Fundamentals of Fine Art Photography
Fundamentals of Fine Art Photography is the first in a series of Calumet-presented, Bob Killen Workshops, for photographers wishing to advance the creative use of still photography as a fine art medium.
The Fundamentals of Fine Art Photography seminar explores the application of photographic language, practices, and tools to create and fulfill the creative vision of the photographic artist. Fine art photography stands in contrast to photojournalism and commercial photography in as much as these applications provide visual support for stories, or create a visual stimulus for a product or service. Conversely, Fine Art Photography is often thematic and explores social issues, graphic dislocation, subliminal thought, duality, reality, surrealism, impressionism, and is often considered as a genre that is Vision Beyond Record.
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Vision Beyond Documentation
Vision Beyond Record is the second module in the Fine Art series. This workshop is a self-development program that leads you through the process of thematic development, image work planning, and postproduction workflow processes.
You will discover your own themes, explore individual artistic wiring, and define your emotional tone. You will also learn how to expand emotional tone and through pre-visualization exercises define a project and theme. As you define themes, you will prepare a vision statement for three to four thematic images and in the second day, you will learn to bring that vision to life by developing a thematic production schedule and post-production workflow.
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Fine Art Master Tools
Fine Art Master Tools workshop is the third module in the Fine Art series. This is a self-development, hands on, postproduction workshop that teaches photographers to master the most common tools that affect your image capture and your emotional range.
In this three-day workshop, you will learn to use a Classical Painter’s approach to separating hue, saturation, and luminosity into separate components that can drive your theme to its previously visualized conclusion or into new tonal and emotional ranges. We will learn how luminosity and contrast masks can control image tone and explore composites, an image method that can reveal a new and repurposed image. At the end of day three, students will have created 3-4 images around a solid conceptual framework and leave with image files that are ready for print and electronic display.
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Fine Art Output
Fine Art Output is the fourth module in the Fine Art series. The print is the “thing itself,” the finished product for Fine Art Photographers. In this workshop you will learn the tools and processes to produce gallery grade digital prints using Epson printers and a variety of substrates. The workshop also covers fine art opportunities in the product of online gallery images and PDF portfolios.
During this interactive workshop, you will use the latest Epson Printers, ink, papers, and profiles. By the end of the workshop, you will have a personal fine art workflow and leave with the techniques and tools to create gallery grade digital files and prints. Most important of all, you will leave with an understanding of how printing workflow can dramatically expand the range of your emotional tone.
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Fine Art Marketing
At some point in our fine art photography career, we seek recognition of our efforts and an audience for our work. We wish to sell our work to clients who appreciate the value of our image making.
In the final module of the Fine Art series, you will learn the presentation methods, who buys fine art photography, why and where. The workshop also covers fine art market opportunities in online galleries and creates your own market.
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