Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 23

Anderson Ranch thanks its educational partners for supporting our Photography & Digital Media program with their products and services. Jennifer Karady, Aaron Grehan Arno Rafael Minkkinen, 1987 Kallavesi, Kuopio, Finland (detail) June 24 - 28 July 1 - 5 Jennifer Karady Arno Rafael Minkkinen & Jonathan Singer SKILL LEVEL: II - III SKILL LEVEL: II - III CONCEPT:  This workshop explores the narrative quality of the photograph evoked through individual images, sequences and series. We examine different strategies in portraiture for transcending the traditional portrait, revealing something deeper or more meaningful about our subjects. Layers of meaning can be consciously imbued or signified through the environment, a sense of narrative, or a conceptual premise. We discuss narrative in terms of the single image and as a series. Because lighting is also a psychological component to imagery, we experiment with both natural light and professional strobe lighting on location. Expect to leave this class with the seeds or, perhaps, the beginning of a narrative project of your own. CONCEPT:  Being a photographer means more than making stunning single images. If we photograph everything the eye desires the intent of our communication can become diluted. Defining focus is a sure way to build a pathway to a unique, individual vision. In this workshop, Arno and Jonathan help us identify and build the conceptual and visual strengths necessary to create a unique, sustainable artistic direction. Expect dramatic improvements to your digital printmaking skills as you work directly with master printer Jonathan Singer to design an optimal creative digital workflow suited to your own working style, strategies and goals. The Narrative Image  MEDIA & TECHNIQUES:  Digital SLR cameras, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, digital printing, natural and strobe lighting. ACTIVITIES: Daily one-on-one and group discussions. Presentations, critiques, image making, on-site sessions with created and natural light. Studio time for editing, developing and printing images. FACULTY:  Based in Brooklyn, Jennifer Karady has exhibited widely across the U.S. Her critically acclaimed project, “Soldiers’ Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan,” has been featured in The New York Times and National Public Radio. Her work is in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Albright Knox Gallery and featured in The New York Times Magazine, GQ and Newsweek.   www.jenniferkarady.com Tuition: $1145  OR  Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1345 Studio Fee: $100 Code: P0407 Enrollment Limit 10 Defining Your Focus  ® MEDIA & TECHNIQUES:  Digital photography, digital printmaking and digital work flow using Adobe Photoshop. ACTIVITIES:  Slide presentations on contemporary photographers, individual and group assignments and critiques, and field trips. Each student works on an individual project, either continuing an ongoing body of work or discovering new pathways. FACULTY:  Arno Rafael Minkkinen is a FinnishAmerican photographer, educator, curator and writer. Arno’s work is exhibited in venues internationally, including the Centre Pompidou and Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art, among others.   www.arno-rafael-minkkinen.com   Jonathan Singer, a pioneer in the field of fineart digital printmaking, is founder of Singer Editions, one of the world’s preeminent fine-art digital printmaking ateliers.   www.singereditions.com Tuition: $1145  OR  Tuition + Studio Support Donation: $1345 Studio Fee: $150 Code: P0510 Enrollment Limit 10 Ph o to g r a ph y & d i g i ta l med i a   21