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March 5th, 9am-1pm
$75
Bob Carey
In this 4-hour workshops participants will learn easy and inexpensive methods to effectively capture small objects or products to use for social media, blogging and documentation. Proper lighting, tethering, color balance and use of basic equipment will be covered as well as a simple demonstration of a still life. Bring your own digital camera.
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Exploring the Art of Self Portraiture
March 6, 10am-4pm
$110
Bob Carey
Self-portraiture can open a new world of self-expression and introspection. In this one-day workshop, participants will be shown different ways to use their equipment to effectively photograph themselves in a variety of situations. Exercises and workshop time will be devoted to hands on shooting and sharing. Bring your own digital camera.
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Bob Carey Artist Statement
Photographing myself began as a form of self-therapy and evolved into changing my appearance with a piece of pink fabric – hairy body exposed – exploring the contexts of identity and nonconformity. Following recent changes in my life, environmental as well as emotional, I began work on a new series titled Ballerina. This series provided a platform for that which I felt had to be expressed. I wanted to share my vulnerability, my sadness, my sense of isolation, as was well as my playfulness and sense of humor. Initially, I chose isolated, graphic backdrops, which provided symmetry to my work. Within this symmetry and precision I felt a sense of control among emotional chaos. As the project unfolded, I selected locations that were more public, with audiences whose reactions range from laughter to fear. They wonder, is this man dangerous or just funny? When asked why I wear a tutu – for as a man my size this was not normal – I explain my thoughts and some understand. Those that needed normalcy tell me to leave, put my clothes back on – some have even spat derogatory comments at me. But this is what it is about – exposing myself, facing my vulnerabilities.
My experiences with this project have been amazing. I have been asked to pose with police officers in Atlantic City; asked to leave a park because it was the end of the day for a nearby elementary school; and even had my van searched by a K9 officer. The stories are endless. I strive to capture a range of emotions with my work. The locations that were selected lend themselves to my objective. When I put myself in the public eye, I open myself to their experience of me. I use this to challenge and inspire myself. |
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