WTSP 2014 – Introduction to Photography

This course will guide you through the basic steps of taking pictures and into the aesthetics of photography. This class starts by addressing materials and technical issues pertinent to either film or digital. You'll move to the artistic components such as light, composition, and subject matter. Finally, you will learn how to use your unique ideas and capture them through the medium of photography. Camera with manual aperture and shutter speed settings required.

Instructor: Tom Loughlin (MFA)
Dates: 4 class meetings / Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Tuition: $100

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 Emily Doman 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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