Infrared Photography: Techniques for Artistic Images
with Laurie Klein and Shelley Vandegrift
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Course Description
Are you looking for a way to create unique images that stand out from the crowd? Infrared photography takes a mundane scene and turns it into magic. Learn infrared photography from camera selection to capture considerations to efficient and artistic post-processing with Laurie Klein and Shelley Vandegrift, co-authors of the best-selling book Infrared Photography: Techniques for Artistic Images from Amherst Publishing.
In three information-packed webinar sessions, you learn the creative and technical aspects of crafting infrared images. Laurie discusses the beauty and challenges of infrared capture and its unique suitability for emotive storytelling. Shelley explains how to select equipment that best suits your individual artistic style and how to post-process infrared images to achieve your vision.
This webinar is open to those interested in entering the world of infrared as well as anyone wishing to improve their understanding of infrared photography. Come with an open, curious mind ready to learn the secrets of great infrared photography. Leave with a new set of skills for making unforgettable images.
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Students do not need to own an infrared converted camera or have an infrared filter to take this seminar. Shelley covers the equipment options and considerations for getting started with infrared photography in the first session. Sample infrared images will be made available for students who don’t have equipment and want to follow along in the post-processing portions of the webinar.
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For the convenience of participants, recordings of each class session are posted privately for one month after the end of each session. Santa Fe Workshops takes the recordings down after one month to protect the intellectual property of our instructors.
about
Laurie Klein is recognized worldwide for her infrared photography. She began as a Bio-Medical Photographer in undergraduate school where she used infrared film for research and diagnostic purposes. What solidified her love and passion for infrared was when she began photographing with infrared film under the tutelage of Ansel Adams when she was a young woman and has never looked back. Laurie gained acclaim and recognition as an infrared portrait photographer photographing the female form in the environment. She has her BFA from RIT and her MFA from OU.
Laurie has been teaching for more than 30 years, and her work has appeared in hundreds of publications and numerous gallery exhibitions She is author of two infrared photography books published by Amherst Media: Photographing the Female Form with Digital Infrared and Infrared Photography and Artistic Techniques for Brilliant Images, co-authored with her son Kyle Klein and Shelley Vandegrift. She also authored Hand Coloring Black and White Photography published by Quarry books.
Website: laurieklein.com
Instagram: @lauriekleinphoto
about
Shelley Vandegrift’s journey into photography began at age 10, mesmerized by the magic of her father’s darkroom. This early exposure sparked a lifelong passion for blending the creative artistry of capturing images with the technical precision of post-production. The emergence of digital photography provided the perfect medium for Shelley to unite her love of photography with her expertise in computer technology. Today, she channels this synergy into her photographic art and teaching imaging software, artistic post-processing, and infrared photography.
Shelley is known for making complex techniques accessible to all. She has lectured for Skylum and DxO software, earned the 23rd Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Digital Manipulation and Collage, and co-authored Infrared Photography: Digital Techniques for Artistic Images, 2nd Edition.
Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including The Beauty of Invisible Light at the Commons Gallery, as well as in B&W Magazine, A. Smith Gallery, the Latino Cultural Center of Dallas, PhotoPlace Gallery, and the Art Travelers Gallery at Dallas Love Field Airport.
Through her evocative art and empowering teaching, Shelley inspires others to discover the magic of photography and craft their own creative stories.
Website: vandegriftphotography.com
Instagram: @vandegriftphotography
