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Time to Learn

  

The time was summer, 2014. The place, my cousin’s barn in Ohio. I was with my Mom and siblings visiting my Dad’s side of the family, many of whom are Amish. We were getting a tour of the barn, one I had run through with my cousins as a kid, and here was this one day old jersey calf. My cousin’s son, showing off a bit, went and got a bottle to feed the calf. My iPhone out and ready, I was able to capture the moment. One of my favorite photographs, ever.

That’s what I love about the iPhone camera… It’s there when you need it, it’s unobtrusive, and it captures great images.

Are you ready to learn how to use your iOS or Android camera to take great photos? Want to begin to explore editing with apps? My next workshop series kicks off this coming Saturday, with an intro course: 

Mobile Photography 1: Introduction for iOS and Android Devices
The Arts Center, Corvallis, Oregon
February 13, 2016, 1pm to 4pm
Workshop description here
Register here

  
If you live farther away, I have one day workshops coming up in April in Hillsboro, OR and August at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology on the Oregon Coast that you may be interested in traveling to. See my upcoming workshop schedule here.

Or, of course, there is always my book! Art with an iPhone: A Photographer’s Guide to Creating Altered Realities is shipping now and covers similar material as my workshop series. 

Either way, I’ve got you covered if you want to learn! 

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Composition Workshop in January – Register Now

I’m so excited to bring you a brand new workshop in January!

Have you been wanting to improve your photography? To create more interesting images from the world around you? It all starts with composition.

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I believe improving your composition skills is the single most important thing you can do to improve your photography, with any type of camera. But, composition can be really hard to get your mind wrapped around. That’s why I’ve developed simple strategy to help you create compelling compositions in your photographs without worrying about a list of do’s and don’t’s.

And the Corvallis Library is sponsoring a workshop, free to the public, where you can learn this strategy!

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Out of the Box: A New Composition Strategy for Creating Compelling Photographs
Corvallis Public Library, Main Meeting Room, Corvallis, Oregon
January 16, 2016, 1pm to 4pm
Workshop details here
Workshop is FREE! Register by calling 541-766-6793 or email askalibrarian@corvallisoregon.gov

Register early, space is limited.

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And if you aren’t close enough to attend? I’ve got resources to learn about composition available for you too:

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Just One Week to Workshop

Are you wanting to take great photos with your smartphone? I’ll teach you the secrets of capturing great photographs and simple photo editing techniques to make them stand out from the crowd. 

Join me in Corvallis, Oregon in the afternoon on Saturday, September 12 with your iPhone or Android phone, and you’ll learn some skills. More details and registration links are available here.

Today I’m sharing some recent images of my kitties, created using my iPhone and the techniques and apps you will learn in the workshop. These are a great example of the immediacy the phone camera enables in my imagery. If I had to run off and get my big camera, these images would not exist. 

   
   

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Registration is open for Fall Workshops!

I know it’s the heat of summer, but fall will be here before you know it. (Don’t tell my son, he’s getting too much pleasure from sleeping in.) My fall mobile photography workshops will fill up before you know it, too! Registration is now open for my workshops from September to November. A workshop is the perfect thing to do while you wait for my book to arrive!

Mobile Photography 1: Introduction
Corvallis, Oregon
September 12, 2015 or October 10, 2015
1pm to 4pm

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Learn to capture great photographs with your smartphone or tablet. You always have your mobile device with you, right? Why not make it your primary camera! In this half-day course, you’ll learn how to get the most out of your device’s camera along with the basics of creative photo editing. Whether you want to take nice photographs of your family and friends to share online or begin to create photographic art, you’ll be making photographs you are proud to share in no time! The class will be taught for both iOS and Android devices, and no prior photography experience is necessary.

Cost is $40+apps. Register here.

Mobile Photography 2: Artistic Alterations
Corvallis, Oregon
November 14, 2015
1pm to 4pm

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Take your photographs into a whole new realm! Explore the possibilities of creating interesting and unique art by altering photographs on your iPhone or iPad. In this half-day workshop you will learn the secrets of sequencing and blending apps to create art with depth and interest from your photographs. By the end, you will be creating images as unique as you are! The class will be taught for iOS devices running the latest version of iOS.

Prerequisite: Mobile Photography 1, Intro to Mobile Photography or Intro to iPhoneography

Cost is $40+apps. Register here.

Will you be joining me this fall? I’d love to see you in class!

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Registration is Open!

Registration is now open for a new mobile photography workshop series I’m doing in the spring. Take a look and register soon, because there are already people signing up and last fall these classes filled up to capacity.

I’ve been loving the half day workshops, where you get enough information to go off and play but not enough to be overwhelmed. This series builds from basic photography to artistic edits to advanced techniques, giving you a few weeks in between workshops to practice with the material so you can absorb it better. There is something new for everyone in this series, even if you’ve taken one of my Intro or Smartphone Art workshops before.

If you don’t live close enough to take advantage of the series, never fear! All of this content will be in my book (coming out next year!) and I’d love to teach the 1 or 2-day versions of the series, known as Smartphone Art, in a town near you. Drop me a note!

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Mobile Photography 1: Introduction
Corvallis, Oregon
March 7, 2015
1pm to 4pm

Learn to capture great photographs with your smartphone or tablet. You always have your mobile device with you, right? Why not make it your primary camera! In this half-day course, you’ll learn how to get the most out of your device’s camera along with the basics of creative photo editing. The class will be taught for both iOS and Android devices, and no prior photography experience is necessary. (Note: This is the same class as Intro to Mobile Photography, offered last fall at The Arts Center, and Intro to iPhoneography, offered through Corvallis Parks and Rec.)

Cost is $40+apps. Register through The Arts Center.

Mobile Photography 2: Artistic Alterations
Corvallis, Oregon
April 11, 2015
1pm to 4pm

Explore the possibilities of creating interesting and unique art by altering photographs on your iPhone or iPad. In this half-day workshop you will learn the secrets of sequencing and blending apps to create art with depth and interest from your photographs. The class will be taught for iOS devices running the latest version of iOS.

Prerequisite: Mobile Photography 1, Intro to Mobile Photography or Intro to iPhoneography

Cost is $40+apps. Register through The Arts Center.

Mobile Photography 3: Advanced Blending
Corvallis, Oregon
May 9, 2015
1pm to 4pm

Blending is where the magic happens! This half-day workshop will dive deep into the methods and sequences to create incredibly interesting effects through blending multiple photographs, backgrounds and textures. The class will be taught for iOS devices running the latest version of iOS.

Prerequisite: Mobile Photography 1 & 2 or Smartphone Art

Cost is $40+apps. Register through The Arts Center.

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Smartphone Art Workshop in two weeks!

I’m getting excited… my “Smartphone Art Weekend” is just two weeks away! I’ve added a second day of material to the Smartphone Art workshop, going deeper into advanced editing and blending techniques. You know, the ones where you say, “How did you DO that, Kat?” All my secrets will be revealed! It’s going to be a good time.

Smartphone Art 1 & 2
October 11 & 12, 2014
Sequoia Gallery + Studios
Hillsboro, OR
Cost is $95+apps per day, register through Sequoia

New students can register for both days or the first day, Smartphone Art 1, only. Returning Smartphone Art students can register for the second day, Smartphone Art 2. The classes build on each other, so Smartphone Art 1 (the original one-day class) is a prerequisite for Smartphone Art 2.

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You will be amazed at what you can create, just with an iOS device. Come join me for some mobile photography fun!

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