Fall 2015 – Street Photography 101

Venue: Root Division

Street Photography 101

Learn how to use your camera and take better photographs, while exploring the rapidly changing landscape and architecture of San Francisco's Mid-Market corridor. In this 6-week course, you will practice using the camera's manual settings to make optimal use of available light. You will explore the tricks of great compositions, looking at how professional photographers frame and capture their subjects. We will also discuss ethics of street photography and best practices for photographing the bustling human world. The course will combine practical exercises in the classroom with real world experience in the exciting urban landscape. Camera with adjustable settings needed.

Instructor: Lizzy Brooks, MFA

Date: 4 class meetings / Saturdays, September 19, 26, October 3, 17 (no class October 10)
Time: 10:30 am-1:30 pm
Tuition: $140

Special Rates!

Register with a friend and get 10% off the class fee.
Register with 5 friends and one person can take the class FREE OF CHARGE!
For inquiries and to take advantage of special rates, email: education@rootdivision.org

And if you don’t see what you want here, we would love to hear your suggestions for future classes.
Please email Leticia Salinas at education@rootdivision.org with your ideas!


COVID UPDATE

In response to the current COVID-19 situation, and the CDC statement on May 11, 2023, masks are not required but encouraged at Root Division.

If you are feeling sick, please do not come into the space - feel free to reach out and we can discuss options for making up missed material.

We ask this as a show of community care and a move towards continued safety while gathering in-person.


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