We are excited to announce our November Program!
Wednesday, November 18th 7-9:30pm
Harold Ross presents
"Sculpting with Light: A Transformative Process"
{Note date change due to Thanksgiving}
Free to Members! | Guests $39
Join noted photographer Harold Ross for a presentation of his Sculpting with Light process, a technique that he has been perfecting for 30 years. (Yes, that's right! Harold used light painting on transparency film, before Photoshop existed!) He will show you how his photographic methods using the technique of light painting can transform the ordinary into the remarkable. Harold will explain the tools needed, the advantages of light painting, and the Six Principles of Light that he feels are essential to mastering lighting. He’ll also touch on the amazing power of enhancing dimension and depth through specialized (yet simple) masking techniques in Photoshop. These masking methods, which Harold teaches in his workshops, are akin to painting and drawing, and are not taught as photographic techniques anywhere else. Harold will be using his images to convey the transformative nature of his image-making process, which allows one to transform an ordinary subject into something remarkable! This will be an information-packed program. Be prepared to be inspired! See Harold’s work at: www.haroldrossfineart.com See Harold’s blog, with lots of technical information on Light Painting at: www.haroldrossfineart.wordpress.com
Bio
Harold’s 40-year photographic career began in fine art (he has a degree in fine art photography from MICA) and as a teacher. He then owned (for 30 years) a commercial studio producing images for advertising. For the last decade, Harold has returned to his roots, now concentrating entirely on fine art photography as well as teaching. For the last 30 years, he has specialized in Light Painting, a technique involving "painting" the light over a long time exposure. Harold refers to his image-making process as “Sculpting with Light”. His work mainly involves still life, but he also makes photographs of larger subjects as well as landscapes (shot at night of course). His large scale color work has been exhibited, collected, and published in the U.S. and internationally in Photo China Magazine, Medium Format Magazine, the Italian magazine Progresso Fotografico, Ukraine Photographer, and The Journal of the Royal Photographic Society in England, among others. Here at home, his work was featured in LensWork #93, #121 and #137, and Professional Photographer Magazine, Digital Photographer, and Popular Photography, among many others. Also, his work was recently featured in a LensWork Monograph. Digital publications include The New York Times LENS blog, Boing Boing, aCurator, LENSCRATCH, Colossal, Photigy, Luminous Landscape, and more. In 2011, Harold was invited to participate in an exhibition of landscape photography in Inner Mongolia, China along with 10 other American and 20 Chinese photographers. He was also chosen as one of four photographers to exhibit in the inaugural FRESH exhibition at the prestigious Klompching Gallery in New York. Harold is influenced by the work of Wynn Bullock, W. Eugene Smith and Irving Penn. He is also influenced by the paintings of Rembrandt, Carravaggio and Willem Kalf. Gallery representation: Susan Spiritus Gallery, CA., and High Noon Gallery, Beijing. Harold lives in Lancaster County, PA, with his wife Vera and their two Basenjis, where he produces images and teaches workshops in his image-making process.
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