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January 11, 2024: How To Be A Photography Business Owner

Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Fee: $225
Instructor: Laura Hatcher
Category: Learn from the Pros
Spaces left: 4

Class meets on January 11th and January 18th, 2024. 

Students can choose to attend in-person or via Zoom. In-person is limited to just 5 people and is based on first come, first served.

Join Laura Hatcher and to learn how to lay a solid foundation and build an actionable plan towards legally making money with your camera.

This 2 session class is designed to provide experienced photographers, who aspire to earn money from photography, with accurate and relevant resources, lessons learned, and advice on establishing a legitimate photography business.
 

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January 27, 2024: Getting Started In Portraiture

Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Fee: $109
Instructor: Aaron Clamage
Category: Flash and LightingLearn from the Pros
Spaces left: 4

Having the ability to take your own professional-looking portraits can not only serve as a way to save some money on expensive studio portraits but can also be a way to beautifully document the people you love in a way that is meaningful to you and that represents your unique style of expression. If you want to advance your portraiture skills and techniques and begin taking portrait images that are high in both quality and aesthetics, this class is for you. 

Location: Falls Church
 

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February 3, 2024: Getting Started In Studio Lighting

Time: 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Fee: $185
Instructor: Laura Hatcher
Category: Flash and LightingLearn from the Pros
Spaces left: 3

Join Laura Hatcher in her Old Town, Alexandria photography studio and learn what gear is best for creating your own studio. This hands-on class provides photographers an opportunity to learn how to set up various types of lighting equipment to create portraits in a studio setting. 

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February 10, 2024: Getting Started In Real Estate Photography

Time: 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Fee: $109
Instructor: Tammy Loverdos
Category: In the Field ShootingLearn from the Pros
Spaces left: 9

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: TBD

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February 25, 2024: Exploring Headshot Photography

Time: 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Fee: $185
Instructor: Laura Hatcher
Category: Flash and LightingLearn from the Pros
Spaces left: 5

Join Laura Hatcher in her photography studio in Old Town, Alexandria and learn the basics of how to conduct an indoor-studio headshot session. This hands-on class provides photographers an opportunity to learn how to light, photograph, pose, and interact with headshot clients.
 

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March 3, 2024: Portrait Editing - Tools and Techniques

Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Fee: $185
Instructor: Laura Hatcher
Category: Editing/Post ProcessingLearn from the Pros
Spaces left: 5

Step into the portrait editing workflow of a professional headshot photographer and learn how to unleash the powerful editing tools available in Lightroom Classic and Photoshop!  

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