Maine Media Workshops, Rockport, Maine
Assignment/Response Workshop
with Douglas Beasley
DATES: August 5 – 9, 2024
Join us for a powerful week along the rugged Maine Coast exploring new ways of seeing and making photographs that emerge from a more personal and intimate place. We will learn to harness intuition, spirituality and even introversion, as creative forces in our art, life and photography. We revitalize our creativity by exploring the relationship between subject, camera and self.
By cultivating simplicity with purpose and vision, we will create more powerful, as well as more personal photographs, supporting the concept that good photographs are not ‘taken’ but ‘made’. More depth and meaning is encoded into our work by becoming more in touch with our inner selves, then using that awareness to deepen the connection with our chosen subject; whether person, place, or thing.
Creative Mindfulness is a challenging invitation to redefine not only what is personally suitable subject matter but our whole approach to creative expression. Inspiration will be sparked by a balance of group discussion and talks, sharing work-in-progress, critiques of assignments, personal feedback, writing exercises, readings, poetry and even meditation morphing into action.
Through a calculated series of daily photo exercises and assignments, we will increase visual awareness while clarifying our approach, making images that are both deeply personal and more meaningful. Insightful and powerful photographs will be created by cultivating simplicity and by developing the power of intuition, fueled by the balance of contemplation and decisiveness (be mindful/act now). We will also pay attention to lighting, composition, depth-of-field and exposure issues but don’t be scared- this is not a technical workshop! Much practical advice is given in these areas but more importantly we practice using this information to make more meaningful images.
Who Should Attend:
While participants must have a strong working knowledge of their cameras, the creative process of image making will be emphasized over the mechanics of camera use. Both digital and film, in all formats are welcome. Open to all levels of experience but better suited to those looking to expand their creativity and vision than those seeking technical help.
View Doug’s photos from this workshop
View Portfolios of Doug’s photography
DATES: Monday August 5 – Friday August 9, 2024
CLASS LIMIT: 12
COST: See Maine Media website. Meal and lodging options available
REGISTRATION: via Maine Media Workshops
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