Events

Capital Area Photographers presents Impact with Ken Pak

Capital Area Photographers welcome Ken Pak to talk about how you can provide impact to your images by embracing and collaborating your personality, passion, subject, spontaneity, and essential photographic elements.

Capital Area Photographers present Blair deLaubenfels

Torpedo Factory Art Center

Capital Area Photographers welcome guest speaker, Blair DeLaubenfels, as part of our Community Partnership Program. A co-owner of the new online art gallery Prints.ly, a creative consultant to top photographers, and a former founder of Junebug Weddings, Blair deLaubenfels turns businesses around with her unique perspective on marketing, sales, and time-management.

Capital Area Photographers presents The Power of Print

Torpedo Factory Art Center

Ever feel like you're on a hamster wheel? Do you wonder why your clients will spend thousands on flowers but balk at a $1,500 wedding album? Join Capital Area Photographers and look at print through a client’s eyes and see how a simple change in perspective can change your business and your life.

CAP’s Second Annual Photo Competition and Critique

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Capital Area Photographers hosts its Second Annual Photo Competition and Critique. Photographers grow in their craft when they get open and honest feedback. Whether photographers win or not, most of them walk away with a new perspective on their work and a wealth of knowledge and inspiration.

Capital Area Photographers: “Your Business From Your Client’s Perspective”

Torpedo Factory Art Center

Your clients make or break your business. It's critical to see your products and services through their eyes. Whether new to the business or looking for a refresher, learn how to build loyalty and boost your sales from the first interaction to the follow-up marketing that keeps clients coming back for more.

Capital Area Photographers: Mastering Studio Light

Torpedo Factory Art Center

Studio Portraits are making a comeback. After years of location sessions, clients are beginning to look for studio sessions again. Getting control of your lighting and learning how to use it based on the situation is imperative to creating stunning portraits which will help you stand out from the crowd. This talk will cover traditional and non-traditional lighting set-ups, camera settings, and how to get “real” with your subject.

Capital Area Photographers: “There is An Art to Everything” with Kirth Bobb

Torpedo Factory Art Center

Come hear photographer Kirth Bobb talk about how there's an art to everything with photography: in people, everyday life, love, forms, color and light. His photographs are rich with personality, contrast, color and emotion. He'll show you how he photographs life's subtle gestures, the synchronicity and asynchronicity of reality, and light's infinitive nature.

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Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 N. Union St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
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Open Daily

Visit Daily10 a.m. - 6 p.m.*

Masks are optional for visitors, artists, and staff, though may be required in some studios and galleries. Check Today’s Hours for expanded information.

The Torpedo Factory Art Center is closed for New Year's Day, Easter, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

* Periodic 5 p.m. closure for private events. See dates on Today’s Hours.

Studio and Gallery Hours

Artists maintain their own studio hours. It's best to confirm availability before your visit.

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