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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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NYC Subways Series: The Art Underground Old and New

Princeton Photo Workshop @ 8th Ave & W 33rd St, New York, NY

"In New York City, underground art is a literal phenomenon." Huffington Post. We will explore the NYC Subway, finding astonishing museum-quality artworks in the Subway's labyrinth of corridors while we capture the energy and soul of the people who inhabit the underground street.  In the Old Subway, we'll shoot a Roy Lichtenstein mural, passageways lined with colorful glass mosaics and a profusion of work in unexpected materials, all without...

(23) All levels 13 and older
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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ Central Park W

Digital Photo Academy @ Central Park West & 79th St, New York, NY

Shoot the wonders of Central Park in the living social shoot. The day will start at 79th and Central Park West where the like minded group of friendly photo enthusiast will rendezvous and make their way on the path to the old world romance of the Belvedere castle built back in 1869 as a watch tower of the city. Not for off is the colorful charm of the Shakespeare garden, where the DPA instructor will teach the tricks of macro photography. There...

(146) Beginner 16 and older
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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ Wall Street

Digital Photo Academy @ 75 Broadway, New York, NY

From Broadway to South Street, for less than a mile, lies Wall Street, a dynamic destination embroiled in the minds of people around the world, a photographer’s dream. Hone in on new ways to photograph well known statues and sculptures in the area but doing so in a way that anchors the subject matter and transcends snapshot sensibility, moving to portfolio worthy images. Capture the compelling street scenes of old world architecture or people...

(146) All levels 15 and older
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Passionate Street & Urban Workshop

The Passionate Photographer Workshops @ The Loft - TBD, New York, NY

Join award-winning street photographer Steve Simon for an unforgettable weekend of living and breathing photography in the visually rich city of Chicago. This mentorship workshop focuses on enhancing your technical skills, simplifying your process, and building your muscle memory to increase your success rate. With a small group size of just six students, you'll have the opportunity to create a unique and powerful portfolio of imagery from the vibrant streets and urban landscapes of Chicago.

All levels 18 and older
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$2,000

3 sessions

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Intuitive Photography: Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Art of Intuitive Photography @ 900 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Please join me for 3 hours to fine tune your intuition and your eye at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Beautiful views, as well as people and abstract photos await us.  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...

(588) All levels 16 and older
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$100
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Intuitive Photography: Brooklyn Bridge Park

Art of Intuitive Photography @ Pier 5, 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 me for 3 hours to fine tune your intuition and your eye at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Nature, sailboats, people, and *the* view of the Manhattan skyline, awaits us.  We will conduct exercises to tune you into your intuition, and learn how to take photographs by following it. In addition,...

(588) All levels 16 and older
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$100
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Walk About - Embodied Photography in Coney Island

Art of Intuitive Photography @ 1904 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY

We will explore the essence and the environment that surrounds this historical theme park, beach and boardwalk. We will explore our surroundings by allowing our surroundings to come to us. Using our intuition, power of observation and awareness through connection to our body, breath and surroundings, we will photograph shapes and spaces, people, moments of time. We will strike a balance between active and passive seeing as we follow what interests...

(588) All levels 16 and older
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$125
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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ High Line

Digital Photo Academy @ 30th St, New York, NY

Take this course if you... Want to apply what you have learned in our DSLR/Point and Shoot classes out in the field Want to test your camera’s capabilities side by side with your instructor in amazing locations Want to appreciate local areas in a whole new way and capture amazing images that will last a lifetime Want to meet and learn from some of our 100+ instructors across the country Each Composition in the Field class begins with a talk...

(146) Intermediate 15 and older
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Digital Photography Live In-the-Field @ S St Seaport

Digital Photo Academy @ 89 South St , New York, NY

Take this course if you... Want to apply what you have learned in our DSLR/Point and Shoot classes out in the field Want to test your camera’s capabilities side by side with your instructor in amazing locations Want to appreciate local areas in a whole new way and capture amazing images that will last a lifetime Want to meet and learn from some of our 100+ instructors across the country Each Composition in the Field class begins with a talk...

(146) Intermediate 15 and older
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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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"West Side Story" NYC Meatpacking, Little Island

Princeton Photo Workshop @ W 23rd Street, New York, NY

Explore the vibrant transformation of NYC's Meatpacking District, High Line, and Little Island through the lens of street and travel photography. Capture the essence of this dynamic neighborhood and breathtaking river views while honing your camera skills and receiving expert guidance from your instructor.

(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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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...

(146) 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.

(588) 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...

(588) 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.

(588) All levels 16 and older
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$125
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