Tuesday, April 30th: Practical Travel Photography
Practical Travel Photography The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 1-3pm Free Travel photography is about capturing a moment, a place or culture, and your digital SLR is the perfect tool for doing this. If you are planning a luxury African safari or just a weekend escape, join corporate and editorial photographer Ron Wyatt, [...]
Tuesday, April 30th: Secrets of Great Portrait Photography
Secrets of Great Portrait Photography The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 4-6pm Free Celebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith shares the lessons he’s learned over the past 30 years capturing the faces of the famous and infamous as a top magazine portrait photographer. Brian will discuss his approach to editorial and commercial assignments from [...]
Sunday, April 28th: Worldwide Pinhole Day: Workshop and Photo Walk
Worldwide Pinhole Day: Workshop and Photo Walk The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 12-3pm Free April 28 has been designated ‘Worldwide Pinhole Day’ and here at the Event Space we are celebrating these funky little cameras with an afternoon of programs. If you have always wanted to expose some pinholes but were never [...]
Monday, April 15th: Tax Day Photo Walk
Tax Day Photo Walk The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 1-5pm Free On Tax Day, it’s all happening at the James A. Farley Post Office: Harried procrastinators filling out their forms, entertainment to sooth the savage taxpayer, the media looking for a story, and protestors looking to get the media’s attention. In short, [...]
Tuesday, April 9th: Wedding Cinematography
Wedding Cinematography The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 1-4pm Free For many years, wedding photography has been considered an art form in high demand. Recently, many couples are supplementing their photography packages with equally artistic wedding videos. This new breed of wedding videography is wedding photography in motion. As a result, there is [...]
Monday, April 8th: Photography in the Music Industry with the World’s Biggest Music Stars
Photography in the Music Industry with the World’s Biggest Music Stars The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 4-6pm Free Rob Shanahan is one of the busiest music photographers in the industry and Ringo Starr’s personal photographer. He will have an audio/visual presentation and discuss photography and lighting techniques behind some of his favorite [...]
Monday, April 8th: The Photographer as a Storyteller: From Street Photography to Documentary
The Photographer as a Storyteller: From Street Photography to Documentary The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 1-3pm (arrive 30 mins. early) Free A strong picture is said to be worth a thousand words. A great documentary project exploring a social, cultural, political or personal issue has the power of telling a story in [...]
Tuesday, March 19th: Photography is a Creative Lie
Photography is a Creative Lie The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 4-6pm Free It is time to stop viewing photography as a documentary or process of recording events. Photography, like all art is fundamentally a creative process. Creative in the literal sense, you are CREATING something every time you frame a shot, select [...]
Tuesday, March 19th: Making a Movie Without a Hollywood Budget and Big Crew
Making a Movie Without a Hollywood Budget and Big Crew The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 1-3pm (arrive at least 15 mins. early) Free Most video seminars focus on “the gear” when talking about the DSLR as a movie making tool, but few provide a case study, showing by example, how to take [...]
Tuesday, March 12th: Open to Creativity
Open to Creativity The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 1-3pm Free After 30+ years as a consultant to photographers worldwide, Selina knows Creatives and our industry inside and out. Her latest body of work centers around the #1 issue that all photographers need to address: CREATIVITY! Photographers need to show up daily as [...]
Thursday, March 7th: The Business of Fine Art Photography
The Business of Fine Art Photography The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 4-6pm Free Have you ever wondered why Andreas Gursky’s images of the Prada Store are considered fine art and sell for tens of thousands of dollars while your images are considered commercial photographs? The world of fine art photography is transforming [...]
Wednesday, March 6th: Video Nation: On the Streets of NYC
Video Nation: On the Streets of NYC The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 10am-2pm Free Come join USA TODAY tech columnist Jefferson Graham, the host/producer of the popular Talking Tech series, for a free B&H Event Space seminar on planning, shooting and editing video. Graham’s new book “Video Nation” explores how to get [...]
Monday, March 4th: Exploring Remote Cultures Through Photography
Exploring Remote Cultures Through Photography 4-6pm Free Building your photographic skills and developing creative vision is the goal for all photographers. Mike Gulbraa of M&M Photo Tours, Inc. will review his images from his last several trips through Indochina. Mike will teach you how to capture similar images, and introduce you to new and exciting [...]
Thursday, February 28th: Getting Known/Being Shown for Photographers
Getting Known/Being Shown The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 4-6pm (arrive early) Free A photographer’s success depends on more than just creating great images. While having a good portfolio is an important step in the right direction, there are several other variables that will help you excel in your career. Learning how to [...]
Tuesday, February 26th: The Copyright Zone Guys
The Copyright Zone Guys The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 4-6pm Free Everything you want to know about Copyright and other legal issues, but were too scared to ask. There is a boatload of bad information, myths, factoids, and half-truths about Copyright and other photo related legal issues, like model releases, floating around. [...]
Wednesday, February 20th: ‘Looking at Ansel Adams: The Photographs and the Man’
Looking at Ansel Adams: The Photographs and the Man The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 1-3pm (arrive 15-30 mins. early) Free Few photographers have had more impact on America than Ansel Adams, and we are very excited to be able to celebrate his birthday with his former assistant, Andrea Stillman. Andrea’s talk will [...]
Tuesday, January 22nd: ‘Faking It – Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop’ Museum Walk and Photo Shoot Assignment
Faking It – Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop The Metropolitan Museum of Art Main Entrance Stairs (1000 5th Ave., Manhattan) 10am Suggested donation museum admission The Metropolitan Museum of Art currently has a significant exhibition that all lovers of photography will find stimulating, the Faking It show. The urge to modify camera images is as old [...]
Sunday, January 13th: The Hopeful Story Film Festival
The Hopeful Story Film Festival The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 10am-6pm Free, RSVP required This festival, showcasing films created by filmmakers who have studied with Ela Thier at the Independent Film School, highlights diversity, empowerment, and human connection. Click here for more free New York City events & things to do.
Tuesday, January 8th: How To Go Around The Gallery System & Successfully Sell Pictures at Art Festivals and Fairs
How To Go Around The Gallery System & Successfully Sell Pictures at Art Festivals and Fairs The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 1-3pm Free So, you want to sell your photographs to the public but can’t seem to get your foot in the doors of the galleries and are wondering where do you [...]
Thursday, December 20th: An Instagram How-to: Secrets Revealed
An Instagram How-to: Secrets Revealed The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 4-6pm Free This class is for both beginners and advance users on Instagram. Bryant will be reviewing basics like how to manage your privacy settings, save your filtered photos, and discover new users, to advanced techniques like how to use other applications [...]
Thursday, December 13th: Plastic Fantastic: An Introduction to Toy Cameras
Plastic Fantastic: An Introduction to Toy Cameras The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 4-6pm Free I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. Are you listening? Plastics. As cameras have gone more and more high-tech, there has arisen a movement that is decidedly low-tech: Welcome to the fun world [...]
Tuesday, December 11th: Free ‘Foreign Letters’ Screening + Q&A
Foreign Letters The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 5-7pm $ FOREIGN LETTERS, a feature film produced with the in-kind assistance of B&H Photo, has been making broad audiences laugh and cry, across all demographics and around the world. The story, about the bond that forms between two immigrant girls, from Israel and Vietnam, [...]
Thursday, December 6th: Free Street Photography Class
Street Photography The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 1-3pm (arrive early) Free Photographers are always looking for subjects, and in so doing, often choose the street. As Dorothy Norman said, ‘You don’t have to go fifty feet from your house to find a photograph.’ While Street Photography can be practiced anywhere, New York [...]
Monday, December 3rd: Video Nation: A DIY Guide to Planning, Shooting and Sharing Great Video
Video Nation: A DIY Guide to Planning, Shooting and Sharing Great Video The B&H Event Space (420 9th Ave., Manhattan) 4-6pm Free Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY tech columnist and host/producer of the “Talking Tech,” video show, shows how to dramatically improve your videos, using both off-the shelf consumer products and drool-worthy DSLR gear. Graham, who [...]
