The Dynamic Portrait

What are the elements that go into creating a dynamic portrait? Light, camera angle, location, and atmosphere. Learn the techniques of effective portraiture, both in and out of the studio. All aspects of the portrait are demonstrated and discussed. Specific topics covered include facial analysis, effective lighting techniques to highlight an individual’s character and strengths, as well as capturing the decisive moment. The instructor discusses his workflow and demonstrates with a live portrait session. The final stage of the seminar shows how prints are made and discusses the advantages of printing your own work and the media used.

This discussion is appropriate for all levels of photographers.

Prerequisites: A basic knowledge of photography. Please bring your camera and a digital capture card or film to the class.

Michael Gilbert is the founder and director of The Pacific Center for Photography, a photography gallery and digital printing business in Wailuku, Maui. An active photographer, his clients include Mercedes Benz, Hallmark, Four Seasons, and Disney and his corporate sponsors include Olympus, Canon, Imacon, Gretag, Breathing Color, CompUSA, and Quantum Instruments. Gilbert's work is permanently held in the International Museum of Photography and he has been a featured artist, instructor, and headline speaker at Photokina, PhotoPlus, Imaging USA, WPPI, Triangle Institute and a host of universities and museums worldwide. His studio locations are in Maui, Hawaii and Paris, France.

For more information www.outreach.hawaii.edu/pnm
Call 956-8400 to register