Revealed Presence Photography

Upcoming Classes

• Seeing with New Eyes: Saturday, April 28th 10:00am to 4:00pm, Wednesdays  May 2nd – 30th 6:30pm – 8:30pm – Artistree Gallery, Woodstock, VT

Completed Classes:

• Introduction to Lightroom: Mar 17, 2012 – Artistree Gallery, Woodstock, VT
• Telling our Stories Thru New Eyes, Artistree Gallery, Woodstock, VT (ending Dec 6 with a student exhibit happening in the gallery during the week beginning January 6, 2012)
• Seeing with New Eyes:  May, 2011, Photostop Gallery, White River Junction, Vermont

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See with New Eyes
Saturday: April 28th,  10am – 4pm
Wednesdays: May 2nd – May 30th  6:30-8:30pm
Cost: $140 for 6 sessions
Register: Artistree Gallery

The advent of the digital camera has made photography much more accessible to everyone.  But what do we take photos of?  Snapshots of friends and family? Scenic views? Beautiful sunsets?

In this class we’ll use the camera to look at the world differently. Drawing on contemplative photography practices, we’ll discover the beauty and mystery in the ordinary.  This is not a technique class, although we might touch on technique as we seek to refine an image.  This is not a composition class, although we might consider small tweaks to an image to improve its composition. This IS a class where you’ll practice becoming quiet inside so that you can truly see what’s in front of you and discover the wealth of imagery that’s always right there if you just pay attention.

The first (5 hour) session we’ll do a series of exercises with and without the camera to help you begin to look at the world differently. For the remaining 5 two-hour sessions, we’ll review images you bring to class in response to thematic weekly assignments.  During the final session we’ll invite friends and family to a slide show of each person’s favorite images from the class.

Notes: Please bring your digital camera to each class.  You’ll also need access to the internet outside of class to upload images before each class. If you’re a visual artist, not a photographer, this class will use the medium of photography to provide material for your artwork.

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Past Classes

Introduction to Adobe Lightroom
March 17th: Saturday 10am-1pm
Cost: $45
Register:  Artistree Gallery

This class will introduce the basic modules of Lightroom including the Library, Develop, Slide Show, and Print modules.  After an overview of how the software is organized, we’ll cover ways to manage files and process images for use on the web and print. You’ll learn how to import photographs into catalogs and how to export images in the formats you’ll need.  You’ll also learn simple keyboard shortcuts to streamline your workflow.  Working with your own images, you’ll have the opportunity to get a hands-on experience with this powerful photographer’s software package.

Notes: To get the most out of the class, students will be asked to bring a laptop computer with a copy of Lightroom 3 already installed on the computer.  If you don’t yet own a copy of the software, you can download a trial version for the class.  You’ll also need to have at least 20 photographs available to be imported either from your camera’s memory card or already loaded onto your computer.

Telling Our Stories through New Eyes – A Free Seven Week Photography Class:
Oct – Dec, 2011
Artistree Gallery in Woodstock, Vermont

As a way to give back to my community in the Upper Valley region of Vermont/New Hampshire, I combined my interest in photography with some experience with storytelling to offer a free seven week photography/storytelling class. This class will culminate in a week-long exhibit at the gallery with an open house on January 6.

Seeing with New Eyes
May, 2011
Photostop Gallery, White River Junction, Vermont

Drawing on the contemplative photography practices, in this class  you’ll practice becoming quiet inside so that you can truly see what’s in front of you and discover the wealth of imagery that’s always right there if you just pay attention.