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PhotoSynthesis offers workshops and short-term non-credit classes in a variety of photographic disciplines.
                                                              Possibilities include: 
Intro, Intermediate, or Advanced B&W Darkroom  •  Toning  •  Hand Coloring  •  Alternative and Historical Processes
Pinhole and Primitive Cameras  •  Batteries not Required—Image Making Unplugged  •  Digital Negatives for Contact Printing

Understanding Digital Photography  •  Intro, Intermediate, or Advanced Photoshop  •  RAW Workflow  •  Digital Color Management
Mat Cutting and Presentation  •  Portfolio Building  •  Studio Lighting  •  Photography for eBay and Websites  •  Workshops for Children and Families

For those who prefer one-on-one tutoring or consultation, please contact us to arrange for private sessions. Pricing details for tutoring and consultation can be found here.

Please consult our Workshops Policy.
Click here for more information about our workshops teachers.

The following workshops are scheduled to run in the coming weeks. They are in chronological order by starting date. Please check back often, as workshops may be added at any time. You will also find workshop dates on our calendar.

Click on any workshop for more information.

• Matting & Framing..........Saturdays: September 18: 10:00am–4:00pm and September 25: 10:00am–2:00pm

• Film Camera Fundamentals..........Wednesday, September 29: 7:00–8:00pm

• The Ziatype..........Saturday, October 2: 10:00am–4:00pm and Sunday, October 3: 10:00am–6:00pm

• Intro to the B&W Darkroom..........Wednesdays: October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3, 10: 6:00–9:00pm

• Feeling Blue: The Cyanotype..........Saturday, October 9: 10:00am–4:00pm

• Demystifying the Digital SLR..........Thursday, October 28: 6:30–8:30pm

• From Still to Motion: Video for Photographers..........Saturdays: October 30, November 6, 13, 20, December 4, 11: 9:00am–12:00pm

• Beauty in Brown: The Vandyke..........Saturday, November 6: 10:00am–4:00pm

• Introduction to Photoshop Elements 8..........Thursdays: November 11, 18: 6:30–8:30pm

• Antique Photo Holiday Ornaments..........Saturday: November 13: 10:00am–4:00pm

• Make Your Own Photo Gift Wrap..........Wednesday, November 17: 6:30–9:00pm or Thursday, December 9: 6:30–9:00pm

• Photogenic Drawings and the Salted Paper Print..........Saturday, December 4: 10:00am–4:00pm



• Alt Process 3-Pack..........Do Feeling Blue: The Cyanotype, Beauty in Brown: The Vandyke,
                                            and Photogenic Drawing and the Salted Paper Print all sound good? Get a discount for all three
.