Shooting with Intention with Aline Smithson
The Master Class with Aline Smithson
F I N E A R T & C R E AT I V I T Y
© Aline Smithson
© Aline Smithson
Today’s fine art photography market asks for more than beautifully, well crafted images. Curators, gallerists and editors are looking for work created with intention and/or work focused around an idea or concept. In addition, they are looking for photographers who can not only articulate their images, but interpret the world with intelligence and thoughtful analysis, whether it be work made close to home or in regions undiscovered.
Brining Projects to Completion This invitational four-month Master Class will include four in-class sessions and two half-hour one-on-one sessions. Photographers who have a deeply considered potential series or significant projects underway are encouraged to apply so that they can bring the work to fruition with focused intention. Research, writing, editing, sequencing, artist presentations and ideas for installation will all be discussed and class participation will be required.
Join Aline Smithson in a six-session workshop designed to help photographers create significance in their imagery. Participants will be exposed to genres of contemporary photography, projects created around ideas, and projects that tell personal stories. Aline will offer exercises so that students can identify a personal vision or a subject worth exploring, including photographing in the surrounding area. Work will be examined and critiqued thoroughly, offering students invaluable feedback as they reexamine the intention behind their photographs. She is not looking for technical expertise as much as the thought behind the photographs. Weekly assignments will be given and participation is a critical part of the learning curve.
Aline Smithson (www.alinesmithson.com) discovered the family Rolleiflex after a career as a New York Fashion Editor and working alongside the greats of fashion photography. Now represented by galleries in the U.S. and Europe and published throughout the world, Aline continues to create her award-winning photography with humor, compassion, and a 50-year old camera. She has exhibited widely including and in 2012, received the Rising Star Award from the Griffin Museum for her writing and teaching. She also received Honorable Mention in Center’s 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award. Aline founded and writes the blogzine, Lenscratch, has written book reviews for photoeye, and has been curating and juroring exhibitions for a number of galleries and on-line magazines.
Ultimately, the workshop will inspire participants to reconsider how they make work, how they interpret their lives and their world, and by bringing depth and meaning to their efforts. Designed for all levels of fine art photographers.
Six Sessions Date: Tuesdays, January 12; January 19; February 16; March 9; April 6; April 13; 9 am-12 pm PST
Aline Smithson (for bio see right column)
Enrollment limit: 10 students Skill/Experience level: Advanced. Must apply for acceptance.
Six Sessions
Tuition: $875
Date: Wednesdays, January 27-March 3, 9 am-12 pm PST
Location: Online
Enrollment limit: 10 students Skill/Experience level: Open to fine art photographers of all levels. Tuition: $625 Location: Online
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