ONLINE PHOTO CLASSES
CONDUCTED BY CAROL LEIGH

It's all about seeing, learning to develop your creative eye.
With a lot of technique thrown in . . .

REGISTRATION - $65
The registration window is open now through the first week of this class. $65 for this class. Register online at our online store or call Carol Leigh at (541) 563-3834 to register over the phone.

LIMITED TO 15 PHOTOGRAPHERS

Once you're registered, you'll receive information on how to access the class, what you'll need, how to prepare your photos for viewing, etc.
 

PREREQUISITES

• Access to the Internet.
   
• If you're a film shooter, you'll need some way of converting your slides or prints to JPEGs so that they can be shown online.
   
• If you're a digital shooter, you'll need some way of sizing your photos to show them online as JPEGs.
   

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

How to see creatively.

How to make a dramatic, striking photograph from the simplest of things.

How to evaluate lighting as a pro would do.

What separates a professional-looking photo from a snapshot.

Tips on composition and exposure.

Information about little pieces of equipment and techniques that can improve your photography 100%.

Developing Your Creative Edge:
"Parts is Parts"

30-day class beginning April 1 and ending April 30, 2010
30 days 1 project. You can do it!

THE ASSIGNMENT: Take TEN good photos of ONE subject.

THE PURPOSE: To encourage you to see, to observe, to create, to stretch your photographic skills, to surprise yourself (and others!).

THE BASICS: Pick a subject. Show us an overview. Tell us (in one sentence or two) what's your plan. Get to work.

THE PLAN: You receive a 31-page lesson in composition, line, and design (dubbed the "untutorial" in the inaugural class last March). You receive a detailed description of what we're doing. You receive constant comments on your progress, both from me and from your fellow students.

THE CLASSROOM: A private Yahoo group where we exchange ideas, show our "work in progress," and where we present our final "slide show."

THE RESULTS: A 10-photo essay revolving around ONE subject. An increased confidence in your ability to see, create, and work with your camera.

A SAFETY NET FOR YOU: If you can't think of ANYthing to shoot, I will provide you with at least THREE fail-safe and easily do-able suggestions.

WHAT DID PEOPLE CHOOSE TO SHOOT IN THE INAUGURAL CLASS? Well, Dale took a clock apart. Linda photographed a violin. Judy shot a lemon. Jan photographed an oak table. CJ created a photo essay from an antique scale. Rich shot a brand-new, never-been-used electric saw. Bob created 10 gorgeous images of an old camera. I photographed a mailbox. Janet shot an old Remington typewriter. Jim took a BlackBerry apart . . . don't ask. John shot an antique chess set and did it beautifully. Betty worked on magnolia blossoms. Pat photographed her granddaughter (stunning shots). Jan took photos of an ornate fireplace screen. Skill levels ranged from mid-beginner to professional, and everybody was stretched and challenged. Feel free to read their comments below.

REGISTRATION FEE: $65

CLASS BEGINS: April 1, 2010 and is limited to 15 students.

TO REGISTER: Call Carol Leigh at (541) 563-3834 or click this link to our online store:<http://www.calphoto.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=calphoto&Category_Code=12>

THREE OF MY OWN PERSONAL "PARTS IS PARTS" EXERCISES: An African daisy, photographed with a wide variety of close-up equipment can be seen here. I photographed a piece of paper, which you can see here. 

"See" you soon! — Carol Leigh

Comments from the March "Parts is Parts" class:

"There really are never enough ways to say thank you to you Carol for the inspiration and the constant willingness to encourage, to improve and guide us on our photographic journeys. This project has been intense at moments. It is quite incredible to see what each member of this group has made of their choices. The final albums are a special series of seeings. Thanks to you and to everyone in the group and especially thanks to each of you for your comments and encouragement." — Janet G.

"It was a superb project in so many ways, but I think the most important lesson learned for me was to stick with it and deal with all the hassles and hurdles — to just find a way to work with them or around them. It's so easy with photography to walk away from something that's too hard or we don't feel like dealing with." — Betty F.

"I really enjoyed this class and it helped me be much more thoughtful in my shooting." — John W.

"Thanks Carol for the encouragement, the great class environment, and the untutorial. I really enjoyed this challenge." — CJ M.

"Thanks for the project and the wonderful tutorial and comments Carol. This might be fun to try again sometime. It has been fun looking at everyone's images and thought processes. As usual, you always keep us on our toes and keep our minds working." — Jan H.

"Carol, what a great format for a class! I enjoyed being a part of it. The idea of focusing on one subject many different ways is something I've understood intellectually in photography before but have never really put a serious effort into. It wasn't that doing the extra shots was hard really. It's just that it wasn't easy. As easy as just snapping off the obvious frames then walking away, at least. So, your class with its one tutorial and one assignment actually made me stretch more, I think, than I've stretched in other, traditional classes. Kudos! as you would say." — Linda H.

"Not a single one of these photos would I have ever thought to make if it were not for this class. Which, I presume, is the point. Thanks Carol and everyone else for the encouragement along the way." — Pat F.

"I know I keep saying it over and over, I am so happy that I found you as my photography teacher, I owe you so much for teaching me how to create quality photographs, but even more teaching me to find and see the beauty in the most common of objects." — Dale W.

"Thanks for your comments and suggestions. I was having way too much fun with the Photoshop filters (I've never used these before so am really a novice — I can't remember who told me how to do the fish-eye — but again thanks so much it opened up a whole new world for me). Carol, anytime you want to experiment with any photography ideas, count me in — it really gets the brain (is it left or right?) working." — Jan N.

"I did enjoy this class, in some respects the hardest part was choosing the subject. It really encouraged me (forced me) to be a bit more creative with the shooting. I've always been a point-n-shoot type person & then move on, but being FORCED to stay in one spot with one subject was a good exercise for me. Thank you for all your thoughtful comments, critiques, for your seemingly unending energy." — Judy T.

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