ONLINE COURSE
Creative Color Photography: Techniques, Exercises, and Approaches
Master the art of creating vibrant, dynamic color images in this prompt-driven class. We’ll start with an introduction to the fundamentals of color theory, including the color wheel, complementary colors, and the psychological impact of different hues. Learn how to control exposure, white balance, and lighting to create accurate and creative color representations in your pictures. We’ll be diving into practical techniques for shooting in various environments — whether natural light or artificial — along with tips for working with color in different genres such as portrait, landscape, and still life. We’ll also explore editing techniques to fine-tune color balance and saturation using Adobe Lightroom.
Weekly prompts and critique will encourage you to develop your personal style and refine your photography skills. By the end, you’ll have built confidence in using color intentionally and creatively to enhance the visual impact of your work.
Peter Garfield is an interdisciplinary artist, currently working in photography, video, drawing, and installation. He graduated from Dartmouth College, pursued his graduate studies at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts (Paris), and is on the faculty at Parsons School of Design and School of Visual Arts (SVA).
Solo exhibitions include Wexner Center for the Arts, Musée Historique de Vevey (Switzerland), Art & Public (Geneva), Feigen Contemporary, Kapinos Galerie (Berlin), and Queens Museum. A selection of two-person and group exhibitions include Mass MoCA, Centre Georges Pompidou, Brooklyn Museum, San Francisco Camerawork, Whitney Museum of American Art, and International Film Festival Rotterdam. His work has been published internationally and is a part of numerous collections, including FRAC Bourgogne, (Dijon, France), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, International Center of Photography, MIT List Visual Arts Center, and Berkshire Museum.
Awards include National Endowment for the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, Wexner Center for the Arts, and Edward F. Albee Foundation.
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