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Darkroomers members will be sent Zoom log-in info via email. If you’d like to attend as a guest, please contact us so we can add you to the guest list.
Larry Vogel Presents: Photoshop Techniques, Real-Life Examples – Problems & Solutions
Larry has been holding monthly critique sessions for over thirty years. During these sessions, he has helped hundreds of photographers improve the quality of their photographs through group critiques and offering image processing solutions through Photoshop.
Vogel has gathered thousands of “real-life” images from past critique participants. He will draw from this collection of photos as he leads the group through a series of before and after Real Life Examples, showing image problems and Photoshop solutions. This is guaranteed to satisfy both sides of the technical and aesthetic photographer.
Contact information:
- Web: www.lavogel.com
- Email: lavogelart@gmail.com
This event is a Darkroomers member-only event and signup is required (maximum 8 attendees).
Zen in art of photography – The creative process.
One of the major things I missed whilst giving my workshops online was the conversation. It really is hard, certainly for me, to have a good conversation with a group through the internet. So, I’m excited to get back to live workshops particularly as my workshops are really just conversations. I am a great believer that we learn best by participating and sharing with like-minded people. Good conversation is a perfect method and hopefully, it will give you an entirely new way of looking at yourself and your work as a visual storyteller.
Some of the subjects we’ll talk through are, why do we make photographs and what is the difference between taking and making a photograph – what makes an artist – the artist as a storyteller and being literate as a visual storyteller – choosing our subject and our relationship with it – how important is intuition and what does it tell us about ourselves, what are we thinking about when we make a photograph. Like any good conversation, it will take on a life of its own and will cover many more subjects that will inspire and excite you to make photographs.
My role in this is just as a guide taking you through a journey because there are certain things no one can teach you. Hopefully, though, new doors will open giving you the opportunity to explore.
Attendees need to bring:
- Camera
- 3-4 prints (size not important)
- Snack/lunch
Signup
Darkroomers members will be sent Zoom log-in info via email. If you’d like to attend as a guest, please contact us so we can add you to the guest list.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
Our guest judge for July is Diane Peck.
Image critiques are available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
About Diane
I hail from Rochester New York – the home of Eastman Kodak! And, yes, I worked for Kodak and am a current retiree. And, my family was a Kodak family – grandfather, aunts, uncles, and my Dad. I took up photography at a young age, motivated by the fact that I was more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it! I took numerous photography classes while employed by Kodak and that was in the days of the darkrooms!
Eventually, I relocated from Rochester to California but still kept photographing. Initially, I joined 2 “camera clubs”, and then I joined the Photographic Society of America (PSA). After joining PSA, I took their “Image Evaluation” course. I have competed internationally; having received awards, honorable mentions, and a judge’s choice award.
I have judged competitions for the PSA Council of Camera Clubs (Southern California Association of Camera Clubs – (SCACC), Southern California Council of Camera Clubs (S4C), and have judged for several years for the Fallbrook Camera Club. Lastly, for the last few years, I have volunteered to judge the Student Showcase at the San Diego Fair. In 2017, I was accepted as a judge in the International Exhibit of Photography at the San Diego Fair.
I love photography – it is the best hobby I could have found and I consider myself lucky to be able to continue my passion into the future.