Tuition is Only 30,000 Yen for Each Class!
Small, friendly classes.
Color Photography I
This 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, September 12 (10AM-5PM), September 19 (9AM-4PM), September 26 (2-9PM), and October 3 (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.
This 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, September 12 (10AM-5PM), September 19 (9AM-4PM), September 26 (2-9PM), and October 3 (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.
Take 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. Photoshop software is highly recommended, but not mandatory.
The next class will meet on Sunday, October 10 (9AM-4PM), October 17 (1-8PM), October 24 (10AM-5PM), and October 31 (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.
Do you want to take exciting pictures like these?
© Copyright 2009. These photographs are copyrighted by the individual photographers and cannot be used for any purpose whatsoever without the permission of photospace b.
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 Instructor
Hello, 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.
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Phone: 0468-73-2775 and leave a message.
Kamakura (iPhone App)Current Version: 1.0
Kamakura (iPhone App)
Current Version: 1.0
Located an hour south of Tokyo, Kamakura was the feudal capital of Japan from 1192 to 1333 and is home to over 85 Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines.
This is the iPhone/iPod Touch version of American photographer Andy Barker's book, the first photo book on Kamakura published by a non-Japanese. It contains 64 breathtaking, high-resolution photographs, including 17 new ones, grouped by seasons.
English or Japanese text is automatically displayed depending on your device's language setting. A single-tap displays the captions, while a double-tap brings up the scrollable index bar, allowing you to move quickly to any page in the book. You can also pinch to zoom in to see fine details.
If you love traditional Japanese culture, exquisite gardens, and colorful festivals, this is the app you've been waiting for.
* iPad users, please wait for the optimized app which is following shortly.
The First Photography Book on Kamakura by a Non-Japanese
Comments Appearing on the Book's Dust Jacket
"As the first photo book on Kamakura by a foreigner, this landmark publication of superb images by master photographer Andy Barker brings a refreshing new look to one of the most photographed corners of Japan."
----Steve Vidler, the world's most successful and prolific independent travel photographer; his books include Asians in Focus, China: A Travel Adventure, and Portrait of London"This fantastic book captures the true beauty of Japan."
----Nobue Shirai, photographer and President/CEO, Glopeer Partners, Tokyo, Japan
Book Details
Title: KAMAKURA Printing: High-quality, commercial four-color offset printing
Size: 210mm (W) x 200mm (H) or 8.3 x 7.9 in.
Pages: 60, plus front and back soft covers and full-color laminated dust jacket
Photos: 59 full-color; 2 black and white
Text: English and Japanese
Photography/Design/Layout: Andy Barker
Publisher: photospace b books
ISBN Number: 978-4-9903528-0-6
Price at Bookstores: 2,100 yen includes 5% sales tax
Where to Buy in Tokyo
Books Kinokuniya in Takashimaya Times Square (6th floor, "Books on Japan" section) near Shinjuku Station's New South Exit.
Where to Buy in Kamakura
Shimamori bookstore, on the main Wakamiya-oji Avenue, one block directly in front of JR Kamakura Station's East Exit.
Kamakura Prince Hotel gift shop; the closest station in Shichigahama Station on the Enoden Line.Kaihinso Kamakura Japanese Inn, just a few minutes walk from Yuigahama Station on the Enoden Line.
Where to Buy in Zushi
Tsubaki Shobo bookstore, at the end of the covered arcade that rans away from JR Zushi Station and toward the beach.
(If you have trouble finding the book, please ask in Japanese for "Kamakura shashinshu" and give the ISBN number.)
Where to Buy in the USA
Books Kinokuniya in New York City and San Francisco.
Mail Order
To obtain your personally autographed copy directly from the publisher, please contact Andy at photospace_b@yahoo.com Price within Japan: 2,500 yen (includes 400 yen handling and shipping); Price for overseas buyers: US$25.00 or 2,500 yen (includes handling and shipping to anywhere in the world).
Book Review
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