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Experience the vibrant streets of NYC as your classroom in these on-location photography classes. Learn the art of capturing stunning cityscapes, street photography, and portraits against iconic backdrops such as Times Square, Central Park, and the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Posing and Gesture Workshop

Princeton Photo Workshop @ Pier 86 W 46th St & 12th Ave, New York, NY

Posing people and finding meaningful gesture for portraits can be challenging on many levels. This workshop will have a short presentation and then we will practice. Pose for emotion, pose for art, pose for humor, pose for business, pose for a message, pose for beauty, pose for gesture. You will leave with a wealth of new thought processes and tools to make your pictures better.

(23) All levels 13 and older
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Essential Street Photography

BKC @ 736 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Street photography is all about accepting challenges: change your perspective, look closer, dig deeper, and express the world around you in a fresh and unique way.   In this class, we'll challenge you each week to develop ideas and explore framing and techniques used by classic street photographers like Garry Winogrand, Gordon Parks and Helen Levitt, as well as contemporary shooters like Zack Arias and Daniel Arnold. We'll analyze the...

(325) All levels 13 and older
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$359

6 sessions

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Photo Safari: Three and a Half Bridges

New York City Photo Safari

Embark on an unforgettable photographic journey capturing iconic New York City bridges at dusk. From the Queensboro to the Brooklyn Bridge, explore the cityscape from unique perspectives, mastering long exposures and night photography techniques along the way. Join us for an immersive experience, where you'll hone your skills and capture stunning images without relying on flash.

(147) All levels 18 and older
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$200
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Photography Crash Course: Urban Landscapes

BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

This live shooting workshop is a window into the inspired way of looking at the city, and is available to photography students of all experience levels. First we’ll examine some work by a few noteworthy photographers of the Urban Landscape, and discuss how they sought and achieved their iconic imagery. Then we’ll hit the streets, focusing on dynamic framing and composition, analyzing lighting conditions, assessing color and contrast, and exploring...

(325) All levels 13 and older
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Photography Workshop: Capture Autumn

BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

This fall-themed photography class teaches the principles of outdoor, natural light photography using the rich hues of autumn. Meeting at the Audubon Center at the Boathouse in Prospect Park, this 3-hr workshop covers elements of composition, using creative color palettes, and some basic technical demonstrations for getting great images. This is for beginner and intermediate photographers who are looking for an outdoor challenge. Important Things...

(325) All levels 13 and older
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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ Sacred Heart

Digital Photo Academy @ 89 Ridge Street, Newark, NJ

Each Composition in the Field class begins with a talk with one of our experienced instructors, and then you and your fellow students take a stroll through one of a variety of photogenic locales (in any of the 20+ cities the DPA encapsulates).  There is street photography, magnificent interiors, farmers markets, zoos, landscapes, and more, photos of which are included within. These photos are a mix of student and instructor images in many different...

(146) All levels 16 and older
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Advanced Photo I: Constructing Narrative

BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

Learn how to develop a concept, build a scene and find the right actors, camera gear and locations. Get comfortable directing your actors, using props, styling and set. Shoot in studio with live subjects and on location and master your lighting to realize your vision. Photography has the power to do more than just document an action or moment in time. It can be used to construct reality and unfold a powerful story. In this 5-week course we will...

(325) Advanced 13 and older
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$199

5 sessions

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Field Guide: One World Observatory / Ground Zero

BKC @ 33 Washington St, Brooklyn, NY

Okay we're gonna just say it:  this place really has the greatest view of New York City we've ever seen.  With 360 degree sight lines and from such a great height, this observation deck at One World truly stands apart if you love aerial and architectural photography, no drone or helicopter needed.  One thing you will want, however, is a black sock.  We'll tell you why when you get there. By special allowance, tripods will be...

(325) All levels 13 and older
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360 Photography @ World Trade Center

New York City Photo Safari @ World Trade Center, New York, NY

We've teamed up with Ricoh who will be providing ALL participants with a Theta SC 360 camera for the duration of the workshop. This photography workshop focuses on how to take pictures of the environment (from cityscapes to landscapes) with a 360 camera.  The safari will take place at the World Trade Center where you'll get a chance to photograph the beautiful World Trade Center, Oculus and we'll also venture to the new Fulton Train station...

(147) All levels 18 and older
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Intuitive Photography: Grand Central Terminal

Art of Intuitive Photography @ 87 E 42nd St, New York, NY

Do you want to show your heart and soul through your images? Our creative 2 hr class goes over intuition and how to use it in photography and how to 'see' better. All levels and digital cameras are welcome (including smartphone cameras). Exact location and other information about the class will be emailed to the enrolled students 1 to 2 days before class.

(590) All levels 16 and older
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$125
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Intuitive Photography: MOMA PS 1

Art of Intuitive Photography

Please join me for 3 hours to fine tune your intuition and your eye at MOMA PS 1.  We will conduct exercises to tune you into your intuition, and learn how to take photographs by following it. In addition, we will focus on the differences between looking, observing and seeing. Throughout the class I will be giving feedback on how to better the composition of your photographs. You will notice that by the end of the class you will not only be...

(590) All levels 16 and older
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$100
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Intuitive Photography: Brooklyn Museum

Art of Intuitive Photography @ 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY

Do you want to show your heart and soul through your images? Our creative 3 hr class goes over intuition and how to use it in photography, how to 'see' better and includes compositional critique of the images taken. All levels and digital cameras are welcome (including smartphone cameras). Exact location and other information about the class will be emailed to the enrolled students 1 to 2 days before class.

(590) All levels 16 and older
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$125
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Intuitive Photography: 42nd St Library

Art of Intuitive Photography @ 476 5th Ave, New York, NY

By the end of the class you will not only be looking at the world with an eye of a photographer but will have better photographs to prove it. Please join us for 2.5 hours to fine tune your intuition and your eye at the 42nd St Public Library. This class is open to all photography levels, and is a creative rather than technical class. If you're interested in learning more about the technical aspects, please attend our Digital Photography: Intro...

(590) All levels 16 and older
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Intuitive Photography: The New York Botanical Gardens

Art of Intuitive Photography

By the end of the class you will not only be looking at the world with an eye of a photographer, but will have better photographs to prove it. Please join us for 2.5 hours to fine tune your intuition and your eye at The New York Botanical Gardens.  Great views, as well as people and abstract photos will await us. We will conduct exercises to tune you into your intuition, and learn how to take photographs by following it. In addition, we...

(590) Beginner 16 and older
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Intuitive Photography: New York Transit Museum

Art of Intuitive Photography @ 130 Livingston St, Brooklyn, NY

By the end of the class students will not only be looking at the world with an eye of a photographer, but will have better photographs to prove it. Please join us for 3 hours to fine tune your intuition and your eye at The New York Transit Museum. Great views, as well as people and abstract photos will await us.   We will conduct exercises to tune you into your intuition, and learn how to take photographs by following it. In addition, we...

(590) Beginner 16 and older
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$100
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Intuitive Photography: Noguchi Museum

Art of Intuitive Photography @ 9-1 33rd Rd, Long Island City, NY

Please join me for 3 hours to fine tune your intuition and your eye in the Noguchi Museum! Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi's  work epitomizes intuitive, playful and emotionally expressive art in his sculptures, landscaping and furniture. This class is open to all photography levels, and is more of a creative rather than technical class. If you're interested in learning more about the technical aspects, please attend our...

(590) All levels 18 and older
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$100
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Intuitive Photography: Gantry Park, Long Island City

Art of Intuitive Photography @ 50th Ave, Long Island City, NY

By the end of the class students will not only be looking at the world with an eye of a photographer, but will have better photographs to prove it. The class is open to all levels and digital cameras (including smartphone). The focus of the class is based on enhancing your intuition in photography and compositional improvement. This class is not a technical class. We will conduct exercises to tune you into your intuition, and learn how to take...

(590) All levels 16 and older
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$100
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Intuitive Walk-About: Fulton Street Station and Oculus

Art of Intuitive Photography @ Fulton St and Broadway, New York, NY

The class is open to all levels and digital cameras (including smartphone). We will explore and shoot the architecture and light of Fulton Street station and the Oculus. I will also help you with your photo composition and point of view.  Please do not bring a tripod or external flash. Exact location and other information about the class will be emailed to the enrolled students 1 to 2 days before class.

(590) All levels 16 and older
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$100
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Walk About - Searching for Meaning to Tell A Visual Story in SOHO

Art of Intuitive Photography

We will explore SOHO and look to tell a story of emotion/connection using found objects and texture. We will search for signs of communication and symbols made by nature or humans - notes, decayed posters, graffiti, splattered paint, cracked sidewalks, trash. Our goal will be to look closely and see more in the ordinary. Make art of the regular stuff that surrounds us by choosing interesting artistic areas to photograph. Includes photo review and...

(590) All levels 16 and older
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$100
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Walk About - Hidden Textures of NYC in Chelsea Market

Art of Intuitive Photography @ 75 9th Ave, New York, NY

The class is open to all levels and digital cameras (including smartphones). Learn to look beyond the hustle and bustle and find the beauty in everyday objects. This walkabout will focus on abstract and close-up/macro photography. We will practice getting up close and personal with objects on the street to photograph all the wonderful hidden textures, forms, shapes and beauty that people walk past every day. Exact location and other information...

(590) All levels 16 and older
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$100
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