Professional Development
In Person
Faces of NYC:
Street Portrait Photography
September 26-27, 2026
36 credit hours
$275
Photo Credit: BMCC student
Faces of NYC: Street Portrait Photography
Learn the art of street portrait photography while exploring New York City. During this weekend workshop, you'll photograph people around NYC, in neighborhoods such as Chinatown, Midtown, and Chelsea, while creating portraits that capture both the subject and their surroundings.
You'll learn how to work with natural light, compose strong images, and respond to changing conditions on city streets. Throughout the workshop, you'll receive guidance and feedback as you photograph in New York City.
Whether you're a beginner or have photography experience, and whether you use a smartphone, digital camera, or film camera, this workshop will help you build your photography skills while creating unique portraits of the people who make New York City come alive.
Important: Students must bring their own smartphone or DSLR camera.
in person
36 credit hours
$275
May Schedule
Online Orientation
Wed, Sept 23
7–9 pm
online orientation
Class in Person in NYC
Sat–Sun, Sept 26-17 10am–4 pm
in person in NYC
Final Online Project Presentation
Wed, Sept 30
6:30–10:30 pm
Requirements:
Your course will consist of a pre-assignment, independent coursework, and final assignment as well as live online class sessions with your teacher and other au pairs. Credit for J-1 visa students is 36 hours. Students earning J-1 visa credit must attend all sessions and complete all homework.
Please note that your pre-assignment will be emailed to you one week before your first online class session.
Students are required to be present during all in-person and live online class sessions.
Students who require their certificate sooner than outlined above should request their final assignment in advance by contacting BMCC at aupair@bmcc.cuny.edu. Please note that BMCC needs two days from the date a student submits their final assignment to issue an educational certificate.
If you have any questions at this time, please email us at aupair@bmcc.cuny.edu.
About your instructor:
About Cornelia Hediger
Cornelia Hediger received her BFA and MFA from Rutgers University, where she trained as a visual and conceptual artist. With a background in painting, Hediger transitioned into photo-based-media work, ranging from traditional black and white film photography, to color images, handmade photomontages to more complex photomontages. Today, Hediger divides her time between her art practice and teaching.
Her work has been reviewed and featured in a number of publications including GLAMOUR Magazine, PHOTONEWS, GEOkompakt, SHOTS Magazine, BLINK, The Wall Street Journal, ARTE, Photo Technique, PHOTO+, HotShoe, SNOCKS, Visura Magazine, New York Magazine, Vision Magazine, Float Photo Magazine,
In addition to an extensive list of exhibits around the globe, Cornelia Hediger’s work can be found in several private collections in the US, Japan, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and the United Kingdom.