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PROMISE: you will be exhausted,
exhilarated, and inspired to go home and paint after this event! You will
obtain fabulous reference material that can't be gotten any other way, and
you will have the benefit of one-on-one and group time with Julie for
critique and discussion. Come and join us for this unique event in the
beautiful Rocky Mountains!
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* group events in the afternoon and evening will be held at the new Triple
D conference room! |
| Wednesday
6/25/08 |
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Arrive in Kalispell by Wednesday evening, as we
will start early on Thursday morning. |
| Thursday
6/26/08 |
~6:30
AM |
Meet
at the Triple D office and head to the day's location. |
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7:30 AM on |
Photograph
several different animals; go for coffee; return to the conference room for
sketching and critiques |
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Noon |
Lunch break |
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post lunch until 4:30 or 5:00 PM |
- Drawing session from slides, with
assistance/critique (the infamous 2-minute study sketches!!)
- Group critique: participants bring
slides of current work
- Marketing / art discussion (if interest)
- More in-depth drawing / development
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5:30 PM - |
Dinner, either as a
group or separately |
| Friday
6/27/08 |
6:30 AM - 4:30 or 5:00 PM |
similar to Thursday's schedule; we'll continue
each day's in-depth art exercises in a progressive fashion, always
emphasizing drawing and values |
| Saturday
6/28/08 |
6:30 AM - 4:30 or 5:00 PM |
similar to Friday's schedule |
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Sunday 6/29/08 |
6:30 AM - 2:30 or 3:00 PM |
The focus today is on sketching and drawing
only, though we may photograph one species in the morning. We will also debrief the workshop and our learnings. |
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| BEFOREHAND: |
Please
be thoroughly familiar with your camera
and how best to use its settings. Shooting animals - even captive ones in a
controlled setting - can be challenging and require fast responses from both
you and your camera. If any of the following describe you:
- Shoot with an all-in-one digicam rather
than a digital SLR
- Shoot all your images in P (program)
mode and don't understand exposure settings (metering, shutter speed,
aperture)
- Shoot only jpegs, and have no idea why
anyone would want to shoot in RAW format
....then I strongly urge you to read a basic
book on digital photography, such as Scott Kelby's The Digital
Photography Book (only $12 at Amazon), before coming to the workshop. If
you don't, you may wonder why your black bear becomes gray in your
photographs - so take a little time to learn about photography before
attending the workshop.
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| WHAT TO BRING: |
- 3 images of recent paintings on a CD for
group critique and discussion
- Camera gear (see below in "Camera
Gear" for more detail)
- Plenty of memory cards; Julie shoots
with a 12 GB, 8 GB, and 4 GB card always available (and in Camera Raw
format, NOT jpeg!)
- Art gear (see below in "Art Gear"
for more detail)
- Tips for the Triple D staff (they
work their butts off getting us great photography!)
- Lightweight layers - summer mornings and
evenings can be cool in the Rockies.
- Hiking boots or sturdy shoes - we will
have very short walks (50-100 yards) on rough terrain at some of our filming
locations.
- Water bottle, sunscreen, hat
- A sense of humor and a realization that
we are working close to animals and nature...which can mean going behind
a bush to pee during the photo sessions!
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CAMERA GEAR |
- Digital SLR - you can use a
digicam, but most models don't allow you to change important settings
such as exposure and shutter speed.
- Lens - an 80-210 or similar lens
is ideal; I shoot with my 100-400 almost exclusively at Triple D
- Plenty of memory cards - I shoot
with a 12 GB, 8 GB, and 4 GB card always available (and in Camera Raw
format, NOT jpeg!). One winter workshop participant was always in a
panic trying to drain off her card between shoots - don't chance it.
- Extra camera battery - always.
Don't take chances on this.
- Small buttpack pack or vest -
comes in very handy for the cards, lenses, and batteries
- Monopod - very useful to support
the camera during our several-hour shoots
- A spare camera body - a very good
idea!
- Digital wallet or laptop - to
drain off your cards in the evenings
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ART GEAR |
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Exercise |
Materials |
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2 minute sketches |
- LARGE sketchpad, at least 11x14,
and preferably larger (eg, 16x20)
- Dark chalk or conte - NO fussy,
pointy pencils!
- Chalk or conte in a different
color for our "correction minute" after each sketch
- Bring LOTS of paper: we'll do
many 2-minute sketches, as well as longer sketch studies
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Toned-paper exercises |
- 5-7 large (min. 11x14,
preferably larger) pieces of medium-value toned paper (color
doesn't matter)
- Chalk or conte in both black and
white
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Monochrome paintings |
- Black and white in your
preferred medium (acrylic, oil, etc.)
- 3-4 painting supports (min.
11x14, preferably larger) - canvas paper or panels are fine, as
these are exercises, not finished pieces
- Brushes - the larger the better!
I'm notorious for pulling little brushes away from my students
and making them use #8s, #12s, etc.
- If you normally use mediums or
modifiers, bring what you'd like.
Please let me know if you want me to bring solvent to the
workshop (so you can avoid traveling with it)
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| IMPORTANT NOTE: |
Filming
schedule and species offered in the workshop are subject to change, due to
animal health and welfare or to changes in state and federal permits and
regulations. That said, we will do our level best to
provide quality photo and sketch sessions with a variety of exciting and
popular animals! |