{"id":12034,"date":"2026-09-02T12:28:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T17:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=12034"},"modified":"2026-09-02T12:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T17:28:26","slug":"senior-university-lite-photo-communication-making-images-that-tell-your-story-sept-21","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/about\/event\/senior-university-lite-photo-communication-making-images-that-tell-your-story-sept-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior University Lite: Making Images That Tell Your Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 21\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t@\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t1:00 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8211;\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t3:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__event-price\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-block__event-price__cost\"> $40 <\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn about visual communication theory, elements of aesthetically pleasing composition, and how visual messages are created, viewed, and understood with the first part of this 5-part Senior University class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;ll cover technical aspects of cameras such as focus, shutter speed, aperture, and light sensitivity. 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