I TEACH CUSTOM DESIGNED CLASSES AND
INDIVIDUAL TUTORIALS TO MEET YOUR NEEDS.
WE CAN CREATE A CUSTOM WORKSHOP FROM ANY COMBINATION OF THESE TOPICS.

--INDIVIDUAL TUTORIALS--

For photographers with specific begining or advanced requirements, individual sessions are designed to fit your needs. This is an excellent opportunity to cover information of particular interest to you, and move as fast, or slow, as you desire. Sessions can be on digital or film, light reading and exposure techniques, depth of field, composition, color balance.

Field sessions cover everything about taking pictures.

Studio sessons in Photoshop and printmaking.

For the committed learner.
"A teacher all to yourself!"
$60.00 per hour. (Two students may participate.)
Contact me to discuss your individual needs.

                    --OVERVIEW of DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY--

A four-session class of beginning digital photography, designed to help reduce the frustrations of getting started. Each class covers one of the following topics in detail:

1: Digital capture and/or scanning, the structure of a digital file, histograms.
2: Photoshop: overview of tools, selections, channels and layer masks.
3: Photoshop: adjustment layers, histograms, color, contrast and luminosity adjustments.
4: Inkjet printing, printers, inks, papers, sharpening.

I will demonstrate each step involved in the taking and making of exhibition quallity digital prints. There will be lots of time for questions and personal attention. You may bring your laptop. Four 2-hour sessions, or as needed.

--INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY and PRINTMAKING--

This class will go deeper into the same topics as above, plus more sophisticated Photoshop manipulations, including color management, curves, masks, sharpening, b&w conversions, and fine tuning your prints.

--" FIRST SIGHT" COMPLETE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP--

This very thorough, eight-session photography workshop deals with the technical, aesthetic and philosophical aspects of color photography. The goals are to regain your wonder and sensitivity to the visual world, and develop a photographic procedure that is second nature freeing you for artistic involvement.
The steps for making an exposure: focus and depth of field, light readings, shutter speed, aperture and composition are broken down and covered in detail. Other topics include color theory, sharpness, resolution, contrast, filters, special effects, studio photography, mounting and presentation of prints, storage and archiving, stock photography, marketing and publishing and other topics as requested. Both digital and analog photography will be discussed throughout the course, with explanations of camera adjustments in both mediums.

The course will cover basic information as needed, and will quickly move on to more advanced levels. Each class consists of a basic lecture topic, review of previous topics, questions, looking at prints, and viewing and discussion of students' weekly work. It is a thorough course, and even experienced photographers will find a wealth of new and useful information.

Woven throughout will be an emphasis on understanding the emotional, aesthetic and philosophical aspects of the visual experience, and how to express your unique vision.

Students should have a manually operable 35mm or digital camera, light meter and tripod and know how to operate them before the start of the course. For example, you must be able to manually set your camera, film or digital, to a specific aperture, shutter speed and focus. Plan to expose at least one roll of slide film or the equivalent on your own each week . Two outdoor field sessions are included to demonstrate and practice techniques taught in the studio.

Christopher Brown has been a landscape photographer of the West for over 30 years, and is well known for his stunning, impressionistic, painterly prints, which he makes at his studio in Boulder. His teaching style is enthusiastic, thorough, clear and patient, and he balances the philosophical and technical aspects of photography, making it readily accessible to everyone. This workshop is taught at his studio, utilizing his prints and studio as resources. Students have consistently found this course engaging, rewarding and stimulating. It will renew your photographic enthusiasm and momentum. Eight, 2-hour sessions.