Anderson Ranch Arts Center 2015 Summer Workshop Catalog 1 | Page 22

photography & new media Photography workshops have always been a vital part of Anderson Ranch, dating back to the early days of the Center for the Eye. Over the decades, the program has progressively explored traditional and contemporary practices in photography and new media. The three floors of the Fischer Photography Center house state-of-the-art equipment, including three photography studios, two Mac labs, a traditional darkroom, and lighting studio with green screen and rotoscoping for video. The photography and new media team create an inspiring environment, allowing photographers of all levels to explore lensbased media and the journey of discovery. The 2015 photography and new media workshop faculty will focus on technical skills, content and critical thinking. All workshops are rooted in the same idea: powerful art requires rigorous inquiry into techniques and ideas. Color-managed media labs are equipped with 21-inch iMacs, flatbed & film scanners, Epson printers, cutting-edge software, including Adobe Creative Suite and Final Cut Pro. Course programming permitting, you may utilize strobe and tungsten photo/new media skill levels:  Open to all – Students of any skill and knowledge level Level I – Students are new to photography and new media and have no formal training in photography, video, multimedia or animation. Students have basic computer literacy. Level II – Photography students have a basic understanding of photography principles and technology and are comfortable using an SLR camera in manual mode. New Media students have a basic understanding of video, multimedia or animation software. Students have basic computer skills and are comfortable using a Macintosh computer. Level III – Photography students have some formal traini ng and significant experience making, capturing and digitally processing images. New Media students have some formal training in conceptual and technological aspects of video, multimedia or animation and are versed in the appropriate software applications. Students have a portfolio of their artwork. Level IV – Photography students have advanced skills and knowledge of photography and digital image processing. New Media students have advanced skills and knowledge of video, multimedia or animation. Students are self-motivated and have multiple portfolios of their artwork. Contact Artistic Director Andrea Wallace with questions at 970/923-3181 x233 or Studio Coordinator Rick Dailey at 970/923-3181 x206. lighting equipment, seamless backdrops, green screen, audio & video recording equipment, and Epson large-format printers. Black-and-white darkroom facilities include Saunders 4500 Anderson Ranch thanks its educational partners for supporting our Photography & New Media program with their products and services diffusion head enlargers with “dial-in” contrast control, Schneider lenses, negative carriers for all standard formats from 35mm to 4”x 5”, a compressed air system, water temperature control, UV exposure units and sheet or roll film processing. 20  andersonranch.org  970/923-3181  [email protected] ®