Tuition is Now Half Price or 30,000 Yen for Each Class!
Knowledgeable instructor that cares about you.
Color Photography IThis beginning class helps you develop your skills in taking exciting and well-composed photographs. Covers camera handling, shutter speeds and f/stops, depth of field, lenses, composition, filters, night photography, how to care for your equipment, and a brief history of photography. Instruction is divided into three all-day sessions with a lecture, demonstration, and visual presentation followed by a field trip. The fourth session is a lecture and visual presentation. Critiques of the pictures you've taken on the field trips are held each week. The special 30,000-yen tuition fee (was 60,000) covers a total of 21 hours of instruction. In addition, there is a 3,000-yen charge for color copies of the extensive class notes and 3,000 yen to cover the instructor's train and subways fees. Also, before class begins, you are required to purchase the textbook KAMAKURA, the instructor's recently published photography book, for 2,100 yen at one of the bookstores listed on the "Extras" page of this website.
Required equipment: Digital or film SLR camera with wideangle-to-telephoto zoom lens, plus tripod and remote switch/cable release for camera. Note: If you don't have all these items, the instructor will make recommendations and assist you in their purchase.
The next class will meet on Sunday, April 6 (10AM-5PM), April 13 (9AM-4PM), April 20 (1-8PM), and April 27 (10AM-1PM) to be held in Tokyo at one or more students' place of residence. Please use the link at the bottom of this page, if you're interested in taking this class.
Color Photography IITake the next step upward in honing your photographic vision. Units of study in this advanced class teach you how to give a feeling of movement to your pictures using the techniques of stop action, panning, and motion blur, the proper way to get the correct exposure in difficult lighting situations, how to take "candid" shots of people at night under available light and with electronic flash, and detailed instruction in setting up studio lighting for shooting portraits. You will also study the life and work of world-famous photographers. The first three sessions are all-day with a lecture, demonstration, and visual presentation followed by a field trip or studio workshop. The fourth session is a lecture and visual presentation. At the end of each session, the pictures you've taken during the previous week's field trip are critiqued. Tuition for the 21 hours of instruction is now only 30,000 yen (originally 60,000), plus there is a 3,000-yen fee for color copies of the comprehensive class notes and 3,000 yen for the instructor's commuting expenses. Prior to class, you are required to buy KAMAKURA, the instructor's photo book, which is used as the textbook, for 2,100 yen at a bookstore.
Required equipment: Digital or film SLR camera with wideangle-to-telephoto zoom lens, telephoto zoom lens, tripod and remote switch/cable release for camera, 8X neutral density filter, and separate electronic flash with off-camera flash cord. Photoshop software is highly recommended, but not mandatory.
The next class will meet on Sunday, May 11 (10AM-5PM), May 18 (12Noon-7PM), May 25 (10AM-5PM), and June 1 (10AM-1PM) at one or more students' place of residence. Please use the link at the bottom of this page to reserve a space in this class.
Private Lessons/Consultations/Portfolio Review
Too busy to take a regular class during the weekend? Or perhaps you want a professional opinion on your work or need advice on how to start a career in photography? Or would you like to study a special topic not covered in Color Photo I or II? Private, one-on-one sessions are available at 5,000 yen per hour (for a minimum of two hours) to meet at the place of your choice within the greater Tokyo area. Please note that travel fees are an additional expense. Also, if you wish to purchase a complete copy of the class notes used in either Color Photography I or II, they are 3,000 yen each. The recommended textbook is KAMAKURA, which you might also want to buy for 2,100 yen.
Studio Location
photospace b is located in Zushi, five minutes from Kamakura and an hour south of Tokyo Station on the JR Yokosuka Line.
About the InstructorHello, I'm Andy Barker and I have nearly 30 years experience as a professional photographer. My pictures have been published internationally in calendars, posters, books, magazines, postcards, product catalogs, telephone cards, package designs, jigsaw puzzles, and online greeting cards. Companies using my photos include NHK, Honda, NTT (Nihon Telephone & Telegraph), Canon, Nikon, Fuji Film, Pioneer, Northwest Airlines, Reader's Digest, and Tokyu Department Store to name a few.
An avid photographer since the age of 14, I received a Master's Degree in Art and Photography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the USA and have lived in Japan for a total of 20 years. Before opening photospace b, I taught photography for two years at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in Florida and worked as a free-lance sports and architectural photographer for ten years in Bellingham and Seattle, Washington.
My work is represented by two Japanese photo agencies, Amana and Image Plan, where more than 20,000 images are on file. I participated in a group photo exhibition at the Canon Salon in Ginza, Tokyo and had a one-man show, "Images of Japan," in Fort Lauderdale. In 2005, I had a small exhibition at the Cafe.Kina in Zushi. To view these pictures: Summer Festival in Zushi
Most recently, I published my own book of photographs on Kamakura, the ancient capital of Japan. To see sample pages from this book, go to the "Extras" page.
To Request More Information
Call 0468-73-2775 and leave a message. Or send a fax to 0468-73-2775.
To send an e-mail: photospace_b@yahoo.com
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