642 LAB is an artist-run learning platform connecting students of art and photography directly with professional, practicing artists for mentorships, masterclasses, destination courses and individual learning.
Flexible, Powerful, Synchronous & Asynchronous Learning
642 LAB offers a uniquely dynamic and inspiring approach to in-person as well as remote learning for artists, photo professionals, and learners of all skill levels and ability. All our masterclasses culminate with the added value of direct feedback and insights on your visual imaging work as well as ongoing interaction with instructors and class participants.
REMOTE MASTERCLASSES / 2024
Publication As Art Form / The Photo Book
April 12 – May 3, 2024
Translating your work into book form is an art in itself. Explore and learn this process from start to finish with a master of the photographic medium and publisher of photographic books and artistic publications. Learn how to clarify your concept, edit your work and prepare your design for publication. Experience a wide array of artist books and learn how to effectively plan and publish your project. Gain insights into the nature of art book publishing and the satisfaction of sharing your work in printed form.
Forming The Photograph / A Masterclass in Composition
June 15 – 29, 2024
Composition is the subtle art of photographic storytelling. Photographers must make deliberate, artful decisions about what to include in the frame and how it is placed. This course introduces students to concepts in composition, including depth and perspective, visual hierarchy, the golden ratio, figure and ground, lens choice, visual flow and revealing creative intent through compositional choices.
Adobe Lightroom: Creative Workflow for Photographers
July 6 – 20, 2024
Lightroom has revolutionized the process of digital photographic post-production and offers photographers a powerful creative workspace in the great traditions of the analog darkroom. In this intuitive and flexible online course and critique series you will work over the course of three exciting weeks to learn how to use this powerful Adobe Creative Suite program and present your photographs in their best light.
STUDIO MENTORSHIPS / 2024
Individual Mentorships
Rolling Admission / Limited Spaces
Throughout art history and into the present day, the framework of an individual Mentorship has provided a rare opportunity for students to work individually with an established artist to address their personal needs on a one-to-one basis. In this private mentorship experience, you will work directly to identify areas of your practice – both technical and creative – which you wish to address and form a custom curriculum of project-based actions for independent study.
DESTINATION MASTERCLASSES / 2024
Night and Day: California High Desert Landscapes & Night Photography
Location: Joshua Tree Monument / Mojave Desert Locations
August 9 – 11, 2024
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Studio642 presents a guided masterclass in capturing stunning images of desert landscapes across the lighting spectrum from day to night. While on this journey you will discover the essential techniques of working with your camera and post-production process to express the drama of the Mojave desert during Magic Light, Twilight and Night.
Topics covered will include personal, hands-on instruction in: Elapsed-time exposure, Low-light focus, Proper metering techniques, and Custom camera functions along with Digital compositing techniques on-location for HD panoramas in Adobe Lightroom.
Photographing Berlin: Excavating Histories / Berlin Art Spaces
Historical Monuments / Contemporary Countermonuments / Gallery Tour, Artist Studio Visits & Museum Events
October 11 – 15, 2024
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Berlin, as one of the leading European capitals of contemporary art and photography, provides a fertile environment for exploring the impact of deconstruction and re-contextualization of visual identities.
The site of many crucial 20th century Western political struggles, Berlin offers structural evidence of this history, both in the form of intended monuments and unintended countermonuments.
Discover and document your own experience with this city and it’s visual history in a guided photographic course that gives you access to exclusive and unknown art spaces, artist studios and from famous public to privately exclusive memorial locations around Berlin.
All participants will receive a guided tour of galleries and arts institutions relevant to the course topics.
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