Speaker: Mark Battista — Finding Inspiration: Overcome a Creative Rut

Have you ever been stuck in a creative rut where you feel uninspired and lack motivation to shoot? All creative individuals will occasionally experience a period of stagnation from time to time. In this presentation we will look at what causes creative ruts and explore ways to get back behind the lens.
Learn approaches and new ways of seeing the world that will ignite your passion for photography and see a creative rut as a time to regroup and reflect on what you would like to say with your work. In the presentation we will share 30 challenging assignments that will motivate you to create images that have meaning and substance.

Mark Battista is a painter and fine art photographer specializing in portrait and still life photography. He graduated from Paier College of Art with a B.F.A. and an M.S. in art education from S.C.S.U. He recently retired from teaching art after 35 years.
He is a sought-after speaker who has presented across the US and abroad bringing insight and inspiration to painters and photographers.
Mark's artwork and photography has been internationally recognized and has won awards from organizations such as the Salmagundi Art Club in NYC, the New York Center For
Photographic Arts, the American Artists Professional League and the CT Watercolor Society. He recently won the Grand Prize and Second Place in an international exhibit through nyc4pa.
He is represented by the Salmagundi Club in NYC.
Mark recently published two eBooks titled “The Art of Still Life Photography” and “Composition: Shooting With Intent” which fosters the creation of images with impact and meaning.
Feel free to visit his website at www.markbattista.com for more information.

This is an ONLINE EVENT!!
We will meet using Zoom. A link will be sent to all that RSVP yes.

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About the Silver Spring Camera Club:

We meet the first three Thursdays of every month, September – May, and one day on a weekend for a field trip to an interesting photogenic location in the area.

More information about the Silver Spring Camera Club can be found on our website (http://www.ssccphotography.org/) regarding speakers, competitions, field trips, our monthly "A Closer Focus" forums, and a link to our award winning newsletter the "Cable Release".

Visitors to the Club are always welcome to attend meetings, and we hope to see you soon!

Membership is a very reasonable $50 for individual members, $80 for family and only $35 for students. Please see the link to our membership application, below, for available discounts.

Why become a member of the Silver Spring Camera Club?
We are a diverse group of photographers who love field trips, competitions, opportunities to see the world captured by other people's viewpoints, and sharing our knowledge, experience and love of photography.

Membership in the club gives you the opportunity to enter your photos in our monthly competitions, to receive our award-winning monthly newsletter the Cable Release, join our field trips without paying the $10 non-member fee, and more!

Here's a link to our printable Membership Application. Here's a link to our printable Membership Form.
https://www.ssccphotography.org/online-membership-form/

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