Skagit Valley Camera Club

Unleash Your Creative Spirit
Project your artistic style through your photography

Workshop Description - Printable Version

Join Us for a Workshop on the Creative Spirit - Developing your Artistic Style

Dear Photography Enthusiast,

Join us for a weekend of 'Creative Enthusiasm'. Spend the weekend learning and developing the 'artist' within. Our instructors will help you develop your 'style', unleash your creative side, and bring out the best in your photography.

DATE: May 30th & 31st 2009
TIME: Saturday, May 30th
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Sunday, May 31st
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

LOCATION: Padilla Bay Reserve and Research Center
http://www.padillabay.gov

Visit Padilla Bay’s website for directions.

COST: $135.00

REGISTRATION
To register contact: Karla Locke 360-588-6968 or by email kklocke1@mac.com

Space is limited - Registration must be complete and paid in full by May 12, 2009.

Cancellation/Refund Policy - Full refund if canceled by May 8th. We reserve the right to cancel should the minimum enrollment not be met.

Though this is a class on the Artistic process and development and not the technical, you are more than welcome to bring your camera. The location is a perfect setting for Photography.

Lunch will be provided and Coffee and pastries will be available each morning. Also Water and Ice Tea. You are welcome to bring your own lunch or drinks if you have special diet needs.

Enjoy!

"Above all, look at the things around you, the immediate world around you. If you are alive, it will mean something to you, and if you care enough about photography, and if you know how to use it, you will want to photograph that meaning." Quote by - Paul Strand

http://www.jnevins.com/paulstrandreading.htm

Unlocking Your Creative Spirit with The Artist's Way: Instructor - Cheryl Bruemmer

TIME: Saturday, May 30th
9:00 am - Noon

This workshop will focus on each person's individual creative style. What makes you tick creatively? What gets your creative juices flowing? We will start by looking at where you are and find a few simple things to expand your art and style. Julia Cameron author of The Artist's Way suggests we "take one small daily action instead of indulging in the big questions." Where do you want to take your photography or your creativity? Let's find out together!

About Cheryl Bruemmer

Cheryl Bruemmer has been facilitating Artist's Way groups for years in the Anacortes area. She has also attended a weekend workshop on The Artist's Way taught by Julia Cameron. Through her own work with The Artist's Way she has written fiction, and non-fiction stories as well as poetry. She has also explored photography, working with clay, improv, drag racing and guitar. Her newest adventure is filmmaking, which she studied at WWU.

Developing a Personal and Recognizable Style: Instructor - Dick Garvey

TIME: Saturday, May 30th
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

A workshop geared toward stepping out of the "safe and acceptable" photography style. Making images that express who you are. Building confidence in your style.

Making images that come from inside you, instead of taking homogenized pictures for the masses. Eliciting emotional responses. A workshop, for those who want to go from taking pictures that are "isn't that nice", to making images, that stop people in their tracks.

"If you are not shooting for the stars, why are you shooting at all?"

About Dick Garvey

Graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography, with a Bachelor's Degree.

TAUGHT AT:
Elementary schools, Western Washington University, the University of Washington, and the Brooks Institute Photography Workshop Series.

For more on Dick Garvey visit his website at www.dickgarvey.com

A Painter Looks at Photography: Instructor - Alfred Currier

TIME: Sunday, May 31st
10:00 am to Noon

As a painter, I'm more interested in the process of what I do more than the end product. Some painters are more interested in the end product than in the process. It seems that art is primarily for the artist. The artist could be a photographer or a painter; it doesn't make any difference.

"When examining your own work, you must be aware of the difference between technique and the exploratory process."

There is a point when you need to take your equipment and just use it. Don't pursue other techniques. Take the equipment you have and go out there and use it. Open your eyes and see.

About Alfred Currier

I've had an intrinsic interest in art for as far back as I can remember. The world could be crumbling around me and my art would still be there. It is my friend...it is my safe haven. In the end, for me, art is about the process of doing, and not the end product expected.

for more information on Al Currier visit his website at: www.alfredcurrier.com

From Concept to Completion: Instructor - Brooks Jensen

TIME: Sunday, May 31st
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

This workshop will concentrate on finishing photographic projects: portfolios, exhibitions, and/or publications. Have you ever had difficulty bringing a project to completion? Do you get stuck moving from an idea to a finished project? We'll explore ten specific motivations and techniques that help spur momentum and completion. We'll look at a number of different types of photographic end-products, from the single print to the formal portfolio, from magazine submissions to a book publication, from website galleries to PDFs, and beyond. The purpose of this session is to get your creative juices flowing and demonstrate methods to maintain that momentum through the completion of a project.

About Brooks Jensen

Brooks Jensen is the editor of the award winning LensWork magazine, a bi-monthly publication on photography and the creative process. He is also the author of tow books: Letting Go of the Camera and Single Exposures. His podcast on photography and the creative process is the longest running podcast on photography and totals over 4 million downloads from listeners in over 70 countries. As a photographer, he has produced 13 "folios" of his work, over a dozen PDF publications, and his work has been exhibited in numerous galleries around the country, most recently at the Wilson Center for the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida. His photography can be seen at www.brooksjensenarts.com. Visit the magazine at www.lenswork.com

Schedule at a Glance