Photography for Painters & Visual Artists
with Photographer Kate Causbie & Artist Farren Moss
This is a two part course intentionally designed to help visual artists utilize the camera for discovering and framing their own unique imagery - for drawing, painting, design, and any type of visual storytelling.
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May 12th & 26th, 6:00-8:00pm
$110 + tax
Kate Causbie
Farren Moss
About your Photography Course
This course guides students with an existing visual art practice in the skills of photography as applied to taking photos as source material for drawings and paintings.
We will focus on considering light and shadow through a study of tonal range, the distinction between content and form as applied to photographic seeing, basic composition principles, and the dynamics of precise timing.
The first lesson will introduce the photographic lesson material. Then, during the two weeks in between meetings, students will be given prompts to explore the specific ideas from the lesson. In the second lesson, students will be guided and supported in making some visual art based on one of their photos.
Materials:
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A camera of any type (camera phone is ok) and the needed accessories (memory card, battery charger, etc.)
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The means to upload the photos to a computer or tablet (ex. memory card reader), to submit them online
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A printer or means to print the images in time for the second meeting
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Art Materials for producing visual art - sketch - drawing - (Black Barn can supply some for those who need)
Kate studied photography at Wittenberg University, and has taught middle and highschool photography for 8 years. She splits her time between Washington state and Puglia, southern Italy, studying community music and dance traditions.
Her teaching style is very process-oriented and focus on building the visual awareness, confidence, curiosity, and perspective that allows students to experiment, tell stories, and communicate their ideas through their photographs.
Classes aren't about quick tips to get "better" shots -- instead they aim to foster learners' independent and unique creativity. By building awareness of the camera and the visual world around them, learners are empowered to communicate their experiences and ideas through their photography.
