Photographic Center Northwest Newsletter - July 23, 2008

Interested in adding a twist of photography to your summer?

There is still time!

Fundamentals of C-Printing--- August 2

Fine Art Digital Printing: Black & White--- August 4-25

Fundamentals of On-Camera and Studio Flash--- August 16

Graphic Design Applications--- August 16

The Fine Art of Animal Photography--- August 23

Photoshop Basics---- August 23-24

Know a high school student looking for a creative summer outlet? There is still room available in the following youth workshop:

Finding Your Vision Photographing the Streets of Seattle--- Aug 12-14 & 19-21

Visit our website for full workshop descriptions and registration options:

Dreaming of Paris in the fall? Warm beaches of Thailand in the winter? Travel abroad with PCNW on one of these amazing travel workshop:

Vision Paris w/Claire Garoutte
September 1-10,2008

Spend ten days in Paris, discovering your personal photographic vision as you explore the City of Lights. Start with the principles of seeing photographically: perspective, quality of light, element of time, and visual emphasis. Enjoy the insider’s tour of the city, as Claire Garoutte leads daily walks through the street of Paris. Refine your photographic vision with group critiques and discussion; Claire will also help students with portfolio development. A Projects and Goals class will be offered at PCNW in the fall quarter, if you wish to continue printing and editing your work from this workshop.

Thailand Through the Lens w/Patricia Ridenour

January 26-February 8,2009

In this new and exciting travel workshop offering, PCNW faculty member Patricia Ridenour will lead students on a 14-day tour through Thailand, revealing an amazing country full of rich visual imagery. She will be teaching travel photography from every aspect of the medium - portraiture, landscape, fine art and architecture to still life, dance, editorial, and night photography. Patricia is passionate about helping photographers find their unique visual voice and take their work to the next level. She will discuss concept, light, exposure, composition, color temperature, and how to be ready for the decisive moment. An itinerary designed to maximize site access for best light and model releases obtained from professional Thai dancers are among the examples of how this workshop has been designed with the photographer in mind. This workshop has been designed in collaboration with Imprint Tours: visit their website at www.imprinttours.com for a full itinerary and detailed workshop information.

Looking ahead towards fall? Fall quarter 2008 begins Wednesday, September 24th. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for our fall schedule, to be posted later this summer.

Travel Workshop Highlight :

Patricia Ridenour,
PCNW faculty member and instructor for our upcoming travel workshop
Thailand Through the Lens,
speaks about her experiences abroad:
I woke just before dawn, leaving the guesthouse with little more than my cameras and a quick cafecito in my belly. There was no specific destination in mind just the crisp air and beautiful light of the early morning hours in Cusco. Walking from our barrio of Santiago towards the central market, I watched groups of women talking excitedly over tarps full of carne, naranjas, hierbas sharing cups of tea as their breath rose like collective smoke. Walking on through quiet cobblestone streets, I felt the polished stone beneath my feet and meditated on the centuries lived in those narrow calles and the hidden courtyards beyond.

As the sun rose higher, shadows and silhouettes played on the streets and the surrounding walls. I reveled in the shifting light and its illuminated figures. With each quiet click of its shutter, my old Canonet rangefinder paid tribute to this peaceful space and the visions realized within. Exploring the path on a literal and symbolic level, this workshop opened a space within which to question and refine my artistic process. A space to reconnect with this deep and lasting desire to translate a visual understanding of moments captured within the frame of a 35mm negative...

Gallery News :

Please Ring Bell Awards Announced
Juror: Rod Slemmons,
Director Museum of Contemporary Photography,
Columbia College Chicago

Award Winners:

First Place--- $1000---Sally Ketcham, WA
Second Place---$750---Victoria Veenstra, MI
Third Place---$500---Peter Prusinowski, PA

Honorable Mentions:

Evan Baden, MN
Rachel Papo, NY
Marie Sauvaitre, NY
Sara Sudhoff, TX

We are happy to announce that Scott Lawrimore of Lawrimore Project in Seattle, WA will be the juror of our Members Show in December 2008. Call for entries will be posted on our website in September. Keep Posted!

BOOK CALL FOR ENTRIES, PCNW Exhibit in Print 2007- 2008

Photographic Center Northwest is excited to announce the launch of our second annual photographic book publication. As an organization dedicated to advancing the study, practice, and appreciation of fine art and documentary photography it is part of our mission to promote the work of established and emerging artists. We would like to invite you to submit your photography for consideration. PCNW is proud to showcase the work of our talented students and faculty. Entries will be juried by PCNW representatives and edited by Ann Pallesen, PCNW Gallery Director and curator. This publication will be available to the public as well as donated for placement in major museums and educational institutions nationwide.

HOW TO ENTER:

- All class and workshop students from Fall Quarter 2007 through Spring Quarter 2008 are eligible to participate. PCNW Certificate alumni and faculty are also eligible.

- Submit a CD with jpegs formatted for a PC.

- You can submit up to 10 images. (no entry fee)

- The work submitted may either be taken during or outside of your class within the last year.

- The images can be related or un-related.

- Jpegs must be 300 dpi and approximately 10 inches or 3000 pixels in the longest dimension. The scans need to be final spotted scans, ready for use.

- Each jpeg must be titled with the correlating letter to match the entry form, the photographer’s name, the title of the image, and the year taken for example: A_JohnDoe_Untitled_2007.jpg)

- You may include an artist statement on the CD. The CD and CD case must be labeled with the photographer's name.

Deadline: Must be received by Monday, July 28, 2008, 9 p.m.

Entry form (pdf).