A Shared Value:
The Invisible Bond Behind the Family Photograph
8-Week *Hybrid Remote/In-Person* Course
Instructed by
Seth Adam Cook, Manifest Scholar in Residence
Schedule:
Mondays and Tuesdays, 6:30-8pm
January 11 – March 2, 2020
Registration Deadline: January 8, 2021
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Description:
Whenever we pour over our family photos, it’s natural to consider ideas of memory and love. If we give it just a little bit more thought, these pictures can even become opportunities to identify, understand, and—perhaps—empathize with so much more than the depicted subjects. Photographs of our nearest and dearest, of our history, can easily lead us to consider consequential issues including time, space, and class—even when the person behind the camera had no such motives.
Now, just imagine what a family photo might communicate to relatives when the photographer actually makes provisions of these potentials!
This virtual course will explore the formal relationships in your photos, your connections to your equipment (cameras and smartphones), the conceptual notions of family dynamics and resemblance, and the family photograph’s role in fine art photography.
Over the 8 weeks of this course, we’ll investigate:
- The difference the family as fine art vs the family as “stock imagery”
- Familiarity with your equipment (manual controls/settings, apps, and editing tools)
- Important questions that can guide artistic decisions in non-artistic situations
- The vital role of light and shadow in creating tone in your photography
- Adobe Lightroom &/or the Darkroom
- Critique strategies that even your mom who’s never been impressed by your interest in art will understand
Fee:
$325
Minimum Enrollment: 4
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Materials list:
- Fully-operational DSLR or SLR Camera*
- A desktop or laptop Computer (ideally with at least an i5 Core Processor)
- Adobe Lightroom
- Zoom
*If working with film we might also encourage the following:
- 8-12 Rolls B/W Film of Choice (recommend that at least half of film be 400 ISO)
- Negative Pages for Sleeving Film
- RC - Multigrade Black and White Paper, 8”x10”/ 25 Sheets (minimum)
Level of Study:
This class is suggested for individuals with some photographic experience. Basic knowledge of film processing and photo printing are expected if working with film.
Questions? Please contact the Drawing Center Coordinator, Adam Mysock at mysock@manifestdrawingcenter.org with any questions about this list and/or course.
LOCATION:
This class will be a hybrid of online meetings (likely held via Zoom) and a few in-person meetings (at our Walnut Hills studio – 656 East McMillan, 45206). The instructor will work with students to determine the most productive type of meeting for the evolution of the course work. He will communicate the schedule for each meeting well in advance and in accordance with developing recommendations of healthcare professionals.
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Seth Cook
Seth Cook
About the instructor:
Seth Adam Cook (b. 1993) is an artist born and raised in the Bayou Teche region of south-central Louisiana. He completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2016 and holds an M.F.A. degree in Photography from Indiana University, Bloomington.
While working towards his Master’s, he worked as an Assistant Instructor in Photography from 2017-2020. His interest in teaching centers on having students learn how to use photography as an extention of their creativity in a world dominated by social media and the instant sharing of images. In 2018 he gained recognition as a HASTAC scholar (Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory) for his experimentation with laser-cutting technology, the results of which were presented at the Institute for Digital Arts and Humanities 2019 Spring Symposium.
Most recently, he achieved recognition in Lenscratch's Top 25 to Watch list, as part of their 2020 Student Prize.
Seth was awarded on of two Manifest Scholar-in-Residence positions for 2020-2021.
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