Making photographs in Far Away Places

with Aline Smithson

A Nobechi Creative Exclusive

Three Sundays, April 21st, 28th, May 5th

11:00 AM CDT / 12:00 PM EDT / 9:00 AM PDT

 

OVERVIEW:

This three-session webinar is designed to help photographers consider new ways of creating work when traveling to places far from home. The first two sessions will help give participants a tool belt of ideas to help take the work beyond classic travel photographs, exploring concepts that can expand the ways one can go beyond simply documenting the experience and creating artful and meaningful work.

This will be a relaxed class where participants can join with a glass of wine and an open mind! Aline will leave time for questions and conversation.

The third session will allow photographers to try out ideas, and share them with the group and ask questions.

SCHEDULE:

The sessions will run on Sundays: April 21st, 28th, and May 5th from 11 am to 12:30 pm CDT on Zoom.

Session One - Sunday, April 21st
Conceptual approaches including lectures on typologies and time

Session Two - Sunday, April 28th
The Photographer as Storyteller

Session Three - Sunday, May 5th
Sharing work

CLASS LEVEL:

For all photographers.

CLASS SIZE:

Limited to 25 students

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Required equipment:

  • Computer/Tablet (Viewing on a smartphone is not recommended due to the screen size)

  • Internet Connection

  • Zoom Account (free subscription level is fine)

 

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meet your teacher

Aline Smithson

Aline Smithson is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, editor, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. Her practice examines the archetypal foundations of the creative impulse, and she uses humor and pathos to explore the performative potential of photography. She received a BA in Art from the University of California at Santa Barbara and was accepted into the College of Creative Studies, studying under artists such as William Wegman, Allen Rupersburg, and Charles Garabedian. After a career as a New York Fashion Editor, working alongside some of the greats of fashion photography, Smithson returned to Los Angeles and her own artistic practice.

Testimonials

This truly was a very special workshop. Aline brings a spirit and a sense of creativity that is not only inspiring but very special. Many artists are great photographers; others excel as teachers and mentors. Aline is all of those. She creates an environment where everyone is comfortable opening up/sharing their work, experiences, and perspectives. Look forward to more workshops with Aline and Nobechi Creative.
— Veronica
It was like a kaleidoscope.
Aline’s vast knowledge is sections of pure delight.
She’s an incredible educator who welcomes her students to be open to possibilities. Our own creations experimenting with new tools.
Incredibly talented class
— Anne
Thank you for this stimulating course. I loved it for many reasons. First, I have watched quite a few hour-long webinars given by Aline over the past 4 years and always found her to be very interesting, informative, and fully open to encouraging and accepting many forms of photography today. Her Fugue State book is one of my favorite series of images, and I have admired much of her other work, too, with different creative approaches. When this class was announced, I was excited to have the opportunity to learn from her. The 3-session class was better than an hour webinar, but not so long that I would be committed to a multi-month homework commitment. While I love to travel, I didn’t take the course specifically for travel reasons. The program she presented was full of artists new to me and ways to do work with diptychs and typologies which I had never done before. I appreciate Aline’s frankness, openness, direct, friendly, encouraging manner. I also enjoyed and was very impressed by the other student in the class. Nobechi Creative’s Team organized the class flawlessly with links, reminders, Dropbox links, and quick follow-up with recordings.
Thank you for a terrific and inspiring course.
— Teri
I loved the class. Aline offered a variety of great, unusual ideas for my travel photography and the participants’ work was very enlightening
— Donna