SNAPSHOP! 2013 Workshops
SNAPSHOP! 2013 Workshops
Over the course of four Saturdays in May 2013, 60 students from underserved areas of Los Angeles were exposed and instructed on a variety of different types of photographic styles/genres.
The workshop was hosted by Graffiti House LA. Students selected one area of a photographic style to learn throughout the month of May 2013, and in collaboration with the instructor, selected their image for a printed exhibition which took place in June 2013.
The instructors and guests speakers are listed below.
A special thank you to our host venues, Graffiti House LA for donating their space to support this program!
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This class used portraiture as a means of studying light. Students explored ways of manipulating light using simple tools that could be found around the average home (e.g. flashlights, tin foil, etc.), as ways of abstracting portraits. Students learned about the “quality of light” in an effort to make thoughtful and creative portraits.
BIO
Shaughn Crawford is a Freelance Portrait Photographer with an emphasis on capturing authentic imagery and studying the human condition. Skills include Digital Photography, Film Photography, Videography, Alternative Processes, Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, Professional Lighting, Production.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The intent of this course was to look at photography with a more critical and heightened awareness. We spent time looking at work that has come before our own, to open our eyes to the multitude of photographic possibilities out there. Students made thier own images and paid careful attention to light, framing, and subject. We discussed the basics of technique that will help us shoot more consciously and establish fundamental ways of seeing that which will help us explore as photographers and individuals.
BIO
Justin Samuel Fantl was born in Hanover, New Hampshire. He now splits his time between New York and Los Angeles working for a diverse set of clients. Some say that his, “. . .clinically arranged still lifes inject delight into the heart like a syringe full of sunshine.” A perpetual observer and explorer, he is equally at home in the studio and outdoors. Whether seeking or constructing there is often a nod to the surreal and a careful play of color and composition at the root of his imagery.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course was a foundation class in the basic genre of photography that focused on candid situations with an emphasis on public places and people. Utilizing the Los Angeles urban backgrounds, students learned to observe and capture social interaction, decisive moments and deliver true depictions of everyday street culture. The class emphasized attaining an acute eye through the aesthetics of capturing unmanipulated scenes, objects and environments.
Natalie Marie Franco