Street Photography: Capturing the City Spirit with Josephine Fernandez Moran (Webinar)
- Saturday
July 22, 2023 - August 26, 2023
10:00 am - 11:30 am
This introductory webinar will cover basic concepts of copyright law for photographers.
Tuition: $55 Non-Members; $45 Members. (Become a Member and save!)
About
Street photography is one of the most popular genres in photography. In this webinar we will discuss ways to approach it paying close attention to street portraits, and successful ways to to approach strangers.
We will look at the work of photographers like Joel Meyerowitz and Helen Levitt, Baldwin Lee and understand what makes their images so successful. We will talk about composition and understand how to use available light to add strength to our images.
Josefina Fernandez Moran is a portrait and fine art photographer. She was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Currently she lives in Brooklyn, NY although her work often takes her back to Buenos Aires.
She uses portraiture to discover the identity of the people she photographs. In her work, she explores intimate relationships, as she does in Tati, a series of portraits of her mother. In Portraits of girls in the street and the on-going Adolescent Girls at Home her portraits aim to capture teenage girls at pivotal moments in their lives.
She is one of the recipients of the En Foco Fellowship in 2020. Her work has been exhibited in several group and solo exhibitions such as the Consulate of Argentina (New York 2021) the Latin American Fine Art Competition, Agora Gallery (New York 2018) and Umbrella Arts (New York 2016 and 2018) She was among the selected winners of The Photo Review in 2019 and 2020.
Currently she is a faculty member at the International Center of Photography. She works with photographer Harvey Stein to teach workshops in Argentina during the celebration of Carnaval. She taught photography in her native Buenos Aires.
Before becoming a photographer Josefina had a successful career as a makeup artist. She worked with artist Cindy Sherman in her feature film Office Killer as well as with top directors and production companies in Buenos Aires.
Details
- One Session
- Dates: Saturday, July 22, 10-11:30 am PST
- Skill/Experience Level: Open to all levels
- Tuition: $55 Non-Members; $45 Members (Become a Member and save!)
- Location: Online
This class is part of our Saturday webinar series. These 90-minute presentations, taught by leading professionals in the field, are designed to be informative and educational. A wide range of topics will be explored. Each webinar will end with a Q&A from the audience.
A details email complete with the Zoom link will be sent to the attendees prior to the start date. If you have additional questions please email info@lacphoto.org.