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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Photography from Isolation to Communication: Elinor Carucci (April 8,9,10)

Around the world, we are all under very tight parameters. Our movements and interactions are limited. What can be done with photography under such restrictions? Creative work always needs parameters. They help us to reconsider and reinvent. Isolation can also be a time for reflection, reviewing work we have made, and shaping it into something meaningful.

Photography from Isolation to Communication is a series of online 60-minute lectures that demonstrate and discuss in detail what can be done with photography in our present restrictions. 

All lectures are scheduled to take place from 1 to 2 PM EST. Tickets are $35 for general audience and $30 for ICP members and give access to each speaker's series of three lectures.


Photography from Isolation to Communication with Elinor Carucci

This class will meet for three one-hour sessions: April 8, 1 PM; April 9, 1 PM; April 10, 1 PM 

Session 1.  Photographing Your Own Life; Bringing Your Work into Your Personal Sphere (April 8)

Even in normal times, many artists find that their best work is inspired by their personal spaces. By photographing the people and places with whom they are intimately acquainted, they are able to communicate a more profound level of understanding of both personal and universal subjects.   

In this session, Carucci talks about her personal work and about ways of finding and addressing different themes in the microcosm of our own little personal universe. She addresses ways of applying this method of working and how it can be expanded to include many aspects, subjects and aesthetics, to encourage new and continuation of the participants’ projects.

Session 2. Photographing on Assignment During COVID-19: Turning Your Personal Life into an Editorial Assignment (April 9)

This session deals with ways in which we can better use our personal vision and style as well as what is around us these days, in order to apply it to shooting on assignments for magazines. Carucci talks about finding what is unique and special about each personal life, culture, habits, appearance, family members, what can we offer that will be interesting for magazines or publications in these unusual times. She encourages participants to think about the specific elements of their lives that they have access to and can share, and that will be relevant for a magazine story. Carucci will discuss recent post-Corona assignments she has been working on and the potential to shoot a relevant story from our current environment and situation.

Session 3. A Photo Shoot with Elinor Carucci (April 10)

Through home videos created especially for this session, participants get to peek into Elinor Carucci’s very personal process, for the first time ever. Students are invited to watch the photo sessions and learn how Carucci photographs life and her family. This will be followed by a live question and answer discussion about the concepts, dynamics, and technical aspects of photographing yourself, your family, and life—every question is welcome!

Note: Any format of photographing is welcome and encouraged, including smartphone cameras. 


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