Holiday Break at CCforP

The Charleston Center for Photography will be closed Friday (Dec. 23rd) through Monday (Dec. 26th).

Our storefront offices may be closed, but our website is still running 24 hours a day and taking registrations. If you're interested in our class and workshop schedule, please see our upcoming events below.

Our first FREE Second Monday Lecture of the 2012 series will be John "Jack" Kotz. Before the lecture, we are going to start the New Year off right with a RAFFLE of items from some of our friends at Manfrotto Distributions, Kata, onOne Software, B&H and Nikon Professional Services. You don't want to miss this January event!

Class Schedule for January 9 through February 17 Monday Introduction to Digital Photography E w/ Kenny McKeithan 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Tuesday Outdoor Photography Lightroom A Introduction to Digital Photography C Photoshop Elements for Beginners w/ Kenny McKeithan w/ Kenny McKeithan w/ Kenny McKeithan w/ Mahmood Fazal 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday Introduction to Digital Photography A Introduction to Digital Photography B w/ Douglas Cunningham w/ Mahmood Fazal 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Thursday Environmental Portraiture Painting with Light Digital Black and White B w/ Douglas Cunningham w/ Mahmood Fazal w/ Douglas Cunningham 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Getting to Know Your Camera Workshop with Stacy Pearsall and Andy Dunaway
	This on-day workshop is designed with the very beginner photographer in mind. If you just got a digital camera, then this workshop is what you need. Instructors, Stacy and Andy, will give students hands-on camera orientation training and allow each student to openly ask any questions they have about their gear. They'll go over universal camera terms, buttons, functions, and operations - no matter the brand. They'll also teach the basic principles of photography to help students get well on their way to making pictures with their new cameras. A portion of the workshop will be dedicated to actually shooting the camera with Stacy and Andy present, so they may guide and teach each student how to properly use their equipment.
Equipment: Digital Camera is required and both DSLR or Point-and-Shoots are welcome. Date: January 4, 2012 or January 7, 2012 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Workshop fee: $100.00 Registration Deadline: January 2, 2012 Introduction to Digital Photography Workshop with Kenny McKeithan While the principles of photography have not changed, there are some considerations which accompany the use of digital camera. Selection of a file type, white balance, and image resolution are among the basics of digtial photography. The workshop will also cover the fundamentals of exposure, the effects of shutter speed and aperture, and lenses. Students must have a digital SLR camera, but do not need to know how to use it for this beginner workshop. Equipment: Digital camera which allows the shutter speed and aperture to be set manually Date: January 14, 2012 or January 28, 2012 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Workshop fee: $100.00 Break for Lunch(not included in cost of workshop) Registration Deadline: January 11, 2012 Basic Studio Lighting with Elinchrom Lights Workshop with Alice Keeney In this basic lighting workshop, students will learn the basics of Elinchrom lighting system available in the CCforP Studio. Students will learn how to assemble, trigger, and meter for a proper exposure. Several basic lighting techniques will be discussed, and students will take turns creating images. Prerequisites: Students must be able to shoot in fully manual mode, and must be comfortable will all modes of their camera. Equipment: Students must have a Digital SLR camera with and interchangeable lenses. This camera must be able to operate in manual mode. A hand held light meter is suggested, but not required. It is not required to know how to use the light meter. A sturdy tripod is also suggested, but not required. Date: January 21, 2012 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Workshop fee: $100.00 Break for Lunch(not included in cost of workshop) Registration Deadline: January 18, 2012