Workshops
The Institute of Photographic Studies is designed to equip you with practical skills which will enable you to produce images of excellence, IPS workshops are hands-on. Instead of only hearing how it's done, we'll show you how, and then, you'll do it.
The IPS approach is small classes, intense study, application of concepts, and personalized evaluation of each student's work…all under the careful guidance of experienced photographers.
Prizewinning Photography
A week-long workshop in the fundamentals of photography.
Prizewinning Photography is a week-long workshop in the fundamentals of photography. Starting with basics such as what a camera is and how it works, we daily build to more and more advanced concepts such as lighting, exposure, and portraiture through hands-on experience and individualized instruction by qualified photographers.
Any worthwhile endeavor must have a solid foundation. This is the goal of Prizewinning Photography.
You’ll learn about photography from a “new” perspective. We’ll focus on composition, lighting, cameras and lenses, digital, flash-photography, close-up photography, and other important topics.
The Prizewinning Photography course has a single objective: to equip you with the fundamentals of professional photography.
Class size is generally limited to 25.
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Prizewinning Photography 2
Digital photography and intermediate portraiture.
Affectionately known as PWP II—this week-long course is the perfect companion to IPS's original Prizewinning Photography course. With an emphasis on digital output and design, instructors teach the basics of posed and candid people photography while training you in practical digital workflow, image manipulation, and Web publishing.
Each session and project is designed to meet your home publishing needs by combining creative portraiture techniques with practical instruction on using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 and Photoshop Elements 8.
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Design Workshop
Exceptional layout and design training.
You are a photographer.
With the click of a shutter, you capture a moment in time, using light and form to create a work of art.
IPS's new Design Workshop will start with what you know about photography and what makes a good image, and apply it to the design of a page. Focusing on shape and content, this workshop will combine photography, text, and form to enhance your skills of communication.
Design is not simply the process of making a brochure or a web page look appealing. It's more than that—it is using the art of visual communication to enhance the message of a written one.
Students in this workshop will begin with their own passions and their own projects, receiving personal instruction on the designs, styles, and concepts that interest them most.
Come join us for The Design Workshop, yet another weeklong adventure with IPS. To register, simply print out the PDF form at left and send it in. Workshop size is limited to 10, so sign up soon!
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Landscape Photography Workshop
Creating phenomenal landscape images.
Craggy cliffs. Intimate waterfalls. Sweeping panoramas. Brilliant sunrises. Fiery sunsets. Campfires. Midnight startrails. Practical instruction. Insightful review.
Choosing locations known as a "Photographers' Paradise," you will learn much about the art of landscape photography.
Nodal Ninja features panoramic tripod heads enabling the landscape photographer to do seamless stitching of images, even up to a full 360 degree panorama. Combining this with HDR processing gives a whole new array of tools for capturing the glory of God's creation.
This advanced workshop is limited to 10.
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Photo Challenge
Keep up the challenge of photographic excellence.
Students who desire to continue the learning process and further advance their photographic skills may register for an Internet-based course to be completed online via Facebook.
The IPS 2-week Photo Challenge is issued to all IPS students as a way of keeping the shooting pressure on! Throughout the years IPS instructors have seen tremendous artistic and technical growth take place at IPS workshops; we now challenge you to keep the momentum going by posting one picture per day for at least two weeks.
Daily photo assignments will include real-life photographic projects and are unique to each Photo Challenge. So take as many Challenges as you like—no two will be the same! An IPS instructor will be reviewing and critiquing these photos on a daily basis, with the goal of providing valuable feedback and to keep you encouraged and on track.
Requirements:
Students must have a current Facebook account. To sign up for this free account, register here.
Upcoming Photo Challenges
PhotoEx: A Life-Changing Experience
Intermediate photography, international travel, and intense discipleship in a location you'll never forget.
PhotoEx is short for Photographic -expedition; -excursion; -exceptional; -extravaganza; -extraordinaire; -experience; -etc... you get the idea!
A PhotoEx is designed to bring a small number of students together with qualified instructors for an intense discipleship opportunity in some of the most remarkable places in the world.
Each PhotoEx we offer is designed to be an intensive time of travel, learning, group participation, and ministry training.
New Zealand: Land of the Long White Cloud. Middle Earth. More sheep than people. Adventure capital of the world. Cool accent. Number One on my places-to-go list. Whatever thoughts "New Zealand" inspires, you are sure to love this PhotoEx! We've taken one of the most beautiful places on Earth, combined it with four weeks of hands-on training, and come up with a one-of-a-kind photographic experience.
Did we mention Fiji? That's right, your experience won't stop when you leave New Zealand because we're heading for Fiji as well! After three fabulous weeks in New Zealand we join up with missionaries in the jungles of Fiji for several days of real-world missions photography
Upcoming Experiences
Photojournalism
Discover the power of a well-crafted story.
Do you have a passion for people? A message you think others need to hear or see? Want to learn to challenge the heart and mind of those who see your pictures? Here's your chance! This five-day workshop will train you to influence the worldview of those around you as you learn to invest emotional impact, conceptual ideas, and photographic analogies into your images.
You can expect to be challenged to identify the key aspects of an event or issue and to construct a series of photos that accurately tell a story. While time is spent discussing traditional "objective" photojournalism, much of the course is aimed at a more subjective, story-telling way of focusing our images on a specific need or issue.
This is a fast-paced, completely digital workshop. Instructors Will Thornton and Mandy Novotny will combine tried-and-true techniques with practical insights gained through hard fought photographic experience.
Daily photo story assignments and photo essays, combined with personal instruction and image review sessions, ensure that students will receive an in-depth personal look at the powerful world of photojournalism.
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Pixel This
Master digital imaging.
The act of "Photoshopping" has almost become a proper noun, making its way beyond images and into conversations,offices, and news rooms. In our digital era, Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard for digital imaging, due to its extreme versatility and power. Unlimited artistry is at the fingertips of those proficient in this digital darkroom!
Come and join us for Pixel This, a week-long foray into the world of digital imaging. If color correction—much less consistent color output—has you confused, or you've ever wondered how to edit portraits faster and better, then Pixel This is designed with you in mind. It is an advanced course that will give you the skills to edit fantastic images and output detailed creations. Come and answer the question, "So what do I do with my images now?"
Techniques for image enhancement, digital manipulation, working with layers, masks, and brushes, achieving accurate color,harnessing the power of RAW, and lessons on print and Web production are just a few of the topics you'll cover.
Your instructors are Adobe Certified Experts in Photoshop and experienced digital imagers who delight to share tips and techniques learned from years of artistry.
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Portraiture & Lighting
Creative lighting and artistic portraiture
Portraiture is all about personality. More than a mode on your SLR, a good portrait is an expression of our humanity, as it provides a glimpse into the life of another. The wonder of a moment—whether a candid moment of victory, or the posed elegance of grandeur—bears an image of the soul. If a picture truly is worth a thousand words, what do you want to say?
If portraiture is made up of personality, then photography is all about light. Every day, great images are created of a thousand and one different subjects, but each one has a single defining quality—the masterful use of light. As a human you require light to see, but as a photographer, have you learned to see light?
Come and join us for Portraiture & Lighting, yet another week-long photographic exploration from IPS. During this week you'll gain experience in the creative use of both studio- and available light, learn the ins and outs of artistic portraiture, and discover the secrets of a successful studio workflow. Professional photographers who have "been there" and "done that" will guide you through each aspect of the week, in a manner you've come to expect from an IPS course.