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July 19, 2025: Early Morning Flower and Garden Photography

Time: 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Corey Hilz
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 5

Early morning is the perfect time to photograph colorful plants and flowers along with the intimate garden scenes. Join Corey Hilz at Brookside Gardens and explore a diverse collection of plants and landscaping in the early morning light. We'll find plenty of fresh photographic material, from landscape details to close-ups.

July 19, 2025: Creative Phone Photography in Chinatown/Penn Quarter

Time: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Michael Koren
Category: Smartphone Photography
Spaces left: 1

Learn smartphone camera settings for creative images. From essential techniques for exposure, to composition and focusing tips in this vibrant DC area.
We begin outdoors at the National Portrait Gallery and then explore the surrounding Penn Quarter with its quirky architecture and street scenes.

July 20, 2025: Summer Sunflowers

Time: 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Fee: $109
Instructor: Kim Kelly
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: SOLD OUT!

Fee does not include the park entrance fee. Participants will need to get their own entrance tickets. 

Have you ever wanted to photograph sunshine?  Here's your chance!  We'll visit a farm that plants 70+ acres of sunshine in the form of over 30 varieties of sunflowers. 

Price includes entrance fee.

July 20, 2025: Getting Started In Portraiture

Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Fee: $109
Instructor: Aaron Clamage
Category: Flash, Lighting & PortraitureLearn from the Pros
Spaces left: SOLD OUT!

Unlock the art of portraiture in this hands-on class and learn how to capture professional-looking portraits that reflect your unique style and vision. 

Learn how to control essential elements that contribute to successful portraiture, including camera settings, composition, posing, expression, and lighting control. Explore shooting with natural window light and continuous studio lights, and master techniques for manipulating light and shadows.

Location: DC

July 20, 2025: Photo Basics – Getting Off Auto

Time: 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Fee: $109
Instructor: Corey Hilz
Category: Photo Basics & Misc Classroom
Spaces left: SOLD OUT!

This class is also offered on 8/16 and 9/7.

Whether you want to capture cherished moments with loved ones, document game-winning action, or preserve the beauty of your travels, this beginner photography basics class provides the tools you need with hands-on practice.

Location: DC

July 21, 2025: ONLINE - Getting Started with Lightroom Classic

Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm
Fee: $145
Instructor: Corey Hilz
Category: Editing/Post Processing
Spaces left:

This class is held with Corey Hilz on Zoom from 7-8:30 pm on Mondays, July 21, 28, August 4. It will be recorded in case you miss a date. 
Learn the basics of organizing and editing your photos using Lightroom Classic. This class is appropriate for people with little or no experience using Lightroom. Students will gain skills and confidence for image organization and image editing without being overwhelmed!

Location: Live on Zoom

July 25, 2025: Night Photography on the National Mall

Time: 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Marie Joabar
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 7

Capture incredible nighttime images of DC's most exciting monuments and memorials! Join Instructor Marie Joabar for this unique nighttime photography class.

July 26, 2025: Fieldwork - Photo Basics at Union Station

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Fee: $84
Instructor: Marie Joabar
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 5

This class is designed for those who have taken any of the Photography Basics classes and want the opportunity to work in the field to reinforce the material covered in the classroom. We’ve encouraged you to leave the Auto settings behind and to shoot in the Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority or Manual modes so now it’s time for some hands-on.

Our location is Washington Union Station which gives us plenty of photo opportunities to practice exposure settings and creative captures. Join us and come away with stronger skills for setting exposure and capturing exciting images that you’re proud to show off.

July 27, 2025: Exploring the Smithsonian Gardens

Time: 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Corey Hilz
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 8

July 27, 2025: iPhone Photography - Getting Started at the National Gallery of Art

Time: 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Michael Koren
Category: In the Field ShootingSmartphone Photography
Spaces left: SOLD OUT!

This class is also offered on 8/9, 9/14 and 10/19.

Learn to use the iPhone camera and the settings for creative image captures.  Join Michael Koren at the National Gallery of Art and learn techniques for exposure, composition and focus. Tap into your creative side through smartphone photography.

August 2, 2025: Abstract Photography – Creating Abstract Images

Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Fee: $109
Instructor: Beth Haubach
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 6

The techniques used in abstract photography provides a fresh approach to crafting unique images. They may also help the photographer develop a stronger eye and view subjects with a fresh perspective. Using a variety of techniques the photographer finds limitless options and is easily entertained as each frame gives a different result.  

Location: Falls Church

August 3, 2025: Photo Basics – Getting Off Auto

Time: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Fee: $109
Instructor: Marie Joabar
Category: Photo Basics & Misc Classroom
Spaces left: 4

This class is also offered in 8/16, 9/7 and 9/28.

Whether you want to capture cherished moments with loved ones, document game-winning action, or preserve the beauty of your travels, this beginner photography basics class provides the tools you need with hands-on practice.

Location: Falls Church

August 3, 2025: Photographic Composition – Essential Techniques

Time: 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Michael Koren
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 4

The composition of a photograph is the single most important element a photographer uses to convey an artistic statement.  What’s included, excluded and the arrangement of elements within the frame is all part of composition. 

This class will teach you techniques to improve the composition of your photos with hands-on shooting experience coupled with feedback.
 

August 3, 2025: Photo Basics Part Two - Practicum

Time: 2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Fee: $119
Instructor: Rafael Suanes
Category: Photo Basics & Misc Classroom
Spaces left: 5

This beginner-to-intermediate class is perfect for anyone who wants to get a better grasp on setting exposure so they can comfortably leave the Auto mode behind and start making creative decisions with their camera.

Location: Falls Church

August 9, 2025: Fieldwork - Photo Basics At Sculpture Garden

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Fee: $84
Instructor: Corey Hilz
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 7

August 9, 2025: iPhone Photography - Getting Started at the National Gallery of Art

Time: 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Michael Koren
Category: In the Field ShootingSmartphone Photography
Spaces left: 9

This class is also offered on 9/14 and 10/19.

Learn to use the iPhone camera and the settings for creative image captures.  Join Michael Koren at the National Gallery of Art and learn techniques for exposure, composition and focus. Tap into your creative side through smartphone photography.

August 14, 2025: Chesapeake Bay Sunset Photo Shoot

Time: 5:45pm - 10:00pm
Fee: $299
Instructor: Jeff Poe
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 4

Come join us and capture some unique photos and views only accessible by being on the water!

Enjoy an unforgettable sunset photography experience on the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, MD. This on-the-water workshop offers a unique opportunity to photograph the golden hour and blue hour as they transform the Bay’s iconic landmarks.

August 16, 2025: Photo Basics – Getting Off Auto

Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Fee: $109
Instructor: Corey Hilz
Category: Photo Basics & Misc Classroom
Spaces left: 7

This class is also offered on 9/7 and 9/28.

Whether you want to capture cherished moments with loved ones, document game-winning action, or preserve the beauty of your travels, this beginner photography basics class provides the tools you need with hands-on practice.

Location: Falls Church

August 16, 2025: Light Painting as Photo Art

Time: 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Fee: $159
Instructor: Lori Saunders
Category: Flash, Lighting & Portraiture
Spaces left: 5

Use light as your paintbrush and capture creative photography art in the dark. Join instructor Lori Saunders and discover light painting techniques that turn a single, long exposure photo with moving lights into an other-worldly image caught entirely in-camera.

Location: Falls Church

August 17, 2025: Garden Photography at the Hillwood Gardens

Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Fee: $114
Instructor: Kim Kelly
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 8

August 29, 2025: Chesapeake Bay Sunset Photo Shoot

Time: 5:45pm - 10:00pm
Fee: $299
Instructor: Jeff Poe
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 4

Come join us and capture some unique photos and views only accessible by being on the water!

Enjoy an unforgettable sunset photography experience on the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, MD. This on-the-water workshop offers a unique opportunity to photograph the golden hour and blue hour as they transform the Bay’s iconic landmarks.

September 6, 2025: Creative Phone Photography in Chinatown/Penn Quarter

Time: 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Michael Koren
Category: Smartphone Photography
Spaces left: 9

Learn smartphone camera settings for creative images. From essential techniques for exposure, to composition and focusing tips in this vibrant DC area.
We begin outdoors at the National Portrait Gallery and then explore the surrounding Penn Quarter with its quirky architecture and street scenes.

September 7, 2025: Photo Basics – Getting Off Auto

Time: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Fee: $109
Instructor: Marie Joabar
Category: Photo Basics & Misc Classroom
Spaces left: 10

Whether you want to capture cherished moments with loved ones, document game-winning action, or preserve the beauty of your travels, this beginner photography basics class provides the tools you need with hands-on practice.

Location: DC

September 8, 2025: DC Skyline and Moonrise Photo Shoot

Time: 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Marie Joabar
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 7

Here is your chance to capture stunning and unique views of several of Washington’s iconic monuments; the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the Arlington Memorial Bridge, all neatly aligned in your viewfinder from a vantage point of in Arlington. 
(If the moon is obscured by clouds the class will still run as there are many beautiful photos to be captured of the DC Skyline.)

September 13, 2025: Night Photography in Georgetown

Time: 6:45 PM - 9:15 PM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Marie Joabar
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 6

 Capture incredible nighttime images of DC's most exciting area, Georgetown! Join Instructor Marie Joabar for this unique nighttime photography class.

September 14, 2025: The Art of Black and White Photography

Time: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Fee: $109
Instructor: Jorge E. Bañales
Category: Photo Basics & Misc Classroom
Spaces left:

Explore the timeless beauty of black and white photography in this hands-on class. From mastering light and shadows to perfecting your composition, you'll learn how to capture stunning monochrome images that convey mood and emotion.

Location: DC

September 14, 2025: iPhone Photography - Getting Started at the National Gallery of Art

Time: 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Michael Koren
Category: In the Field ShootingSmartphone Photography
Spaces left: 9

Learn to use the iPhone camera and the settings for creative image captures.  Join Michael Koren at the National Gallery of Art and learn techniques for exposure, composition and focus. Tap into your creative side through smartphone photography.

September 14, 2025: Outdoor Studio Portraiture

Time: 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Fee: $195
Instructor: Laura Hatcher
Category: Flash, Lighting & PortraitureLearn from the Pros
Spaces left: 1

Step outside the studio and learn how to create beautiful natural light portraits by balancing the outdoor light with a studio light set-up. This hands-on class teaches you how to create professional-quality outdoor portraits and headshots using a simple one light setup. Learn to harness natural surroundings, scout ideal locations, and adapt studio techniques to outdoor environments. 

September 20, 2025: National Zoo Field Shoot

Time: 8:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Corey Hilz
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 9

Whether you’re planning an African safari or just want to learn how to photograph animals at the zoo or in your backyard, this class will help you capture more compelling images.

September 20, 2025: Fieldwork Photo Basics - Late Afternoon On The Mall

Time: 4:45PM - 7:15 PM
Fee: $84

Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 7

This class is designed for those who have taken any of the Photo Basics classes and want the opportunity to work in the field to reinforce the material covered in the classroom. We’ve encouraged you to leave the Auto settings behind and to shoot in the Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority or Manual modes so now it’s time for some hands-on.

We begin near the Jefferson and then make our way to the Washington Monument and the World War II Memorial where we’ll find plenty of photo opportunities from architecture, statues, fountains, street scenes and more in the late afternoon light thru to the beautiful blue sky of twilight.

September 21, 2025: Lightroom In A Day

Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Fee: $159
Instructor: Corey Hilz
Category: Editing/Post Processing
Spaces left: 9

Learn how to organize and edit your photos with Lightroom Classic. Join instructor Corey Hilz as he covers the 2 most powerful modules, the Library and the Develop Modules. This class is designed to make Lightroom easy to understand and put you in control of all it has to offer. It will cover your workflow from beginning to end: from importing and organizing to adjusting, sharing and exporting your images.

Location: DC

September 21, 2025: Exploring Street Photography

Time: 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Michael Koren
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 8

This hands-on class will explore the unique aspects of the street photography genre and help you create compelling photographs that go beyond the ordinary snapshot.  Join Michael Koren for an afternoon learning pro-level tips and techniques, privacy issues associated with street photography, and hands-on photographing around the White House area. 

September 27, 2025: Creating A Photography Website

Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Rick Frankle
Category: Editing/Post Processing
Spaces left: 8

Whether you want to showcase your skills as a photographer or are a photo hobbyist who wants to share your work on a personal website, Adobe Portfolio gives you the tools you need with a professional look. Bring your best photographs and join Rick Frankle as he guides you through the creation of your website from start to finish.

This class also Includes a 1 to1.5 hour follow up Zoom session.  Date to be determined.   

Location: Falls Church 

September 27, 2025: Getting Started In Real Estate Photography

Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Fee: $129
Instructor: Tammy Loverdos
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 10

Learn the basics of Real Estate Photography and start developing a strong set skills in this field.

Tammy will take you through a variety of methods that are used in Real Estate- including lighting and bracketing for HDR (high dynamic range). We will also focus on composition theory and how it applies to spaces as well as various methods for dealing with lighting areas in a home from simple to more challenging. 

Location: Centreville, VA

September 28, 2025: Photo Basics – Getting Off Auto

Time: 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Fee: $109
Instructor: Corey Hilz
Category: Photo Basics & Misc Classroom
Spaces left: 12

 Whether you want to capture cherished moments with loved ones, document game-winning action, or preserve the beauty of your travels, this beginner photography basics class provides the tools you need with hands-on practice.

Location: Falls Church

September 28, 2025: External Flash Made Easy

Time: 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Corey Hilz
Category: Flash, Lighting & Portraiture
Spaces left: 9

Are you eager to unlock the full potential of your external flash unit? Join us for this hands-on class and learn flash photography skills to take your photos to a new level.

Location: DC

October 4, 2025: Great Shots in the Urban World

Time: 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Michael Koren
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 9

Founded in 1745, historic downtown Frederick retains its old-world charm with a modern-day way of life. Quaint restaurants and small shops line the historic streets that are filled with activity. As such, urban photography opportunities are everywhere in Frederick. You will photograph the historic urban architecture constructed of brick and stone, and the more modern glass and steel buildings.

October 4, 2025: Mastering the Manual Film Camera

Time: 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Fee: $109
Instructor: Jorge E. Bañales
Category: Photo Basics & Misc Classroom
Spaces left:

Step back into the analog world of photography and master the art of shooting with a manual film camera. This hands-on class will guide you through the fundamentals of manual film photography, from understanding your camera’s anatomy to capturing your first roll of film.

 Location: DC

October 19, 2025: iPhone Photography - Getting Started at the National Gallery of Art

Time: 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Fee: $99
Instructor: Michael Koren
Category: In the Field ShootingSmartphone Photography
Spaces left: 8

Learn to use the iPhone camera and the settings for creative image captures.  Join Michael Koren at the National Gallery of Art and learn techniques for exposure, composition and focus. Tap into your creative side through smartphone photography.

October 19, 2025: Getting Started In Studio Lighting

Time: 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Fee: $215
Instructor: Laura Hatcher
Category: Flash, Lighting & PortraitureLearn from the Pros
Spaces left: 6

Step into Laura Hatcher's studio in the heart of Old Town Alexandria and experience a hands-on approach to learning how to choose your gear for studio lighting. In this unique class, you'll explore every piece of equipment used in a professional studio and discover its purpose before investing in your own setup. 

October 25, 2025: Capturing The Past At Waterside Woolen Mill

Time: 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Fee: $124
Instructor: Beth Haubach
Category: In the Field Shooting
Spaces left: 10

Join Beth Haubach for an incredible photo opportunity capturing the bygone era of the Waterside Woolen Mill. We’ll find decades old looms, spinning and other vintage machinery, faded yarns, interesting textures and color combinations, and plenty of small vignettes or “still-lifes." 

Includes a Zoom session the week prior to the class covering tips and techniques for photographing in “abandoned” spaces.  That way we can make the most of our time photographing when we get to the mill.  

November 9, 2025: Exploring Headshot Photography

Time: 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Fee: $215
Instructor: Laura Hatcher
Category: Flash, Lighting & PortraitureLearn from the Pros
Spaces left: 6

Join Laura Hatcher in her Old Town Alexandria studio for a hands-on workshop that will teach you the essentials of creating professional headshots. With years of experience photographing over 400 headshots annually—ranging from individual sessions to large-scale conference events—Laura brings a wealth of practical knowledge to help you refine your skills and stand out in this specialized field.