Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
Assignment/Response Workshop
with Douglas Beasley October 9-11, 2015
This weekend workshop will revitalize your photography practice by exploring your relationship to your subject, your camera and yourself. Through photo exercises, assignments and daily field trips we will learn to deepen our visual awareness while clarifying our approach, making image making both more personal and more meaningful. This workshop provides a unique opportunity to rethink our expectations of what it means to ‘see’. We will work on cultivating simplicity and making more powerful photographs, supporting the notion that a photograph is not ‘taken’ but made. We become stronger visually by becoming more in touch with our inner selves and then use that awareness to deepen our connection with our subject, whether it’s a person, place, or thing. The power of intuition fueled by the proper balance of contemplation and decisiveness (be mindful/act now) will be explored. Attention will be paid to lighting, composition, depth-of-field and exposure issues. Much practical advice will be given in these areas but more importantly you will practice using this information to make more powerful and meaningful images.
Emerald Art Center is an Artist Member Volunteer Cooperative dedicated to making a difference in the community. Their mission is to develop and encourage greater interest in the arts. Their vision is a community embracing and celebrating the arts, experiencing the joys of creative expression, and sharing artistic creations with one another.
Who Should Attend:
This class is appropriate for all levels. While participants should have a working knowledge of their camera, the creative process of image making will be emphasized over the mechanics of camera use. Open to all degrees of experience but better suited to those looking to expand their creativity and vision. This workshop is perfect for those who want to try a short version of Doug’s normal week long Zen & the Art of Photography workshops.
Which Zen & The Art of Photography workshop is right for me?
Dates: October 9-11, 2015 (Fri 5-9pm, Sat/Sun 9am-5pm)
Workshop Fee: $300.00/members $325/nonmembers + $20 materials fee
Class Limit: 18
To Register: Contact Emerald Art Center
