The inaugural workshop for Atkinson-Porter Photography Workshops will be “The Emotional Landscape” led by nationally and internationally acclaimed professionals Douglas Beasley and Steffanie O’Hanlon, August 27–29, 2010. Douglas’s photographs are widely collected and as a highly respected educator, he has a unique talent for helping others to find their creative voice. As Steffanie presses a camera to her face, the words and keenly observed moments of human experience are transformed into images and writing which inform her own work as well as the knowledge and caring she shares in her teaching. She practices as a photographer and clinical social worker and her work can be seen on her website. Both Douglas and Steffanie will include some active photographic and visual exercises to expand the creative growth of workshop participants.

Held in Addison Woolley Gallery’s new location in the beautiful, seaside city of Portland, Maine; the “Weekend Workouts” will allow participants to work with their own cameras and choice of medium to create more personal, emotionally evocative images. The weekend will begin with a wine and cheese reception, at Vox, a nearby salon-style photography gallery, on Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. to get acquainted and begin to define individual goals for the weekend. Douglas and Steffanie will both show some of their own work.

From 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, we will explore visual aesthetics; presentations and discussions and photo exercises with Douglas; then work collaboratively at locations throughout Portland developing our own individual vision. On Sunday morning we will cover new ground with Stephanie and continue our location shooting.

Once participants have gone home and had time to work with their new images, a brief exhibit of participant’s photographs will be shown at The Addison Woolley Gallery at the end of the following month.

Who Should Attend: This is a non-technical workshop and is open to all levels but students should have a good working knowledge of their camera and want to take their image making to a more meaningful and personal level. Digital and film, in all formats, welcome.

Dates:

Friday evening August 27 to Sunday afternoon August 29, 2010

Cost:

$350

Class limit:

12

Registration information:

For registration information, please call Clay Atkinson at 1-207-671-5798 or Susan Porter at 1-207-450-8499 or visit www.addisonwoolley.com

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