Early Registration for HCP members begins Wednesday, August 16th at noon.
Registration for the general public begins Wednesday, August 23rd at noon.

The following list of classes are listed by level. Each session is a complete class.

All Levels
Classes that are open to all skill sets and mediums.

Introductory
Classes that cover the basics of camera based photography, i.e. basic camera functions, composition and digital workflow. A great first step for those new to photography.

Intermediate
Classes that cover the next steps in learning the camera, photo basics and digital manipulation. Perfect for the photographer who already knows aperture, shutter speed, and how to control them on their camera and is familiar with Photoshop. A good fit for the photographer who is ready to learn a bit more control with using the camera and computer to correct images.

NEW Special Topics
Classes that cover a wide range of topics and techniques: from state-of-the-art digital to historic, hands-on processes & contextual discussions. These classes are perfect for the photographer looking to create or improve a body of work and/or to learn new techniques. While a basic understanding of photography is necessary for most of the special topics classes, they are not restricted to advanced students, instead, they are open to all photographers with a desire to gain new insights into photographic processes.

Master Classes
Throughout the year, HCP invites renowned photography experts to teach Master Classes on various topics. These are unique opportunities to learn directly from celebrated photography professionals.

ALL LEVELS

Critique Group
Open to Members Only / Free to HCP Members

Session 1) September 25, 6:00-9:00pm, Keliy Anderson-Staley
Session 2) October 30, 6:00-9:00pm, Delilah M Montoya
Session 3) November 27, 6:00-9:00pm, Chelsea Shannon
Session 4) December 18, 6:00-9:00pm, Lisa Volpe

INTRODUCTORY

Before You Buy: Planning Your Photographic Purchase - NEW CLASS!
$45 HCP Members / $55 Regular price
Session 1) Septmeber 10, 3:30-5:30pm, with Mark Chen

Composition I: From Good to Great
$155 HCP Members / $195 Regular price
Session 1) September 6, 13, 20 & 27, 7:00–9:00pm, with Jean-Sebastien Boncy
Session 2) September 13 & 20, 10:30am-2:30pm, with Valerie Yaklin-Brown
Session 3) October 3, 10, 17 & 24, 10:30am-12:30pm, with Mark Chen
Session 4) October 3, 10, 17 & 24, 7:00–9:00pm, with Laura Napier
Session 5) November 1, 8, 15 & 22, 10:30am-12:30pm, with Jan Rattia
Session 6) December 6 & 13, 10:30am-2:30pm, with Mark Chen

How to Secure Your Files And Live Happily Ever After
$45 Members / $55 Regular Price
Session 1) September 11, 7:00–9:00pm, with Mark Chen
Session 2) November 2, 7:00–9:00pm, with Mark Chen

Introduction to Photoshop Elements
$190 HCP Members / $235 Regular price
Session 1) October 1, 11:00am–5:00pm, with Kristy Peet

Lightroom I: From Import to Image Perfection
$190 HCP Members / $235 Regular price
Session 1) September 5, 12, 19, 26, 7:00–9:00pm, with Elicia Garcia
Session 2) September 23 & 30, 11:00am–3:00pm, with Mark Chen
Session 3) October 4, 11, 18 & 25, 10:30am-12:30pm, with Mark Chen
Session 4) October 9, 16, 23 & 30, 7:00–9:00pm, with Teresa Munisteri
Session 5) October 30, November 6, 13, & 20, 10:30am-12:30pm, with Elicia Garcia
Session 6) November 28, December 5, 12 & 19, 7:00–9:00pm, with Teresa Munisteri

Out of the Box: Using Your Digital Camera
$45 HCP Members / $55 Regular price
Session 1) September 23, 3:30-5:30pm, with Mark Chen
Session 2) October 19, 7:00–9:00pm, with Laura Napier
Session 3) November 6, 4:30-6:30pm, with Mark Chen
Session 4) December 10, 3:30-5:30pm, with Mark Chen

Photography I: Learning the Basics
$155 HCP Members / $195 Regular price
Session 1) September 7, 14, 21 & 28, 7:00-9:00pm, with Elicia Garcia
Session 2) September 8, 15, 22 & 29, 10:30am-12:30pm, with Laura Burlton
Session 3) September 9 & 16, 11:00am-3:00pm, with Mark Chen
Session 4) September 24,11:00am-5:00pm, with Kristy Peet
Session 5) October, 2, 9, 16 & 23, 7:00-9:00pm, with Mark Chen
Session 6) October 5, 12, 19 & 26, 4:30-6:30pm, with Mark Chen
Session 7) October 7 & 14, 11:00am-3:00pm, with Shannon Duncan
Session 8) October 21, 11:00am-5:00pm, with Kristy Peet
Session 9) October 27, November 3, 10 & 17, 10:30am-12:30pm, with Jan Rattia
Session 10) November 5 & 12, 11:00am-3:00pm, with Valerie Yalkin-Brown
Session 11) November 7, 14, 21 & 28, 7:00-9:00pm, with Laura Napier
Session 12) November 14, 21, 28, December 5, 4:30-6:30pm, with Laura Burlton
Session 13) November 19, 11:00am-5:00pm, with Kristy Peet
Session 14) November 27, December 4, 11 & 18, 10:30am-12:30pm, with Laura Burlton
Session 15) December 2 & 9, 11:00am-3:00pm, with Valerie Yaklin-Brown
Session 16) December 16,11:00am-5:00pm, with Shannon Duncan

Printing Your Photographs I: The Basics
$205 HCP Members / $250 Regular price
Session 1) September 7, 14, 21 & 28, 7:00-9:00pm, with Mark Chen
Session 2) October 3, 10, 17 & 24, 7:00-9:00pm, with Elicia Garcia
Session 3) November 7, 14, 21 & 28, 10:30am-12:30pm, with Mark Chen
Session 4) December 3 & 10,11:00am-3:00pm, with Mark Chen

The Camera, The Negative, The Print: Film Photography
$395 HCP Members / $455 Regular price
Session 1) November 2, 9, 16 & 30, 6:00-9:00pm, with Laura Burlton

Using Your Flash
$80 HCP Members / $100 Regular price
Session 1) September 21 & 28, 4:30-6:30pm, with Mark Chen
Session 2) December 6 & 13, 7:00-9:00pm, with Mark Chen

INTERMEDIATE

Black & White Photography in the Digital Age - NEW CLASS!
$205 HCP Members / $250 Regular price
Session 1) October 2, 9, 16 & 23, from 4:30—6:30 pm, with Mark Chen

Composition II: Finding Your Vision
$155 HCP Members / $195 Regular price
Session 1) September 10 & 17, 11:00am-3:00pm, with Mark Chen
Session 2) October 4, 11, 18 & 25, 7:00-9:00pm, with Jean-Sebastien Boncy
Session 3) December 10 & 17, 11:00am-3:00pm, with Laura Napier

Lighting Techniques in Photography
$85 HCP Members / $105 Regular price
Session 1) September 9 & 16, 3:30-5:30pm, with Mark Chen
Session 2) November 6 & 13, 7:00-9:00pm, with Mark Chen

Light Meters & the Lies They Tell You
$65 HCP Members / $80 Regular price
Session 1) November 18, 6:00-9:00pm, with Laszlo Perlaky

Lightroom II: Sharing Your Photographs
$190 HCP Members / $235 Regular price
Session 1) October 5, 12, 19 & 26, 7:00-9:00pm, with Mark Chen

Lightroom Mobile: Perfection on the Go
$125 HCP Members / $155 Regular price
Session 1) November 2, 9 & 16, 4:30-6:30pm, with Mark Chen

Natural Light Portraiture
$130 HCP Members / $160 Regular price
Session 1) October 22 & 29, 2:30-5:30pm, with Laura Burlton
Session 2) November 9 & 16, 10:30am-1:30pm, with Anne-Marie D'Arcy

Photographing Families
$130 HCP Members / $160 Regular price
Session 1) October 6 & 13, 10:30am-1:30pm, with Laura Burlton
Session 2) November 11 & 18, 10:00-1:00pm, with Laura Burlton

Photography II: Beyond the Basics
$155 HCP Members / $195 Regular price
Session 1) September 5, 12, 19 & 26, 7:00-9:00pm, with Teresa Munisteri
Session 2) October 8 & 15, 11:00am-3:00pm, with Laura Napier
Session 3) November 28, December 5, 12 & 19, 7:00-9:00pm, with Elicia Garcia

Photojournalism
$155 HCP Members / $195 Regular price
Session 1) October 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2:30-4:30pm, with Jan Rattia

Photoshop I: Getting Started
$190 HCP Members / $235 Regular price
Session 1) September 6, 13, 20 & 27, 7:00-9:00pm, with Mark Chen
Session 2) September 9 & 16, 11:00am-3:00pm, with Shannon Duncan
Session 3) October 22 & 29, 11:00am-3:00pm, with Mark Chen
Session 4) November, 1, 8, 15 & 22, 7:00-9:00pm, with Shannon Duncan
Session 5) December 2 & 9, 1:00am-3:00pm, with Mark Chen

Photoshop II: Working with Layers
$190 HCP Members / $235 Regular price
Session 1) November 20, 27, December 4 & 11, 7:00-9:00pm, with Mark Chen

Presenting Your Work: Framing & Matting
$85 HCP Members / $105 Regular price
Session 1) September 11, 6:00–9:00 pm, with Laszlo Perlaky

Printing Your Photographs II: Getting the Color Right
$205 HCP Members / $250 Regular price
Session 1) November 5 & 12, 11:00am-3:00pm, with Mark Chen

Studio Portraiture: Lights, Background, and Pose - NEW CLASS!
$85 HCP Members / $105 Regular price
Session 1) September 25, from 6:00-9:00pm, with Mark Chen

NEW SPECIAL TOPICS

Adobe InDesign for Photographers - NEW CLASS!
$190 HCP Members / $235 Regular price
Session 1) October 7 & 14, 2:00-6:00pm, with Evan O'Neil

After Dark: Photographing at Night
$155 HCP Members / $195 Regular price
Session 1) November 1, 8, 15 & 29, 7:00–9:00pm, with Elicia Garcia

Alternative Printing: Cyanotypes & Vandykes
$235 HCP Members / $295 Regular price
Session 1) October 21 & 28, 11:00 am–3:00pm, with Laura Burlton

Alternative Printing: Wet Plate Collodion
$395 HCP Members / $455 Regular price
Session 1) November 5 & 12, 11:00am–4:00pm, with Laura Burlton

Architecture Photography: Shooting Space
$155 HCP Members / $195 Regular price
Session 1) October 3, 10, 17 & 24, 4:30–6:30pm, with Mark Chen

Bird & Wildlife Photography
$195 HCP Members / $240 Regular price
Session 1) October 9, 6:00–9:00pm, October 21, 12:00-4:00pm, & October 23, 6:00–9:00 pm, with Laszlo Perlaky

Building a Studio on a Budget
$65 HCP Members / $80 Regular price
Session 1) September 17, 3:30-5:30pm, with Mark Chen

Building Your Photo Website
$190 HCP Members / $235 Regular price
Session 1) November 4 & 11, from 11:00am-3:00pm, with Evan O Neil

Close Up: Macro Photography
$75 HCP Members / $95 Regular price
Session 1) December 18, 6:00-9:00pm, with Laszlo Perlaky

Figure in Photography
$125 HCP Members / $155 Regular price
Session 1) October 14, 11:00 am–3:00 pm, with Laura Burlton

Filters for the Camera & Computer
$75 HCP Members / $95 Regular price
Session 1) December 11, 6:00-9:00pm, with Laszlo Perlaky

Food Photography
$155 HCP Members / $195 Regular price
Session 1) November 4 & 11, 3:00–7:00pm, with Mark Chen

Going Digital: Scanning Your Images
$95 HCP Members / $120 Regular price
Session 1) December 6 & 13, 7:00–9:00pm, with Teresa Munisteri

How to Put a Great Photo Into Words - NEW CLASS!
$85 HCP Members / $105 Regular price
Session 1) November 12 & 19, 3:30-5:30pm, with Mark Chen

Landscape Photography: Trees & Fall Colors
$195 HCP Members / $240 Regular price
Session 1) November 6, 6:00–9:00 pm, November 18, 2:00–6:00 pm, & November 20, 6:00–9:00 pm, with Laszlo Perlaky

Masters of Photography: Ansel Adams
$65 HCP Members / $80 Regular price
Session 1) December 4, 7:00-9:00pm, with Laszlo Perlaky

Photographic Comic Strip - NEW CLASS!
$155 HCP Members / $195 Regular price
Session 1) October 4, 11, 18 & 25, from 7:00–9;00 pm, with Mark Chen

Photography III: Hacking Your Camera
$155 HCP Members / $195 Regular price
Session 1) November 27, December 4, 11 &18, 4:30-630pm, with Mark Chen

Presenting Your Work: Getting Your Work Out There
$155 HCP Members / $195 Regular price
Session 1) November 2, 9 & 16, 7:00-9:00pm, with Sebastien Boncy

Project Incubator: A Photographic Mentoring Program - NEW CLASS!
$365 HCP Members / $420 Regular price
Session 1) September 18, October 17, November 16 & December 19, 7:00-9:00pm, with Mark Chen

Street Photography I
$155 HCP Members / $195 Regular price
Session 1) November 28, December 5, 12 & 19, 10:30am–12:30pm, with Jan Rattia

Time-Lapse Photography
$125 HCP Members / $155 Regular price
Session 1) December 5, 12 & 19, 4:30–6:30pm, with Mark Chen