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TEXAS PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Workshops of interest to TPS members
This listing of photographic workshops everywhere is provided as a resource for Photographers
Texas
Houston Center for Photography - Summer Camp 2013 Workshops
Through the Looking Glass: The Art of Self-Portraiture
June 10-14, 2013. Ages 12-15
What makes a compelling portrait? How can you tell a story about a person through one image? Learn fun ways to use your own image to express visual ideas. This challenging camp will cover everything from the standard self-portrait to a creative visual approach to the medium. Experiment with mixed media, digital manipulation and collage in this one-week course.
Sun Prints, Digitally! Digital Negatives and Cyanotypes
July 22-26, 2013. Ages 13-16
Learn how to create large-scale negatives without a large format camera! The instructor will introduce the campers to the marvels of digital inkjet negatives and then demonstrate how to use them for contact printing in traditional cyanotype. In HCP’s digital darkroom students will learn all of the necessary steps for creating a quality digital negative. They will also learn the cyanotype process and by contact print their negatives using sunlight, and making prints in this alternative photographic process.
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Houston Center for Photography
Architecture Photography: Shooting Space
Session 1-May 29, June 5, 12, 19 w Theresa Escobedo
The magic of architecture is in the created space. In this class we’ll discover architectural spaces at various locations in our city and learn to create photographs that highlight the power of the space and the structure. We’ll learn to understand each built environment in an effort to create photography that distills the essence of the architecture, improving lighting and compositional shooting techniques while explore form, shape, line, and color along the way. Join us as we create architectural photography!
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California
The Next Stepwith Aline Smithson [Los Angeles, CA]
June 18-22nd, 2013
The Julia Dean Photo Workshops
This one week intensive class instructs the emerging photographer on how to present work to the fine art and documentary markets. It also provides an insight into the world of photography and helps photographers package themselves and their work in a professional manner. Throughout the course new work will be encouraged and portfolios will be shaped and edited. Participants will learn how to build and write a resume, how to construct a bio, and how to title and write personal statements about their work. Students will enter photography competitions, submit to publications and prepare work for exhibition. Information about grants, portfolio reviews and exhibition proposals are also covered. The work of a new and established fine art photographers are studied so that participants will understand what makes a successful series. Furthermore, guest photographers will be invited to share their journeys.
Students in previous classes have gone on to win international photography awards, have exhibited work in solo and group shows, created websites and produced new bodies of work. Skill/Experience level: Prerequisite: Students must be either working on or have completed a body of work in the fine art genre. Instructor approval may be required for acceptance.
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The Teachers' Workshop @ Brooks Institute
July 18-21, 2013
Santa Barbara, CA
Brooks Institute is proud to invite you to attend a four-day photography and visual artists teachers' workshop in Santa Barbara. Courses in photo, video, and graphic design will be taught by Brooks' faculty. All participants will receive a BrooksTeacher Scholarship to cover workshop fees!
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Colorado
Photography and Personal Vision Workshops
June 30-July 6, 2013
Karen Schulman, [Steamboat Springs, CO]
Join us at Focus Ranch, a real working cattle ranch located on the western Colorado and Wyoming border in a section of the Northern Rocky Mountains about 50 miles northwest of Steamboat Springs.The ranch headquarters are nestled in the Upper Little Snake River Valley, surrounded by the peaks of the Sierra Madre Mountain range, providing incredible sunrises and sunsets.
This spectacular ranch location lends itself perfectly to the "focus" of our workshop, where we will become more aware of our unique way of seeing our world and ourselves. It will give us the opportunity to learn to express our unique vision more deeply.
In addition to the photography sessions, you'll enjoy delicious meals, comfortable lodging and opportunities to participate in various optional activities, including horseback riding, hiking and fishing. The natural beauty of the area, old ranch buildings, cows and their calves, other ranch animals and wildlife all offer unlimited photographic possibilities and inspiration. It is these sights and many more that we invite you to experience through the lens of your camera as well as during the available ranch activities or just while relaxing.
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New Mexico
Santa Fe Workshops
One of the truly valuable benefits of attending a workshop in Santa Fe is meeting and interacting with participants and instructors in other classes. You select one workshop to focus on, with the added benefit of all-community activities throughout the week that include instructor image presentations, roundtable discussions with questions and answers, technical presentations, and all-group meals.
Santa Fe 2-Day Intensive Workshops:
June 17 -18, 2013
Intensive: Basics of Digital Printmaking
with Tony Bonanno
Nikon D800 Intensive: Get the Most from your Camera
with Michael Clark
Intensive: Eyes Wide Open
with Eddie Soloway
Adobe Lightroom Intensive: Organizing and Enhancing Your Images
with Will Van Beckum
4-Day Workshops:
June 19 – 22, 2013
Alternative Photographic Processes
with Christopher James
NOTE: June 17–22
Creative iPhone Photography
with Karen Divine
The Color of Light
with Arthur Meyerson
The Art of Seeing
with Elizabeth Opalenik
Basics of Digital Photography
with Jennifer Spelman
Lighting Portraits on Location
with Alan M. Thornton
San Miguel de Allende with Todd H. Williams
October 13-18, 2013
Rich in culture, heritage, holidays, and fiestas, our San Miguel workshops are hosted on a lovely campus a few blocks from el Jardín, the central plaza. Comparable to a small European city, you’ll find San Miguel’s people are gracious and warm, and that it is a safe town where strolling the picturesque streets at night is a local tradition.
Eloquent Light Workshops, Santa Fe
New Mexico Land & Sky Workshop
June 6 - 8, 2013
The land and light of New Mexico, which have drawn photographers for more than a century. You will walk this enchanted land, photographing a unique environment in an atmosphere of adventure and discovery.
Exploring Digital Black & White Photography
July 8 - 11, 2013
Black and white images are the original art form of photography and continue to set the standard for fine art photography. Join master photographer Craig Varjabedian [Santa Fe, NM] to learn from his over twenty-five years experience.
New York
Craig J Barber [Woodstock, NY] Wet Plate Collodian Photography: Tintypes to Ambrotypes
June 21-25, 2013
The Wet Plate Collodion photographic process is a beautiful way to create handmade photographs unlike any other. This intensive, hands-on workshop is an excellent opportunity to learn this process. The workshop is designed so you will leave with a solid understanding of the Wet Plate Collodion process, thereby enabling you to continue when you return home. You will learn to make both tintypes photographic plates (direct positives on metal) and ambrotypes (direct positives on glass plates). In addition to learning how to pour, expose and develop your plates, you will also learn how to mix the necessary chemical formulas, where to purchase your supplies, and how to set up your own studio. Each student will also receive a "How-to" Handbook.
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Craig J Barber [Woodstock, NY] Tintype Workshops
August 15-18, 2013
September 6-9, 2013
In the quiet of beautiful Woodstock, NY, learn hands-on specialized printing and Photography techniques from a known artist in their own studio. Techniques include platinum/Palladium Printing, Wet Plate Collodion Photography~Tintypes, Ambrotypes, and Glass Negatives, Pinhole Photography and Private Tutoring. Classes are small and hands-on. Take the knowledge with you, as a number of resources are provided to help you continue on your individual artistic path once you're back home.
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Craig J Barber [Woodstock, NY] Landscape in the Catskills
October 10-13, 2013
This workshop is geared toward photographers who have a working knowledge of the Wet plate process and is the perfect opportunity to either fine tune or advance your skills while working. Each day will be spent visiting and photographing a unique location in the surrounding Catskill Mountains during the best season of all~Autumn. Yes, I know Wet Plate is a B & W process, but the pure beauty of the Mountains during the peak of Autumn is nothing short of inspirational.
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North Carolina
Penland School of Crafts
Monty McCutchen - Wet-Plate Collodion Positives [Asheville, NC]
July 7 - July 19
Wet-plate collodion is one of the earliest photographic processes. In this class we will make ambrotypes (collodion on glass) and tintypes (collodion on metal). From mixing chemistry and pouring the plate to varnishing the finished photograph, we will cover every aspect of the process. Working within the syntax of the collodion image will challenge students to create a portfolio of images that are unique to this medium. We will shoot with large-format cameras, which will be provided.
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Oregon
2013 Oregon Coast Workshop with Stu Levy
Don Kirby [Santa Fe, NM]
September 18 - 22, 2013
Shore Acres and the Oregon Coast will be the focus of this workshop. On the Oregon coast west of Coos Bay, Shore Acres is often termed the "Point Lobos of Oregon." It is an area of convoluted rock forms and tide pools. North and south along the coast are pristine sand dunes and volcanic "seastacks" forming the rugged coastline. This is the backdrop for an intensive photographic experience with Stu Levy and Don Kirby. Early mornings and late afternoons will feature field sessions with camera-side evaluation of composition and exposure. At mid-day, the instructors will lead print viewing and critique sessions, and will present their own work. Stu and Don are intimately familiar with the region and offer you a unique combination of technical expertise and creative insight which promises to make this workshop an unforgettable experience. Information on accommodations will be provided.
All camera formats, film, digital, and all printing approaches are welcome.
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Bali
Beautiful Bali - A Photographic and Cultural Tour with Karen Schulman [Steamboat Springs, CO]
September 4 - 15, 2013
A tour to Bali is a remarkable experience, especially for the photographer, as everywhere one looks there is something new and astonishing to capture in your images. Bali is known for breathtaking natural splendor, rich cultural heritage, and profound spiritual mystique.
We will penetrate beneath its beautiful surface, which conceals treasures and pleasures known only to the Balinese and a handful of international devotees. As an inspiring place for anyone interested in the visual arts, the images and memories you bring back home will be some of your best ever.
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Ecuador
Enchanted Ecuador: Photographing Quito and Summer Solstice Festival with Harvey Stein and Maria Teresa Ponce [New York, NY]
June 23 - July 2, 2013
Limited to 12 participants
The workshop is ten days, nine nights. Arrive at Quito, the base for the trip, is the beautifully preserved Spanish colonial capital of Ecuador, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We stay in a three star hotel, a beautiful colonial structure in Quito's historic center.
The workshop emphasizes city and country, crafts and landscapes. We will photograph the people, sites, and architecture of Quito as well as the local inhabitants of many villages as we travel by private minibus for a four-night stay at a new and gorgeous hotel, Sacha Ji, owned and created by Maria Teresa. We photograph the festival of Inti Raymi. This all day event is very colorful, presents unique photographic opportunities, and is celebrated by indigenous people who worship the water, the land, and the sun. It honors the harvest with songs, dance, religious beliefs and rituals that are related to the summer solstice. This event is at a private 16th century hacienda where we are the only photographers; it is not open to any other outsiders.
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Greece
Art Treks - Greece
Photography / Plein-Air Painting Workshop
Taught by Scott Williams [Dallas] & Niki Gulley
Athens & Santorini, Greece May 10 - 18 / 2013
This workshop will open your eyes to a new view of your art as we push you on a personal journey to expand your creativity. You will experience the sights, sounds and passion of Greece as you are immersed in their culture. See Athens spread out from the Acropolis, explore the cliff side views of the blue domes and white washed buildings set against the cobalt water of the Agean on Santorini or watch the sun set next to the windmills at Ioa. This is an opportunity to
have one of those adventures that you will talk about for years, all while you improve on your artistic skills in a real world setting.
Work Shop includes:
* Roundtrip airfare, all transfers.
* Hotel for 7 nights. (Double occupancy) (Accommodations are in shared rooms, although a few single rooms may be available at an extra fee)
* Breakfast
* Airfare to/from Santorini
* Winery Tours
* Entrance to museums in Athens & Santorini
* Sunset Cruise
* Emergency Medical Insurance.
* Instruction, guidance, experience and fun
Space is limited on a first-come basis, so we encourage you to enroll as soon as possible.
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Ireland
Photography and the Creative Spirit
in Western Ireland with Karen Schulman [Steamboat Springs, CO]
June 6-16, 2013
Ireland is a place of remarkable light, rugged natural beauty and warm people eager to share their rich heritage of music, folklore, literature, and history. Olcan Masterson, a walking authority on the history of western Ireland, will join Karen as the guide for this trip, to share his knowledge, wisdom and love for his country and its people.
One of the best aspects of the trip is getting to know the people. You'll be welcome at gatherings in the village pubs, where local musicians come together to play traditional Irish music. Something new always seems to happen to make each trip special and memorable. You'll get a view of the land and the culture that comes with living it, not just visiting it.
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Last updated: May 10, 2013
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