Master Class - Photography abstraction, surrealism and storytelling with the human form

Master Class - Photography abstraction, surrealism and storytelling with the human form

Adult Course | This program is completed

200 Grant Street Denver, CO 80203 United States

104

3/11/2023-3/12/2023

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$140.00

$119.00

If you want to learn and play with more creative photography this is the class for you!
We will begin by learning the basics of DSLR Photography, shooting in Manual, best practices for shooting in natural light and a few simple studio light setups. Students will then get the chance to work with each other and a few rotating models, to plan, direct and capture their own photographs inspired by surrealist masters such as Magritte, Ernst and Escher.

  • Things we will cover in class:
    - How to manipulate manual camera settings
    - How to shoot with natural light
    - Single light studio setups
    - History, Ideas and methods behind the surrealist art movement
    - How to plan and direct a photoshoot
    - Simple photo editing techniques

    Having familiarity with your camera is helpful!
  • Students should come prepared with their own DSLR camera. Option to bring any large, fun pieces of clothing you might want to shoot with (hats, coats, fabrics etc…) props with also be provided.
Roberts, Natalia

Originally from Detroit, Natalia Roberts is a multi-disciplinary artist who works with dance: as a performer and choreographer, filmmaker, and photographer. Trained as an architect, her work has a strong design element, but is always rooted in people. She is fascinated by telling stories through movement and the human form. Starting at age 20 she received her dance training first from Washington University in St.Louis, and later in NYC with the Peridance 2-year Certificate Program in Ballet and Contemporary dance. She went on to work with companies across NYC performing and choreographing before suffering a major injury in 2018. Unable to dance, she returned to her design roots, began apprenticing with dance photographer Rachel Neville and working with film. Since then Natalia has created several photo series including Dancers In The City and a covid-19 Polaroid photo journal, she has been selected as a dance-and-film artist in residence at Cucalorus, a filmmaker-in-residence with ODC dance and received a $20,000 individual artist grant from the San Francisco Artist Commission to support her work. 

 

She recently moved to Denver where she continues to work as a photographer, filmmaker and performer. She is producing her own choreographic work with the support of the CCD residency program, can be seen performing most recently in Oddknock’s “From on High” and Netflix’s “The Queen’s Ball: A Bridgerton Experience”, and is excited to join the ASLD community as their current artist-in-residence.