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The Los Angeles River Photo Adventure with Peter Bennett
Photo by Peter Bennett
The Los Angeles River runs over 50 miles through the heart of a metro area populated by 10 million people. Yet in a place where water is such a precious commodity, hardly any of its inhabitants know the river’s history, where it begins or ends, or its current function. In fact, the patchwork of governments and agencies that control the river make it almost impossible to access it without trespassing. No other American city has so completely turned its back on such a resource. Most see it as a hideous scar on the landscape, a polluted dystopian highway through the heart of urban darkness. Yet, it is also a rich cultural canvas of striking visuals and unlimited potentials.
Join photographer Peter Bennett (www.greenstockphotos.com) as he takes you on an intense 10-hour tour of the Los Angeles River, designed specifically for photographers. Peter’s intimate knowledge of the river and its history allows him to assist fellow photographers in finding unique and undiscovered places to shoot, all while providing technical help and great fellowship.
The adventure includes:
- Hands-on instruction and guidance
- A docent
- Access to all locations
- Bus transportation throughout the day
- Lunch at Casa La Golondrina in Chinatown
- Snacks & water
- Each participant will be entitled to receive one free 11×14 print, courtesy of A&I Photographic and Digital Services.
Date & Time: Sunday, March 4th, 7 am – 5 pm
Workshop fee: $495
Class location: The Los Angeles River
Enrollment limit: 15 students. Spaces still remain!
How to Enroll: Click HERE (Select the section marked FULL and click “Enroll Now.”)
About Peter Bennett: Peter has been enjoying, exploring and photographing the LA river for many years. He has worked with FoLAR (Friends of the LA River) on numerous projects and in 2008 helped document George Wolfe’s 3 day Los Angeles River Expedition which was responsible for the US Army corps of Engineers reclassifying the river as a navigable waterway, making it eligible for protection under the clean water act. “The river is an ever changing landscape with so many different parts to it” says Peter. “To me the perfect photographic subject is one that is constantly evolving and transforming, and with the 20 year LA River Revitalization plan underway, there is no place in LA that is even close to undergoing the kind of transformation than the LA River is, it is a very exciting place to explore”. Peter’s 2011 photo essay on the LA River for Time Magazine can be seen here. http://tinyurl.com/25uebop
An Evening with Amy Arbus
Amy Arbus (www.amyarbus.com) has published four books, including the award-winning On the Street 1980-1990 and The Inconvenience of Being Born. The New Yorker called her most recent, The Fourth Wall, her masterpiece. Her photographs have appeared in over one hundred periodicals around the world, including New York Magazine, The New Yorker, Business Week, and The New York Times Magazine. Her advertising clients include American Express, SpotCo, Nickelodeon and Saatchi & Saatchi. She teaches portraiture at the International Center of Photography and The Fine Arts Work Center. Amy Arbus is represented by Anthropy Arts and The Amador Gallery in New York and The Schoolhouse Gallery in Massachusetts. She has had twenty-two solo exhibitions worldwide, and her photographs are a part of the collections at The New York Public Library and The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
When: Thursday, March 8th, 7:30 – 9:00 pm (doors open at 7 pm)
Where: The Julia Dean Photo Workshops, 755 Seward St, Los Angeles , CA 90038
Admission: $15 General; $10 Student; FREE for JDPW Members.
Register: At-the-door (Cash or Check only) or Pay Now (Click HERE)
Parking: Street
An Evening with Greg Gorman
Greg Gorman’s (www.gormanphotography.com) work documents that peculiar obsession of the 20th century celebrity. Each shot, a testament to the individual character, gives a picture of human nature in its infinite range. “For me a photograph is most successful when it doesn’t answer all the questions,” says Gorman,“ and it leaves something to be desired.” For over three decades, Greg Gorman has continued to master the art of photography. From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layouts and fine art work, Greg has developed and showcased a discriminating and unique style in his profession.
Sponsored by Canon, USA
When: Thursday, March 1st, 7:30 – 9:00 pm (doors open at 7 pm)
Where: The Julia Dean Photo Workshops, 755 Seward St, Los Angeles , CA 90038
Admission: $10 General; $5 Student; FREE for JDPW Members.
Register: At-the-door (Cash or Check only) or Pay Now (Click HERE)
Parking: Street
ASMP Presents “What’s Next? The Future of Imagemaking”
Photo by Kevin Scanlon
When: Thursday, February 23rd
Time: 6:30 – 7:00 Social Time; 7:00 – 9:30 Presentation
Location: The Julia Dean Photo Workshops, 755 Seward St., Los Angeles, CA 90038
Featured Speaker: Deanne Delbridge
RSVP: 310-645-9854; dz@davidzentz.com
For complete information click HERE.
Street Shooting in New York with Julia Dean
Photo by Markus Hartel
June 24-30, 2012
$2695
Featuring “Special Guest” Speakers: (Dates for each speaker TBA. Speakers subject to change.)
Markus Hartel
www.markushartel.com
Melanie Einzig
www.witnessx.com
Bruce Davidson
www.brucedavidson.com
Join us on the streets of New York and learn how to shoot candidly, quickly, and with purpose. Julia’s street shooting workshops are set up in the same way with each destination workshop. Shooting time. Critiques. Slideshows of work by historic and contemporary street shooters. Lectures about shooting on the street and evenings with street shooters from the city that you are in.
The workshop begins Sunday, June 24th 6:00 pm for a cocktail party and orientation. We’ll meet and go over the week’s itinerary and the list of special guests who will be spending evenings with us.
Each day the lecture will take place between 10 am – 12 pm in a conference room at a designated hotel. Each evening, we will meet in that same conference room for critiques and special guest presentations. In between, you’ll be shooting specific assignments in specific locations, on the streets. On Friday evening, the workshop will end with a cocktail party and slideshow of the participants’ work.
Daily lectures will include information on:
~ the laws and ethics of shooting on the street
~ how to shot candidly
~ how to capture the “decisive moment”
~ how to anticipate the future
~ when to or when not to talk to someone
~ how to approach people
~ how to shoot from the hip
~ equipment choices
~ lens selection
~ zone focusing
~ the difference between seeing in black and white and seeing in color
~ black & white conversion
~ how to tell a story with a single image
~ how to be brave but not brazen
Julia will also lecture daily about historic and contemporary street shooters from Paris, London, New York and around the world.
The Schedule (Cocktail parties and Workshop will be held at Element New York Times Square West)
SUNDAY, JUNE 24
Arrive in New York
6:00 – 8:00 pm: Cocktail party and Orientation
MONDAY, JUNE 25
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Lecture & Assignment
12:30 pm: Meet for lunch
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch
2:00 pm: Travel to shooting destination
2:30 – 5:30 pm: Shooting time
5:30 – 8:00 pm: Free time for continued shooting or editing and dinner
8:00 – 10:00 pm: Guest Speaker
TUESDAY, JUNE 26
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Lecture & Assignment
12:30 pm: Meet for lunch (optional)
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30 – 4:00 pm: Free time to shoot or edit
4:00 pm: Travel to shooting destination
4:30 – 8:00 pm: Shoot and grab dinner
8:00 – 9:00 pm: Guest Speaker
9:00 – 10:00 pm: Critique
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Lecture & Assignment
1:00 – 5:00 pm: Free time get lunch and to edit Tuesday’s shoot
5:00 pm: Travel to shooting destination
5:30 – 8:40 pm: Shoot until after dusk
8:45 pm: Dinner out together (optional)
THURSDAY, JUNE 28
5:00 – 8:00 am: Early morning shoot
8:00 – 10:00 am: Breakfast
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Lecture
12:00 – 8:00 pm: Free time for more shooting, editing, and meals
1:30 – 5:30 pm: Private critiques with Julia
8:00 – 10:00 pm: Guest Speaker
FRIDAY, JUNE 29
10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Critique new work from Wednesday and Thursday’s shoots. Go through all previously edited work from the entire week and select the best ones for the slideshow.
12:30 – 2:00 pm: Meet for lunch (optional)
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Free time (Julia and her course assistant will be preparing your slideshow)
6:00 – 8:00 pm: Cocktail party and Slideshow!
SATURDAY, JUNE 30
Breakfast
Departures
About the Instructor
© Larry Hirschowitz
Julia Dean is a photographer, educator, and the founder of the Julia Dean Photo Workshops. Throughout her career, she has traveled to more than 40 countries while freelancing for numerous relief groups and magazines. She is also the author/photographer of the award-winning children’s book, A Year on Monhegan Island. Julia received a Bachelor of Science degree in photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a Master of Arts degree in journalism at the University of Nebraska. She began her career as an apprentice to pioneering photographer Berenice Abbott. Later, Julia was a photo editor for the Associated Press in New York. She has taught for over 30 years at such places as the University of Nebraska, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles Southwest College, Santa Monica College, the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, the Maine Media Workshops, Oxford University and the Julia Dean Photo Workshops.
How to Enroll
Tuition = $2695 (You may elect to pay a deposit of $200. If you choose to pay a deposit, the balance of $2495 will be due by May 14th, 2012.) Please click HERE to enroll.
What’s included:
Opening and closing cocktail parties; in-class instruction and lecture (Monday – Friday); private critique with Julia Dean; three “Special Guest” speaking engagements. Classroom at Element New York Times Square West, 311 West 39th Street · New York, New York 10018
What’s not included:
Airfare, hotel and transportation in New York City
Suggested Lodging: Element New York Times Square West, 311 West 39th Street · New York, New York 10018 United States · Phone: (212) 643-0770 Contact: Julia Peets
Refund Policy
Refund requests arriving before May 1st will result in a $100 administrative fee. Refund requests arriving between May 1st and May 14th will result in a $200 adminstrative fee (loss of deposit). Refund requests arriving between May 15th and May 31st will result in a $750 administrative fee. No refunds will be provided for requests arriving after June 1st. The option of receiving credit does not apply. All refund requests must be submitted via email to workshops@julidean.com.
Cancellations/Airfare
On occasion a workshop may cancel due to low enrollment or unforeseen instructor conflicts. If such a case occurs, all students will be refunded in full. The Julia Dean Photo Workshops does not take responsibility for non-refundable airline tickets, hotel expenses, or any other costs that may be attributable towards enrolling in a workshop.
Questions?
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An Evening with Joel Sartore
A life-long Nebraskan, Joel Sartore (www.joelsartore.com) brings a sense of humor and a mid-western work ethic to all of his National Geographic magazine assignments. More than two decades with the National Geographic Society have allowed him to cover everything from the High Arctic to Antarctica, from the Great Rift of Africa to America’s state fairs.
Joel Sartore
Joel is committed to conservation, especially in the Great Plains where he has lived his whole life. In his time with National Geographic, he has focused on endangered species and land use issues. He is co-founder of the Grassland Foundation, is on the national board of Defenders of Wildlife, and is a founding member of the International League of Conservation Photographers.
He has written several books including, Rare: Portraits of America’s Endangered Species, Photographing Your Family, Face to Face with Grizzlies, and Nebraska: Under a Big Red Sky. His most recent book, Let’s Be Reasonable, is now available through www.joelsartore.com.
Besides the work he has done for National Geographic, Joel has completed assignments for Time, Life, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, and contributed to hundreds of book projects. Joel and his work have been the subject of several national broadcasts including National Geographic’s Explorer, the NBC Nightly News, NPR’s Weekend Edition, CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 and an hour-long PBS documentary, At Close Range. He is also a regular contributor on the CBS Sunday Morning Show with Charles Osgood.
“Joel is the Geographic photographer I most admire. His work is diverse–from humanistic essays to wildlife, landscape and even studio. He is a master of photographic technique, including lighting and long lenses. In addition he runs an admirably successful free lance photographic business. In short, he has a lot to say and to show, all of it worthy.” – Sam Abell, National Geographic photographer
When: Thursday, February 16th, 7:30 – 9:00 pm (doors open at 7 pm)
Where: The Julia Dean Photo Workshops, 755 Seward St, Los Angeles , CA 90038
Admission: $15 General; $10 Student; FREE for Members.
Register: At-the-door or Pay Now (Click HERE)
Parking: Street
ASMP Presents “No More Grumbling – Get Out There”
When: Thursday, January 26, 7-9 pm (doors open at 6:30)
Where: The Julia Dean Photo Workshops, 755 Seward St., Los Angeles, CA 90038
Speaker: Blake Discher
Click HERE for complete information
Maxine Smith Paintings
"The Sailor" by Maxine Smith
Portrait artist Maxine Smith is thrilled to announce her solo exhibition from January 11-31 at the Julia Dean Gallery, located on 755 Seward Street in Los Angeles. The presentation will showcase Ms. Smith’s most recent contemporary paintings created over the past four years. Ms. Smith’s art is characterized by her tendency to portray faces that are unique rather than conventionally beautiful.
Please visit maxinesmithart.com to discover her latest work.
For more information, contact Amy Levy Public Relations at (310) 444-5250.
Where: The Julia Dean Gallery, 755 Seward St., Los Angeles, CA 90038
When: January 11-31
Hours: Mon-Fri, 10 am – 6 pm
