Photographic Composition Fundamentals / Describing Your Perspective
You work with space, you have a camera, you have a frame, and then a fraction of a second.
– Sebastião Salgado
Mastering the practice of composition is the key to creating dynamic, powerful imagery that successfully communicates your thoughts and ideas. This intimate online small group course will introduce students to the vocabulary and techniques involved in effective compositional practice.
From hands-on shooting assignments and digital labs to contemporary studies of modern masters, students will learn how to control all aspects of photographic composition from initial concept, to shooting and post-production. This course will present photographers with a wide spectrum of compositional characteristics to transform their own personal photographic vision.
Course Features
The course provides a complete immersion in the fundamental methods of compositional practice for photographers via guided lectures, live discussions, critiques and photographic experiments in:
Class Structure
Live Zoom Interaction / Full Unlimited Online Forum Access
Instructor Feedback and Critiques are offered via Zoom throughout the course.
Sessions are recorded and available for private password-protected viewing at your convenience.
Online Content with Flexible Participation
Video Lectures and Content Modules are released each week. All online content, class materials and lectures remain available to students for the duration of the course and for 2 months following the final presentations.
Tuition & Enrollment
575 USD
Credit Card / Paypal
Contact us with questions or assistance with your enrollment
masterclass@studio642.com
Masterclass Schedule
11 Week Course
Live Seminar – 3 Weeks
Extended Seminar – 8 Weeks
Seminar I
Feb 21 / Launch of Module 1
Feedback Session 1 & Course Introduction
9:30am PST – Live Zoom Meeting w/ Dr. Craig Havens
Launch of Module 1 Content: Video Lecture & Discussion/Feedback Forum
Seminar II
Feb 28 / Launch of Module 2
Launch of Module 2 Content: Video Lecture & Discussion/Feedback Forum
Seminar III
March 7 /Launch of Module 3
Feedback Session 2 & Composition Project Reviews
9:30am PST – Live Zoom Meeting w/ Dr. Craig Havens
Launch of Module 3 Content: Video Lecture & Discussion/Feedback Forum
Seminar IV
March 14 / Final Session & Critique
Feedback Session 3 & Final Composition Project Reviews
9:30am PST – Live Zoom Meeting w/ Dr. Craig Havens
Launch of Module 4 Content: Video Lecture & Discussion/Feedback Forum
Extended Seminar
For 2 Months after Final Session
Online Access to Lectures & Course Material Remains Live
Instructor
Dr. Craig Havens (PhD) is a visual artist and educator working in the lens-based media of photography, video and printmaking with over 25 years of experience as a professional photographer, fine artist and lecturer. Dr. Havens addresses each student individually to provide a context for their work within the larger dialogue of photographic history and contemporary lens-based arts practice. Through carefully structured class assignments and individual projects, students are presented with opportunities to formulate questions whose solutions lay deeper within the creative process.
Top Image: Hyeres. Cartier-Bresson. 1932. (with Golden Ratio overlay)