With Laurie Klein and Meghan Davidson
Learn and practice the art of making, rather than taking a photograph. How many times have you returned from a photo shoot, excited to see your fabulous images, only to find yourself wondering, “What was I thinking?” If you have trouble getting what you want or even determining what you want, then this class is for you. We will explore conscientious picture making: how to focus, gain clarity, find intention, pre-visualize, and execute ideas and feelings.
Laurie studied with Ansel Adams who thought and wrote extensively about "the ability to anticipate a finished image before making the exposure." Explore and expand your own ability to pre-visualize your images through meditations, mindful exercises, journaling, and role playing. Meghan is Ph.D Psychology and licensed therapist who helps her students and clients with their goals and dreams.
Meghan and Laurie met at a Firefly Institute workshop, together they bring different perspectives to a unified approach to creative expression.
You will learn to pre-visualize and develop trust in your photographic process.
Hands-on work will include detailed visualization exercises and location shooting.
Bring to class your notebook and camera.
About Laurie Klein
www.laurieklein.com
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Laurie is recognized worldwide for her arresting infrared photography. Her work embodies a soft passionate style that very often depicts the feminine experience, relationships and natural landscapes. She was a protégé of the iconic photographer Ansel Adams. She teaches her craft and mentors students of all ages including fine art students and professional photographers throughout the world. Her work has appeared in hundreds of magazines and she is the published author of three critically acclaimed books. Laurie is also an accomplished motivational speaker and spiritual guide who conducts workshops for women in transition.
She received her M.F.A. from Ohio University and her B.F.A. from R.I.T.
about Meghan Davidson
www.meghandavidson.com
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Dr. Meghan Davidson is a self-taught photographer who just completed a project creating a self-portrait using Polaroid film each and every day for a year. She is currently writing a memoir using these Polaroids as the framework for the book. Meghan is a lover of Polaroid and film, as well as digital photography. She is also a regular contributor to the collective photography website and blog, ViewFinders (formerly Mortal Muses) and on her own blog Life Refocused.
Meghan's Polaroid self-portraiture has been exhibited at theIMPOSSIBLE Project NYC. Her work has been published in UPPERCASE, Digital Photo, Artful Blogging, and Mingle magazines, and included in the crowd-sourced book, This is Happening, published by Chronicle Books. Meghan has had four invited gallery shows in her current hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska, where she was awarded the Fan Favorite Award for the 2011 Lincoln PhotoFest.
Meghan is also a Ph.D. psychologist conducting research and teaching at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. She is also a licensed therapist and maintains a small private practice working with clients to help them with their goals and dreams.
Read our interview with Meghan and learn about her #Love Campaign.