Pushing the Portrait

This workshop will focus on making portraits outside of the studio setting. We will seek to broaden our definitions of a portrait through a variety of contextual elements and tools and give consideration to the various layers of meaning included within the frame. We will explore traditional styles of portraiture as well as more open interpretations of the genre.

First, we will review the history of portraiture. Then, we will examine the work of contemporary artists whose work is stretching the boundaries of this genre.

Bring a portfolio of portraits to share (either prints or digital). We will spend a good part of the first Saturday looking at and discussing your own work. After discussing your images, we will come up with individualized assignments for the week. The second Saturday of this workshop, we will have a critique and share feedback about both your process and your new images.

Two-Saturday Workshop:

Saturdays, 9 am - 5 pm

June 20 & 27

• Portfolio of 10 to 20 images
• Choice of camera

Photographic Vision I or portfolio review

• $375

• Limited to 8

• June 5

Sarah Kaufman grew up in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. She received a BFA from Haverford College in 2003 and a MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2008. She recently received first place in the Raandesk Gallery’s 2008 Photo Annual in New York, and received the juror’s award in Project Basho’s 2009 Onward exhibition in Philadelphia. Kaufman lives in Brooklyn and teaches photography at Ursinus College.