Intermediate: Photographing Artwork Like a Pro
Saturday
Photoworks Studio
5/2/26
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5/16/26
Date
10:00 AM
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1:00 PM
Time
Price
$300
Duration
3
About the Course
Lighting guru Frank Van Riper will help artists photograph artwork in different settings and with easy-to-use lighting to show it off at its best: for exhibitions, catalogs or grant applications. This is something every artist should know, and Frank will demystify it all in a simpatico setting. Instructor supplies all the lighting. Knowledge of basic camera settings required. Minimum age 18.
The photos of your work that you submit for publication, exhibitions and grants must show off you and your work at its best. Anything less and you are hurting yourself unnecessarily. During his three-week, Saturday morning short course, Frank will help you use small, easy to master lighting to achieve amazing results.
Your Instructor
Frank Van Riper
Frank is an award-winning documentary and fine art photographer, journalist and author whose work has been published internationally.
He has lectured widely, including at the Maine Photographic Workshops and the Smithsonian Resident Associate program. In 2007 he was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award from the University of Maine at Machias for his “outstanding career in journalism and photography” and in 2011 was inducted into the City College of New York Communications Alumni Hall of Fame.
At Photoworks he teaches a myriad of classes, including: Lighting Basics, Glen Echo Park at Night, La Faccia - Photographing the Face, and Photographing Artwork.
Gvrphoto.com
"I teach the way I cook: hands-on. The manual will teach you the basics, but I am there to help you get the most out of your camera by showing you how it’s done. Then (here’s where the magic happens) you take control of your camera, newly confident, and make photos you never thought possible."