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Mary Ellen Mark: The World Observed
Sat-Sun, August 4-5
We are honored to present a very special two-day workshop
with Mary Ellen Mark, one of the most renowned women in the international
field, a gifted photographer, and a captivating teacher. With Mark
you will explore contemporary trends in personal documentary photography
and photojournalism. You will investigate human relationships, people’s
desires, aspirations, and learn how to interpret social situations in many
aspects of urban and rural cultures through photography.
In class we will explore the work of Mary Ellen Mark and
fellow students from around the world. Following an in-depth portfolio
review you will be given a specific assignment. Topics come from your own
interests and curiosity, with direction and encouragement from Mary Ellen.
Working together, you will have the opportunity to grow and take risks
within an understanding and supportive peer group. Throughout the weekend
Mark will review your progress and discuss your career, techniques,
approaches, and the themes within your work.
MARY ELLEN MARK
is one of the most respected and loved documentary photographers in the
world. Her photographs of world cultures, subcultures, and personalities
are landmarks in the field. Mark has achieved worldwide visibility through
her numerous photo-essays and portraits in such magazines as The New
Yorker, New York Times Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Stern, Details,
Allure, Rolling Stone, Vogue, US, Life, and the
London Sunday Times Magazine. For almost three decades she has
traveled extensively to make pictures that reflect a high degree of
humanism. Mark, a socially committed photographer, who continues to make
images of passion and integrity, has been the recipient of the Cornell
Capa Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, ICP’s Infinity Award for
Journalism, and three fellowships from the National Endowment for the
Arts. Mark has published thirteen books including
please bring:
a portfolio of 10-20 prints, 35mm camera, and 15-20 rolls of film.
Class limit: 15
Tuition: $445 / CPW members
$425
PUBLIC
LECTURE, SATURDAY,
Connie Imboden: Using the Nude to See the World in a New Way
Sat-Sun, August 11-12
Artists have always used the nude to explore the
surreal and the natural, as well as our spiritual and psychological lives.
In this workshop you will be encouraged to look at the human form in a way
that is new to you and explore the figure for its beauty, complexity, and
simplicity. Whether you regularly photograph the nude, are new to the
figure, or feel stuck and just need a push getting back into photography,
this class, designed to help you see intuitively will deliver a burst of
energy, new methods, direction, and clarity.
During our time together,
everyone’s work will be reviewed to help assess strengths as well as
areas that might need attention. Specific assignments will be given each
day and afternoons will be spent photographing on-location with both male
and female models in locations that will encourage interesting visual
interactions. Whether you shoot film or digital, each participant
will have the opportunity to shoot digital images the first day for
in class feedback. Throughout the rest of the shoots participants are
welcome to shoot either film or digital. Process will be emphasized over
product and playfulness will be encouraged. Our mistakes contain valuable
information, and in this workshop we will look at them without judgment,
but rather as guides to help tell us where to go. The only prerequisite
for this class is that you should be comfortable working with your camera.
CONNIE
IMBODEN’s photographs have
been exhibited extensively at galleries and museums in
*Note:
a portfolio submission is required prior to class placement. Please see
page 22 for what and how to send.
Please
bring: a portfolio of 10-20 prints, favorite camera, film
or digital memory card. If you do not have a digital camera for
assignments, a Canon Digital SLR will be provided for use at CPW.
Class
limit: 15
Tuition: $315 / CPW members $295
Model fee:
$60
PUBLIC
LECTURE, SATURDAY,
Platon: The Art & Craft of Portraiture
Sat-Sun, August 18-19
Back by popular demand! This is a two-day, hands-on intensive
creative session for dedicated photographers who have a developed body of
portraiture and are ready to take their work to the next level! Whether
you are a professional or just beginning to break into the professional
arena, Platon, who consistently receives outstanding reviews from his
students, will nurture your creative instincts and awaken you to fresh and
new perspectives. Blending both technical and creative exercises, you will
learn first hand about lighting, studio shoots, how to work on location,
how to listen to your own creative impulses, and to strengthen your
personal style.
You will share portfolios and Platon will present a slide talk to inspire
and energize the class. Platon, who moves gracefully between fine art and
commercial photography, will lead discussions on some of the important
issues pertaining to people pictures, with a focus on creative
ins-and-outs, problem solving, awakening the senses, staying positive,
pressures of the job, and how to succeed. Platon will take you through a
professional shoot and demonstrate his lighting setup. In turn, each
student will have the opportunity to shoot one another using Platon’s
custom studio set-up. Working from both sides of the lens, you will learn
how to better empathize with your sitter and have time for application of
new techniques bringing vision to life.
PLATON, a NYC based
photographer, born in London, attended the esteemed St. Martin’s School
of Art before going on to study at the Royal College of Art, where he
earned his BA and MA. He received British
Vogue’s “Best Up-and-Coming Photographer” award in 1992
along with the opportunity to contribute images to the magazine. Since
then Platon has continued to shoot for an impressive range of publications
including The New York Times Magazine, Time, Esquire, and Rolling
Stone. His advertising credits include memorable campaigns for Issey
Miyake, Nike, Levi’s, Moschino, IBM, and Motorola. Platon has exhibited
at
Please bring:
15-20 examples of
work for review, camera, plenty of your favorite film or digital memory
card, and optional tri-pod.
Class limit: 15
Tuition: $315 / CPW members
$295
Lab
fee: $30
PUBLIC
LECTURE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17,
