Rania Matar
Rania Matar is a Lebanese-born American artist whose cross-cultural experience and personal narrative inform her photography. Her work has been exhibited and collected by museums and institutions worldwide.
She has received the Leica Women Foto Project Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Mellon Foundation Artist-in-Residency, and Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowships.She has published four books, most recently SHE in 2021.
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Rania's Workshops
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Level II
Photography students have a basic understanding of photography principles and technology and are comfortable using an SLR camera in manual mode. New Media students have a basic understanding of video, multimedia or animation software. Students have basic computer skills and are comfortable using a Macintosh computer.
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Level III
Photography students have some formal training and significant experience making, capturing and digitally processing images using Adobe Lightroom and/or Adobe Photoshop. New Media students have some formal training in conceptual and technological aspects of video, multimedia, coding or animation and are versed in the appropriate software applications. Students have a portfolio of their artwork.
Jul 5 - 9, 2021Past9AM-5PM
The Portrait: Expressing Identity
Rania Matar
Tuition $1,155
Code P0511-21
Capturing a powerful portrait goes well beyond the press of a button. In this workshop, students explore all aspects of portraiture and delve into the process of working with people. Participants learn through attention to detail, postures and expressions, approaching potential subjects, establishing trust and developing a relationship, working through the process and all of the details of creating a great portrait. The course also discusses well-known artists, framing, environment, light, location, background, body language, expressions, and the importance of the gaze, as well as the relationship of the photographer to the model throughout the entire process.
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