The Art Of Photography International

You are cordially invited to join our group and PRACTICE THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING LOCATIONS IN SOUTH FLORIDA with great street, architecture, and documentary Photography. Be ready to anticipate the “decisive moment” of street photography AND how to plan and compose for static elements (Art Deco, Miami Modern -MiMo buildings, and beachscapes) before pressing the camera shutter to capture a memorable image.

We’ll meet at the NE Corner of Lincoln Road and Pennsylvania Ave (at H&M’s store at 552 Lincoln Road 33139) at 10:00 A. [You can park at the PARKING GARAGE, addressed as 640 17 Street, Miami Beach (33139) - that’s very close to our meeting place]
NOTE that… all types of imaging equipment (iPhones / Smart Phones / Cameras) can make great artistic creations and are appropriate for our photowalks

We'll start with a photo stroll along Lincoln Road (a vision of “Fifth Avenue” in the South, designed as the first pedestrian mall by architect Morris Lapidus) to Washington Avenue. From there, we’ll get the (FREE) South Beach Trolley to South Beach and walk towards and along Ocean Drive for the best part of our photowalk… packs of tourists, art deco buildings and epic beach scenery!

The workshop leader (Rafael) has taught photography classes -at all levels, and conducted over 100 field photography outings in South Florida and will provide specific ideas along the way for more meaningful (artistic) images and make this a memorable learning experience - This workshop is a “One-of-a-Kind” technically supported photoshoot with attention to practical learning for which there is a $10 fee.

PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE IN PROTECTING THEMSELVES AND OTHER GROUP MEMBERS AGAINST POSSIBLE VIRUS CONTAMINATION / IT'S IMPLICITLY AFFIRMED (IN THIS AND ALL MEETUP OUTINGS) THAT EACH ATTENDING PARTICIPANT IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS/HER OWN ACTIONS, PROTECTION, AND SAFEKEEPING

UPDATE TO FOLLOW...

CHANGE AGENTS in PHOTOGRAPHY
Join us on Wed., July 29 at 7pm to see what happens when two women drift together in creative orbit.

Toby Berman and Lynne Mass met each other through this meetup, discovering that they had lived parallel lives both being driven by an intense desire to be creative and to be lifelong learners.

“We found that PEOPLE were dominant in our professional careers. As we talked, we learned that we also had similarity of personal artistic and intellectual values. We both wanted to alter and innovate our photo processes as we had innovated during our professional lives. We started working together thinking about photography differently. We realized we were becoming agents of change.

Two thoughts dominate everything we do - PLAY and TRIAL & ERROR. For each of us, we see complacency as the enemy of creativity, and Creative Disequilibrium (letting ideas simmer subconsciously) as the engine of creativity. Constant education is the catalyst to making the next photograph our best. It is important to note that we are not using artificial intelligence to create any images.

In brainstorming for this presentation, we identified overlapping categories that contained the following:

1. Playing with light and playing with shadows
2. Unusual textures
3. Composites
4. Using software special features
5. Silhouettes
6. Blurs
7. Double exposures
8. Different lenses and different lens techniques - fisheye, prism, saran wrap, etc.

We both use minimal equipment - a mirrorless camera, an iphone and a few lenses."

Sit back and see what evolved from Lynne’s and Toby’s artistic collision. The final demos are examples that demonstrate the frequently asked questions, “How did you do that? Can you show me?” as Toby and Lynne each show how a finished work got from camera clicks to a final creative image.