Mini-Port Reviews!

Slowexposures is going to offer MINI–PORTFOLIO REVIEWS on Saturday, September 13^th from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.  Each reviewer will have four slots open on the first come first serve basis.  Each slot will be 25 minutes long, just as it is in the full review, but you will pay for one review and have a choice to bring anywhere from a few work samples, up to 20. (Time Slots will be assigned as available.) The cost is $65 per slot.  The photographers will have a choice of the reviewer(s).  The deadline for registering is midnight Friday the 13^th. 

If you are interested go to the Slowexposures.org/Mini-Port Reviews, choose the reviewer, and follow up with the payment. 

The reviewers are:

Brie Castell, owner and chief curator of Castell Photography Gallery in Ashville, NC; Alexa Dilworth, the publishing director and senior editor at the Center for Documentary Studies, at Duke University; Dennis Kiel, chief curator at The Light Factory Contemporary Museum of Photography and Film; Anna Fay, photography consultant and former adjunct professor at the Portfolio Center; Kevin Miller, director of the Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona Beach, Florida; Rob McDonald, photographer, and associate dean and a professor of English and Fine Arts at Virginia Military Institute.

Student Show Selections

Georgia Students -- keep an eye on your email inbox -- by tomorrow night you will receive email notification concerning the selections for the Student Show at SlowExposures.

Good luck to all who entered!

Also -- beginning soon are posts about all of the activities during SlowExposures. To preplan your time -- please visit the website Schedule of Events.

The 2013 Student Show is still open for entries. So kids, hit us with your best photo of "The Natural World".
What does that mean?
You tell us!

One thing to remember, though when you're getting your submission ready: the photos need to be sized to 5" x 7" at 300 dpi. This might be larger than what your phone/camera is set to shoot at normally, so check your settings.

Submission deadline is quickly approaching- August 25. So get your submissions in soon!


 

Photo Club Potluck at SlowExposures

 

Be a part of a new SlowExposures tradition -- the Second Saturday Photo Club Potluck.

 

Any photo club -- one member or all -- come bring a dish to share and meet other photographers at the SlowExposures exhibit. SlowExposures will provide the drinks and paper products.

 

Enjoy the relaxed, "after hours" atmosphere.

 

Meet other local photographers in the exhibit.

 

View the SlowExposures exhibit.

 

View the Student Show.

 

View the special exhibit honoring our friend and fellow photographer, Paul Conlan.

 

Saturday, September 28 at 6pm come to the Strickland Building in Concord, Georgia.

 

Let's have a dialogue to learn more about juried shows, fine art photography, and the behind the scenes acitivities that bring the show to life!

Photographers Selected for SlowExposures 2013

Nearly 850 images were submitted. Our jurors, Rob McDonald and Kevin Miller, made their 66 selections. Below is a list of the photographers you will see in the 2013 exhibition. Congratulations to them.

SlowExposures thanks each and every one of the photographers who took the time to submit their work. Without the photographers -- there would not be a show.

Scott Allen, Saluda, NC

Rhonda Harris Baines, Chevy Chase, MD

 Angelina Bellebuono, Rutledge, GA

 Phil Bisesi, Pittsboro, NC

Matt Bower, Atlanta, GA

Todd Brantley, Raleigh, NC

Lucinda Bunnen, Atlanta, GA

Teri Darnell

Bob Delevante, Nashville, TN

McNair Evans, San Francisco, CA

Marquita Schneider Foster, Peachtree City, GA

Michael Foster, Oxford, MS

Kenny Gray, West Point, GA

Steffanie Halley, Oklahoma City, OK

Valerie Hayes, Palmetto, GA

Sue Henry, Nolensville, TN

Ben Hillyer, Natchez, MS

Mary Shannon Johnstone, Cary, NC

Judy Lampert, Atlanta, GA

Tara Lee, Birmingham, AL

Renee Lowery, Farview, TN

Ann Dinwiddle Madden, Bay St. Louis, MS

Sam Mitchell, Thomaston, GA

 Ann Moller, Atlanta, GA

Tracy Moore, Warner Robbins, GA

Frank Myers, Raleigh, NC

Mike Nalley, Dallas, GA

Dale Niles, Fayetteville, GA

Don Norris, Hattiesburg, MS

Susan Perry, Fayetteville, GA

Mary Quin, Jackson, MS

Jared Ragland, Birmingham, AL

Donna Rosser, Fayetteville, GA

Caroline Rumley, Atlanta, GA

Alan Schrank, Norcross, GA

Rick Smith, Nashville, TN

Vinson Smith, Jonesboro, GA

Tricia Stearns, Peachtree City, GA

John Sumner, Atlanta, GA

Melonie Tharpe, Atlanta

Gloria Treadway, Griffin, GA

Meryl Truett, Savannah, GA

David Voggenthaler, Atlanta, GA

DB Waltrip, Pensacola, FL

Bruce West, Springfield, MO

Lara Williams, Cartersville, GA

Susan Wilson, Peachtree City, GA

Joanna Knox Yoder, Laurel, MD

Photography 101

© Jon Dean



Photography 101
Discover the Magic with Sara Keith
Presented by Sara Keith of Atlanta's Showcase School of Photography

SlowExposures is pleased to present Photography 101 for the amateur photographer who, having been inspired by the awesome photography on exhibit at the show and satellite shows, wants to enter SlowExposures 2014 or just wants to improve on family and vacation photographs.

Popular Showcase School instructor, Sara Keith, will walk you through fun exercises on topics such as:

• the basics: memory cards, batteries, and card readers
• how to hold your camera
• focusing
• shooting modes and menu options
• intro to advanced functions: white balance, aperture, shutter, and exposure
• how to take better portraits and landscape shots (all the rules!)
• hands-on practice in and around Stricklands using your new skills!

Bring your digital camera (any digital camera/any brand) and camera manual.
Photography 101 with Sara Keith will be offered on Saturday, September 28 at 10:00am. The Fee for this workshop is $30.00.

 

CLICK HERE to sign up for this amazing opportunity!

 

 

 

Photography 102

© Steve Miller



Photography 102
Taking it to the next level

presented by Sara Keith of Atlanta's Showcase School of Photography

Sara Keith takes SlowExposure fans to the next level of their photography in Photography 102! Building on basic camera and photography skills, students can expect to learn more about the magical possibilities of image making.

Sara will lead you through topics including:

• advanced composition
• quality vs. quantity of light
• night photography and "painting with light"
• all about lenses -- "panning" and "zoom bursts"
• shooting RAW
• meterng modes and getting a perfect exposure
• much more!

Bring your digital camera (any digital camera/any brand) and camera manual.

Photography 102 with Sara Keith will be offered on Saturday, September 28 at 2:00pm. The fee for this amazing opportunity is $30.00.

 

Click this LINK to sign up today

 

 

Sara received her first digital camera from her grandfather when she was twelve years old. What started as an after-school hobby became her life. She recently received her BFA in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a minor in Film and Television. Her personal work ranges from video installations to pet photography. She is an animal lover, food lover, and traveler. 

In addition to teaching and assignment work, Sara works with Jackson Fine Art and the Woodruff Arts Center.