This workshop will explore the history, aesthetics, and practice of landscape photography. The aim of the workshop will be to introduce and further enhance participants’ understanding of both technical and conceptual aspects of the field. The workshop is for photographers who are interested in dealing with the experience of place and wish to move beyond the photograph as mere record. Lundgren will spend time looking at each student’s work, before traveling out in the field to photograph. Students will have an opportunity to learn how to use a view camera, the primary tool of the landscape photographer. Michael Lundgren received his BFA in Photography from the Rochester Institute of Photography in 1997 and his MFA in Photography from Arizona State University in 2003, where he currently teaches. His work has been collected and exhibited internationally. In the Fall of 2008 Radius Books will be publishing a monograph of his latest body of work, Transfigurations. He is also the co-author of After the Ruins, 1906 and 2006: Rephotographing the San Francisco Earthquake with Mark Klett. This workshop is open to all skill levels, but a basic understanding of photography is required. Any format of film or digital camera with manual control of exposure and focus is acceptable. A limited number of view cameras will be available for use. Materials Fee: $20 for specialized materials (to be paid at workshop orientation) PLEASE NOTE: In addition to the workshop tuition, all participants are required to enroll in a one-unit course at Grossmont College. The course fee is $32 (non-residents should contact Grossmont College directly for additional fee information). The course fee is to be paid at the workshop orientation. |