Description:
How do such Masters of the Portrait as Annie Leibovitz achieve their success? This workshop will explore the various aspects of the Portrait in Photography.

This workshop will include numerous aspects of approach, execution and postproduction with examples from the instructor's 35 years in photography shown.  Approach will include discussion about preproduction, scouting, choosing a location, previsualization, and attention to details.  Execution will explore how to dispel judgment and make the subject comfortable, with a focus on moving into the moment.  We will discuss composition and simple lighting technique, using one light and reflectors.

Studio portrait lighting will not be demonstrated at this time, though principles demonstrated will apply.  This demonstration will apply to the location portrait aimed at all photographers at all skill levels who may not have sophisticated lighting equipment.

Post-production will touch upon Photoshop tools that can enhance the final effect.  We will not be going to go into this in-depth, as the intent of the course will be how to avoid the common mistakes in approach and maximizing success regardless of the situation.  The instructor will also tailor the workshop to individual questions and problem solving as time allows.

Presented as a Lecture-Style Workshop:
Affordable workshops designed to introduce a subject quickly and efficiently. Students can take notes from the instructor's projected computer screen, and/or bring their own computer to follow along.

Instructor:
Stephen Collector began a career as a freelance photographer in 1975, for the most part, self-taught. Collector freelances for a number of magazines and periodicals, among them: Esquire, Men’s Journal, German Geo, Outside, Wilderness, Fast Company, Forbes, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and the High Country News to name a few.  
 
His Book, Law of the Range: Portraits of Old-Time Brand Inspectors was published by Clark City Press, Livingston, Montana, designed by Eleanor Caponigro of Santa Fe, and printed by Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, Vermont. The Rocky Mountain Book Publishers Association judged Law of the Range runner-up as the best Art book of 1992.Photographs form this project appeared in the book, Cowboy: The Enduring Myth of the Wild West which earned best black and white book series award in Communication Arts Photography Annual in 1984. He has also appeared in Communication Arts Photography Annual for self-promotion.  
 
The Rocky Mountain Book Publishers Association judged Law of the Range runner-up as the best Art book of 1992. In 2009 work was included in the show, Shooting the West at the Arvada Center and his portraits of Ditch Riders appeared at the Dairy Center of the Arts in the Ditch Project Exhibition curated by Elizabeth Black.

BDA Member Cost: $50.00 ($60.00 after Wednesday, April 07, 2010)
Non Member Cost: $70.00 ($80.00 after Wednesday, April 07, 2010)
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