Updated, June 23, 2009

Weekend Portrait Seminar - July 25th & 26th

Oakland Cemetary Field Trip - July 18

4 Week Introduction to Photography Class - Tuesday Evening, July 7th to August 4 (off the 21rst of July)

Black and White Darkroom, Beginning and Refresher, Thursday Evening, July 9th to 30th

Call 404-872-7262 or E-Mail for Details or to Register!

Tuesday Evening Introduction Class - July 7th to 28th

Our Most Popular Class on Camera Basics..............

How to use your camera!
Great for all adjustable cameras - either film or digital! Making better photographs comes from both a creative idea and the ability to use the controls on your camera to make them happen! We cover all of the functions of the camera in detail from the basics to give each class participant a better understanding of how photography in general, and their camera specifically, works. We will discuss creative composition and the visual dynamics of good photography. Bring your camera and questions! Call if you are not sure if your camera is sufficient for the instructions.

Specifics Covered;

Controls on your specific camera (all cameras covered, from antiques to the newest models)
Basics of Using F-Stops (aperture) Controls
Basics of Using the Shutter Speed Controls
Basics of Exposure
Creative Composition
Accessories

Bill Gillespie has been running the Photography Center of Atlanta for fifteen years and teaching for twenty-five. Previously he has taught in Atlanta at Spruill Arts Center, and was a full time Instructor of Photography at Cleveland State Community College in Tennessee.

Introduction, Summer Session, Tuesday, July 7 to August 4, Meets once a week in the evening for 4 weeks; Tuition $150.00

We will not have class on July 21. We will be part of the "Taste of Cheshire Bridge" which will have a trolley traveling up and down the road. Tickets will be $10. Photography Center of Atlanta will be open for visitors - you are welcome to visit us Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings from 6 to 10 PM! A special display and refreshments!

Meet us at the Cemetary.................Summer Field Trip in Atlanta!..........

Summer Field Trip to Oakland Cemetary will be Saturday July 18, 2009! Black and White photography and View Camera demonstration, Depth of Field projects, Fill Flash, Filters and More!Free for current and recently enrolled students, $10 donation otherwise, 404-872-7262

One Day Class - August 1, 2009

We will have a Saturday Class on June 13th! Only one short day out of your schedule, $95.00!

We will meet from 10 AM to 4 PM with time off for lunch. With nice weather we will spend some time outside working with your camera early in the afternoon, putting some of the ideas we discuss into practice!

This class is suitable for those using Advanced Digital Single Lens Reflex Cameras as well as Film Cameras, call for information!

The CARD above links you to a new website with lots of old photos and information about Photo Restoration!

New Class

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Basics of Studio Lighting

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Basics of Studio Lighting

This weekend seminar will cover the basics of studio lighting for portraiture. Fundamentals of lighting - understanding the Key light, lighting ratios, fill light, background and kicker lights, and modifying the light will be covered. Students will get the basics to arrange and design studio lighting sets. Both Ambient lighting and Electronic Flash will be covered. We will also, weather permitting, move outside with outdoors lighting with fill and reflectors. Basic camera experience, setting f-stops and shutter speeds, understanding how to make adjustments to you camera are pre-requisites. We will begin at 11 AM and the class should continue to 4 PM, with time off for lunch and breaks. Sunday we will meet again from 11 AM to 2 PM.

Basics of Studio Lighting, July 25 & 26, 2009; Tuition $195.00

Call to Register, 404-872-7262

Darkroom Class!

Sherman on Peachtree Street - maybe he would have enjoyed
his visit to Atlanta better
(talk about a bad mood, he burned the place down!)
if he had taken a darkroom class!

(Darkroom Rental is also available, call .............)

Develop & Print in the Darkroom..............

Covering the Basics, this class is a great introduction to Black and White Printing and Developing and also is a great Refresher Course for those wanting to get back into the darkroom!

This class will discuss the differences in approach and aesthetics in making black and white photographs compared to color. We will explore the creative and practical "how-to" aspects of the process. Learn the methods of black and white processing and printing. Film developing, printing, and enlarging your own negatives give you a new level of control over your photographs. Students will provide film and paper, we provide chemistry and darkroom equipment. Learn step by step hands-on with all of the assistance that you need from the instructor. Limited enrollment means that there is dedicated equipment for each student. Our class takes place in the darkroom. Prerequisite; Introduction to Photography or good basic camera experience.

We will cover film developing, contact printing, enlarging, contrast control, burning, and dodging. The creative hands on control of the darkroom provides the film photographer with a valuable experience in making prints. If you have never done your own darkroom work, this is for you! Tuition includes necessary equipment and chemistry, students are responsible for film and paper.

Specifics Covered;
Developing Black and White Film
Making Contact Prints from your Negatives
Making Enlargements
Introduction to Darkroom Chemistry Basics
Tank Processing of Film & Tray Processing of Prints

Tuition is $150.00
Thursday Evenings, beginning July 9th we will continue meeting until July 30th!

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Please e-mail for clarifications, site updated regularly!

Directions

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Photography Center of Atlanta, Call 404-872-7262 to register, Visa/MC/Novus/AmEx, just off Piedmont Rd at 1769 Cheshire Bridge Rd, Atlanta, GA 30324 Nearby to I-85, I-75, and 400. For travelers on I-75 or I-85 Northbound, Exit on Buford Highway/Monroe/Piedmont on I-85 North (just after the split of I-75 & I-85), go down the ramp and immediately take next exit at Monroe Drive, turn left at the light, go one block to light where you will go straight (over Piedmont), the road you are on after crossing Piedmont is Cheshire Bridge Rd, and we are the third building on the right. From I-85 South bound, exit at Lenox Rd / Cheshire Bridge Rd and turn left onto Cheshire Bridge, travel 1 1/2 miles and we are on the left. From I-75 traveling south, just after the Howell Mill / Northside Drive Exit there will be a left lane exit to I-85 North, take that exit and follow the instructions for I-85 Northbound. Convenient Parking!

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Photography Center of Atlanta

1769 Cheshire Bridge Road, Atlanta, GA 30324

 

404-872-7262

E-Mail Photoatl@mindspring.com,

 

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