Introduction to Artwork Photography
Instructor: Jim Gabbard
When: Saturday, July 22 from 10am - 12pm
Where: Artlink: 300 E. Main Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Tickets: $15 per person.
Workshop Description
Join Jim Gabbard at Artlink to learn the basics of using our new photography studio and equipment to professionally photograph 2D and 3D artworks. Once artists have taken the workshop, they will be able to schedule rentals of the space for future use to build a portfolio of high quality images to use in applications for grants, residencies, higher education, exhibitions, and their own personal website or social media.
About the Instructor
Jim Gabbard lives in Fort Wayne Indiana and has a BA in English from Indiana University. He works full time for Purdue University Fort Wayne as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Art and Design, and is the Director of the Garrett Museum of Art. He has over 15 years of experience in the wedding and portrait photography industry, having owned and operated his own studio prior to teaching. Currently, his work has been centered on theme based ideas and concepts as he explores the area of fine art photography. He regularly exhibits in various galleries and museums in the United States and Internationally. His work has been accepted into juried exhibitions, which included themes such as black and white, landscape, portraiture, and the human figure. He has self published six books of his photography, and has been published nationally in Black and White Magazine.