Free program with Bobbi Lane and Lee Varis Monday Sept 12th Hamden CT

Free program with Bobbi Lane and Lee Varis Monday Sept 12th Hamden CT

Creative Capture Workflow for Travel Landscapes and Architecture by Lee Varis

AND

Travel Portraits: Capturing Light and Life by Bobbi Lane

For this double header they will each present for ~40 minutes

New Haven Camera Club (NHCC) September 12 program

Free and open to the public

Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7:00 pm, come at 6:45, Sept-May) at the Whitney Center, Cultural Arts Center, 200 Leeder Hill Drive, Hamden. 

*** please arrive at or before 6:45 for our new 7pm starting time

Lee Varis will show his approach to travel landscapes and architecture using creative techniques for panoramas, infrared, and post processing techniques. Lee will also discuss the impact that mirrorless cameras have had on his work!

Photographing people anywhere, home or abroad, presents many challenges to the traveling photographer. Honoring, respecting and communicating with your subject are the first steps to making a meaningful and storytelling photograph. The technical concerns about light, camera angle and lenses, backgrounds, selective focus, and composition can sometimes overshadow the
importance of making a connection with another human being. Language barriers can be overcome with a smile, a great attitude and tone of voice, allowing you to communicate without words.  It's imperative to use good lighting techniques, both natural and with flash, to create the mood and description of the scene and capture the essence. Patience and observation help the photographer choose the right time and place to capture the subject appropriately.

Bobbi shares her many tips and multiple experiences in both common place and exotic locations. This seminar will help you connect with people, develop a deeper understand of what all humans have in common, and assist you to make photographs that emotionally effect and enlighten the viewer. Come on this journey, laugh and cry with Bobbi and her travels to Ethiopia, Myanmar, Venice for Carnival, Turkey, Hong Kong, Dubai and Oman and discover  the keys to making great portraits.

Bobbi Lane APA, EP, ASMP, WIPIBobbi Lane Photography ~ 213-716-5455 Cell ~ www.bobbilane.com ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobbilane/

Bobbi Lane and Lee Varis
The Mistress of Light and Sultan of Skin

The dynamic duo of photo-education, Bobbi & Lee, are partners in life as well as art. Together they bring two lifetimes of experience, along with enthusiasm and creative techniques to their fun filled workshops!
Lee, owner/founder of Varis PhotoMedia, is a photo-illustrator now working in the Boston area. He has been involved in commercial photography for over 35 years. He was an early adopter of digital technology, and currently works with photography and computer graphics to create images for use in advertising, commercial graphics and multimedia. His work has been featured on movie posters, video box covers, CD covers, and numerous brochures, catalogs and magazine articles. He is responsible for the moth on the "Silence of the Lambs" movie poster! His creative imaging has also been featured in National Geographic and Fortune magazines, as well as various trade publications. His book “Skin: The Complete Guide to Digitally Lighting, Photographing and Retouching Face and Bodies”, has been a best-seller for 10 years. He is a Master of all things Adobe, and has been an Adobe Community Professional and Influencer since 2008.

Bobbi is an award-winning commercial photographer specializing in creative portraits on location and in studio. Her multi-faceted approach to photography incorporates over 35 years of technical experience with innovative artistic interpretation. She primarily shoots people on location for editorial, corporate, and advertising accounts, as well as photographing "real people" and travel for stock. As a dedicated photo educator, she brings insight and enthusiasm to her students in workshops held worldwide. She is known for teaching lighting techniques for portraits, both natural and flash, and also for leading photo travel workshops. As an author she has written two books, a wide variety of magazine articles, has recorded multiple videos on lighting, portraiture and posing, and teaches online classes.  At APA National’s 25th Anniversary, Bobbi was honored with a Special Recognition Award for Education. Photo District News also named Bobbi one of 13 of the Top Workshop Instructors.

Their websites are: www.bobbilane.com and www.varis.com

Lee Varis is a photo-illustrator now working in the Boston area. He has been involved in commercial photography for over 40 years. He started working with computer imaging over 20 years ago and currently works with digital as well as conventional photography in conjunction with computer graphics to create images for use in print advertising.

Lee’s work has been featured on movie posters, video box covers, CD covers, numerous brochures and catalogs. He is responsible for the moth on the "Silence of the Lambs" movie poster, as well as photos of the Starship Enterprise for the Star Trek movies! His creative imaging has been featured in National Geographic, Newsweek and Fortune magazines as well as trade journals like PDN, New Media, Micro Publishing News, Rangefinder and Photo Electronic Imaging.

The author of 4 books, his best know book is the best seller: “Skin: The Complete Guide to Digitally Lighting, Photographing, and Retouching Faces and Bodies” Wiley Publishing 2006 & a 2nd edition in 2010.  This book has become a must-have reference for every portrait and fashion photographer.

Lee's 40+ years of experience in photography spans the transition from film to digital giving him an invaluable vantage point for teaching and inspiring future generations of artists.

Lee Varis
varis@varis.com
http://www.varis.com
323-209-5376

Lee Varis is the Photographer & Author of:

• Skin: The Complete Guide to Digitally, Lighting, Photographing and Retouching Faces and Bodies - 2nd edition ISBN-10: 0470592125 ISBN-13: 978-0470592120 
• Mastering Exposure and the Zone System for Digital Photographers ISBN-13: 978-1-59863-987-2 ISBN-10: 1-59863-987-0 Paperback, 257 pages, 2010
• online course: "Photoshop Layers Fundamentals" at PPSOP:  www.ppsop.com/play.aspx 
• online course: "Portrait Retouching Fundamentals" also at PPSOP:  www.ppsop.com/prfp.asp
• Photo-Illustration in Photoshop: http://courses.varis.com
• "Shoot to Process for Travel Photography" www.craftsy.com/ext/LeeVaris_5204_F

Bobbi Lane Short Bio 2016

Bobbi Lane is an award-winning commercial photographer specializing in creative portraits in studio and on location for editorial, corporate, and advertising accounts. Lane's multi-faceted approach to photography incorporates over 35 years of technical experience with innovative artistic interpretation

As a dedicated photo educator, she brings insight and enthusiasm to her students in workshops held worldwide. Bobbi's excellent rapport and communication with her students inspires and motivates, while her straight-forward teaching style reaches students of many different skill levels. Bobbi is known for teaching lighting techniques for portraits, both natural and strobe, and for leading international photo travel workshops.  Photo District News named her one of 13 of the Top Workshop Instructors.

Lee Varis Short Bio 2016

Lee Varis is a photo-illustrator and photo educator now working in the Boston area. He has been involved in commercial photography for over 40 years and started working with computer imaging over 20 years ago. He currently works with digital as well as conventional photography in conjunction with computer graphics to create images for use in print advertising.  Lee’s work has been featured on movie posters, video box covers, CD covers, numerous brochures and catalogs. He is responsible for the moth on the "Silence of the Lambs" movie poster! He is the author of “Skin: The Complete Guide to Digitally Lighting, Photographing, and Retouching Faces and Bodies.”