Class & Workshop Schedule

The Working With Artists/CPAC Photography School is the most established program of its kind in the Denver Metro region. Most courses take place at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center (CPAC) facility in Lakewood, CO, approximately 10 miles west of Denver downtown. Some Workshops and all darkroom classes take place in Denver and the surrounding region. Classes and workshops cover all aspects of digital and film image-making, alternative processes, and career development, and are taught by a diverse faculty of professional photographers with established careers in the commercial and fine art markets.

Courses range from 3 hour intensives to four-week, 12-hour classes, and are divided into three learning categories: Intro, Core, and Continuing. Intro courses, needless to say, are for Beginners, and include such classes as “Introduction to Digital Photography,” a weekend workshop designed to give beginning students a foundation in basic techniques and operations. Youth programs such as our popular “Snapshooter” series teach very basic skills to kids as young as five years old.

Core classes are designed to provide Intermediate students with a more in-depth knowledge in practical and theoretical topics. They are usually four-week, 12 hour courses that elevate students from the “Beginner” to the “Intermediate” stage of their career. Students should take at least one Core Digital Photography class and one Core Software class before moving on to “Continuing” courses. Of course, to gain a complete grounding students should have a complete grounding in all Core classes.

Continuing classes develop your skills to an Advanced level, at which you should feel confidant enough to produce an exhibition-quality portfolio or enter the commercial marketplace. To help in this process, we schedule monthly portfolio portfolio reviews and workshops that introduce you to professional photographers, curators, and arts professionals, supplemented by regular opportunities to have your work seen in the CPAC galleries. Studio and darkroom rentals are also available at affordable rates.

*Online registration closes 3-5 days prior to the start date or when the class is near capacity.

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May 2012
Start Date	Class Title/Instructor	Level
5/8/12	Digital Photography I with Greg Cradick (day and evening sessions available)	Core
5/2/12	Adobe Lightroom I with Dave Barry	Core/Continuing
5/2/12	Portrait Lighting with Anthony Camera	Core +
5/5/12	Lo-Fi and Plastic Camera with Tara Hornung (4-Hour Workshop + review session)	All Levels
5/5/12	Introduction to Wet Plate Collodion with Quinn Jacobson	Intro
5/10/12	Photographic Choices with Greg Cradick	Continuing
5/11/12	Denver in the Dark with Christopher James	Continuing
5/12/12	Snap Shooters with Stephen Alsobrook and Alexandria Roche	Youth
5/31/12	Portfolio Review with Rupert Jenkins and Rose Fredrick * Free to Members	All Levels
5/27/12	The Dynamic Landscape Photography Workshop – PROMOTION, NO MEMBER DISCOUNT	All Levels
On Going	Darkroom Rental at the Zang Mansion	Core/Continuing
On Going	Studio Rental at CPAC	Core +
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	JUNE 2012
6/2 & 6/3/12	Introduction to Digital Photography with Greg Cradick (Two-day workshop)	Intro
6/23/12	Lo-Fi and Plastic Camera in the Darkroom with Tara Hornung	Continuing
6/4/12	Mastering the Essentials with Thomas Harrop	Core
6/5/12	Adobe Lightroom with Dave Barry	Core
6/6/12	Collaborative Portrait with Anthony Camera	Continuing
6/6/12	Digital Photography I with Edie Winograde	Core
6/7/12	Location Lighting with Greg Cradick	Continuing
6/9/12	Snap Shooters! Classes for Kids with Stephen Alsobrook and Alexandria Roche	Youth
6/9/12	Introduction to Alternative Process 1: Van Dyke Brown and Cyanotype with John Davenport	Continuing
6/17/12	Visualizing the Urban Landscape with Alexis Clement	All Levels
6/22/12	Intro to Large Format B/W and the Bristlecones of Mount Evans with Michael Snively. (Excursion workshop)	Intro/Continuing
6/29/12	Landscapes Under the Moonlight and Stars with Christopher James. (Excursion workshop)	Continuing
	*Classes are being added, Check back soon!