Instructor: Ave Pildas
Join professional art photographer Ave Pildas for this in-person course at BAC’s new campus in Santa Monica. Street photography depends on taking unique candid images of chance encounters in public spaces. Using Santa Monica and L.A. as a laboratory, your expert instructor guides students as they capture the unique spirit of the Socal community.
Students learn how to take the best possible photos using a digital camera, phone, or other device. Course covers finding interesting subjects, composition, light, contrast, foreground/background, and focus in b/w and color.
Course meets onsite at BAC’s Santa Monica campus, then ventures out into the local environment. Field-trip waiver required.
Location: This is an in-person class taking place at the new BAC campus located in Santa Monica at
1625 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA. LINK TO MAP.
Transportation and Parking: Centrally located for easy access from all over Los Angeles County, BAC is only a 5-minute walk from the E Line (Expo) Metro Rail station exit off of 17th/SMC. The Center has a small parking lot located right in front of the buildings entrance. If parking is unavailable in the lot there is 2, 3 and 9-hour metered street parking in the area.