12-Week Evening Photography Workshop

The objective of the twelve-week program is to develop core photography skills through technical study, a wide variety of shooting assignments, and aesthetic and technical analysis.

As you master core elements of the craft through constant shooting, editing, and critique, you are immersed in master works across every genre in the history of the medium. You will also shoot assignments in multiple genres, including fine art, documentary, fashion, street photography, studio and location portraiture, editorial, advertising, and other commercial styles.

The technical intricacies of the medium will be thoroughly demystified, including components of exposure, selecting lenses, mastering depth of field, transforming subjects through the use of shutter speed, and exploring the unlimited possibilties of visual style through digital darkroom tools including RAW processing, adjustment layers, transformations, retouching, and basic compositing using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.

Basic location and studio lighting will be covered, including the use of multiple inexpensive off-camera battery powered strobes and collapsible reflector systems to achieve big-light results, professional studio powerpack and head strobe systems, softboxes, ringlights, diffusers, flags, gobos, grip hardware, and more. Contemporary and class lighting styles include portraiture, fashion and beauty techniques, still life, and moving beyond 3-point lighting to dramatic use of shadows, negative fill, reflections, diffusion, bounce, catchlights, and more.

No significant prior experience in photography is assumed. The program brings everyone to the same level very quickly, beginning with the fundamentals and filling the inevitable gaps in the understanding of those who have had some experience.

Skills learned as a result of successful completion of these programs include:

• A working knowledge of digital SLR cameras, lenses, and best exposure practices
• Working skills at using existing and artificial light to create mood and visual style
• In-depth digital darkroom skills with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop
• Knowledge of the history of photography in a wide range of disciplines and styles
• Knowledge of aesthetic theories of photography and experience with its practical application in a variety of genres

BRIAN DILG, PROGRAM CHAIR

Brian Dilg is an internationally published and collected photographer and award-winning filmmaker with over 20 years of professional teaching experience around the world. His images have been published in the New York Times, Time Out, and the Village Voice, and on book covers by Simon and Schuster, Random House and Hyperion. He has provided image retouching services to clients including Victoria's Secret, Polo Ralph Lauren, Revlon, Nike, NBC and Allure. He is an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop, an Adobe Certified Instructor, and a frequently consulted authority on retouching and color management hardware and software.

"Auf Wiedersehen," premiered at the 2010 Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival. He recently shot "The Greims" starring Wes Bentley (American Beauty), featured at the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival. He previously served as the Technical Director of the film program and as the Director of the digital imaging program at the Maine Media Workshops. He did his graduate work in film production at New York University, where he was a full scholarship student. He has worked as director, cinematographer, and editor on over 70 other narrative, documentary, music video and commercial films.