Courses & Workshops

HCP offers a variety of multi-session courses, weekend courses, and short workshops (3-6 hours long).
Explore your creativity, learn practical skills and techniques, and enrich your photographic practice with the guidance of our leading instructors.

Note: If a class you are interested in is sold out, please check for alternative schedules (if offered) or add your email to the waitlist.

Skill Level

Digital Camera Basics (Feb 7)
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Digital Lab Crash Course (Feb 7)
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Lighting I (Feb 10-Mar 10)
Only 4 available
Fine Art Printing (Feb 10-Mar 10)
Photography II (Feb 11-Mar 11)
Photography I (Feb 11-Mar 11)
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Visual Literacy: Understanding Images (Feb 11-Mar 18)
The Poetics of Documentary Photography (Feb 11-Mar 11)
Lightroom II (Feb 12-Mar 12)
Photography I (Feb 14-Mar 14)
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Contemporary Reinterpretations of the Family Photo Album (Feb 14-Mar 14)
Only 4 available
Out & About: Lunar New Year (Feb 14-21)
Conceptos Básicos de la Fotografía Digital (febrero 15)
Photography Basics - Teens (Feb 15-Mar 15)
Introduction to Visual Journalism and Storytelling (Feb 15-Mar 15)
Only 4 available
Reclaiming the Chicano/a/x Frame (Feb 15-Mar 15)
Introduction to Dance Photography (Feb 15-Mar 1)
Only 2 available
Portfolio Reviews Boot Camp (Feb 22)
Out & About: The Rodeo (Feb 28-Mar 14)
Receiving Exposure in the Art World (Mar 1-8)
iPhone Photography (Mar 7)
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Digital Camera Basics (Mar 7)
Conceptos Básicos de la Fotografía Digital (marzo 14)
From Concept to Object: Designing Your Photobook (Mar 17)
Only 3 available
Artist Statements 101 (Mar 21-28)
Digital Camera Basics (Mar 21)
Photobook Design and Publishing (Mar 22-Jun 14)
Original Imprint: Subjective Photography Laboratory (Mar 23-Jun 1)
Know Thyself: Perspectives in Art-making (Mar 25-May 6)
Navigating the Contemporary Art World (Mar 25-Apr 22)
Photoshop I (Mar 25-Apr 22)
Contemporary Non-Traditional Portraiture (Mar 26-Apr 23)
Photography I (Mar 26-Apr 23)
AI Imaging: Techniques and Creative Approaches (Mar 26-Apr 23)
iPhone Photography Basics (Mar 31)
Visual Authorship: When Concept Meets Form (Apr 2-May 21)
Lightroom I (Apr 2-23)
Developing Documentary Projects (Apr 7-May 26)
Lighting II: Commercial & Editorial Photography (Apr 9-May 28)
The Photographer's Sketchbook: Building a Daily Practice (Apr 11-May 9)
Digital Lab Crash Course (Apr 11)
Photography I (Apr 11-May 9)
How to Collage (Apr 12)
Photoshop II (Apr 16-May 14)
Photography II (Apr 18-May 16)
Conceptos Básicos de la Fotografía Digital (abril 18)
The Photobook: New and Noteworthy (Apr 19)
Lighting I (Apr 19-May 31)
A Photographer's Guide to the Photo Industry (Apr 21-May 19)
Introduction to Portrait Photography (Apr 21-May 19)
Digital Camera Basics (Apr 25)
Photography I (Apr 29-May 27)
Contemporary Issues in Photography: The Ethics of Seeing (Apr 29-May 27)
Finding Beauty in the Mundane: Documentary Family Photography (Apr 29-May 27)
Fine Art Printing (Apr 29-May 27)
Advanced Street Photography (Apr 29-May 27)
Photography I (Apr 30-May 28)
Fotografía I (abril 30-mayo 28)
Photography II (Apr 30-May 28)
Mining Your Archive: Identifying Personal Series (Apr 30-May 28)
iPhone Photography (May 9)
The Myth of the Real (May 16-17)
Digital Camera Basics (May 19)
The Business of Photography (May 30)
Photography Basics - Teens (Jun 8-12)
Photography Basics - Teens (Jun 15-18)
Intermediate Photography - Teens (Jun 22-26)
Photography Basics - Teens (Jul 6-10)
Photography Basics - Teens (Jul 13-17)
Intermediate Photography - Teens (Jul 20-24)
Photoshop for Teens (Jul 20-24)