Photographers at Painter’s 2007
2007’s Participating Photographers
Our World in Black and White
Blair Polischuk – polischuk.com
Boulder at Dusk – Blair Polischuk
Join dedicated fine art photographer Blair Polischuk, as he shares his passion for hand-crafted, film based, black and white photography.
Using Polischuk's silver gelatin prints as reference, many topics will be discussed including the Zone System , pre-visualization, interpreting light, composition, and presentation.
If you enjoy black and white photography (film or digital) and would like to realize more of your potential within this medium, Blair Polischuk's presentation will be for you.
Shooting Portraits Outdoors Using Natural Light
Tony Bounsall – photo-design.net
Tony Bounsall
Learn to use the sun to create truly memorable portraits. This will be a hands on workshop-style class using simple reflectors.
Learn basic posing techniques, camera angle do's and don'ts, reflector types and placement. The instruction segment will be followed by breaking up the large group into 3s or 4s. Each person gets a chance to model, be a reflector holder and shoot, and hopefully make some friends.
From Capture to Print: Two Examples
Steven Friedman – friedmanphoto.com
Rock Reflection – Steven Friedman
A discussion of landscape photography and the digital darkroom from the creative process involved in capturing the image to the process needed to print the final image.
A film capture and a digital capture will be discussed.
Still Life after Scanning
Janet Dwyer – janetdwyer.com
Ripe Apples – Janet Dwyer
Janet Dwyer specializes in photographing works of art for artists, galleries and museums, relying on her experience with lighting and control of color reproduction to emphasize the significant aspects and beauty of an artwork.
This workshop will be a critical look at the process of conceptualizing and composing a still life with specific reference to using a scanner for imaging.
Travel Shots From Here to There
Gregg Eligh – elighphoto.com
Gregg Eligh
Travelling presents photographers with countless opportunities to capture remarkable scenes on film.
This workshop will focus on taking your photos from simple snapshots to memorable and impactful works, and help you tell your travel story with more than pretty pictures.
Exploring April Point
Mitch Stringer – mitchstringer.ca
Dark Rainbow – Mitch Stringer
Join a group of the professional photographers as they do a walk around exploration of April Point and the surrounding area.
This will be an opportunity for “hands on” photography under the guidance of these well known professionals. Bring your camera gear, tripod, cable release and notepad to this 2 hour field trip.
Please note this session will have limited enrolment so sign-up is required.
The Life of One Freelance Photographer
Deddeda Stemler – deddeda.com
Thailand Tsunami Aftermath – Deddeda Stemler
Explore the world of photojournalism, travel, editorial and stock photography with Deddeda Stemler.
From tsunamis to prime ministers to exotic places around the globe, every day is full of mystery in the freelance world. Deddeda will share her photographs and talk about her exciting adventures and challenges of the job.
Deddeda's photos have been published in various magazines and newspapers worldwide including Time, New York Times, L.A. Times, Canadian Geographic, Canadian Living, Macleans, Scientific American, National Post, and the Globe and Mail.
Wildlife Photography
Ian McAllister — raincoast.org
Ian McAllister
Ian will be presenting his experiences as a wildlife photographer in a workshop that will be more personal than technical. In particular he will focus the challenges of photographing large carnivores such as bears and wolves across North America.
Art of Garden Photography
Sharron Milstein
Sharron Milstein
Great garden images, whether documentary or interpretive, depend on fundamentals that are common to the making of any successful photograph - mindful and creative composition, sensitive awareness of light, shadow, colour, texture and pattern, meticulous attention to detail, thoughtful control of background and careful choice of vantage point. Using slides to illustrate her lecture.
Sharron will deal with these topics, offer a variety of creative techniques and tips and include a slide/sound presentation.
What a way to make a living
Howard Fry — rhoward.frygallery.com
Howard Fry
Howard Fry is an accomplished commercial photographer. He will host a presentation of some of the more interesting opportunities that came along during his 30 years of photography for both editorial and commercial clients.
Dramatic lighting for Small Still-Lifes
David Montizambert – monizambert.com
David Montizambert
Digital has changed much for photographers, however one thing has not changed, lighting. Lighting is still the most important aspect of an image, it is the “art” in photography. This session explores creating and capturing dramatic lighting, using inexpensive light sources, for small fine-art still-life images.
Dave will teach you how:
- To bring the shadows forward for shooting from the shadow side.
- To optimize and standardize image processing for dramatic lighting.
- To light from unconventional angles.
- Far you can push the shadows.
- To push the limits of lighting contrast while staying within the limits of output.
In addition to the above you will learn about using Raw digital files in Photoshop CS3 for superior image quality.
Ease up on the numbers
Ted Grant – islandnet.com/~tedgrant
Pierre Trudeau sliding down railing — Ted Grant
Veteran photographer Ted Grant focuses on the essence of good photography.
The workshop looks at photography without all the technical numbers associated with digital camera use.
“Good photography doesn't happen because you use a digital camera. It happens because you know what makes a good photograph!”