FRIDAY

Friday January 13th
11:30am - 1:00pm

15 Things You Can Do To Get Represented By A Gallery With Daniel Miller

This seminar is for photographers (and other artists) who want to gain gallery representation and get more information on the gallery system. The fast-paced hour and a quarter seminar is full of real-world tips and strategies how to gain representation, and how to keep a gallery’s ongoing interest once represented. The updated seminar includes: The key words that should be on your resume, Facebook -- the current and future pros and cons, all the things you can't do anymore at art shows, how to really pack and ship your works, presentation matters, why you (as an artist) shouldn't drink the wine at gallery events. 

Tickets - $30 online, $35 at the door

Friday January 13th
1:30pm - 3:00pm
 

National Park Service Artist-in-Residence Grants for Photographers with Bob Killen

Would you like to spend five days in one of our nation's great national parks and master the art of landscape photography with a National Park Service art Photographer? Perhaps you would like to learn how to apply for a National Park Service Artist-in-Residence Grant. 

In one and one-half power-packed hours, Bob Killen, National Park Service Artist-in-Residence, will teach you how to develop your art and explore both opportunities. Discover the differences between Landscape Art, Documentary Landscapes, and the great American Postcard. Take a deep dive into the magic of workflow previsualization — from camera to post — learn how artists create bodies of work by defining Landscape Thematics. Bob will also share valuable insights about the four dominant landscape scenes and how to master them through composition and a visual voice that is unique— your own. 

Next, Bob will lead you through the opportunities to obtain grants for National Park Service Artists-in-Residence programs. Review various parks, explore different challenges and requirements and find out what it means to be a National Park Service Artist-in-Residence. 

Presenter Bio: Bob Killen is a National Park Service Artist-in-Residence, Adobe Certified Instructor, Director of Mojave National Preserve Artists Foundation, and Director of National Park Service Photographic Expeditions programs. Collectors in 23 countries own Bob’s artwork, and he speaks to artists across the nation about the art in the parks opportunities. This unique seminar is open to all photographers who wish to master the art of landscape photography and grow their portfolios. 

Tickets - $10

Friday January 13th
3:30pm - 5:00pm

The World of Inkjet Papers - Success or Failure... The Print Matters! with Eric Joseph, Senior VP at Freestyle

The World Of Inkjet Papers - Success or Failure... The Print Matters!" presented by Eric Joseph, Senior VP at Freestyle, will educate you on every brand of inkjet paper available from RC to Canvas. You will understand how to match the right paper to your unique image. Unlike any other seminar, you will walk away from this with the knowledge you need to enhance and excel your printmaking skills. If you've ever wanted advice on what inkjet paper to use from an industry insider and expert, this is your chance. 

Presenter Bio: 
Eric has been a member of Freestyle Photographic Supplies since June of 1986. He is a graduate of California State University, Northridge earning a Bachelors Degree in Art Specializing in Photography. Over the past 12 years Eric has served Freestyle in the capacity of Senior Vice President of Business and Product Development. His duties include overall responsibility of Freestyle’s purchasing and buying department, developing new products, keeping as many of the legacy analog products alive as possible and interfacing with every coating facility, chemical manufacturer and all manufacturers of products in the photographic industry on a worldwide basis. Eric has presented "The World of Inkjet Paper” to hundreds of professional photographic organizations, colleges/universities, photo clubs, workshop groups and photographic education organizations throughout the continental United States. 

This is a one-of-a-kind seminar and applies to photographers, printmakers, graphic designers and artists of all levels! 

Tickets - Free   

*Reserve a seat through the "Buy Tickets" link. 

Friday January 13th
5:30pm - 7:00pm

The Fine Art of Travel Photography with Mark Edward Harris

This workshop explores how to create fine art travel photography - images that go far beyond the "I was here" photograph. Photographers will learn how to create beautiful landscapes and townscapes as well as powerful environmental portraits and photo essays - pictures that tell a story. Mark Edward Harris will put ideas into practice with technical aspects such as the use of "fast" lenses, filters, and the creative use of flash on location. 

Tickets - $10

SATURDAY

Saturday January 14th
11:30pm - 1:00pm
 

The World of Inkjet Papers - Success or Failure... The Print Matters! with Eric Joseph, Senior VP at Freestyle

The World Of Inkjet Papers - Success or Failure... The Print Matters!" presented by Eric Joseph, Senior VP at Freestyle, will educate you on every brand of inkjet paper available from RC to Canvas. You will understand how to match the right paper to your unique image. Unlike any other seminar, you will walk away from this with the knowledge you need to enhance and excel your printmaking skills. If you've ever wanted advice on what inkjet paper to use from an industry insider and expert, this is your chance. 

Presenter Bio: 
Eric has been a member of Freestyle Photographic Supplies since June of 1986. He is a graduate of California State University, Northridge earning a Bachelors Degree in Art Specializing in Photography. Over the past 12 years Eric has served Freestyle in the capacity of Senior Vice President of Business and Product Development. His duties include overall responsibility of Freestyle’s purchasing and buying department, developing new products, keeping as many of the legacy analog products alive as possible and interfacing with every coating facility, chemical manufacturer and all manufacturers of products in the photographic industry on a worldwide basis. Eric has presented "The World of Inkjet Paper” to hundreds of professional photographic organizations, colleges/universities, photo clubs, workshop groups and photographic education organizations throughout the continental United States. 

This is a one-of-a-kind seminar and applies to photographers, printmakers, graphic designers and artists of all levels! 

Tickets - Free   

*Reserve a seat through the "Buy Tickets" link. 

Saturday January 14th
1:30pm - 3:00pm
 

The Easy Way to Work in Capture One Pro 9 with Natasha Calzatti

Find out what Capture One is and does and how it can help you process and organize your images. Getting started with Capture One Pro, instructor Natasha Calzatti will offer an easy-to-understand introduction to this useful program. 

Learn how to import your images, understand the difference between a referenced catalog and a session. Learn how the adjustment sliders affect your images, how best to use the histogram, and how to fix your problem images. Learn to organize your images so you can easily find them later, and see a complete workflow from import to export. Explore your options for retouching by adjusting localized areas within your images. Once your images are organized and adjusted, learn to print and export to post images on the web. 

Tickets - $10

Saturday January 14th
3:30pm - 5:00pm

6 Image Series and How I Crafted Them with Matthias Clamer

presented by Phase One, Digital Transitions (Phase One Partner, LA/NYC) and the Lucie Foundation

Matthias Clamer is a celebrity, entertainment, and portrait photographer known for his creativity and sly wit. His talent lies in producing eye-catching imagery from even the most basic of premises, as well as remaining even keel on set. "I am calm even on the craziest shoot schedules," notes Matthias, who has photographed all manner of rock stars, Hollywood celebrities, business moguls, and comedians, as well as key art for nearly all the major TV studios. Careful research goes into each of his shoots, no matter how famous and seemingly "known" his subject may be. "I learn everything I can about a subject, then let my mind go loose on characteristics that strike me as interesting or possibly visual," says Matthias. "I like to go into shoots with a plan, but the plan is not absolute; it’s a framework that needs furnishing, and even the frame must be allowed to change. Even with a plan, a shoot is dynamic and needs space to breathe, which is the beauty of photography." Matthias’ influences come from all sorts of places, not all of them expected. For a key art and publicity shoot for the FX comedy It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, he was inspired by the black & white angst of Ingmar Bergman films. And for a shoot with the band the Killers, he came up with a scenario in which they were being arrested—"because renting cop cars and police uniforms is fun." "To me, playfulness is key," Matthias says. "When it’s too serious, it becomes predictable, and that’s when it starts to fall flat for me. I like humor, but not the ‘ha, ha, ha’ type. It better be buried and embedded. I love a little surprise." 

Tickets - $30 online, $35 at the door

Saturday January 14th
5:30pm - 7:00pm 
 

When the Lights Come on in the City: Night Photography in an Urban Environment with Brian Leary
 

The sun starts setting earlier with the arrival of autumn. That does not mean that you have to put away your camera! After the sun has set, there are a myriad of photographs waiting for you to capture, all it takes is looking at things a little differently. No matter what time of day or night you are out with your camera, you are only photographing how light is falling on your subject. At night, light is coming from all different directions and in an array of colors. In this informative and easy to follow class, Brian Leary will teach you how to create stunning images at night by just using different types of light present in a city. From the very basics of exposure and how to see different types of light to ways of creating different effects within your images, this class will open up a whole new world of photography for you. 

Presenter Bio: For nine months of the year, over the course of more than a decade, Brian Leary funded his severe travel addiction by working behind the counter in camera stores. During this time he has also photographed everything from real estate and weddings to endangered rhinoceroses and the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s exile from Tibet. The remaining three months were spent wandering the planet, experiencing cultures vastly different from the one he had grown up in. About two years into this work/travel cycle he was asked to teach photography classes and discovered a unique talent for taking complex photographic theories and explaining them in an easy to understand manner. Since then Brian has been getting people excited about photography and helping them along their own photographic journeys. 

Tickets - $10

SUNDAY

Sunday January 15th
11:30am - 1:00pm

A Glimpse into the Artful Eye of Fashion Photography with Gregg Cobarr

 Photography has always been an important part of presenting the latest designs in the fashion industry. About one hundred years ago, something exciting began happening – a brand new and much more creative way to present fashion through photography. In his presentation, Gregg Cobarr, explores what made those changes in fashion photography so unique. He will also show his own images that depict the art side of his fashion photography and discuss techniques to help enable Photo LA participants to develop a more creative approach to fashion photography. This will include specifics about maximizing your work with models, utilizing the many variables of light – both natural and artificial, as well as emphasizing fashion as one part of the photo, not just the entire visual content. You will come away with a different understanding of what is possible in fashion photography and how rules are made to be broken. 


Presenter Bio: Gregg Cobarr is a world-renowned entertainment/celebrity and fashion photographer with over forty years of professional experience. He has worked with clients as Columbia and Epic Records, RCA, Capitol, Universal and Warner Music, 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures. His fashion photos have been featured with international fashion designers. Gregg’s work has been published both nationally and internationally in addition to numerous awards for his photography. He has had several exhibitions in Europe and the U.S. and has given Master Classes at International Photo Fairs in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia. His photography is in the permanent collections at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum. Gregg has a special passion for teaching his techniques. 

Tickets - $10

Sunday January 15th
1:30pm - 3:00pm

The Collector's Circle: Getting Your Work Funded with Elisabeth Sunday
 

Elisabeth Sunday developed a business model designed to support herself as an emerging fine art photographer and she maintains this practice now through mid- career. She calls it, "The Collector's Circle" and it's made up of three tiers: collectors, donors and sponsors. Her business model has successfully funded over two dozen international field expeditions and has allowed her work to be collected by museums across the country. The donor tier of the Collector's Circle offers an affordable alternative for collectors seeking to support an artist through purchases that will later be donated to a museum for tax purposes. These funding techniques provide the quality of long term support that can usher an emerging fine art photographer into the next stage of their career. During the discussion Elisabeth Sunday along with fine art appraiser Stacy Roman will share their knowledge of fundraising and the gifting process. Stacy Roman is a licensed fine art appraiser and is intricately familiar with current tax law and the gifting process. 

Presenter Bio: Elisabeth Sunday photographs indigenous peoples from around the world, primarily in Africa. She uses the technique of "Mirror Photography" to create surreal, spiritual and deeply personal collaborations with tribal people. Her work has been widely shown and is in museum collections including the LACMA, The Houston Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art and the Corcoran Collection. 

Tickets - $10

Sunday January 15th
3:30pm - 5:00pm

Portraiture with One Light with George Simian

Photographic portraits are made memorable and compelling by the quality of the light. Join me in this demonstration of how lighting the portrait, with only one strobe light, can dramatically change the experience and emotional message of the image. We’ll work fast, addressing both the effects of the light on the face, and the personal exchange between the subject and the photographer, while displaying every image instantaneously on a large monitor. This image was made during the 2015 Photo LA seminar - come see me make new and surprising images with just one light! George Simian is a commercial photographer, a people person, an advocate for photographers' rights (APA-LA), and an educator (Samy's Photo School, Ubud Bali Photo Workshops), recognized by PDN Magazine as one of the Best Photo Workshop Instructors nationwide.

Tickets - $10