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Famed Photographer Dennis Stock to Teach Workshop at Arts Center
Where: The Arts Center, 719 Central Ave., St. Pete, FL
When: Monday through Friday, January 23 - 27
Time: 10am to 4pm
Cost: Tuition: $750 members, $800 nonmembers
Join famed photo-essayist Dennis Stock for an exciting week of visual explorations through the viewfinder. Stock, who became world-famous for his iconic images of James Dean in the 1950s, will teach students how to capture the pure essence of a subject that is meaningful to them. Participants are encouraged to revert to a child-like attitude regarding their craft -- to go and discover the serenity of beauty in nature. There will be an emphasis on "seeing" properly, and on imbuing images with a reverence for life. Daily assignments and critiques offer participants the opportunity to hone their photographic skills and refine their personal style under expert guidance. Highlights of the course will include learning how to take meaningful photographs, critiques of student work, and viewing samples of the instructor's work.
Dennis Stock evoked the spirit of America through his memorable portraits of James Dean, whom he met in Hollywood in 1955 and photographed there as well as on his family farm in Indiana. From 1957 to 1960, Stock made lively and intimate portraits of jazz and blues performers including Satchmo, Billie Holiday, and Duke Ellington. In 1968 Stock created Visual Objectives, a film production company, and he shot several documentaries such as Efforts to Provoke (United Artists), Quest (Cinema Center/CBS) and British Youth (NBC).
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Stock pursued the making of color books that emphasized nature's beauty through details and landscape. In the 1990s he returned to his urban origins, exploring the modern architecture of large cities. He has taught numerous workshops and since the mid-1960s has exhibited his work in France, Italy, the US and Japan. His photographs have been acquired by most major museum collections, including The Art Institute of Chicago, the International Center of Photography in New York, the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., and the Musee d'Art Moderne in Paris.
