Downtown Digital
Mondays, April 1 – June 3 (9 classes*)
*No class on May 27
Teaching Artist: Jolie Valentine
Open To: All Experience Levels
Learn how to use the digital SLR camera while traveling throughout the city of Pittsburgh. Using professional equipment, you’ll learn how to photograph the city you live in while experiencing the different areas it has to offer. we’ll learn how to photograph buildings, cityscapes and even portraits on location. Then, it’s back to Manchester to work with Adobe Photoshop and Bridge to learn image manipulation and editing to create professional-quality prints of your images.

Sky Scapes
Tuesdays, April 2 – June 4 (10 classes)
Teaching Artist: Germaine Watkins
Open To: All Experience Levels
You’ve developed tunnel vision after this long cold winter. Look up! There’s a whole new world to see. Look at those beautiful clouds and more. This is your opportunity to learn digital photography and capture those magnificent sky scapes. Capture the wonder of your surroundings and learn how to enhance your images and incorporate writing on your pictures. By the way we’ll be printing BIG.

The City of Bridges
Wednesdays, April 3 – June 5 (10 classes)
Teaching Artist: Jolie Valentine
Open To: All Experience Levels
Did you know that Pittsburgh has 446 bridges and that it’s the world record holder for bridges with piers and stands contained entirely within city limits? This class is going to focus on using our SLR film cameras to capture the unique characteristics of the different bridges have to offer. Using black and white film you’ll learn how to compose stimulating and extraordinary compositions that will grab your viewers’ attention. Then, it’s back to MCG’s darkroom to create beautiful prints from our negatives.

Filmtastic!
Thursdays, April 4 – June 6 (10 classes)
Teaching Artist: Germaine Watkins
Open To: All Experience Levels
Photography has evolved over the years. Take a journey with us back in time where people made images using film. In this course you will be able to experience black and white film photography using 2 ¼’ film, 4×5 film sheets, as well as 35mm rolls of film too. Oh, by the way you’ll be able to make two types of pinhole cameras to use and take home!