2023 Click! Academy Workshops
Photography Workshop
The Omnipresent Camera, an advanced Smartphone workshop
Photos: Bryce Lankard
The new millennium has put a quality camera in nearly everyone’s pocket in the form of a smartphone. The camera phone and an application or two are powerful and creative tools. Students will learn a few tips and tricks that can make their creative voice sing with this little device. This workshop will review basic camera phone controls, some filmmaking and photography tips and basic editing tips. We will also do a deeper dive into a couple of post-production applications, like 8mm, Hipstamatic and Instagram, that can take images to the next level. Students should bring images previously taken and please bring your camera/phone and ideally your laptop to upload images. It is strongly recommended that students download other Photography editing applications (my preferred app is Hipstamatic).
Bryce Lankard has been making images in the south as a documentary photographer for 35 years. He was a co-founder and creative director of Tribe Magazine and co-founder of the non-profit New Orleans Photo Alliance. He is a co-founder and the executive director of the Click! Photography Festival and a veteran instructor at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. He has had several exhibits that heavily featured work created with an IPhone. His current project, “Drawn to Water”, was featured in the Summer 2016 issue of Southern Cultures and has had solo exhibitions at Flanders Gallery in Raleigh, NC and the South East Center for Photography in Greenville, SC. HIs work was recently featured in “Across County Lines, Contemporary Photography from the Piedmont” at the Nasher
Monday, October 9 1pm-4pm.
Location: Frank Gallery: 370 E Main St #130, Carrboro, NC 27510
Tuition: $75 per student
Class is limited to 12 students
Register Here
Jeff Phillips: 1 day workshop
Create a Photo Zine and Get Your Work Out Into the World!
A photo zine is most often a hand-made, self-published book that is easy and inexpensive to create using simple techniques and materials. Zines offer exciting potential as an outlet for creative expression—and a democratized platform that can help get your work out into the world. Planning on publishing a photo book? Start by making a photo zine as a low-cost way to explore your creative options while learning about the bookmaking process.
In this workshop, creators at all skill levels will:
Take a tour of the zine universe, so that we can explore what’s possible
Review and critique zines made by established and emerging contemporary photographic artists
Learn the basics of layout, construction, and binding a photo zine
Discover ways to reinvigorate your stalled or unfinished bodies of work in a contemporary style
Explore printing and publishing options for your zines, including using your home printer or commercial service
Learn how distribute and sell your zines, to get them out into the world
Jeff Phillips is a photographic artist and educator living in Chicago, Illinois. He is interested in innovative methods of presenting photographic images. Jeff is a frequent lecturer and workshop facilitator, focused on zine making, photographic projections and immersive visual installations. He serves as Board President for Filter Photo, and since 2009 has helped produce the annual Filter Photo Festival. His personal work has been featured in more than 50 group and solo gallery exhibitions. Jeff holds an MA in Photography and a BA in Technology from DePaul University.
Oct. 14, 2023 10:00AM- 4PM.
Location: TBD
Registration Fee. $195.00 Workshop is limited to 20 students.
Register by 9/30/23: $150
Night Photography Strategies Workshop / MJ Sharp
Saturday, October 14, 2023
6:30—9:30 pm
Location TBA (in the greater Triangle area)
$95 / All proceeds benefit Click!
Enrollment Limit: 4 students
MJ Sharp has been photographing at night and in low light for decades and is still alive to tell the tale! This workshop will be an introduction to variables and strategies pertinent to night photography, followed by some night photography practice.
1) You can choose to shoot with a traditional film or digital camera. Your photography gear needs to be something you can manually adjust and that you’re comfortable using already. While cell phone cameras can often automatically produce beautiful dreamlike images in low light, for this workshop, we want the supreme flexibility and adjustments possible with traditional cameras. That said, you will no doubt be downloading a handful of apps on your phone that many night shooters routinely use so your phone will get to play a little bit. It’s just not going to be your main piece of gear.
2) A sturdy tripod is a must. I would also bring any additional gear you tend to use, like cable releases or flash units, though those things aren’t necessary, and you may not end up employing them. A tripod, though… )
4) Bring a small flashlight or headlamp, if you have one. While most phones have flashlights, it’s handy to have a separate light.
5) Feel free to bring any food or drinks you might want over the course of the evening.
6) Did I mention you need a tripod?