The Panorama has been a steady staple of photography since the beginnings of the medium. Photographers like Edweard Muybridge and later Goldbeck and others practiced this early on. It was a way of literally expanding our view. Soon, photographers discovered they could take a series of photographs and mount them together so they gave a convincing appearance of a continuous landscape. Later, circuit cameras were invented which had the ability to rotate and capture a seamless scene on a large piece of film.
This three-day intensive workshop is designed to explore a range of approaches to making panoramic photographs. Using regular digital cameras, we will explore how to fuse a series of single images into a seamless panorama, or assemble the images into a panoramic sequence. Field sessions will include photographing in natural, as well as urban landscapes, indoors, and out. "Lab" sessions will deal with the importing and processing of the imagery to maximize their seamless assembly. Since panoramas tend to encompass a wider than normal dynamic range, we will explore how to blend multiple exposures into a single image conveying all the shadow and highlight detail of a scene.
A solid working knowledge of Photoshop is required. As this course will not have access to a digital lab, students should bring laptops loaded with at least Photoshop 7.0, preferably CS, or a newer version of Elements.
Philipp Scholz Rittermann's (www.rittermann.com) work spans opposite ends of our visual environment, from evocative nocturnal scenes of industry and architecture, to dramatic panoramas of pristine landscape. His work is featured in over fifty public, private and corporate collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, France. He is exhibited widely in national and international venues. An accomplished educator, Philipp has been teaching photography for over 25 years in the USA and abroad. In 2001 he was honored with a mid-career retrospective at the Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, which published a monograph of his work titled Navigating by Light.
Three-day workshop
September 7-9
Friday - 6-9 pm
Saturday & Sunday - 10 am-6 pm
Workshop fee: $415
Class location: The OPT Underground Gallery
Enrollment limit: 15 students
Call 310-392-0909 to Register.
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