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I teach these hands-on courses on a one term or more basis. Editors that I interviewed across the U.S.have all told me they believed that more than a cursory knowledge of photojournalism was a neccessity for the modern reporter or editor- Thus I teach the 101 version of the course from both an editor's and a photographer's point-of-view. What I teach is from my own experience supplemented by guest lectures by professional editors and photojournalists. (My teaching has included graduate and undergraduate photojournalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and Northwestern University College.) Students completing these courses will have enhanced their resumes. More, they will have enhanced their careers as reporters and editors or made a valuable begining toward a career as a photojournalist. (see photography samples)
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Students actually make a hologram in this workshop. The theory of Holography has evolved from four Nobel prizes in complex physics yet the making of a hologram is a hands-on process that anyone can master. Interestingly enough many theoreticians who have spent large parts of their professional lives studying the math and physics of this subject do not know how to make a hologram. By the end of this workshop students will have made one they can take home. Kelly is an Evanston photographer whose work has been published world wide. He studied holography under Dr. Tung Hon Jeong, a physicist internationally recognized for his work in holography. (Note: The lasers we will use to create these three dimensional images are no more powerful than those that read the bar codes in the grocery store checkout counter and are certified to be entirely safe. ) Students will need to bring with them a few small objects in a size range from a dime to a small bunch of keys as subjects for these holographic cameos. More artistic subjects in the same size range may be made in advance from rigid material such hardened play dough or clay.
•Single-Session Workshop
For date
and location call (847)864-0488
This
is a "hands-on" course for persons who want to move
their photography, digital or film, toward fine art. By "Hands
on" I mean that the basic format of the course will be
for students to take pictures during and between, sessions
and bring them for discussion at the following session. Class
size will be a maximum of seven.
Students will be expected to bring a camera and some examples
of their own photographs or published ones that they find
interesting to the first session
The opening class will begin with a survey of students' camera
equipment and a very basic "how to use it" session.
Even the simplest modern cameras are now represented by a
number of different operating systems therefore students are
asked to familiarize themselves as much as possible with the
their particular camera system before the first session.
Shooting assignments and critiques during the course will
include lighting and composition and will deal with both human
and scenic subjects.
The students will complete the workshop with an understanding
of camera, light and composition, and a better understanding
of how to reach their photographic objectives.
The first session will also include a discussion of the student photographer's artistic objectives.
Shooting assignments and critiques during the course will include lighting and composition in dealing with both human and scenic material.
The students will complete the workshop with a better understanding of camera, lighting, composition, and reaching their photographic objective.
A small portfolio of their own work accomplished during the course as well as notes will serve as a text and guide for continuing work.
For dates
and location call (847)864-0488
There are two basic forms of photography that usually overlap. One is the photograph purely as a self contained artistic object. The other is is photography as a descriptive language used to tell a story or record a scene. Photography in its most direct and literal form can be a powerful language to make a point or achieve specific ends. This kind of photography achieves even greater power when its literal images are expressed in powerful artistic forms. However, even at their most prosaic, photographs are powerful communications. They are hard to argue with. "Camera as Hammer" is a course in taking photos for an external purpose.
In this course you will learn how to be a photojournalist with a camera and a cause.
• Take photos to inform your city council of your neighborhoodıs needs.
• Celebrate with your photographs the unsung heroes who do good work in your neighborhood or town.
•Use your photos to focus attention on threats to your city or townıs environment.
• Create photos for your articles and press releases that an editor canıt turn down.
•Explain the benefits of your organization to your commnity- or to the world.
• Expose waste and ineficiency in your government.
You will need a camera for this course. Students will assume film and processing costs.
For dates and location call (847)864-0488
