Name: PHOTOCREATIVEWORKSHOPS.COM
Item: PHOTOCREATIVEWORKSHOPS.COM
Author: David Hoptman

PhotoCreative Workshops I AM OFFERING 2-WORKSHOPS IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO…2024:

ALL LEVELS ARE WELCOME: Composition is most important aspect of any artform form and will be the primary focus of my workshops including landscape photography, portraiture, still life, abstract imaging with focus on the creative process. Photo-editing is also part of both courses as photographs are not finalizes unless edited properly.

PRICE: Half-day Workshop…Chimayo/Sunset, NM: $300 per person; minimum 2- participants: $375 for one person.

Chimayo Half-Day Workshops: 3:30-7:30 pm. We head out of town to experience the inspirational beauty and light of Northern New Mexico. Sculpted mountainous landscapes and endless horizons complete with dramatic cloud formations are what you will experience when you take this workshop. Along the way to the picturesque and historic village of Chimayo, we stop and do an easy hike into the magical Nambe Badlands to photograph. I work with each participant on compositions, portraiture, camera functions, creative process, photo-editing, and other photo-related nuances throughout the entire workshop. It will be a memory you won’t forget! $275 for two or more. 1-person: $375.

PRICE: 2-Hour-Workshop… in Santa Fe, NM: $75 per person; minimum 2 participants: $95 for one person

Bring your digital camera, smartphone, or both. This photo class/tour is a great place to start here in Santa Fe. You will learn composition, portraiture, landscape photography, lowlight, camera functions, and more. This 2-hour photo class/tour will be a fun and insightful photographic learning experience for you while getting to know Santa Fe. Photo-editing with Snapseed will be part of the instructions, it is a free editing app and works both on iPhones and Android phones. Please download Snapseed onto your smartphone.

Workshop: Guanajuato, Mexico: Dec. 2-6 and Dec, 9-13, 2024…Workshop Fee; $1500. Contact me for all the FAQS:

I am excited to announce this new workshop and invite you to read on about the program. Give me a call or drop me an email and we can talk more. Guanajuato is an extremely colorful city, the people are friendly, the cuisine is fantastic, and the city is easily navigated. Guanajuato’s streets, markets, historic plazas, and byways are extraordinarily picturesque, both day and night. Traditional Mexican music is commonly heard throughout the streets as local mariachi musicians are out and about serenading anyone interested in listening. At night the streets are filled with locals young and old, socializing while eating sweets and local specialties purchased from street vendors brightly colored carts. Guanajuato feels like a fairytale at night with its traditional street lamps spilling light onto the narrow streets and fabulous historic plazas. Baroque architecture is marvelously integrated into the hills and narrow byways flanked by local shops and restaurants. Photos opportunities abound in every direction. The small-town ambiance found in Guanajuato is simply a joy! experience. Guanajuato was founded by the Spanish in 1520.

www.photocreativeworkshops.com links to my teaching website. I have articles posted in the blog section about composition, the creative process and much more, where you can learn more about my online classes while gaining insights into many other facets regarding photographic imaging along with a great follow-up to your experience in Santa Fe.
www.davidhoptman.com takes you to my fine art and commercial photography website.
I have been a professional photographer/educator for more than 35 years. I also work in bronze, ceramics, Printmaking, and historical photographic processes, including Platinum/Palladium printing, Photogravure, Mixed media and more.
If you have any questions, feel free to call me at 505-328-5061.

Photography is an expressive art form that primarily relies on observational skills in relationship to light, form and composition. Composition, lens choice, camera function, portraiture, landscapes, architecture, etc. will be discussed and incorporated into these workshops. I also offer classes online including; smartphone classes, digital editing, comprehensive reviews, and personal coaching into your long term photographic endeavors.

The iPhone is a powerful tool and when used properly with apps like Snapseed and a host of others, the results are astonishing! View the iPhone work on my website www.davidhoptman.com to better understand what I am referencing.

I have been an educator/artist/commercial photographer/ fine art photographer my entire adult life. I taught Photography at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design/Lorenzo di Medici in Florence/ Santa Reparata, Florence, and numerous photographic workshops in the Santa Fe area as well as workshops at the College of Santa Fe, Brooks Institute of Photography, Apple Store presentations for iPhone users. Free lectures regarding iPhone here in Santa Fe at the public library, etc.

I am an expert in Digital Imaging as well as in all formats from 8x10/View Camera to the iPhone. Bring whatever camera equipment you are comfortable working with including your SmartPhone. This is also a good opportunity to get better acquainted with apps and iPhone accessories. The workshop goal is for participants to slow down and get involved in the creative process of composition. Tripods are a good tool for slowing down and fine-tuning imagery to create tight and poignant compositions. I have written extensively about the creative process and how to better create a photographic workflow that will help you understand and produce strong, harmonious and expressive compositions. I am happy to share/instruct however best I can!

If you are interested in learning more about incorporating mixed media into your imagery, advanced iPhone illustration classes, and digital printmaking. Please feel free to call me for more info: 505-328-5061.

Santa Fe, NM

David Hoptman professional photographer / artist, founder of Photo Creative Workshops now teaches photo compositional skills online. He has lived in Santa Fe New Mexico for most of his adult life. Previously David was teaching photography at the Santa Fe University of art and design, prior to that living in Italy, David taught photography at Lorenzo de Medici, Santa Reparata. David also taught photography in Santa Fe at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design.

As a creative artist David works in ceramics, bronze, printmaking, and historic alternative photographic processes.

David was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended Oakland University, in Rochester, Michigan, where he studied science and humanities. After which David attended The College for Creative Studies in Detroit Michigan. Majoring in photography and printmaking.

ARTIST STATEMENT
My impetus for making art is to explore the mystery and magic of creative process as a tool and challenge to better understand who I am and my relationship to the world around me. My motivation is to translate and share my experiential relationship with the viewer through the language of light, form, and texture. My goal is to create visual metaphors much like a poet uses the written language. Beyond aesthetic considerations such as color, value, and composition what I strive to reveal through my artistic endeavors is the quintessential nature of the subject at hand.

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