2017 – 2018 Season Schedule
2017 – 2018 Assigned Topics and Workshops
September 1, 2017
Workshop: Depth of Field
Instructor – John Bentham
September 15, 2017
Assigned Topic: Trees
October 06, 2017
Workshop: Matting & Framing
Instructor –
October 20, 2017
Assigned Topic: The Eyes Have it
November 3, 2017
Workshop: THE ART HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Street Photography, Photo Manipulation Past to Present 1893 to present
Instructor: Rita Lombardi
November 17, 2017
Assigned Topic: Chairs
December 2017 *Happy Holidays*
January 19, 2018
Assigned Topic: 3 of Something
February 02, 2018
Workshop: Topic:A Brief History of Photography: Where Do You Fit?
Optics have been used in art for centuries but the images we know as photographs have only been in existence since 1839. Come learn about the fascinating origins of the projected and fixed image and find out who your artistic ancestors were. Do you love the human form? So did Edward Weston in the 1930’s. Do you giggle over good photo manipulation? Jerry Uelsman’s been doing it since the 1960’s — and he still is! — without Photoshop. Is the quiet still life your thing? Josef Sudek made most of his pictures in his small studio with only one arm after losing the other in WWI. Are you a mom struggling to find balance between work and family? So was Imogen Cunningham in the 1920’s, and making amazing botanical photographs. Bring your own pictures for discussion and exploration of your artistic lineage. Various photo books will also be available to look through.
Instructor – Rita Lombardi is an Associate Professor of Photography at Pratt Munson-Williams-Proctor in Utica. She teaches and practices a variety of photographic processes, from the I-phone to the 8×10 view camera. Lombardi also has a passion for the history of photography and is endlessly fascinated by the many connections and inspirations she finds there.
February 16, 2018
Assigned Topic: Fences
March 02, 2018
Workshop:
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March 16, 2018
Assigned Topic: Arches, Man Made or Nature
April 06, 2018
Workshop: Abstract Photography
Abstract photography is a broad, subjective topic, that anyone can explore within their individual aesthetic & capabilities, of a wide interpretation not limited to blurry, out-of-focus images, or a traditional, representational idea of what is an abstract photograph. An abstract photo can be something representational that does not immediately present as such.
Instructor – John Bentham
John Bentham is an award-winning photographer specializing in documentary and portraiture. His images have been widely reproduced in periodicals, books and online. He has received accolades from Nikon, Photo District News, Kodak, The New York Times, Prix de la Photographie, Paris, Magnum Photos and the Maine Media Workshops. His work has been exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans, Toronto, Paris, Tokyo, Prague and Oaxaca (Mexico), and is represented in many private and institutional collections.
Bentham’s clients and publications include AUDI, CitiGroup, Ericsson, Fidelity Investments, Forbes, Mercedes-Benz, Newsweek, People Magazine, Pfizer, Rolling Stone, Panasonic, Sony, Time, Toyota, General Electric, Life, Saatchi & Saatchi, United Technologies and Vanity Fair. John has photographed numerous public figures including Eli Manning, Harrison Ford, Philip Glass, SEAL, Alec Baldwin, Uma Thurman, Julianne Moore, David Bowie, Rihanna, Maroon 5, Dianne Reeves, James Taylor and the immortal Evel Knievel.
April 20, 2018
Assigned Topic: Hands
May 04, 2018
Workshop:
Instructor –Dezarea Worn
May 18, 2018
Assigned Topic: Unfocused/Blur
June 1, 2018 End of Year Banquet/Award Ceremony
All meetings are held at the Heritage Health Care Center
Sunset Ave, Utica.
Meetings start at 7:00 PM.
Workshops are subject to change without notice.