5 Wednesdays, 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Begins October 12, Online

Skill Level: All

Class: $75 (Log in for membership discount prices)

Description: The word “photography” literally means “light writing.” If your photos lack a "wow factor," you may not be seeing and using light optimally. Learn from photographer Ellen Foust how to use light to create beautiful photos!

During this class you will learn to see deeply and to effectively use natural light to create sunsets, silhouettes, and perfect reflections. Develop a vocabulary for describing light, from hard to soft, front to back, and warm to cool. Each week you will practice new skills and participate in a “photo salon” to review homework images. All photographers, including smartphone photographers, are welcome. This is a fun class!

Prerequisites: Participants will need a digital camera or an iPhone to participate in the class. Participants also must have a level of comfort with their own personal cameras or phones prior to the class. 

Note: Zoom information will be provided prior to the class.

About the instructor: 

Ellen Foust is an award-winning visual artist and photographer with a passion for teaching. Her experience spans darkroom to digital, portraiture to landscapes. She holds an MA in art history, an MEd in education, and has studied at the New England School of Photography. Ellen's bold, graphical, award-winning photographs explore the interactions of light and weather on a scene or object. Ellen currently teaches iPhone photography at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, at Brandeis University and UMass Boston.

Please take a look at our registration policy and our current covid policy before your class.

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