Seeing the Light
This is a two-day workshop that will involve lectures and fieldwork with Dave. Day One:
Workshops will be scheduled to accommodate your availability. Two sessions – First session – 4 Hours
discussion with examples followed by a “walk-about” with Dave Robinson, Fine Art Photo Illustrator. You will get an assignment to shoot on your own for the rest of the day.
Second session – 2 - 4 Hours Critique of the previous days shoot. This will be a real learning experience.
Requirements: Digital camera
(preferably with the ability to control exposure and focus) and the willingness to look at your world in a different way.
Cost: $200 per person (limit 6 people per workshop) Above the Trees
An introduction to the art of seeing and shooting a better photograph. Taught by Dave Robinson Fine Art Photo Illustrator 505 983 6021 www.shutterandbrushfineart.com Dave@shutterandbrushfineart.com
One-day workshop: Price $125 Location:
Shutter and Brush Fine Art 1104 Bishops Lodge Road Santa Fe NM 87501
505 983 6021
www.shutterandbrushfineart.com Dave@shutterandbrushfineart.com This is an introductory workshop and will be limited to 6 photographers of all levels.
An introduction to the differences between how we see, as opposed to how we think we see, and how the camera sees. We’ll discuss how to reduce a scene to its essence and how to photograph the scene for impact. Armed with that knowledge we will walk around picture rich Santa Fe and study possible scenes and how we might see them in a new light. The remains of the day will be spent shooting no more than five masterpieces each. Day Two: We will view your digital results back at the studio where we will critique the results of your shoot.
What were you thinking when you created your shot? Did you achieve your goal? If not, why not? If you achieved your goal, how? (No negative critiques here, just positive feedback) We’ll discuss cropping for maximum effect. We’ll discuss time of day, direction of shadows, shade vs. sunlight and people vs. no people in the shot.
505 983 6021
www.shutterandbrushfineart.com Dave@shutterandbrushfineart.com
BIOGRAPHY Before I was educated in the art of seeing at Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, I worked professionally as a journalistic photographer. Participating in the art of Dave Robinson commercial photography brought me awards for my magazine and CD covers, posters and ad campaigns. As owner of one of Seattle’s top photo studios I was asked by many of my clients to push past the accepted image of the day and to create a new way of looking at the advertising world. I was pleased to provide those services to Microsoft, Boeing and others. I’ve taught photography in Seattle and exhibited in galleries as well as participated in site installations. My photographs have sold around the world. I’ve Window Light been a selling contributor to charities and fundraisers. I’ve been the president of photo clubs in Seattle, Washington and Orange County, California. I continue to be part of discussion groups, but the most exciting thing to me these days is to push my own personal visual boundaries. ARTIST STATEMENT With roots in Photo Journalism and large format photography I’m finding new challenges that come with the freedom of working artistically and creatively with today’s photo imaging techniques. My concepts become real when I close my eyes and let my imagination run wild. My work is an expression of that imagination.
Note: we will not discuss equipment but will learn how to get the best pictures possible out of the equipment that you have.
FINE ART
Studio visits by appointment.
Shades of the Past