photography & new media
Roddy MacInnes , Landing at Reykjavik ( detail ) Mia Semingson , Grandmother ( detail )
Salwan Georges , Seid Yacoub , 9 , of Detroit , photographed outside his home .
July 1 | 9 AM - 4 PM iPhone Imagery
Roddy MacInnes
July 3 - 7
Encaustic , Collage & the Photographic Image
Mia Semingson
July 3 - 7
The Art of the Social Documentary
Salwan Georges & Andrea Wallace
SKILL LEVEL : Open to All
CONCEPT : Learn how to produce images that capture the imagination with an everyday tool that is right at your fingertips — your iPhone . This one-day workshop explores the possibilities of iPhonography . The iPhone has become one of the most ubiquitous , innovative and playful photographic tools in our daily experience , but this powerful device is capable of so much more . With the ever-widening array of creative applications and an emerging practice of photographic interventions , the iPhone has also become a uniquely powerful and selfcontained editing tool . We explore how to make the most of your camera ’ s settings and introduce emerging applications to render the full and breathtaking potential of our images .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : Students use iPhones and select camera apps to capture , edit and catalog images .
ACTIVITIES : We learn through demonstrations of emerging applications for the iPhone and spend the day using our iPhones to capture and edit images .
FACULTY : Roddy MacInnes is Associate Professor of Photography at the University of Denver . After leaving Scotland at age 15 , he has worked as a merchant seaman , a fur trader , a bush pilot and a minerals prospector . He considers himself to be an autobiographical photographer , and has been documenting his life through photography for over 48 years . He received his M . F . A . in Photography from the University of Colorado , Boulder . Roddy ’ s work explores the relationship between photography and the construction of identity .
www . roddymac . com
SKILL LEVEL : Open to All
CONCEPT : This workshop explores the beauty of working with wax to inherently allow the artist to build up luminous layers while incorporating photographic imagery , found objects , paint and transfer processes . Students experiment with different ways to create imagery using the computer and scanner by outputting onto a variety of surfaces using archival printer paper , Japanese rice paper , tissue paper and image transfer papers . We then use the imagery in the encaustic studio as we layer , scrape , mask , stamp , paint , transfer and collage using encaustic painting techniques .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : We use simple Adobe Photoshop tools to alter and adjust photographic imagery for best use when incorporating with encaustic . The encaustic techniques we cover include choosing a substrate , encaustic gesso / grounds , gluing papers and prints , making encaustic medium , mixing encaustic paint and fusing . Additional topics include wax application , emphasizing texture , pouring , scraping and creating image transfers .
ACTIVITIES : We begin with technical demonstrations illustrated with visual examples from contemporary art . Mini assignments are given the first few days to encourage experimentation with plenty of studio time for personal exploration . As the week progresses , students discover the limitless possibilities that working with wax has to offer while building upon your own visual vocabulary .
FACULTY : Mia Semingson received her M . F . A . from the University of Colorado , Boulder and subsequently taught photography in the Department of Art and Art History there for 11 years . She owns Two Hands Paperie where she teaches workshops in book and paper arts , encaustic and mixed media . She exhibits her work nationally and internationally .
SKILL LEVEL : II - III
CONCEPT : Learn how to interpret an experience through your viewfinder in new and powerful ways in an engaging course that focuses on the art of social documentary through photography . Photographic projects can convey new understandings and function as both social documents and works of art . In this workshop , students learn to create narratives , expand and strengthen existing projects , and get at the heart of a situation without disrupting the natural course of events .
MEDIA & TECHNIQUES : Students use digital photography , digital workflow and digital printmaking with Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop .
ACTIVITIES : We learn from slide presentations , individual and group discussions and field trips . Each student works on an individual project , either an ongo ing body of work or discovering new pathways . We review student works-in-progress as well as critique new work created from individual assignments . We discuss project ideas and execution , obstacles and how to overcome them , and look at related contemporary and historical projects .
FACULTY : Salwan Georges was born in Baghdad , Iraq , and raised in Syria . He is currently a staff photojournalist at the Detroit Free Press . Salwan ’ s long-term project documents the lives of Middle Eastern refugees in Michigan . His work has been published in national publications , including The New York Times , USA Today and the Washington Post .
www . salwangeorges . com
Andrea Wallace is the Artistic Director of Photography and New Media at Anderson Ranch Arts Center . She received her M . F . A . from the University of Colorado , Boulder . She exhibits nationally and internationally with numerous shows throughout the Americas , Europe , China and the Middle East .
www . andreawallace . com
Tuition : $ 250 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation : $ 350 Code : P0413-17 Enrollment Limit 10
Tuition : $ 1,145 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation : $ 1,345 Registration Fee : $ 45 Studio Fee : $ 150 Code : P0515-17 Enrollment Limit 10
Tuition : $ 1,145 OR Tuition + Studio Support Donation : $ 1,345 Registration Fee : $ 45 Studio Fee : $ 100 Code : P0514-17 Enrollment Limit 12
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