Dates: Rotorua: May 4-5, 2011 Venue: TBA This two day workshop is for people who are already competent users of Photoshop (CSx) and have some knowledge of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Workshop will initially focus on ways in which the two applications work together.   A core component of the workshop will be developing a digital asset [...]

All photography is a journey. The joyous thing about photography is that it is a journey that never ends. Wherever we are on the journey, there is always something new to learn. Sometimes we can do that by ourselves, at other times we need to seek guidance. At times like this it can be really [...]

Photography and Fine Art can be seen as opposite ends of a continuum, with the former having its roots and tradition firmly grounded in representation, where the viewer is asked to step into the shoes of the photographer and share that moment. Portrait, landscape or documentary photograph, all share this modus operandi. At the other end is expression, where the artist works to express his/her own voice, and the camera moves from being an object in its own right, a vital and important participant and contributor, to a capture device, used to gather material for later manipulation, for the artist to use in expressing him/herself.

One of the best and most satisfying ways of moving your work forward is to put a frame around it. This workshop will suit people who are already competent photographers and/photographic artists, and who are looking to develop a personal voice, to produce a body of work that expresses the unique individual that they are.

We will journey together into the heart of the Ureweras to the beautiful and mysterious Lake Waikaremoana for six days, where each participant will develop a body of work, charting his or her response to the place, which will then be then later exhibited in a group show at Te Whare Toi (RAVE) in Rotorua.