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Photography workshop participants
Date published: 5/22/2008
On a recent Saturday morning, three aspiring high school photographers ventured downtown with Free Lance-Star photographer Chris Wehling to learn more about the art of taking pictures as part of a work-shop sponsored by the Panta Rhei Project. This week's it! features some of the highlights from the workshop.
ABOUT PANTA RHEI
The Panta Rhei Project is a nonprofit studio associated with the Fredericksburg Athenaeum, dedicated to teaching, promoting and providing a safe outlet for young artists.
For more information on upcoming Panta Rhei events, visit pantarheiproject.com.
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SARAH MANN
This scene is in a small garden around a tree. I actually was trying to get the camera to focus on the flowers, rather than the metal thing, but it turned out to be a very nice shot.
Chris' comments: The contrast between the living and the man-made make this a photograph. I also like how the foreground element mimics the flowers behind it.
My favorite part of the class was getting to lie on the ground--and getting to ask everyone if they wanted to be photographed. This was outside of a smoothie/ice cream shop downtown, and I got on the ground for it. I asked the couple in the background for permission before I took the picture, of course.
Chris' comments: Creating a sense of depth is one way of making better photographs. In this frame, there are elements in the foreground, middle ground and background, forcing the eye to stay with the photograph for a longer period of time. |
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KENDRA NEAL
This picture was of a dish of ice water outside Sammy T's for the dogs passing by or waiting for their owners to finish their meals at the outside seating area.
It was more of just a random shot (that turned out pretty cool, I thought). I was thinking that it kind of captured what a typical hot, sunny day would be like through a dog's point of view and how good that water must look after running with their owners down Caroline Street. I also liked the textures of the ice floating in the water.
Chris' comment: This frame is simple, yet it works due to its shapes and texture.
I love taking pictures of people because if you take the pictures right and you look in their eyes, they tell a story.
This picture was also at the outside seating area of Sammy T's. We came across a mother and father with their three children, and the little girl was standing near them, playing with the chain that surrounded the tables--however, you can't see it in the shot because she let it go after we started taking pictures of them.
I wanted to try to capture any kind of moment between them, which I luckily caught, and the little girl just helped add to the moment because she was just too cute.
Chris' comments: People always make for interesting photographs. Here the background is a little distracting, but the moments make up for it.
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HANNAH MANN
I liked taking pictures of people. Almost everyone we asked was nice. This picture was of a guy at a cigar shop with his expensive dog. He actually volunteered his dog to be photographed.
Chris' comments: I always like to deal with threes and thirds when it comes to photography. Furthermore, there is also a little bit of mystery with this one--the viewer wants to know more.
This one was of this lady in a sort of old-fashioned dress, and I thought it was framed pretty well.
Chris' comments: This is a nice portrait. I like the pattern of the right side of the frame that leads you to the woman. The strong vertical lines help this one as well.
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Date published: 5/22/2008
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