Colorado workshop with Shelby Lee Adams
When a photographer creates a portrait he and the subject together choose the environment the subject is most comfortable. What objects or surroundings are portrayed must compliment and inform the humanity represented. The deeper and sometimes more playful engagement between the photographer and subject that can be resonated, the more primal communicative humanity is presented to the viewer to engage and contemplate.
Shelby Lee Adams has been making images of the people of Appalachia for decades now. His impetus in image making is to express the diversity of humankind through a compassionate lens. If we can look at the differences that we as humans have with one another in a compassionate way we can be more attuned to the common ground that we all share.
"It was never a conscious effort on my part to focus on the invisible or unseen people. But, the most soulful, honest, giving, loving and revealing portraits often come from those in deepest distress. This is part of my vision and sensitivity with people, a humanistic and creative gift I must see through. To expand our tolerance levels and understandings of diversity in physical, mental and social interactions are crucial. Developing acceptability and compassion for others is part of my works intentions." -Shelby Lee Adams
Technically this workshop will cover a great number of lighting techniques: mixed lighting, balancing location strobe light with natural light, ambient & tungsten, evaluate different lighting setups with a hands on approach, lighting ratios & metering techniques, evaluating histograms, and more. Also covered in this workshop is how to work with subjects in a way that puts them at ease and allows the photographer to make images of the person, not the mask that we often show the camera. Shelby stresses this is a simulation with a large group of people. Techniques learned in our two day field trips can be applied to ones own work afterward. Wednesday is scheduled to review work of the instructor and critique student work.
This is sure to be a portrait workshop like no other that will change the way you think about your subject, improve your portrait making abilities, and alter your philosophy about the camera in general. Developing the collaborative relation with ones subject will be studied and applied with models during workshop. We look forward to seeing you there! All
For more information or to register: http://workingwithartists.org/workshops/environport.html
http://shelby-lee-adams.blogspot.com/
When a photographer creates a portrait he and the subject together choose the environment the subject is most comfortable. What objects or surroundings are portrayed must compliment and inform the humanity represented. The deeper and sometimes more playful engagement between the photographer and subject that can be resonated, the more primal communicative humanity is presented to the viewer to engage and contemplate.
Shelby Lee Adams has been making images of the people of Appalachia for decades now. His impetus in image making is to express the diversity of humankind through a compassionate lens. If we can look at the differences that we as humans have with one another in a compassionate way we can be more attuned to the common ground that we all share.
"It was never a conscious effort on my part to focus on the invisible or unseen people. But, the most soulful, honest, giving, loving and revealing portraits often come from those in deepest distress. This is part of my vision and sensitivity with people, a humanistic and creative gift I must see through. To expand our tolerance levels and understandings of diversity in physical, mental and social interactions are crucial. Developing acceptability and compassion for others is part of my works intentions." -Shelby Lee Adams
Technically this workshop will cover a great number of lighting techniques: mixed lighting, balancing location strobe light with natural light, ambient & tungsten, evaluate different lighting setups with a hands on approach, lighting ratios & metering techniques, evaluating histograms, and more. Also covered in this workshop is how to work with subjects in a way that puts them at ease and allows the photographer to make images of the person, not the mask that we often show the camera. Shelby stresses this is a simulation with a large group of people. Techniques learned in our two day field trips can be applied to ones own work afterward. Wednesday is scheduled to review work of the instructor and critique student work.
This is sure to be a portrait workshop like no other that will change the way you think about your subject, improve your portrait making abilities, and alter your philosophy about the camera in general. Developing the collaborative relation with ones subject will be studied and applied with models during workshop. We look forward to seeing you there! All
For more information or to register: http://workingwithartists.org/workshops/environport.html
http://shelby-lee-adams.blogspot.com/