Instructor Biography: Martin Merchant
MARTIN MERCHANT has had two careers: the first as a professional photographer for 20 years, and a second as a high school digital media art teacher in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY.  Retiring in 2015, he has devoted his time to teaching adults all aspects of digital imaging and editing, and to studying the expressive power of graffiti and street art and the richness of its history and meaning.  He continues to be very active in the New York State Art Teachers Association, giving conferences and professional development workshops on digital imaging and street art.
 
Other classes taught
Advanced Digital Photography: DSLR Cameras
Applied Digital Photography
Art in the Street: The Bushwick Collective
Digital Photography En Plein Air
Digital Photography for Beginners: Point and Shoot Cameras
Discovering Street Art
Discovering Street Art: A Tour of the Bushwick Collective in Brooklyn
Editing Photos on Your iPhone/iPad
Editing Photos with your iPhone
Exploring the Lower East Side Art Scene
Introduction to Computers for the Beginning Digital Photographer
Introduction to Digital Photography
Introduction to Street Art
iPhone Photography
iPhone/iPad Photography
Making Photo Books Online
Organizing Your Digital Photos
Photoshop for Beginners
Photoshop I: Beginner
Religion and Art: The Nativity