If you’ve made a new year’s resolution to take up a new art form this year, the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts can help.
The arts centre on the shore of Deer Lake offers a host of programs for both visual and performing arts – including a series of day-long workshops that offer a perfect introduction for those who want to give a new skill a try without committing to a full course.
On Saturday, Feb. 4, you can take part in a beginning photography workshop that’s aimed at serious beginners who want to go beyond “point and shoot.” Instructor Lurenda Mastromonaco will cover f-stops, shutter speed, depth of field, focus, white balance and other factors, and it will look at unusual situations and commonly encountered photographic problems. Bring your camera, manual, batteries and tripod. It runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
On Sunday, Feb. 5, Tony O’Regan will lead an art workshop in perspective. You can learn to draw one-point, two-point, three-point and “fish-eye” perspectives, and you’ll learn how to apply perspectives to drawing buildings, landscapes, still life and figures. It also runs 10 a.m. to3 p.m.
On Saturday, Feb. 18, Mastromonaco returns with a portrait photography workshop that will include hands-on practice using fill cards, fill flash and key shifting for three-quarter and full-length shots. Participants can get hands-on practice shooting with a model and fellow students – including setting up and taking mock wedding and family portraits. You must have your own DSLR camera and working knowledge of its operation.
See www.shadboltcentre.com or www.burnaby.ca/webreg for more details.
