Raffle: Ten Year Retrospective

$1.00 buys you the opportunity to own one of our SlowExposures' artist matted prints.
 

The Raffle will be held Friday, September 21 at 5:00pm during the Reception and Opening of the Ten Year Retrospective Show. This event will be held outdoors at the Whiskey Bonding Barn (weather permitting).

 

The drawing will be held during the reception and the winning numbers posted on each print. Winners must be present to win, and will need to stop by the Raffle area to check their tickets against the winning numbers. 

 

We will have a limited number of prints available for this drawing, however you may choose which print your ticket will be drawn for.

 

There will be a much larger Raffle during the SlowExposures Ball at the R.F. Stricklands building on Sept. 22. The ball is a ticketed event and tickets may be purchased on line at  http://www.slowexposures.org/

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All proceeds  from both Raffles go to this years beneficiary: The Whiskey Bonding Barn in Molena GA.

Photography 101 Workshop

"You could be in next years show"

 

SlowExposures is pleased to present Photography 101 for the amateur photographer who may aspire to be in SlowExposures 2013 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:

1. •The basics:  memory cards and batteries and card readers
   
2. •How to hold your camera
   
3. •Focusing
   
4. •Shooting modes and menu options
   
5. •Intro to advanced functions: White balance, aperture, shutter, exposure
   
6. •How to take BETTER portraits and landscape shots (all the rules!)
   
7. •Hands-on practice in and around the Whiskey Bonding Barn using your new skills!
   

Bring your digital camera (any digital camera/any brand) and camera manual to this fun workshop on how to make the most of your photography!

Photography 101 with Sara Keith will be offered on Saturday, September 29 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at Strickland’s in Concord.

The fee for this workshop is only $25.

Use this link to purchase tickets or just go to Slowexpsures.org and follow the Photography 101 links

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e5xwntmu73fd559f&llr=u5o7g5bab

CNN Feature!

SlowExposures made it to CNN's photo blog today!  Go check it out!

http://cnnphotos.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/29/slow-exposures-celebrating-the-rural-south/

SlowBook Afternoon

(c) Ernesto Bazan

On Sunday, September 23, immediately following the Jurors’ talk, SlowExposures presents SlowBook Afternoon. Participants will have an opportunity to hear a discussion by two entertaining and knowledgeable photographers as they discuss their experiences in publishing photography books. Ernesto Bazan from Veracruz, Mexico and Alabama native, Jerry Siegel will share their knowledge and experience with SlowBook Afternoon attendees. There will also be an opportunity to view and buy photography books published by our faculty and juried-in photographers. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity! Tickets are only $15. Visit our website http://www.slowexposures.org/ to see the schedule of events for SlowBook Afternoon and to purchase tickets.

SlowExposures Ball

The SlowExposures 10th Anniversary Ball

Celebrating Ten Years of Southern Photography

For one magical night, the R.F. Strickland Building of Concord, Georgia will be transformed into an enchanted Southern garden for the SlowExposures 10th Anniversary Ball* on Saturday, September 22, 2012.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of SlowExposures—a juried exhibition of rural Southern photography.

The Ball festivities begin with a cocktail hour at 7:00, followed by dinner and dancing, Wine will be provided with dinner, but guests are encouraged to bring their own wine, beer or cocktails for their table. Live entertainment will be provided by The Regal Brothers, featuring jazz, swing and rock music.

The Ballroom adjoins the photography gallery, allowing all guests to admire this year’s images while having an opportunity to purchase many of them at special prices available only on this particular evening. An exciting raffle event, plus table centerpiece and cocktail contests, are also part of this festive occasion.

Tickets can be purchased individually for $60 each with tables seating eight. Tickets are available at A Novel Experience in Zebulon or by contacting Chris Curry at 770.567.3600, or by visiting our website at www.slowexposures.org.

*Black-tie optional.

Portfolio Review Profile: Kevin Miller

Shadows (c) M. Florkowska

A limited number of Portfolio Review spots is still available.  Register today to guarantee a spot!

The cost is only $300 and you will get 25 minutes with four reviewers, and a free lunch during which you will be able to meet with all the reviewers, review participants and organizers. $300 also includes invitation to the opening reception of the Ten Year Retrospective SlowExposures Exhibit, and a Soirée.

To register go to SlowExposures.org and click on Portfolio Review.

One of our nine reviewers is Kevin Miller. He is the Director of the Southeast Museum of Photography; a public museum located at Daytona State College, in Daytona Beach, Florida.  The museum is one of the largest exclusively photographic institutions in the US. It presents 15 public exhibitions each year including single artist, thematic, vintage, retrospective, and genre themes. The museum maintains a significant permanent collection with strengths in general photographic history, documentary photography and contemporary photography.

Prior to becoming the museum director in 2001 Kevin Miller was the Department Chair of Visual Arts at Daytona State College. Previously he served on the photography faculty of Southern Illinois University. He holds graduate qualifications from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia, and an MFA from Southern Illinois University, with major studies in Photographic History and Theory, Art History and Museum Studies. He waspreviously head of the photography program at Charles Sturt University in Australia. Prior to commencing his academic career, he was a freelance fine art and commercial photographer.

Our other reviewers include: Elizabeth Biondi (Former Photography Editor of New Yorker and Stern) Jamie Allen (Assistant Curator of Photographs at George Eastman House), Silvia Plachy (Photographer, former Staff Photographer and Editor at the Village Voice, regular New Yorker Contributor), John Bennette (Photography Collector, Critic and Curator), Debbie Fleming Caffery (Photographer and Author), Forest McMullin (Photography Professor of the Savannah College of Art and Design), and Birney Imes (Fine Art Photographer and Author).

Book Images In!

2012 Mock-Up

Paul Conlan reports that the print files for all 90 of this years show photographs have been received from participating photographers.  They will be used for the 2012 SlowExposures show book which is now under development.  The book will be available for sale at the show.  Thanks to all 58 photographers who have allowed their photos to be included in this year's book.

Show books for 2008 - 2011 are available to purchase/view at Blurb.com.  You can pull up each book and view all of the photos in the show for each of those years.  Book purchases help fund this year's show and the work of Pike Historic Preservation.

You can view the books at:

http://www.blurb.com/search/
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