With
Cotton Miller
When
July 26 - 30, 2021
Category
Alternative Process, Fine Art, One-of-a-Kind
Tuition
1595.00
Fees
300 Materials Fee
Since digital photography has taken a firm hold of the medium, photographers have been searching for more traditional techniques for making prints. What used to take hours or days in the darkroom takes only seconds in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. The tangible, hands-on approach to photography has been replaced by instantaneous sharing in a strictly digital space.
While these modern tools have confined most photographs to digital purgatory, modern tools have also allowed contemporary artists to combine traditional techniques with digital technology, and to venture like never before into the world of traditional artistic mediums, such as drawing, painting, and printmaking.
For five days, Cotton guides your exploration of experimental printing processes. Together we push the boundaries of what photography can be as we learn to print on materials other than traditional inkjet media, such as metal or glass, and discover how to transfer images using solvents, acrylic mediums, heat, and pressure. In this workshop we will utilize the power and language of digital printing, not only for the purpose of imitating digital predecessors but also using the medium to explore what might be uniquely digital characteristics. Combining technical pre-visualization to identify strategies for workflow, along with discussions of various substrates both traditional and non-traditional, participants will change the way they think about printing, and consider new ways for the creation of the handmade in the digital age.
You come away with new ideas, broadened perspectives, and the eagerness to approach photographic printmaking in innovative ways.
Additional Information
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Amateurs, Advanced Amateurs, Professionals
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:
Proficient in digital workflow; working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
SPECIAL NOTES:
Computer workstations are provided in the digital lab. View Payment, Refund, Withdrawal, and Transfer Policies for Summer 2021 workshops.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Participants are responsible for making their own housing arrangements in Santa Fe. On-campus accommodations are not currently available.
TUITION INFO:
Breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday, and dinner at the Friday evening Image Presentations.
Cotton Miller received his MFA in photography in 2013 from Lesley University College of Art and Design, in Boston. In addition to being honored by The Boston Globe as one of six artists to watch in 2013, he had multiple exhibits in Boston and won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association.
Cotton is the current Digital Lab Manager for Santa Fe Workshops and a former research assistant for The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes (third edition), by Christopher James. His personal work combines traditional methods with digital, alternative process, mixed media, and multimedia.
Website: www.cottonmiller.com
Instagram: @cottonmiller