Exploring the Unseen: A Workshop on Abstract Photography

Whether your inspiration is the landscape, portraiture, or another kind of photography, the possibilities are endless if you allow yourself to play. In this workshop you will create your own personal photographic worlds beyond the usual representation of a subject. Using abstraction, your image will probably bear little or no resemblance to the subject at hand. We will investigate many possible approaches for realizing your personal vision, such as selective focus, multiple exposure, reflection, distortion, camera movement, darkness and light. Re-imagine your world in this hands-on, three-session workshop.

Besides an imagination, you will need an iPhone and the trusty “Slow Shutter Cam” app ($2.99) for this workshop. Note: This workshop is for iPhone users only. No Android phones. Samples of my world of abstraction can be found at www.ArmorPhoto.com .

Jan Armor is an educator and award-winning fine art photographer with 40 years of experience in both digital and traditional media. Jan received grants and awards for environmental photography and has taught at the Newport Art Museum, the Bristol Art Museum, Wickford Art Association, South County Art Association and Warwick Center for the Arts.