About the Course
Critiques of your existing work and weekly assignments to help build your portfolio. We discuss elements that many well-known photographs use, and work towards how you can make your photos great. We also review editing techniques to bring out the best in your image, and can print them in class More info: rabatch@comcast.net. Min age 18. 6 sessions.
Students will get a good critique of their photographs, and learn approaches to the way they shoot that can make more memorable pictures, and learn how good photo editing techniques can really help bring the best out of their photos. They will also get a good appreciation of the work of well-known photographers that shoot the same subject matter, to help guide them as to what great pictures can look like.
Topics Covered:
It’s all about learning to create better photographs, thru:
o Critiques of your current work
o Weekly shooting assignments to explore and stretch your photographic experiences
o Instructor and class critiques of weekly assignments
o Recognizing the strengths of your images and when appropriate, learning editing techniques to further improve your photographs
o Photographer’s choices – color or b&w, level of contrast, saturation, etc.
o Your electronic images, as well as actual prints will also be critiqued looking for opportunities for improvement.
Your Instructor
Richard Batch
Richard has taught Digital Photography I and II, Digital Printing I and II, Kids Camps, Meet & Shoot, Smartphone Photography, The Negative, and Developing a Personal Style. In 2021 he is introducing The Art of Photography, a class that discusses the elements of great photographs and applies them to current work.
He shoots pictures of life happening, and recently produced a book of somewhat surreal and unusual photographs, Twilight in the Void. Richard’s photography was influenced by Richard Avedon, both his portrait and candid work, both of which showed people being vividly alive. He enjoys passing on what he has learned, helping people become better photographers with less effort.
“I aim to make it easier for my students to achieve what they want, not only by presenting techniques I'm teaching, but by helping with any specific area that interests them. This helps to broaden the scope of the class, and benefits other students (and sometimes me) as well."