About the Course
Your images will be critiqued by the instructor and other class members, helping you to improve your photographs, but importantly, to become a better at self-critique of your own images. You will be given weekly shooting assignments that will be critiqued to help improve your photographs and to build your portfolio. You will also learn to improve your images by studying the work of many well-known photographers.
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.
For additional information, contact Richard Batch at rabatch@comcast.net.
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."