Live Photography Class-Richard Martin – Towards Abstraction

This is a fee class as part of the speaker series on Abstract Photography and you can register and see more details here https://www.naturephotographyclasses.com/abstract-speaker-series
After you register the link to join will come via Zoom.

A presentation for photographers who are technically experienced, visually aware and who are looking for a different direction in their photography. This session provides an opportunity to discover alternative ways to work creatively. Whether you are interested in landscapes, portraits, architecture and so forth, there are almost endless possibilities for expressing your feelings and vision photographically. The challenge is to communicate these feelings, without letting technique overwhelm vision. The main purpose of abstraction in art is not to tell a story, but to encourage involvement and imagination. Abstract art’s main objective is to provide viewers with an intangible and emotional experience, being completely different for everyone, depending on their personality and mood. Uncovering concepts means peering into our imagination. We must be free and relaxed to learn how to play, to take risks, to trust our instincts and impulses, our dreams, and spontaneous associations. We must learn to welcome and recognize the ambiguous, the accidental and the illogical, to allow reality to become surreal, metaphorical, and imaginary. The session is concerned primarily with an exchange of ideas and aims to challenge the celebrated and introduce new possibilities. It will provide aesthetic exploration of individual creativity. I will examine a body of work characterized by how design, form, and structure take precedence over the subject itself. This emphasis on deliberate structure and design can apply to a wide range of different images – from natural straight photography to manipulated abstractions.

Outcomes:

• Find your voice and vision.
• Learn to see with a camera.
• Discover tools to create compelling imagery.
• Develop your own creative style.

BONUS: Richard will be conducting an image review/critique on your submitted images.

Bio:
Richard Martin was a long-time contributor to Photo Life magazine (currently contributor to ELEMENTS magazine) and pursues photography as a medium of visual expression. He is best known for his unique vision with a personal style characterized by a strong sense of composition, colour, and the use of light. His work combines an architectural love of geometry, pattern, and texture with a painter's sensitivity to the creative art of implementing aesthetic. Richard inspires participants with his photography and visual design workshops, tours, and seminars around the world. "My photography is a celebration of the visual world. It originates straight from the heart, honest and direct. Inspired by colour, texture and light, I make photographs to express feelings surrounding my experiences, searching for visual equivalents to those feelings."

You can learn more about Richard and his work on his website, Instagram and Facebook.

Richard will be supporting Nature Conservancy of Canada with 10% from the registration fees donated to their mission.
LIVE Session: Wednesday, April 24 at 4:00 p.m. PT/ 7:00 p.m. ET
Length: 2.5 hours
Cost: $27 (or as part of the entire series for only $87!)

See additional information here
https://www.naturephotographyclasses.com/abstract-speaker-series

You do not need to be there to get the recording of this amazing session

You will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of presentation!

Registration comes with a 100% moneyback guarantee if for any reason you are not happy.