Since I started to explore mobile photography and app processing, almost immediately I heard the question: “Kat, are you going to teach a class? I would love one!”
“Not yet,” I would answer, “I’m still learning myself.”
That worked for a while. Now, I am still learning for myself, but the teacher in me just can’t be suppressed. When I love something, I want to share it! So there are a couple of ways I’m reaching out to teach what I’m calling “Smartphone Art.”
As a regular contributor on the Seek Your Course blog this year, I’ll be providing tutorials on Smartphone Art. The first one, Smartphone Art I: Getting good photographs with your smartphone, is available today! You can get a short introduction to taking great photographs with your mobile device.
But, no matter how hard I try, I just can’t squeeze all of the info into a few blog posts, so I’ve got a new workshop in the works!
Smartphone Art will be a one day, on location workshop first held here in Corvallis, Oregon on August 10. You can get all of the details on the workshop here and register here. In the one day, hands-on workshop, we will start with the basics of getting a great photograph using the camera on your mobile device, and by the end of the day you will be combining apps to create unique works of art. Sound fun? Yeah, I think so too. I absolutely can’t wait!! If you don’t live close by, don’t worry, I’m sure this material will eventually makes its way into an eCourse, but I’m inspired to teach it on location first. Contact me to talk about bringing it to your local area.
I’ll also be teaching A Sense of Place as a two-day workshop here in the local area this summer! Join me June 8 and 9 to explore your sense of place through photography. I’m running this workshop a little bit differently since I’m not travelling, with the classroom instruction portion on Saturday morning and then an image review and discussion on Sunday afternoon. Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning will be on your own, “homework” time. It will provide a really great opportunity to learn, practice and integrate the material. You can get all of the details on the workshop here and register here.
As I mentioned yesterday, these workshops are part of my shift to “local” that’s been going on over the last year. I look forward to meeting more of you close to home!
Will be waiting eagerly for the smartphone art course to become an e-course – unless you are planning another UK visit with that as part of the offering! 😀
Another well written and inspiring post. So happy you are finding yet another channel to share your love and skills!
Great post over at Seek Your Course, Kat. I know my iPhone camera can do so much more than I’ve been using it for…mostly quick snapshots when I didn’t have a “real” camera with me. I’m going to look into ProCamera now.
That sounds great, Kat, unless of course that the courses are not local for me 😉
These both look great! I”m really hoping my son decides to attend the University of Oregon next year. I’d love to combine a visit to him in Eugene with a course in Covallis with you! He did get admitted to OSU and liked the campus when we visited, but I think he’s more drawn to U.of O.
Rinda
I have to agree with seabluelee about that post at Seek Your Course. I’ve wondered which app would work on my smart phone and what to look for..and you answered all my questions.