Photography Classes
I’ve been teaching photography to adults in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1980. Many of my students have returned for additional classes, which I take to mean they liked how I teach, or they didn’t learn it all the first time, or both. Here are some of my upcoming classes, and the venues where I plan to teach them in 2012:
(Note: You must register for these classes through the education programs hosting them. Their web sites and printed catalogs contain much more detailed descriptions of the classes.)

SATURDAY AND WEEKEND CLASSES AT POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE, CA
Register through Point Reyes Field Institute, www.ptreyes.org.

           Understanding Your Digital SLR Camera, a full day of learning how your camera's main controls work,
           Saturday, January 28, 10:00 am-5:00 pm at the Red Barn. Cost: $135 ($115 for PRNSA members), limited to 16

           Composition 101--Designing Great Photographs, a full day of learning how to make better compositions with a            short field trip to practise what we've learned, Saturday, March 31, 10:00 am-5:00 pm at the Red Barn.
           Cost: $135 ($115 for PRNSA members), limited to 16

           Creative Photography Weekend, an intensive residential weekend of learning and practising a wide range of            creative techniques for giving your photos interesting new looks, mainly done in-camera without Photoshop,            Friday,  April 27,  7:00 pm-Sunday, April 29, 4:00 pm, based at the secluded Clem Miller Environmental
           Education Center. Cost: $270 ($245 for PRNSA members), includes accommodation, limited to 10 students 

           The Colors of Spring, an  intensive residential weekend exploring the diverse landscapes of the
           Pt. Reyes area, 7:00 pm Friday, May 18-4:00 pm Sunday, May 20, based at the secluded Clem Miller
           Environmental  Education Center. Cost: $270 ($245 for PRNSA members), includes accommodation. Limited to
           10 students.

EVENING CLASSES AT ACALANES ADULT CENTER, DEL VALLE CAMPUS,
WALNUT CREEK, CA
Register through www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/adulted.

            Basic Photography, a 10-week step-by-step introduction to digital and film photography for beginners,
            usually offered fall, winter and spring terms, next offered spring, 2012, cost: $65.00, (dirt cheap
            because it’s state subsidized),  limited to 20 students.

            Intermediate Photography, winter term, 2013 only, cost $65.00, limited to 20 students.

            Advanced Photo Workshop, spring term, 2012 only, cost $65.00, limited to 15. A  more informal course in
            which students work on personal projects and we hang a group show of their best work  at the end.

EVENING CLASSES AT WALNUT CREEK CIVIC ARTS EDUCATION, SHADELANDS CAMPUS, WALNUT CREEK, CA
Register through Civic Arts, www.arts-ed.org

            The Magic of Black and White, a 3-week workshop in photographing the landscape, Wednesday             evenings, Feb. 29-Mar. 14, 7:30-9:30 pm, and Saturday field trips Mar. 3, 6:30-11:00 am,
            and Mar. 10, 3:00-6:30 pm. Limited to 15 students

            Dramatic Light Landscapes, two Saturdays combining class lectures and evaluation of student work with field             trips to some of Contra Costa's best scenery, June 2, 3:00-8:30 pm and June 9, 7:00 am-12:30 pm. Limited to 15