Over the past few afternoons, instructor Lisa Zirbel taught our students the fundamentals of photography in both digital and traditional film mediums. Students learned to shoot 35mm black and white film with manual SLR cameras and create enlargements from their film in our photo lab. They also had the opportunity to make studio-lit portraits, which they processed using Adobe Photoshop to produce inkjet prints of their photos. Additionally, they combined film and digital photography by making cyanotypes using digitally printed negatives from their own images, and by using botanicals and expired photo paper to create lumen prints in the sun during class.
Students used our continuous lights and strobes to experiment with studio portraiture.
While they were working on making prints in our darkroom and digital lab, students made lumen prints (above) by laying botanicals such as flowers and leaves onto photo paper inside contact printing frames. To make these lumen prints the contact frames were left outside in the sun during the afternoon to produce one-of-a-kind prints!
Students also made cyanotype prints from their own digital images using transparencies and Art Intersection’s UV exposure units.
Though experimenting with cyanotype didn’t stop at photographic prints—students made cyanotypes on silk scarves using more harvested botanicals.
To end all of our teen camps, on the final day we display the students’ work on the wall and invite their friends and families for a critique session to reflect on what they learned and the challenges they faced while creating their art.
This past weekend, we had the pleasure of hosting our Advanced Digital Printing workshop, led by Richard Jackson. In this intensive class, students delved into the art of dissecting their images, honing their skills in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom to produce striking prints that are exhibition-ready and perfect for showcasing and enjoying in the comfort of their own homes.
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the workshop, and get a glimpse of the class as they refined their images in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, working towards producing remarkable prints and bringing their visions to life.
In the last month, we’ve hosted three engaging sessions of our “Capturing the Unexpected” street photography workshop, guided by the talented Neil A. Miller. Students courageously ventured beyond their comfort zones to capture life’s unscripted moments. Between sessions, they honed their observational skills in public spaces and meticulously curated their images to present a select few to Neil and their fellow photographers during the final session.
After a couple years it was wonderful to host our Exploring Photography teen summer camp again!
Over four afternoons this week, instructor Lisa Zirbel taught our students the fundamentals of photography across both digital and traditional film mediums. Students learned how to shoot 35mm black and white film with manual SLR cameras and make enlargements from their film in our photo lab. They also had the opportunity to make studio-lit portraits, which they processed using Adobe Photoshop to make inkjet prints of their photos. They even mixed film and digital photography both by making cyanotypes using negatives printed digitally from their own images, as well as by using botanicals and expired photo paper to make lumen prints in the sun during class.
To end all of our teen camps, on the final day we pin the students’ work on the wall and invite their families for a critique session to reflect on what they learned and the challenges they faced while creating their art.
We were happy to be hosting another PhotoTapas event in Ryan Gallery this weekend, featuring a series of guest speakers in Ryan Gallery.
After some coffee and donuts bright and early Saturday morning, the day began with a lecture from Scott Baxter about his The Gather exhibition at Scottsdale Museum of the West, and the relationships he has formed with the ranchers featured in the show.
Kerrick James spoke with us about monochrome infrared photography using digital camera bodies that have been modified
Alan Fitzgerald gave a crash-course on how to prepare your digital images to make contact prints in the darkroom, and students were able to see examples of prints made using digital negative transparencies!
Gina Santi spoke about the cultural contexts and traditions to consider when traveling the world and photographing the people you meet!
Brent Bond shared examples of photographic books and portfolios using letterpress-printed colophons and covers.
Geoff Reed shared his journey self-publishing his photography.
We ended the day in the lab with Spanish tapas-inspired food and a wine tasting with Garage East’s Brian Ruffentine, where he spoke about the varietals of Arizona wines produced in our own backyard!
This July session we had a fantastic group of teens eager to dive into the foundation and fundamentals of photography. We are blown away every year with the talent these students display and we hope they continue on with exploring photography.
This past Saturday, October 31 we were honored to have California artist Ryuijie teach the art of platinum/palladium printing to 11 members of the Art Intersection community. This 19th century process has long been revered for its tonal depth and archival qualities. Ryuijie demonstrated two different printing styles – the ABC and Na2 methods, both of which he uses in his artistic practice. Participants mixed their chemistry, hand-coated fine art paper, let it dry, and exposed their paper using a digital negative and UV light. It was inspiring to see the workshop participants quickly pick up a new technique which might have a lasting place in their artistic skill set! With a little experimenting and practice, the students used this luminous process to make some beautiful work.
Mario Sanchez holds up his freshly hand-coated paper
Jeff Welker coats his paper
Participants process their prints in developing and clearing baths
BK Skaggs assesses the exposure of his print
Finished platinum/palladium prints drying
Participants discuss their results at the end of the day
