Photography at Mooresville Arts

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Saturday, May 14, June 11 and July 9

9:30 am to 12:00 pm

@Mooresville Arts Classroom

Led by Dick Handshaw    

If you have taken photography classes with us at Mooresville Arts, we’re guessing you miss those Image Review sessions. Well we do too. So we are offering FREE Saturday morning Image Review sessions every month with one of our instructors.    

This is not a critique and not a portfolio review. This is an opportunity for you to learn from other students and members as we talk about each other’s recent images. If you have been to our classes you know how fun and valuable this can be.   The sessions will be lead by different Mooresville Arts faculty members.   

As always, we encourage everyone to ask questions and voice their opinions. Bring your work, processed or not, on a flash drive (JPEG) or better yet, bring prints. Prints are always best. We will look at and discuss six to ten images from each participant.  

Date: Tuesday – June 28, 2022 

Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm 

Instructor: Janet Boschker 

Cost: $60 member, $70 non-member 

What you should bring to class: Your camera, memory card, reflector (if you have one), tripod (if you have one)  

About the instructor: Janet Boschker is an accomplished portrait photographer in Charlotte, NC specializing black and white photography.

If you love photographing people and want to improve your lighting, composition and storytelling, this could be the class for you! We will begin the class with a thorough discussion of the 3 properties of light: direction, quality and quantity. 

Then we’ll head outside with a model and have a short demonstration. You will then be paired up with a partner and photograph each other to practice what you have learned. Feel free to bring something to add to your story – hats, etc. that will tell the viewer something about you.  

In this class we will discuss how to:

• Understand the properties of light and how they affect your image 
• Identify flattering available light for portraits outdoors and indoors. 
• Use a light meter to establish light ratios (highlights and shadows) 
• Use simple light modifiers to create the effect you desire 
• Light patterns that flatter the face 
• Basic composition & posing that can add impact to your portraits 

What this class will not be about: 

Basic camera techniques. You will need to know how to use your camera in the manual mode as well as have an understanding of shutter speed and aperture.  

Date: Thursday – July 26, 2022 

Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm 

Instructor: Clayton Joe Young 

Cost: $60 member, $70 non-member 

About the instructor: Joe Young is a photography instructor at Catawba Valley Community College, has numerous awards and published books in photography.

Have you traveled but haven’t been happy with the results of your photos? Do you want to get past the “snapshot” and capture the culture and uniqueness of a location? Photographer Clayton Joe Young will provide a walking photo tour of downtown Mooresville to give tips to get better results on your next excursion.   

Young will point out the importance of light and the time of day, how to capture personalities with candid portraits, and what camera settings will give the best results. Included will be photo challenges to strengthen your photography skills.  

This class will be outside. Please dress appropriately.  

Date: Saturday – July 16, 2022 

Rain Date: Saturday, July 23 

Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 

Instructor: Laurie Schorr 

Cost: $60 member, $70 non-member 

About the instructor: Laurie Schorr is a photography instructor at Lenoire-Rhyne and an award-winning photographer. 

The Cyanotype is a beautiful historical process using sunlight and photographic chemistry hand-applied to watercolor paper to yield wondrous blue and white photograms. This process was first discovered in 1842 by a young female botanist, Anna Atkins, and her mentor, William Henry Fox Talbot. Anna Atkins is considered the first female photographer, and later produced the first photographic book using the cyanotype process to document British Algae!   

The Cyanotype has become popular among photographic artists who seek to step away from digital and return to the slower, more experimental processes of the past. In this workshop, students will each create multiple cyanotype prints using natural or found objects. All materials will be provided, and absolutely no experience is necessary!   

This class will be outside. Please dress appropriately. 

Date: Saturday – July 23, 2022 

Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm 

Instructor: Dick Handshaw 

Cost: $60 member, $70 non-member 

Please bring to class: your camera, tripod and a small flashlight

About the instructor: Dick Handshaw is a lifelong photography instructor and experienced professional and fine art photographer. 

Close-up, or Macro photography, presents a few unique challenges, but actually it’s not that hard if you know a few simple tricks. In this 3 hour mini-workshop, you will learn and practice these tricks in the classroom, then have a chance to go outside and see how they work. Your instructor will accompany you in case you need help. Then we will return to the classroom to look at your images and talk about what worked and what didn’t.   

A macro lens (or Micro lens if you have a Nikon) is the best tool for this, but add on close-up lenses or extension tubes will work as well. If you are buying a macro lens, longer lenses around 100 – 200 mm work best. A tripod is also a helpful tool. 

This class is not difficult but is not intended for beginners. Beginners should look for our Digital Photography One.  

You will learn these techniques for close-up work:

• Critical focusing 
• Handling depth of field 
• Avoiding camera shake
• Finding interesting subjects
• Making abstract images 

We are very happy to announce that Kevin Adams will be at Mooresville Arts on September 16 and 17. He will present and host a workshop on night photography. Stay tuned for more information!

Read more about Kevin 

https://www.kadamsphoto.com