INTRO TO DIGITAL & DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY

HYCIDE x Shine Portrait Studios Photography Workshops

Intro to Digital Photography: Saturdays at 12:00 PM

Designed for adult beginners, this workshop will cover essential camera
functions, composition techniques, lighting, and visual storytelling principles. Participants will leave with a foundational understanding of photography and renewed confidence in their creative expressions.

Maximum participants: 20

Note: Participants will need a digital camera or camera phone.

Documentary Photography/Studio Sessions: Saturdays at 2:30 PM

This four-session series will introduce adult participants to the powerful
role of photography in documenting truth and raising awareness. Topics will include advanced camera functions and techniques, ethical engagement, narrative development, visual literacy, and caption writing. For the last two of the sessions, students will engage with studio photography at Shine Portrait Studio, where they will gain hands on experience exploring exposure, subject illumination, and composition.

Maximum participants: 20

Note: Participants will need a digital camera or camera phone.

SESSIONS FACILITATED BY ERIK JAMES MONTGOMERY OF THE EJM FOUNDATION WITH SUPPORT FROM AKINTOLA HANIF

Sponsored by The Prudential Foundation and the Community Foundation of New Jersey with support from Rutgers University Newark, Office of the Chancellor, SHINE Portrait Studio, and Express Newark.