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March 2020
New Orleans at Night Photography Course – Spring
This hands-on photography workshop is the only New Orleans photography class you will need to learn the ropes shooting the beautiful soft light of a Crescent City spring night! Long time New Orleans photographer and instructor Zack Smith will teach you how to get the most out of your camera wether you are a beginner or are an advanced shooter looking to gain more knowledge. Zack has been teaching this exciting photography class for 16 years now and he guarantees…
Find out more »Natural Light Portrait Workshop Louisiana Outdoors Edition
Louisiana environments and parks are known for it's unforgettable live oaks, cypress swamps and breathtaking vistas. Take advantage of this visual season of light and learn how to improve your Natural Light Portraiture with Zack Smith Photography Workshops and a VERY special location to be announced at the new year. Zack Smith's 15 years shooting portraits in the fine art and commercial realm will give participants an inside view on how he creates stunning portraits using only natural light and…
Find out more »Learn Lightroom and Photoshop Session A – 3 weeks
This is a 3 part workshop that takes place over 3 weeks. In Learn Lightroom and Photoshop in New Orleans we will cover the use of Adobe Creative Cloud with emphasis on Lightroom, and Photoshop over three Tuesdays. Our goal is to learn with the intention to better understand the essential digital imaging tools used to manage and create high quality artwork while shooting RAW in your Digital SLR and Mirrorless Cameras. Adobe Creative Cloud allows the digital photographer to remain current on…
Find out more »May 2020
Protected: We are Students of Light: Photography Street walk with Zack Smith
PHOTOS: Mark Smith (tuba) and Cornell Andrews (bass) Being confident in our creativity takes years of stored photographic experiences and always being a student of light. Our photographic intention is driven by our curiosity to learn, explore, and capture moments in our own way. Join professional New Orleans photographer Zack Smith for an in depth natural light discussion and photo shoot in the French Quarter and learn how to be creative in the most difficult lighting situations. In this two…
Find out more »July 2020
Studio Portrait Photography Workshop
We are all moved by the dynamic possibilities of using artificial light to bring theme and story depth to our portraits. Whether you photograph children, adults, musicians or lawyers you need to have a trusted understanding of the lighting used to breath light into a portrait. Utilizing a steady set of lighting gear is a tool that every photographer should have and master. Zack will expose you to a myriad of methods to create dynamic lighting schemes using reflectors, speed…
Find out more »August 2020
Learn Digital Photography Session B – 8 weeks
This 8 part photography workshop will teach you the basics of your DSLR or mirrorless digital camera as well as the buttons, functions, and features used to get the most out of your photography. We will teach you all about Resolution, ISO, Exposure, White Balance, Focus, Metering, and how to set them properly. We will also spend time learning the fundamentals of photography, such as Focal Length, Aperture, Shutter Speed, and Composition, using Zack Smith’s colorful and intuitive slide presentations…
Find out more »September 2020
Southern Decadence Photography Workshop
Only in New Orleans Documentary Workshop Series Learn documentary street photography in the French Quarter during the Southern Decadence Parade! One of the most colorful and extravagant events you will ever see from the World's Greatest weekend of gay culture in America. The streets of the Quarter will be full of festive costumes, dancing, parading and more as we photograph portraits and learn how to approach a parade that only New Orleans can offer. WHERE / WHO / WHAT We…
Find out more »October 2020
Learn Lightroom and Photoshop Session B – 3 Weeks
In Learn Lightroom and Photoshop in New Orleans we will cover the use of Adobe Creative Cloud with emphasis on Lightroom, and Photoshop over three Tuesdays. Our goal is to learn with the intention to better understand the essential digital imaging tools used to manage and create high quality artwork while shooting RAW in your Digital SLR and Mirrorless Cameras. Adobe Creative Cloud allows the digital photographer to remain current on the latest tools, features, and updates relating to the entire Adobe catalog.…
Find out more »New Orleans Second Line Photography Workshop
Only In New Orleans Documentary Series The New Orleans second line season and marching in the streets is synonymous with what makes this city so special. The feathers, sashes, and pageantry of Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs of New Orleans have been parading on Sunday for over 60 years to the backbeat of multiple brass bands and the smells of sidewalk meat smokers. A photographer who knows the story and has the insight on such a storied event is bound…
Find out more »New Orleans Experience Photography Workshop
Experience & Capture The Authentic New Orleans With Zack Smith Photography The only way to truly learn how to photograph a city is to immerse yourself in it. Why be a bystander watching history when you can learn from it and photograph the magic up close? It is with great honor to be able to share this rare opportunity with you and hope you will join me on this incredible photographic journey you will never forget! The New Orleans Photography…
Find out more »November 2020
New Orleans Street Photography Workshop
Zack Smith Photography’s "New Orleans Street Photography Workshop" will teach you how to tell the story of the street through it's architecture, people, music, and light as we observe and create in The French Quarter, French Market, and Historic Treme neighborhood of New Orleans. In this course we will discuss and photograph together the exciting elements of street documentary: establishing shots, visual storylines, candid portraits and engaging portraits, as well as close up detail scenes that help tell the complete…
Find out more »December 2020
New Orleans at Night Photography Course – Fall
This hands-on photography workshop is the only New Orleans photography class you will need to learn the ropes shooting the beautiful soft light of a Crescent City spring night! Long time New Orleans photographer and instructor Zack Smith will teach you how to get the most out of your camera wether you are a beginner or are an advanced shooter looking to gain more knowledge. Zack has been teaching this exciting photography class for 16 years now and he guarantees…
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