Tuition is Only 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 30,000-yen tuition fee 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 approx. 4,000 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 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 wired 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, March 7 (9AM-4PM), March 14 (9AM-4PM), March 21 (2-9PM), and March 28 (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 in 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 only 30,000 yen, plus there is a 3,000-yen fee for color copies of the comprehensive class notes and approx. 4,000 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 listed on the "Extras" page.
Required equipment: Digital or film SLR camera with wideangle-to-telephoto zoom lens, telephoto zoom lens, tripod and wired remote switch/cable release for camera, 8X neutral density (ND) 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, February 7 (9AM-4PM), February 14 (1-8PM), February 21 (10AM-5PM), and February 28 (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
Too busy to take a class during the weekend? Special weekday Color Photo I or II classes can be organized at the hourly rates of 5,000 yen for one student, 4,000 yen per person for two students, and 3,500 yen per person for three students. If four or more students want to study, it's 30,000 yen per person for the entire course. The class notes for Color Photography I or II are 3,000 yen each and the textbook KAMAKURA is 2,100 yen. All private lessons will meet at the place of your choice within the greater Tokyo area. Please note that the instructor's travel fees are an additional expense.
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 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 18, 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 the largest stock photo agency in Japan, Amana Images. 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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