Colocasia Illustris, ©2007 Edward Hahn All Rights Reserved
Hi all,
As mentioned below, I am exhibiting at ArtSpace in Herndon from 7 April to 3 May. I've been spending a lot of time prepping for the show, and am just finishing up a few loose ends, as I go to hang the show on Monday.
There's a reception at the gallery on Saturday 18 April, from 7pm to 9pm, that is open to the public. If you're around, please attend by all means!
ArtSpace is located at 750 Center St, Herndon, VA 20170
In addition to this show, I'm also going to be teaching two classes at ArtSpace starting in about a month:
First: “Introduction to Creative Digital Photography for Students” link to flyer
Tuesday afternoons, 3:30-5:30pm, May 5th – June 16th
This class is intended to introduce the world of creative digital photography to middle and high school age students. The focus of the class is to get students out and taking photographs, minimizing the theory and lecture time to that needed to communicate the key concepts. No prior experience with photography is necessary.
Initial classroom sessions will concentrate on providing a foundation of how cameras work, and how to achieve desired results through use of the camera’s settings. Later classes will introduce the basics of photographic composition, lighting, and color. The last classes will introduce the use of computer editing software such as Google’s Picasa to alter or improve images.
But the heart of the class is to get students out taking photographs; this is done through shooting assignments to be performed on the student’s own time outside of class. The assignments are geared toward allowing students to demonstrate knowledge of key technical and artistic concepts. Classroom time will be devoted to group review and discussion of student assignments.
Second: “How to Digitally Photograph Your Artwork” link to flyer
A Workshop for Artists
Saturday, June 13th 9:00am – 12:00noon
One of the common reasons why artwork is rejected from juried exhibitions is that the submitted photographs do not accurately capture the artwork – they don’t adequately capture the color, subtleties of light and shading, or have some other technical flaw that impairs the communication of the artist to the jury through the artwork. In extreme cases, the submitted image may not meet the requirements of the jury process, and be rejected out of hand for that reason.
Even more extreme issues exist for web portfolios – will web viewers accurately see what the artist has created, while conforming to reasonable expectations for web page loading times?
This class is intended for practicing artists who want to learn more about taking digital photographs of their painting, sculpture, or other artwork, so that images capture the artwork more accurately for web display or for electronic jury submission.
The class will discuss:
• how to light your artwork for photography
• how to set up your camera to capture color as accurately as possible
• what other equipment can improve the taking of your photographs
• how to perform adjustments on the computer in a systematic, color managed way
• how to format photographs on the computer to meet standards for ZAPP, Juried Art Services, and the recommendations of the National Association of Independent Artists (NAIA)
• how to adjust photographs for the web
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