• Blue Fier
Teaches Photo 3a / 3b and 52

His stock images are represented by Getty Images and Panoramic Images. Blue sells many images for use as background plates for major feature films, TV shows, and countless commercials. A podcast on Blue Fier’s special motion sequence camera is available on iTunes.

While an undergraduate at Occidental College he spent six months in Rome, Italy on an International Fellowship casting bronze sculptures. Blue has two master’s degrees in Art (M.A. from Cal State University, Northridge and a M.F.A. from UCLA) that have given him the background to explore photography. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums, both nationally and internationally.

His unique perspective as a working photographer and years of creating order out of chaos has lead to his recently published book, Composition Photo Workshop, now available wherever books are sold. Blue has been teaching at Santa Monica College since 1994 and also teaches at the Julia Dean Photography Workshops
in Venice, California.

Blue is currently sponsored by Leica Cameras and California Sunbounce.

For contact:
on campus voice mail: 310.434.8916
web site: bluefier.com
email: brucefier@earthlink.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Christina Gregory
Teaches Photo 1 and 2

Christina Gregory was born and raised in Honolulu and received BA and MA degrees from Stanford University where she studied art history and fine art. Recipient of a yearlong fellowship for educators, she has taught art in a variety of programs and has been teaching photography at Santa Monica College since 1990. She has worked in the field for almost 20 years, shooting large-format color work and portraiture. Her commercial work, both editorial/advertising, has appeared in publications including Sunset and the Los Angeles Times Magazine.

For Contact
on campus voice mail: (310) 434-8917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Irene Hovey
Teaches Photo 1 and 2

Irene Hovey teaches Photo 1 and Photo 2. Irene has operated her freelance photography business since 1991. She produces fine art, wedding and commercial work. She also produces headshots, modeling portfolios, commercial catalogs, and album covers. In addition, Irene teaches privately. She is a 1993 graduate of the SMC photography program.

Contact:
on campus voice mail: (310) 434-4887
website: Irenehovey.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Brian Leng
Teaches Photo 1 and 6

I started photography in High school for the school newspaper and quickly fell 
in love with photography. I then attended Santa Monica College in 1970 until transferring to Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Graduating form Brooks Institute of Photography in August 1972 I operated my own studio in Hollywood for seventeen years, photographing for MCA, Universal Studios, J.C. Penny, Herbalife International, Millerʼs Outpost, Inc. Magazine, CEPro, Enterprising Woman, LACMA, Electronic House, Advantage Advertising, Bear Advertising, Eastman Kodak, Boyd Design, and other clients.Served as ASMP President L.A. Chapter, also served on the board of APA for four years.

While I was doing commercial photography in Hollywood, I also taught
photography at Santa Monica College part time beginning in 1992. After sixteen years I am still teaching photography at the college as well as teaching photo workshops in different California locations to avid photography lovers. I have several websites where my latest images can be found, and three photography books with photographic images from some of the locations where I’ve taken
s my workshop participants.

My thoughts on Santa Monica College: the photo department has incredible photography instructors, possibly the best in the city. The most up-to-date digital photography equipment, computers, digital cameras, and a digital lab where students learn to work with newest digital software on the market. Santa Monica College is in the forefront of the digital photography age and has plans on moving with the new photographic technologies of tomorrow and beyond.
Stop by the photo department if you are in the area and take a quick look at the Photo department, I think you will be truly impressed.

For contact:
on campus voicemail: (310)434-8920

Here are the addresses where my recent photography work can be seen:

http://www.californiaphotographyworkshops.com
www.bleng.multiply.com
http://www.blurb.com/my/store/public

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Marissa Lopez
Teaches: photo 1, photo 2, photo 4, photo 6 (studio) and photo 50

Marissa López Donatt; an artist by heart and tradition, a certified photography
teacher at Santa Monica College for more than 14 years, an entrepreneur and
dedicated professional photographer, founder of La Foto, Inc Educational Center in
Santa Monica, CA since 1998.

Marissa is the daughter of Ernesto Lopez Bocanegra a fine retired artist and
Director of Animation for Hanna and Barbera Productions. She was born in Mexico
City, Mexico. Her artistic talent in music first showed when she was 5yrs. Her
career in singing and dancing was developed though out Los Angeles, France,
India and Japan. While loving to perform in front the camera, it was then when she
discovered photography, realizing she wanted to be behind the camera when her
friends in the industry asked her to take photos of them for promotional headshots.

Marissa, founder of La Foto, Inc., an accomplished photographer, teacher and
speaker; she naturally found a niche in photographing dance performances and
musicians. She began shooting portraiture, commercial, corporate and wedding
photography over 19 years ago and has been creating uniquely stunning
images ever since.

In October of 1994; Ms. Lopez-Donatt was hired to teach photography by chair of
the Photo Department at the time Mario Baratucci. She became a pioneer educator
for the Hispanic community, being the first Hispanic woman to teach photography
classes to Spanish-speaking students in their native tongue through Santa Monica
College community classes. With great success, she was featured in the
community college class program and interviewed by the Hispanic T.V. Channel
54 enhancing the Hispanic program, which evolved and about 40 students per
semester were being inspired to be what now many of them may be
professionals in photography.

In 1996 she became part of the adjunct faculty credit photography program, where
she was assigned to teach a special class for MAOF Latino students. The program
entitled for them to learn all facets of professional photography, from 35mm,
medium format and 4x5 camera manipulations, where the students received
vocational certificates and job placement to function in the business of
photography.

Ever since, Marissa has continued to teach in the photography department. She
believes in sharing the educational knowledge and her efforts to inspire anyone in
efforts to pursue photography with a passion.

Marissa has participated in important educational projects for the community; one
of them began with Community Development Commission/Housing Authority
County of Los Angeles. She initiated a unique photography program teaching
photography to low income children. Her educational career grew to inspire the
children in creating a beautiful photography exhibit of their work in the photo gallery
of Santa Monica College and in 1998 she received two important acknowledgment
awards from supervisor, first district of Los Angeles, Ms. Gloria Molina.
Through the years, Marissa evolved not only as a teacher in photography but she
also became a video producer and director for corporate and industrial promotional
videos to well known advertising agencies such as; J. Walter Thomson in New
York/Los Angeles and Perceive. And while building up her photography profession,
Marissa also has participated in several photography contests receiving 2nd and 3rd place awards and three consecutive years receiving high scores in the Accolades of Excellence print competitions for WPPI, where her photographs are being published.

In 1998, while thinking about building a lab and studio to further her photographic
career, Marissa had the idea to create a photographic and educational center to
help new and emerging photographers discover their passion. Her background as
a teacher has helped to forge the mission for La Foto, Inc – to provide a high level
of personalized services, to help and educate photographers of all levels and
nationalities along the way. Marissa has been a speaker at the WPPI conference in
Las Vegas in March 2007 and in January 2008 at ProPhoto Expo a Professional
Photographers of California Conference.
Today, Marissa continues her profession as an educator, corporate/family portrait
and fashion editorial photographer, while is currently working in different
photography projects and continues to share her knowledge with the community
and photography organizations.

Board member of the Pico Improvement Organization
Member and Visual Marketing Strategist for Professional Photographers of California
Member of WPPI, PPA, APA
For more information and to see some of her work, please contact:

La Foto, Inc
806 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
www.marissalopez.com
310.664.1563.Wk
310.525.4413.cell

email: lafoto@lafoto.info

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Sean McDonald
Teaches Photo 1, 2, 11, 50

Sean has a BA in Photojournalism from California State Long Beach and studied photography at L. A. Pierce College. He has 22 years of experience in the photo industry, including retail sales, commercial lab work, and commercial shooting. He has also worked with a digital news agency and managed a digital service bureau. After college Sean decided that he wanted to teach photography and began working at Pierce College as the Photo Lab Instructor, then joined the staff at SMC.

Sean’s personal photographic interests include landscape, industrial landscapes and depictions of man’s intrusion in nature. Sean is recently married to a wonderful wife and the two of them recently welcomed a beautiful daughter to their family.

He is also a life-long surfer, an interest that has grown alongside his pursuit of photography and teaching. From time to time he also builds his own surfboards.

For contact:
on campus voicemail: (310)434-8162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Tim Moriarty
Co-Founder & Partner
KM Digital Photo

Tim was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. He headed west following his graduation from Villanova University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration (BS) to fulfill his obligation as an Army officer at Fort Lewis, Washington. His interest in photography began there in an Army Crafts Shop.

Upon his discharge from the service, Tim headed to Los Angeles, where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography (BFA) at the Art Center College of Design.
Tim is a devoted family man who lives with his wife Isabel, a clinical social worker, and their two sons. He has taught beginning and advanced photography classes at Santa Monica College since 1988, and he is an avid bicycle commuter who rides to raise money for AIDS research.

Website: http://www.kmdigitalphoto.com
Contact: on campus voice mail: (310) 434-8165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Melanie Morgan Shatto
Teaches Photo 1 and 2

Melanie Morgan Shatto has approached photography from as many different angles as you can think of. Her experience has led her through managing commercial and portrait studios, professional photo labs, retail camera sales, and lecture assisting for nationally recognized photo educators such as Don Blair, Tony Corbell and Joe Bussink. She has photographed weddings, events and portraits since 1994 and has published in People and In Style.

Melanie teaches Photo 1 at SMC and is currently a freelance photographer producing fine art and portraits. She has an Art degree from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA and is the 2008 President of the Professional Photographers of Los Angeles County.

Website: www.melaniemorganshatto.com
Email: melaniemorgan@sbcglobal.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Steve Moulton
Teaches Photo 37

Steve Moulton graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography with a BA in Commercial Photography in 1981. Steve's personal photography specializes in fine art black and white. His printing skills and knowledge are widely recognized throughout the greater Los Angeles area because he has been a custom black & white printer and/or a lab manager for a number of professional photographic labs.
His current position is with Photo Impact. Mr. Moulton teaches Photo 37, Advanced Black & White Printing.

Contact:
on campus voice mail: (310) 434-8164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Ann Shamel
Teaches Photo 1

Ann Shamel, born and raised in Los Angeles, California.
education: Fine Art UCLA

personal work exhibited in museums, galleries and community spaces since 1981commercial & editorial work widely published - including (not limited to) magazines, books, cds, etc, retouching using alternative processes along with digital workshops: hand coloring b/w, image/emulsion transfer.

She is represented by Graphistock

Contact:
on campus voice mail: (310) 434-8922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Susan Skaar
Teaches Photo 1

Suzy Skaar’s photographs have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in numerous galleries throughout Southern California. Ms. Skaar’s images have been published both nationally and internationally. Having traveled extensively, Suzy has images in private collections in the United States, France, Spain, Norway, Australia, Denmark, England, and Thailand.

In addition to pursuing a career as a fine art photographer, Suzy has been teaching photography classes at various Southern California colleges for the past 21 years and is currently a Creative Uses Consultant with the Polaroid Corporation.

Ms Skaar is a graduate of Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena California, where she received her BFA with honors. Ms Skaar also received her MFA from California State University Long Beach.

Email: Skaar_Susan@smc.edu

 

 

 

 

• Rachel Slowinski
Teaches Photo 1

Rachel Slowinski worked as a freelance photographer for many years in New York City. She also worked in the photography departments of several museums, including the Brooklyn Museum and the American Museum of Natural History. She received her undergraduate degree from Pratt Institute and her graduate degree from California Institute of the Arts.

Ms. Slowinski has been teaching for more than six years at various schools in the Los Angeles area, including The University of Southern California, Pierce College, and Mission College. In 1998 she received a Durfee grant to travel to China and document folk artists for eight months and is currently expanding upon that project. Last summer she traveled to a remote part of the Yunnan province in southern China on a scientific expedition. Her work is regularly shown locally and abroad.

Contact:
on campus voice mail: (310) 434-8166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• MING TSHING
Teaches Photo 39

Ming Tshing is both a working photographer and dedicated educator. He graduated from the SMC photo program in 2002 and has worked with photographers in both the traditional and digital realm since 1999. In 2000, Ming joined Nash Editions as the assistant to co-founder R. Mac Holbert. His photographic expertise encompasses the gamut, from the aesthetics of composition to the complex technical work of color management and correction. Currently, Ming is the senior imaging specialist at Nash Editions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Ellie Zenhari
Teaches Photo 44

Ellie is an Art and Photography graduate of Cal State Los Angeles and Santa Monica College, with continued education in Multimedia and Graphic Design at UCLA. She has successfully worked on multiple photography and graphics projects for clients ranging from Robinson's May (Current Macy's), Corbis Stock photography, as well as film postproduction houses for the past 15 years.

She is a published artist and has received awards from the esteemed, New York-based photography magazine PDN (Photo District News).

Ellie has been teaching at Santa Monica College since February 2006, and is currently an adjunct in the Photography, Graphic Design and Entertainment Technology Departments of the college.

 

Email: ellie@elliezenhari.com
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