Education

The Griffin Museum is pleased to offer this intermediate - advanced online project development program for photographers who аre seeking to start a new project (series), or take their current project to the next level. Students will participate in monthly critiques, and this workshop will offer a comprehensive opportunity to experiment with or reimagine your concepts and ideas. You will also discover tools and techniques that will keep your work relevant and compelling. The objective for this class is to further develop your personal photographic vision and elevate your understanding of a

The Griffin Museum is thrilled to announce our Summer Artist / Mentor in Residence for 2024 is Eddie Soloway. Eddie will be at the Griffin Museum (in-person) July 14th and 15th for one day dedicated to a MasterClass, and one day for individual, one-on-one mentoring sessions.

Day 1 - Eyes Wide Open: The Joy of Nature Photography (In-Person MasterClass)

Give yourself a day--one day full of photographic sessions, from 10am to 4pm--to honor your creative self. Bring back the joy and wonder of being in nature, and holding a camera in your hand. Learn how to make pictures that soar past

Discover how to create and compose meaningful images, and tell a compelling story through your photos. Learn the fundamentals of lighting, how lighting impacts composition and the approach to creating strong frames for your photographs. Explore art direction with colors, props and locations to infuse story, self and symbolism into your work. The use of any camera that reflects your voice is encouraged -- equipment may include SLR's, DSLR's, point & shoot cameras, instant film or phones.

INSTRUCTOR: Meghan Ireland

DATE & TIME: Six week course, Mondays, July 23- August 27, 2024, 3pm-5pm

As we continue the brisk march into the age of AI, we are challenged to reconsider the ways in which photographs are made and understood within these technological contexts. Artificial Intelligence is positioned to uproot not only the traditions of photography, but it's very identity as a medium and a means of visual communication. This online workshop will survey this burgeoning history found at the intersections of photography and AI. Over the course of 4 sessions, we will review a diverse range of photographic projects made with artificial intelligence. Alongside this visual tour, we will

In this six-session online workshop, you will be guided through your photobook's conception, creation, and completion via a print-on-demand (POD) self-publishing platform. In preparation, you should have an idea or subject for your photobook and gather a selection of jpg images you envision including. To begin, we will examine a book's structure and examples of classic and contemporary photobooks. Through weekly presentations, discussion of each project, and assignments, you will work to refine your idea (the why, what, and who); edit and sequence images; identify/compose text; and make

Urban night photography is a popular way of expanding a skyline portfolio and a person's skill set. Photographing the world at night portraits our surroundings quite literally in a very different light and usually mundane places like bridges, buildings and streets become colorful displays. Time and motion recorded in long exposures add intrigue and a dimension not usually seen in still photography. Urban night photos require a balance of highlights from a multitude of sources and deep shadows, which becomes a rewarding challenge needing different approaches compared to naturally moonlit scenes

This online workshop will dive into the process of generating a new body of work through the appropriation and repurposing of pre-existing archives.

These archives may be work that you have created, but want to utilize in a new way or work that you have never published, but want to revisit.

We will also investigate ways to use family photos, and appropriated images to produce a project that is personal to you and your vision.

What you will do:

-Find a through line via research or visual interest (conceptual ideas and what is the new narrative).

-Exploring tools for

Why write about photography? Just as an image frames a visual viewpoint, analytic writing offers context and perspective, influencing how we see. Learn to view and write about photography more critically in this online workshop with What Will You Remember editors Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy. Before Session I, participants will be given a few short samples of writing about photography which will be integrated into a two-hour, didactic slide presentation and discussion. Following this in-depth guide to clear and creative writing practices that apply to art reviews, artist statements and grant

Why write about your photography? Aren't your pictures supposed to say it all? Ideally, but written cues can offer viewers helpful entry points into your work. If you exhibit your work, artist statements, project statements and biographies are necessities. If you are applying for an artist residency, a grant or a call for entry, writing eloquently will illuminate the intention and process that sparked your imagery. The bottom line is, effective communication elevates your work. In our first session of the course, we explain best practices for starting and maintaining successful writing habits