Classes

“Landscape” can mean different things, depending on where and who you are: one might first think of a natural environment, but it could just as likely be an urban, suburban, exurban, or rural space. In this class… [read more]

If words can paint a picture, and a picture is worth a thousand words, what happens when we combine the two? This course invites you to explore the relationship between image, text, and meaning. Each week we’ll explore a… [read more]

It can be difficult to photograph people you don’t know, to overcome the fear and uncertainty that comes with approaching and photographing strangers. But closeness and understanding — of people, and of a place — is the… [read more]

In image-making today, the lines between art and documentary photography are often blurring and overlapping, opening up exciting visual possibilities for us as photographers. Whether you’re experienced with documentary… [read more]

This intimate mentoring group meets once per month and is for photographers and media artists who are looking for long-term support and continuity while working on a project. We’ll look at different approaches to… [read more]

Have you experimented with shooting in black and white but were not quite happy with the results? Do you love the depiction of the world in black and white photographs and want to harness that abstracted quality in your own… [read more]

Join us for another StrudelmediaLive community weekend — featuring a gallery walk on Friday afternoon, a one-day photographic exploration of New York City’s East Village on Saturday, followed by an online critique two… [read more]

In this prompt-driven class, we’ll study what makes the images of exceptional photographers “exceptional,” by analyzing their use of light, framing, distance, and what they leave unsaid. Each week we’ll examine the… [read more]

In this course, we’ll develop methods to deepen the meaning in your work and to communicate it more clearly to others. We’ll consider a series of questions — both pre- and post-image creation — about how you can… [read more]

Every artist develops their own method or practice of how they create work. In this Mini-workshop, we’ll look at three different photographers (Eugène Atget, Robert Frank, and Diane Arbus) and try to understand how,… [read more]

Learn to make a beautiful accordion-bound journal with pockets to hold your collected photos and ephemera in this 2-hour mini-workshop. This pocket accordion book is folded from one large sheet of paper, giving you 8 pages… [read more]

Adobe’s InDesign is the most flexible and powerful application to layout and design a photobook or zine. This 6-session class is for students who are new to InDesign and also for those who’d like a refresher to work on a… [read more]

In this 90-minute mini-workshop, you’ll learn how understanding photography through the principles of analog film and equipment can broaden your perspectives and creative possibilities — whether you’re a digital-based… [read more]