Fairfield/Westchester Creative Photography

Imogen Cunningham inspired Nudes in Nature.

Sun, Jul 12 · 9:00 AM EDT

Fairchild Wildflower Garden, An Audubon Greenwich Sanctuaries, 0.5 miles east of Riversville Road, Greenwich, CT, US

This workshop is in cooperation with the SoNO Photography Center.
You must register here: https://www.meetup.com/sono-photography-center/events/314833635/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

Note:
This workshop contains full nudity. Please be 18+ to register.

Summary:
This is a two for the price of one workshop. After the workshop, participants who wish can come back to Bennett’s studio for a refresher on B&W film simulation of digital capture using DxO Film Pack 8.
This is a great opportunity to get some fabulous classic B&W work into your portfolio.
Imogen Cunningham was one of America’s earliest great photographers. She pioneered American Figure Studies in nature. Her figure work was often shot in nature settings and often beside bodies of water.
Cunningham is also known for her dance photography of the Martha Graham Company.

Cost:
Payment will be in two parts:
$10.00 Workshop Fee to be paid on line. This is to cover the cost of bottled water.
$100.00 Model fee to be paid in cash upon arrival.

Background:
Imogen Cunningham; April 12, 1883 – June 23, 1976) was an American photographer known for her botanical photography, nudes, and industrial landscapes. Cunningham was a member of the California-based Group f/64, known for its dedication to the sharp-focus rendition of simple subjects.
When Imogen Cunningham first presented her nude photographs, she was confronted by a post-Victorian era conservatism which she fought back with her observations of the human body. With her daring freedom, she surely was right when she declared: ‘you might say I invented the nude.’

Our Mentor:
Bennett studied photography at School of Visual Arts, NYC. Bennett’s dance photography studies started at ICP with a workshop hosted by dancer and dance photographer extraordinaire, Roy Volkmann. Bennett is a four semester alumnus of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Photography Program. Jacob’s Pillow is the world’s largest dance festival and the most prestigious dance program in the United States.

Our Model:
Margaret us a classically trained actress. She has the remarkable ability to morph with the space around her. Her work with Imogen Cunningham inspired nudes is extraordinary,

What we’ll learn:
Classic Nude photography inspired by Imogen Cunningham.

Prerequisites:
Be familiar with Cunningham’s figure in nature work.

What to bring:
A digital or film camera. ISO 400 B&W film if you plan to use film.
A camera which you know how to operate in manual mode.
Comfortable clothing, Mosquito repellant and hiking shoes.
A Monopod if you have one.

Location:
Audubon Fairchild Wildflower Garden (Google Maps will get you there).

Get your Macro Groove On

Sat, Aug 15 · 11:00 AM EDT

NYBG | Shop in the Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10458, Bronx, Ne, US

This workshop is in cooperation with the SoNo Photography Center. Register here: https://www.meetup.com/sono-photography-center/events/314913033/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

Summary:
Feelin’ groovy? How about a Flower Power Macro Shoot at the New York Botanical Gardens? Bring your imagination! This class should be a lot of fun. This class we’ll be going to the New York Botanical Gardens, Flower Power, exhibit to hone our Macro Photography skills. We’ll discuss the nature of Floral Macro Photography and explore the magic of capturing images close up.

What We’ll Learn:
How to create ironic images with Macro Photography.
Discussion and of the principles associated with Macro Photography.
Understand expose compensation (Bellows Extension).

What to Bring:
A digital camera and a macro lens or a digital camera and an ordinary portrait lens and a macro extender ring.
Macro Extender Rings are much less expensive than Macro Lenses. In my experience, they work as well or better. Many third party Extender Rings are as effective as name brand and third party Extender Rings are less expensive.

Additional Costs:
Participants are responsible for Botanical Garden entry and parking fees. Additional parking is usually available at Fordham University across the street from the Botanical Garden’s main gate.

Our Host:
Bennett certified Dance Photographer and Architectural Photography. He is a proud dropout of The School of Visual Arts, NYC.

Prerequisites:
Imagination and creativity.

Venue:
2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx, New York 10458
We meet just inside the main gate in front of the ticket windows. Your host will be wearing a tie dye shirt.

Dance Photography: Hip-Hop with Hovie

Sun, Aug 16 · 11:30 AM EDT

Fernando's Studio, 28 Knight St., Norwalk, CT, US

Note: This workshop is in cooperation with the SoNo Photography Center. You must register here: https://www.meetup.com/sono-photography-center/events/315220245/?eventOrigin=group_events_list

Introduction:
Photo Movement+ is a multidisciplinary program combining Studio, Performance, Editorial and Dance Portraiture. We recruit dancers from some of the top independent NYC area Ballet, Modern, Contemporary and Hip-Hop dance companies to perform at our workshops.

Summary:
Photo Movement+ presents a very special Hip-Hop dance photography workshop with Hovie. Hovie is now performing with House of Chow dance troupe where she is Principal Dancer. She has studied dance at Peridance, NYC and is considered one of the foremost dancers in the Hip-Hop style of Waacking.

Many of us have worked with Hovie before as a dancer and a Rembrandt’s Light Model.

The SoNo Photography Center had the honor of being invited to photograph the latest House of Chow, Dress / Tech rehearsal. If you were fortunate enough to join us, you know how challenging and rewarding photographing Hip-Hop can be.

Who is this Workshop For:
Beginners are welcome. We learn “hands on”. Dance Photography, like Ballet, is learned by a cycle of practice and critique. In our in studio introductory workshops, participants share a tethered, camera. The tethered camera allows for on the spot critique.
For the comfort and safety of our dancers, shooting with your own camera with strobes, in studio is generally prohibited at our workshops.

If you wish to experience dance photography with your own camera, please register for our Dress / Tech rehearsal photo workshops.

Cost:
$50.00 studio share and wardrobe cost to be paid on line, ($40.00 for early birds) plus $100.00 to be paid at the door to our dancer. Optional $20.00 model releases available.

What We will Learn:
Everyone will get to shoot two sets.

The first set will be an Editorial Photography assignment where participants will shoot for a magazine cover learning to compose with empty space to allow for the magazine masthead on top and feature text along the right-hand side.

The second set, Hovie will perform in a simulated performance. This prepares our participants for our Dress / Tech rehearsal photo workshops.

Editorial Photography in the style of Rose Eichenbaum
An overview of Hip-Hop genres and culture.
We will learn Zone Focusing.
Incident Light Meter usage.
Use of Gels to color our lights.

Our Mentor:
Bennett’s dance photography studies started at ICP with dancer and dance photographer extraordinaire, Roy Volkmann. He is a four semester alumnus of the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Photography Program. Jacob’s Pillow is the world’s largest dance festival and most prestigious dance program in the United States. Bennett currently serves as Program Director the SoNo Photography Center Photo Movement+ program.

Prerequisites:
None.

What to bring:
Bring a 256mb USB thumb drive to take your photos home on.
During the workshop, we will be sharing a camera. We will be shooting tethered from a 100mp Fuji GFX.

Note:
It may be possible to prearrange a post workshop, one on one, session with our dancers using your own camera. This requires a $500.00 cash, charitable contribution, to the SoNo Photography Center for a five minute session. This is not a fee associated with the workshop but rather a charitable fundraiser for the SoNo Photography Center. A portion of this contribution may be tax deductible.

Hey Fashionistas

Sat, Sep 12 · 11:30 AM EDT

110 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002, New York, Ne, US

This fieldtrip is in cooperation with the SoNo Photography Center
Register here: https://www.meetup.com/sono-photography-center/events/314397957/?eventOrigin=group_events_list

Field Trip:
Yves Saint Laurent and Photography explores the powerful relationship Yves Saint Laurent forged between fashion and photography over four decades, revealing how photography functioned not only as a tool for promotion but also as a creative force that helped define a legacy. Organized in collaboration with the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris and the Fondation Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent, it brings together more than 300 iconic photographs and archival objects.

Featuring work by celebrated artists such as Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Guy Bourdin, Robert Doisneau, Horst P. Horst, William Klein, Annie Leibovitz, Steven Meisel, Duane Michals, Helmut Newton, Irving Penn, David Seidner, Andy Warhol, and others, the exhibition pairs these photographs with contact sheets, campaign materials, magazines, and personal images. Together, they reveal how Yves Saint Laurent established a blueprint for the way the fashion world is visualized and understood today.