Courses

Access to imagery has never been easier than in our digital age. Our phones and cameras are capable of producing hundreds, thousands, maybe millions of photos, but to what end and to what beginning? This course is designed for photography enthusiasts who want to build a creative practice of making photos every day. In this course, you will conscientiously use a camera to explore your sense of vision through a curated series of daily photography prompts that you can respond to from wherever you are, using the camera of your choice (from an SLR to your mobile phone). The daily exercises are designed to hone photographic intuition and develop visual fluency. Simply put, you will learn to take better pictures and know why they are better. Our online classroom will include a photo-friendly gallery to facilitate communication between students and the instructor as well as student-to-student interactions. We will all learn from one another during weekly live online sessions. While there will be inevitable discussion of various photographic techniques, this course will emphasize the use of photography to foster creative visualization and awareness. We will also explore digital editing tools to refine our images further. By the end of the course, students will learn to see better—with and without a camera.