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PHOTOGRAPHY

chimney rock
image © Kent Bowser

Ghost Ranch
Silver Print 11x14...$500.00

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS AT GHOST RANCH

Photographer Kent Bowser will be teaching the following traditional black and white photography/darkroom classes at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico. These are brief descriptions of the courses, contact Kent Bowser or Ghost Ranch (www.ghostranch.org) for more information including questions about tuition, materials, room and board and such. Kent Bowser also teaches one on one workshops in Santa Fe for photographers of all levels. Fine tune your black and white exposure, developing, and printing to make some of your best prints ever.

March 12-18, 2012
Black & White Photography- A Spring Fling at Ghost Ranch: Week 1

G12A325
$410 + lodging & meals
Photograph early springtime at the Ranch using your film cameras with classic black and white. The varied landscape includes deep, moody canyons, sweeping vistas and textured hills. Hike during spring's mercurial days and print in the evenings for a memorable experience in the land in which Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams created their masterpieces. All day classes, all levels welcome. Enroll for one week or two!

March 19-28, 2012
Black & White Photography- A Spring Fling at Ghost Ranch: Week 2

G12A325
$410 + lodging & meals
This is week two of the above class, you can enroll for either week or both.

July 16-22, 2012
Low Angles & Raking Light at High Summer: Black & White Photography

G12A731
$410 + lodging & meals
Return to classic black-and-white film photography and print in our swampcooled darkroom. Photograph the Ranch's high-desert landscapes and corrals early in the day and again at sunset for dramatic and sometimes tranquil and sonorous prints. Bring your camera, film, orange filter, and a tripod and we'll supply the rest. All-day classes; all levels.

July 23-29, 2012
Low-Tech Photography: Pinholes & Plastic Cameras for Highly Creative Effects

G12A745
$350 + lodging & meals Tired of digital images that all look the same? We use pinhole cameras and low-cost film cameras to create an incredible range of images. You create your own cameras and use them to shoot paper and film negatives, multiple- and long-exposure images. Then learn to print them. The only limit is your imagination! All levels welcome; some hiking, all-day classes.
Instructors: Kent Bowser | Carl Subich

September 23-29, 2012
Black & White Photography & Time

G12SW941
$425 + lodging & meals
Explore the archaeological and geological features on and around Ghost Ranch with a master photographer and an archaeologist/interpreter. Instructors: Kent Bowser | Cheryl Muceus

October 1-6 & October 15-21, 2012
Artist Mentoring Classic Black & White Photography

G12A1017
$105 per day + lodging & meals
Photograph the glorious autumn light on this vast, diverse landscape with Kent Bowser, who has 20 years of teaching and shooting experience here. The B&W darkroom is well equipped and handles 35mm through 4x5 formats. Whether you need beginning instruction or brushing up on old skills and fine printing, this prime season offers something for all levels of experience. Note arrival, departure and dates with Kent Bowser on your registration form.

Kent Bowser
Phone: 505/473-2657
Mail: 1488 Avenida de las Americas
Santa Fe, NM, 87507

Ghost Ranch
Phone: 877/804-4678
www.ghostranch.org

Guest Artists: Deb Friedrichs | Ford Robbins