A NEW OFFERING FROM VANCOUVER PHOTO WORKSHOPS!!
Photographer’s Katie Huisman and Marc Koegel have teamed up to co-instruct this course sharing their knowledge in portraiture, street photography, landscape and travel photography. Both specializing in different areas of photography, they intend to teach their varying techniques for using lightroom and photoshop as well offering extensive and rewarding feedback sessions.
Building on the fundamentals of digital photography, this intermediate course guides students through mastering their camera functions helping to make room for creative image making. If you have taken VPW's Introduction to Digital Photography Course or comparable Basic Digital Photography Class, this is the next logical step to advance your skills.
Above Images Marc Koegel & Katie Huisman
VPW's original ONLINE course provides students the standards of an in-person lesson with the flexibility of a self-paced environment. This unique and interactive class format allows attendees the ability to complete photography assignments and review course material at their convenience within the structured timeline.
"Your assignments got me out practicing and shooting. Your feedback was not only helpful but also extremely encouraging and motivating. Thank you for an amazing 10 weeks."
Offered for the first time in an ONLINE format, learn at your own pace, wherever you are in the world. Get personalized attention and feedback from your instructor and interact with like-minded students.
VPW has created an online course that is balanced with creative & technical assignments, written material, inspirational images, video tutorials, personalized feedback on student images PLUS access to an Instructor via email and the online community created for this course.
Participants should have basic knowledge of digital photography controls, terminology & composition (ie. white balance, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, etc.)
Images above: Copyright Francis Chan (VPW student)
SESSION ONE: Review of exposure / depth of field / movement / composition
SESSION TWO: street photography lecture & assignment - due class 3
SESSION THREE: people photography lecture & assignment - due class 4
SESSION FOUR: post production / workflow demo katie (photoshop)
SESSION FIVE: review feedback session from the previous 2 weeks assignments
SESSION SIX: landscape photography lecture & assignment due class 6
SESSION SEVEN: travel photography lecture and assignment due class 7
SESSION EIGHT: post production / workflow demo marc (lightroom)
SESSION NINE: review feedback session from the previous 2 weeks
SESSION TEN: Final assignment - series - due / feedback session
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTORS: KATIE HUISMAN & MARC KOEGEL
Katie Huisman:
Katie Huisman is a photographer, visual artist and educator in Vancouver, BC
Based on her experience in both contemporary art and commercial photography, She has created a series of Workshops and Lectures that she offers at photography festivals, photo clubs, public and private educational institutions in Vancouver.
Katie regularly shows her work in art galleries and artist run centres in Vancouver and curates photography exhibitions that facilitate socially conscious dialogue. She feels that it is important to communicate something viable in a photograph. She encourages this within her students by acknowledging photography as a universal medium that anybody can use to share their vision and perspective.
Commercially, Katie shoot's lifestyle advertising and editorial work for a broad Canadian and International Client base.
photo by Ali Matar
MARC KOEGEL
Marc Koegel is a Vancouver, B.C. based fine art photographer, educator, writer and director of Vancouver Photo Workshops. His black and white long exposure landscapes, nudes and architecture photographs have been widely exhibited in Vancouver as we as internationally in the US and Europe.
Born in Germany, Marc first came to Canada in 1996 to earn an Economics degree. He has been seriously involved with photography ever since he was given his father's camera and darkroom setup at the age of 12.
Marc has worked and studied with many internationally acclaimed photographers, including Joe McNally, Greg Gorman, Jay Maisel, Arthur Meyerson, Mary Ellen Mark, Ralph Gibson, David Hume Kennerly and Jon Cone from Cone Editions Press.
How this ONLINE Course works:
Each Monday, you'll receive the weeks lesson materia, typically in the form of a PDF document that you can download and study. Katie has also prepared video tutorials for you as well and together, these materials provide a rich learning resource that will get you out shooting using new techniques and skills.
After studying the lessons, you'll have time to shoot the photo assignments which will receive personalized feedback - This is where our online course really shines. Katie has reserved time to communicate and provide feedback to each student individually, something that is often a challenge in a 'traditional' workshop setting.
To guarantee your access to your instructor Katie, we have limited this online class to ONLY 15 PARTICIPANTS allowing special attention & image critiques by Katie personally.
Images are uploaded to a password protected online community created using the service google plus, where only your fellow course participants and Katie can view them. Here, you can see other participants images and their respective constructive comments. There is also a forum were you can get in touch 24/7 with your questions and comments.
SESSION ONE: Review of exposure / depth of field / movement / composition
SESSION TWO: street photography lecture & assignment - due class 3
SESSION THREE: people photography lecture & assignment - due class 4
SESSION FOUR: post production / workflow demo katie (photoshop)
SESSION FIVE: review feedback session from the previous 2 weeks assignments
SESSION SIX: landscape photography lecture & assignment due class 6
SESSION SEVEN: travel photography lecture and assignment due class 7
SESSION EIGHT: post production / workflow demo marc (lightroom)
SESSION NINE: review feedback session from the previous 2 weeks
SESSION TEN: Final assignment - series - due / feedback session
How this ONLINE Course works:
Each Monday, you'll receive the weeks lesson material, typically in the form of a PDF document that you can download and study. Katie & Marc have also prepared video tutorials for you as well and together, these materials provide a rich learning resource that will get you out shooting using new techniques and skills.
After studying the lessons, you'll have time to shoot the photo assignments which will receive personalized feedback - This is where our online course really shines. Katie & Marc have reserved time to communicate and provide feedback to each student individually, something that is often a challenge in a 'traditional' workshop setting.
Images are uploaded to a password protected online community created using the service google plus, where only your fellow course participants and Katie & Marc can view them. Here, you can see other participants images and their respective constructive comments. There is also a forum were you can get in touch 24/7 with your questions and comments.
Frequently asked questions:
Q: How is this course organized and the 'material' delivered?
A: For his online course, we use a private community page created on google plus. All particpants will be pointed to and instructed how to join this private community created just for this course on DAY ONE of the course.
This platform allows for everyone to interact, share images, questions, comment on other people's images etc. It is completely private and all content can only be seen by participnats in the course.
Every Monday the Instructor will send an email with course content for that week. This content, which can in the form of a PDF and/or a video, is then also posted to the google plus community.
Feedback for assignments are always in video format, and you will be able to see everyone's images and listen to feedback about them (not just your own), so that you may learn from all of it.
It is important to note that interaction is not limited to Monday's only - that is the day for the 'official' handouts and tutorials, but you are free to interact 24/7. Finally, if you prefer to take this course but remain anonymous, you are welcome to join the online community with a different name (aka your nickname), or you can choose to participate using email only - in that case links to tutorial and image review video(s) will be emailed to you (but you will miss the interaction with the other students taking place on the online community).
Q: How much time will I need to work on this course each week?
A: A minimum of 20-30 minutes each week, plus shooting assignments. You can spend significantly more time, you will get out of this course what you put in.
Q: What kind of camera and lens do I need for this course?
A: Any digital or film camera - As long as you are able to upload your assignments in a digital version for review.
Q: Do I have to be online at any specific times?
A: No you don't. The lessons are send via email, so you can work on them anytime, where-ever you happen to be. You submit the assignments online, and this can be done anytime before the assignment due date.
Q: Do I need to own any software to participate in this course?
A: No, you do not.
Level:
Intermediate: Participants should have knowledge of basic digital photography controls, terminology & composition (ie. white balance, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, etc.)
Equipment Needed:
Digital or Film camera + internet access + ability to submit digital images for assignments