15/24

7/19/24

Karen Keating

Intermediate/Advanced Teen Cyanotype Workshop (Ages 12-18) Session 2

Monday through Friday

7/29/24

Spring/Summer 2024 Classes
Registration Open! View Classes