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have divided our courses into two categories:
Weekend/Weeklong Workshops
and Evening
Classes. Evening classes are usually scheduled
from 7 to 10PM (or 11PM) on weeknights unless otherwise specified.
They generally meet once per week for 4 to 6 weeks.
Workshops tend to be all day on Saturday or Sunday from
10 - 5. Please note that each class category has its
own separate link to schedules and descriptions.
Note:
Workshops involving the Boudoir
or Figure Model are listed here
We accept major credit cards for secure
online registrations.
Soon we will accept PayPal.
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| April
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Saturday 5
Digital Stacking for Exposure Compensation #222
Instructor: Joseph Wisniewski
$230.00
Saturday 5
Wacom Tablets and Photoshop #208
Instructor: Lewis Dennison
$100.00
(1pm - 5pm)
Sunday 6
NIK Filters and their Use #207
Instructor: Joseph Wisniewski
$195.00
(10am - 5:00 pm)
New for 2008!!!
Saturday 19
Photograph the Fitness Model #412
Instructor: Paul Mckinny
$125.00
Saturday
19 - Sunday 20
Wedding
Photography Techniques & Business Practices #520
Instructor: Bryce
Denison
$340.00
(10am-5pm)
New for 2008!!!
Saturday 26 - Sunday 27
Wedding Videography #705
Instructor: Jim Hodel
$340.00
(10am-5pm)
Saturday 26
Church Architecture at Historic Trinity Lutheran #611
Instructor: Bryce Denison
$100.00
(10am - 2 pm)
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New for 2008!!!
Sunday June 1
A Day with Jim Zuckerman #106
$100.00 Lunch is included
One day each year, Midwest Photography Workshops brings in a nationally know photographer to spend a day with MPW students. In 2006, we were privileged to spend a day with Pulitzer Prize winning Photography Taro Yamasaki. 2007 brought an equally prestigious photographer, author and lecturer, Vincent Versace. The 2008 National Speaker will be noted author, lecturer and fine art photographer Jim Zuckerman.
The day begins at 10:00 AM with a presentation of some of Mr. Zuckerman's early images with comments on the people and events that influenced his early work. Lunch is catered and included as part of the day's festivities. The afternoon session is a continuation of Jim's best photos and a discussion on what it takes to succeed at a National level. Additionally, he will discuss the problem solving part of shooting photographs when traveling. Near the end of the afternoon, Mr. Zuckerman will review various students portfolios if time permits. Students prints must be at least 8x10 and mounted but not framed to be considered. A question and answer session will occur just before the portfolio review. Jim will also be available to sign copies of several of his most recent books: Space is limited. Register Early!!!
Please feel free to visit his web site at: http://www.jimzuckermanworkshops.com/photo-seminar-in-detroit-michi/
Saturday
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Lighting
for Video #704
Instructor: Jim Hodel
$230.00
Still Photographers primarily use flash.
Videographers use a continuous light.
Learn how to set up and modify video quality
light. Learn about flags, scrims and
gobos. Learn how to light a talking
head or and entire set in this one day workshop.
Sunday 8
Shoot a Video Comp Card for Models #703
Instructor: Jim Hodel
$230.00
Saturday 14
Digital Video Editing with Adobe Premier Elements #702
Instructor: Jim Hodel
$230.00
Register On-Line
New for 2008!!!
Sunday 15
Green Screen for Video or Still Photography #706
Instructor: Jim Hodel
$230.00
Register On-Line
New for 2008!!!
Saturday 21 - Saturday 28
(Under the Tuscan Sun)
Instructor: Bryce and Linda Denison
$2495.00 Everything included except air fair to Florence, Italy. #651
Bring your digital camera and laptop computer to scenic Tuscany. This is Wine County! Spend 7 days and 7 nights in a historic 14th century refurbished monastery. Enjoy gourmet food! Photograph vineyards, classic architecture, the flora and fauna of Italy. Learn about how to develop your personal style and connect with the landscape. This workshop is appropriate for film shooters as well. The first three days involve at least six hours of shooting and three hours of classroom. The last four days, is all field shooting. You will learn about batch file processing raw files, workflow management, Photoshop techniques including using Wacom tablets, and many other digital techniques such as exposure stacking, panorama stitching and focus stacking for the ultimate macro photos of flowers. Bring your laptop computer. A basic understanding of shutter speeds and f/stops is presumed. Bring your portfolio. This workshop will be conducted in English. Chao! Meals, lodging and transportation is included except airfare to and from Florence, Italy. Workshop is limited to 12 students. Register On-Line
Saturday 21
Digital Panoramas using PT Assembler #243
Instructor: Joe Wisniewski
$230.00
(10am-5pm)
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Friday 11
Sunsets & Swimsuits on location (Sports Illustrated Style) #502
Instructor: Bryce Denison
$100.00
(6-9:30 pm)
Meet at the Island Lake State Recreational area - Sycamore shelter
Register On-Line
Saturday 12
Butterflies on the Wing #615
Instructor: Bryce Denison
$125.00
(10:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Register On-Line
New For 2008!!!
Monday 14 - Friday 18
Photo Camp for Youth #105
Instructor: Linda Denison
$200.00 (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
This week-long workshop is intended for youth aged 10-15. Students are expected to have a digital camera. It can be a minimally expensive point and shoot camera. Students will go on several field trips where they can have fun and still shoot interesting photos. The children will have an opportunity to download the images into a computer and learn elementary image manipulation with Adobe Lightroom. They can even make prints if they desire. MPW will provide use of their computer lab as part of the camp. Class size is limited to 10 students and the students are expected to bring a bag lunch. 10 AM - 4 PM.
Register On-Line
Saturday 19
The Surreal Landscape - Digital Infra-Red #224
Instructor: Joseph Wisniewski
$125.00
(10:00am-5:00pm)
Register On-Line
Saturday 19
Outdoor
Portraiture - Fill Flash and Reflectors
#505
Instructor: Bryce Denison
$125.00
(10:00am-5:00pm)
Register On-Line
Sunday 20
37th Annual Photo / Model's Picnic #500
Location is Kensington Metro Park - North Hickory Shelter Letter H. 2:00PM - 7:00 PM
Do you need practice shooting portraits? Does your family run when they see you pull out your camera? If so, come to our 37th annual picnic. Photograph more than a dozen beautiful models who are present expressly for your shooting pleasure. Imagine attractive models drapped over the hood of a Corvette or hugging a motorcycle. Practice posing them sitting in a hammock or backlit against an inland lake. Models start off with evening gowns and go through an extensive wardrobe to hit their climax with swimsuits in the late afternoon golden glow of sunset! Makeup artist Lynn Golavich will be present to help with hair and apply makeup for any or all of the models. Bring lots of film or media cards.
Midwest Photography Workshops presents a photography contest for the best photographs taken at this picnic. Trophies and plaques are awarded for the best photos turned in. A few hundred dollars of door prizes are awarded to photographers at the picnic as well from a drawing from entry tickets. Models receive cash prizes for Top Model, Most Photogenic, Miss Congeniality, Top Male Model and Most Creative Costume as voted by the photographers. This event is a model shoot, not a workshop. Linda will cook hot dogs and have chips and soda available lest anyone needs to eat. This event runs rain or shine. Please register on-line or mail in a check prior to the event as MPW can not accept payment on site at the picnic.
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Friday 25
Detroit's
Night Lights - Photograph Detroit's best
at night! #604
Instructor: Bryce Denison
$100.00
(8:30-11:00 PM)
Register On-Line
Saturday
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Urban
Decay & Architecture in Detroit #601
Instructor: Bryce Denison
$125.00
(10:00am-5:00pm)
Register On-Line
Sunday 27
Photoshop Elements #202
Instructor: TBA
$230.00
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New for 2008!!!
Monday 4 - Saturday 9
Wildlife in Alaska 2008 #650
Instructors: Bryce & Linda Denison
$2495.00
Photograph Grizzly bears fishing for Salmon. Moose, Dahl Sheep, Caribou, Hump Back Whales, and even Pacific Puffins will frolic in front of your lens. This 5-day workshop will blend the best of wildlife photography with the best of landscape photography. Celebrate Native American Indian culture and stand in awe of 28,000 foot Mt. Denali "The Great One". Hike to and around the Mendenhall Glacier. 35mm, digital and medium format cameras are welcome. This is tripod shooting! Airfare, room and board is not included, but ground transportation to and from the shooting areas is included. Advanced registration is required.
A Day with body painter Mark Reid Course #947
$250.00
Earlier this year, Body Painter extroidinaire, Mark Reid, placed third in the world in his second international body painting competition. He will lead a body painting and photography workshop with Bryce Denison in the state of the art MPW studios. Three models will be painted and available for students to photograph. Film and digital cameras are welcome. This workshop is limited to 10 students. Please feel free to visit Mark's web site at: http://www.markreidart.com
Register On-Line
New for 2008!!!
Friday 29 - Sunday 31
Steamtown, Pennsylvania #623
Instructors: Bryce & Linda Denison
$200.00
Visit one of the newest National Parks in the United States located in Scranton PA. This is a working railroad yard with a restored roundhouse and new museum illuminating the romatic days of yesteryear when railroads were the main mode of travel for distance. There are hundreds of train cars of all types and you can walk amoung them and photograph. There is also an elevated boardwalk to view the cars from high angle. This is a tripod freindly area. Plan to drive all day Friday, shoot all day Saturday and drive back to Michigan on Sunday. We will cover techniques relating to shooting panoramas.
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Monday 6 - Friday 10
Fall Color in Maine 2008 # 642
$1495.00 Instructor: Bryce Denison
When you think of Maine, think of Lobsters, Moose and Fall Color. This 5-day workshop will divide time between Baxter State Park and Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine. 35mm, digital and medium format cameras are welcome. This is tripod shooting! Airfare, room and board is not included, but ground transportation to and from the shooting areas is included. Advanced registration is required.
Register On-Line
Sunday 5
NIK Digital Filters and their Use in Photoshop #207
Instructor: Joseph Wisniewski
$195.00
(10am - 5:00 pm)
Saturday 11
Wacom Drawing Tablets and Photoshop #208
Instructor: Lewis Dennison
$100.00
(1pm - 5pm)
Saturday 11
Lighting for Video #704
Instructor: Lewis Dennison
$230.00
Sunday 12
How to Produce, Shoot and Edit the Video Model's Comp Card #703
Instructor: Lewis Dennison
$230.00
Friday 17
Detroit Skyline Photography from Windsor (Map) #603
Instructor: Bryce Denison
$100.00
(6-10:00 pm) (Rain Date Friday October 24)
Saturday 18
Digital Video Editing with Adobe Premier Elements #702
Instructor: Lewis Dennison
$230.00
Sunday 19
Autumn
Light Fall Color and Macro Close Up
(Map) #607
Photography at Kensington Metro Park
Instructor: Bryce Denison
$125.00
New for 2008!!!
Sunday 26
Green Screen for Video and Still Photography #706
Instructor: Lewis Dennison
$230.00
Sunday 26
Photograph the Goth Model #522
Instructor: Bryce Denison
$150.00
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ON
LINE CLASSES!!!!
(Distance Based Learning)
Coming Soon! - Mid year 2009
Classes we will re-visit or consider for 2009
Stock Photography
Jim Zuckerman
Turn your photos into paintings
Jim Zuckerman
Maternity Photography #410
Instructor: Bryce Denison
$230.00
(10am-5pm)
A Day with "Vincent Versace #104
Instructor: Vincent Versace
$100.00
(10:00 AM-5:00 PM) Lunch is Provided
Spring Wild Flowers and Waterfalls in the Smoky Mountains National Park #640
Instructors: Bryce & Linda Denison and C.J. Elfont
$795.00
Photoshop Elements for the Wedding/Portrait photographer #203
Instructor: Jim Hodel
$195.00
Boyer Lake Freighter - Toledo #613
Instructor: Bryce Denison
$100.00
(10am - 5:00 pm)
Photograph the Boblo Boat - The St. Claire #616
Instructor: Bryce Denison
$125.00
Advanced Product Lighting #421
Instructor:
$100.00
Parade Company #612
Instructor: Bryce Denison
$100.00
(10:00am - 5:00pm)
Birds & Alligators - Florida #621
Instructor: Bryce Denison & Linda Denison
$795.00
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