Unique University – Photography Classes & Workshops
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- Tue, Mar 21 11:00AM - 1:00PM
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Featured Classes
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Next Class: Mar 22, 2023
Understanding Your Camera II: Exposure and Metering (Philly)
Class Code: UUUP104
Understanding the basics of exposure and metering are the building blocks to becoming a good photographer. This course will teach you these fundamental basics of photography such as the relationship between f-stops and shutter speeds, as well as understanding the positives and negatives of ISO/ASA sensitivity with your image sensor.
How your camera's metering system works, metering modes, scene modes, advantages of RAW versus JPEG image files, interpreting the histogram, exposure compensation, manual controls and much more will all be discussed!
*This class is NOT for point-and-shoot cameras.
*Previous Class: UYC I: The Basics
*Next Class: UYC III: Composition & Shooting -
Next Class: Mar 23, 2023
Monthly Meetup with Adventures in Photography and Unique Photo (ONLINE)
Class Code: UUU035
Join Adventures in Photography (AIP) and learn from a different industry professional each month! Please scroll down further to see what's in store for the next meeting.
*Last Thursday of each month is the regular meeting time. Due to holidays and other circumstances, please check this listing in case the meeting date/time is changed for any given month.- ONLINE MEETUP -
Thursday, March 23rd
Featured Speaker: Sharon Tenenbaum
"Mind Games: Creative Abstract Photography"
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Next Class: Mar 28, 2023
Understanding Your Camera II: Exposure and Metering
Class Code: UUU200
Understanding the basics of exposure and metering are the building blocks to becoming a good photographer. This course will teach you these fundamental basics of photography such as the relationship between f-stops and shutter speeds, as well as understanding the positives and negatives of ISO/ASA sensitivity with your image sensor.
How your camera's metering system works, metering modes, scene modes, advantages of RAW versus JPEG image files, interpreting the histogram, exposure compensation, manual controls and much more will all be discussed!
*This class is NOT for point-and-shoot cameras.
*Previous Class: UYC I: The Basics
*Next Class: UYC III: Composition & Shooting -
Next Class: Mar 29, 2023
Understanding Your Camera III: Composition and Shooting (Philly)
Class Code: UUUP105
Knowing all the science and mathematics behind photography can only take you so far. The art of photography is 90 percent seeing and 10 percent photographing. Learn the vital aspects and rules of image composition and graphic design as they apply to taking photographs, as well as how to analyze color temperature of light and its effects on your photographs.
Once we've covered the essentials of white balance and composition, students will spend the remainder of the class shooting and practicing everything they've learned in the "Understanding Your Camera" series of classes!
*This class is NOT for point-and-shoot cameras.
*First Class: UYC I: The Basics
*Previous Class: UYC II: Exposure & Metering -
Next Class: Apr 04, 2023
Understanding Your Camera III: Composition and Shooting
Class Code: UUU201
Knowing all the science and mathematics behind photography can only take you so far. The art of photography is 90 percent seeing and 10 percent photographing. Learn the vital aspects and rules of image composition and graphic design as they apply to taking photographs, as well as how to analyze color temperature of light and its effects on your photographs.
Once we've covered the essentials of white balance and composition, students will spend the remainder of the class shooting and practicing everything they've learned in the "Understanding Your Camera" series of classes!
*This class is NOT for point-and-shoot cameras.
*First Class: UYC I: The Basics
*Previous Class: UYC II: Exposure & Metering -
Next Class: Apr 05, 2023
Understanding Your Camera I: The Basics (Philly)
Class Code: UUUP103
You have a digital camera and you know that the images are going to be far superior to the ones captured by your point-and-shoot camera, but maybe you're not sure how that happens. This class is for beginners to amateur photographers looking to gain a better understanding of the automated modes and features, as well as the manual control and capabilities, of your digital SLR or mirrorless camera.
Get instruction on the importance of understanding the fundamentals (such as depth of field, ISO, aperture, shutter speed, exposure compensation, metering, white balance, reading histograms, on camera flashes, lenses) and how they will affect your photos!
In the second half of the class, the students will work with their cameras and apply what they have learned. The buttons and settings will be much easier to manipulate and each student will have develop the ability to capture the images closer to their vision.*This class is NOT for point-and-shoot cameras.
*Next Class: UYC II: Exposure & Metering
*Last Class: UYC III: Composition & Shooting
Featured Workshops
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Next Class: Mar 25, 2023
Five Portrait Lighting Setups Shoot and Retouching Workshop
Class Code: UUU119
Learn the five basic positions for portrait lighting on a set with Head Instructor Michael Downey! We'll work with continuous light and go from utilizing a single Nanlite FS-150 / FS-200 / FS-300 LED Monolight to multiple lights with reflectors, V-flats, and colors.
Michael will demonstrate the subtleties of placement and intensity for each lighting position, the effects of hard versus soft light (and how to apply them), and working with different face types. These simple, straightforward, tried-and-true lighting positions will be demonstrated to help build a good foundation for those just getting into studio lighting. Attendees will also have plenty of hands-on shooting time with our workshop model.In the second part of the workshop, Adobe Certified Instructor Blake Taylor will teach you how to retouch and enhance the portraits you just created!
Learn how to brighten dark areas, smooth skin textures, remove objects, blur backgrounds, adjust colors, and much more in Photoshop, ON1, and Lightroom Classic. Everyone is encouraged to bring their laptops with some or all of these programs installed so you can follow along with the steps and lessons. Handouts will also be provided for home practice. *Bring your cameras and laptops!
*Limited to 15 registrants.
•Feel free to bring your own lunch and/or snacks. -
Next Class: Mar 25, 2023
Ultimate Understanding Your Camera (Philly)
Class Code: UUUP120
If you are interested in photography but don’t have a lot of time to spend in the classroom, we understand -- life gets in the way of your free time! Why not learn all you need to know about your DSLR or mirrorless camera in one day? In this intensive full-day class, master all of the tips, tricks, and techniques in our most popular trio of classes: Understanding Your Camera.
*This class is NOT for point-and-shoot cameras.
*Includes 1-hour break for lunch.
*Due to the class structure, vouchers cannot be applied. -
Next Class: Mar 26, 2023
Philadelphia Museum of Art with Michael Downey
Class Code: UUU448
The Philadelphia Museum of Art's iconic building and world-class exhibits can provide great inspiration to your vision and help improve your photography. Join Michael Downey for a photowalk through the exhibits here, as well as the ones within the Rodin Museum.
There will also be a brief class on low light photography and shooting in museums. Michael will be around to assist as needed until 1pm, but you're welcome to stay later and continue shooting on your own.
*Limited to 15 registrants.
*Includes museum admission.
*No flash photography or tripods allowed.
*Details will be sent by Michael via email a few days prior. -
Next Class: Apr 08, 2023
Photowalk at the Philadelphia Zoo
Class Code: UUU443
Philadelphia Zoo's 42-acre campus is filled with a variety of animal exhibits. Each exhibit is designed to provide you and your family with an up close and personal experience. It's home to nearly 1,300 animals, many rare and endangered. See where you can get within inches of a lion, face to face with a gorilla, and nose to nose with giant river otters!
Meet up with Michael Downey and learn how to photograph animals as they exist in this simulated natural environment. You'll see how to make your images look as if the animals are in the wild, eliminating reflections, glare, and fencing in your shot. You can then stay with the group or go on your own journey through "the wild".*Limited to 15 registrants.
*Includes admission to the zoo.
*Parking ($17) is NOT included.
*Details will be sent by Michael via email a few days prior. -
Next Class: Apr 15, 2023
Photographing Washington D.C. Monuments at Night with Michael Downey
Class Code: UUU408
Bring the whole family! Explore Washington DC and the Cherry Blossom Festival parade during the day, and then photograph the monuments with Michael Downey at night.
The night will begin with a a night photography seminar before everyone hops onto a party bus to embark on the "DC The Lights!" tour. This tour hits all of the major attractions in DC, but you'll get to see them lit up at night.
*Meet at Residence Inn by Marriott (2850 S Potomac Ave, Arlington, VA).
*Includes: Seminars, handouts, and transportation to each attraction.
*NOT included: Lodging, food, and transportation to/back from Washington DC.
*Please bring a tripod and remote shutter release. Details will be sent by Michael via email a few days prior. -
Next Class: May 13, 2023
Slow Shutter Speed at the Red Mill Museum Village with Michael Downey
Class Code: UUU553
Join Michael Downey at The Red Mill Museum Village in Clinton, NJ and practice your slow shutter speed photography!
Michael will go over the basics of shooting with slow shutter speeds and its advantages in daylight. Lesson handouts will be provided so you can follow along and use them for future reference.
Afterwards, everyone will set up along the village to begin shooting. The Red Mill Museum Village is the setting for over 200 years of history. Within the walls of a dozen buildings, contained in the wood and cloth of 40,000 objects are the stories of the growth of a community. There will be time to create images from several different positions on each side of the water. Michael will also demonstrate the use of graduated neutral density filters, neutral density filters, and polarizing filters with the Lee100 Filter System.
*Limited to 20 registrants.
*Keep an eye on your email for Michael's recommendations on the minimum and optimum gear to bring!