Portrait Photography Workshop with Eldred Allen
Date: Mar 5
2:00 pm
- 4:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Workshop
Eldred Allen is a photographer from Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, NL, whose images have been featured in online exhibitions and in galleries across Canada.
His 2 hour Portrait Photography workshop begins with a guided walk through of his current exhibition, Eldred Allen: Resemblance, an exhibit that captures the importance of Elders in the community.
The workshop will guide participants through the process of setting up a small portrait studio at home utilizing studio lights, reviewing techniques to capture portraits, and demonstrating how small changes to your light or model can affect the final images.
Participants are welcome to bring along their cameras as part of a Q&A session.
Pre-registration is required. Limited seats are available. The cost is $40.25 per person and includes a coffee break. 10% Discount for members.
To register, please contact Visitor Services at 757-8090. For more information on the workshop schedule and content, please contact Joy Barfoot via email joybarfoot@therooms.ca
Restrictions due to COVID 19 will be in place for everyone’s safety. Masks and proof of vaccination with ID required.
Eldred Allen's work has been featured in the September 2019 online exhibition "Looking Down From Up" from Gallery 44 in collaboration with the "Inuit Art Quarterly," followed by his inclusion in "Nunatsiavut: Our Beautiful Land" which opened at La Guilde in Montreal, QC in October 2019. He also had images featured at "Chromatik" at La Guilde, "Regeneration" at the Bonavista Biennale 2021 and "INUA" at Qaumajuk at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Allen was also shortlisted as a finalist for the 2021 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award.
Photo credit: Eldred Allen. Individual photos for John Michelin. Courtesy of the artist.
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