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LEARNING CURVE Winter/Spring 2010 VISUAL ART & WRITING WORKSHOPS
Photography: In the Studio and On Location
Robert Renfrow/Catherine Nash Studio
Enjoy visits to a professional photographer’s studio in colorful Barrio Hollywood for lectures and critiques and the chance to stretch your legs and your camera skills while photographing “on location” in and around Tucson. You’ll receive a thorough review of camera function with emphasis on digital cameras and easily understandable explanations of F-stops, shutter speed, depth of field, resolution, light readings, lenses and file formats before the first location shoot. Demonstrations of simple techniques for improving composition and solutions to common problems, together with helpful critiques from the instructor and feedback from classmates will help you take your photography skills to the next level.
Week 1: Renfrow/Nash Studio
Review of camera functions/techniques for improving composition/ class overview
Week 2: Renfrow/Nash Studio
Meet at the studio, then caravan to Saguaro National Park for a photo shoot.
Week 3: Renfrow/Nash Studio
Critique of previous week’s work/continued discussion of techniques/solutions to common problems, etc.
Week 4: San Xavier Mission
Meet at the studio, then caravan to San Xavier Mission for a photo shoot.
Week 5: Renfrow Studio
Wrap up session
When: Wednesdays, Feb 17 – Mar 17, 9:00am-noon
Where: Renfrow Studio, 1102 W. Huron St. (driving directions provided upon registration)
Cost: $115 (5 sessions)
Instructor: Robert Renfrow received his B.F.A. from the Kansas City Art Institute and his M.F.A. from the University of Arizona. He is the co-founder of Art Research Tours and International Studios, and has taught photography seminars in Florence, Italy. Robert Renfrow is a teaching artists with the Arizona Commission on the Arts and is a member of the core faculty of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute. His works in photography and video have been exhibited internationally. He shares studio space with award-winning painter, papermaker and sculptor Catherine Nash.
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