Photographers interested in learning how to create B&W or color images combining strong elements of both content and design should consider joining Norman for a week in beautiful Midcoast Maine. Students concentrate on developing both visual and technical skills as well as how to utilize these skills while working in various environments and lighting conditions. Class begins with a study of relevant themes throughout the history of photography, investigating how the design and composition of a photograph support the interpretation of the content. Discussions also include how a working method can affect and control the overall image. Students practice how to prepare for a shoot in the field. By the end of the week students are able to photograph people and events in complex three-dimensional scenes, where various picture planes relate to the composition of the photograph as a whole. Daily assignments are geared to provide participants with an intensive working experience incorporating the fundamental elements of good design. Frequent critiques of student work in progress are held in combination with slide lectures concerning formal problems for the photographer and how these have been resolved by others.
Norman Mauskopf is the recipient of a W. Eugene Smith Fellowship and has had four photography books published by Twin Palms Publishers. The most recent, Descendants, focuses on the Hispanic community of northern New Mexico. His previous books include A Time Not Here, which focused on African-American culture in rural Mississippi; Dark Horses, which documented the world of thoroughbred horse racing; and Rodeo, which captured the life of professional rodeo cowboys. Norman's photographs have been included in solo and group exhibitions including two shows at the Visa Pour L'Image Festival in Perpignan, France. He has worked for a variety of magazine and corporate clients and has been a dedicated photographic educator for thirty years.
To see samples of Norman's work please visit his website at www.normanmauskopf.com.
He is represented by Verve Gallery of Photography in Santa Fe, New Mexico at www.vervegalleryofphotography.com.
