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Linda Lapp Murray
Arch Cape, Oregon
All Levels
June 19-24, 2005 click here for class hours
Mills College, Oakland
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About the Instructor
In 1975, Linda opened a home studio on her family's farm in Sherwood, Oregon.
One of the first photographers to let children play and be natural in portraits, Linda's work soon became sought after for wall decor and was exhibited with work of other artists. She earned her Master of Photography degree in just 3 years and added photographic Craftsman one year later.
In 1990, Linda was joined by one of the top photographers in New Zealand, Ian Murray. They operated their studio, MURRAY & LAPP, photographers, working together to create wall decor portraits
for their clients, and lecturing worldwide. They moved from Portland, Oregon to Arch Cape on the Pacific Ocean in 1996, still maintaining their city studio. They spent years lovingly restoring the
historic house and two guest cottages on the ocean. The complex includes a studio and Ian's black & white darkroom, built for teaching. In 2001, Ian was killed in an auto accident. Since then, Linda
has been photographing alone again and working in Photoshop and Painter to create a collection of prints to market in galleries and gift shops. She has begun to use the digital camera for that work, but
still uses film for her family and children's portraits. Linda has also begun hosting a variety of photographic seminars at her beachfront home.
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About the Course
Learn to create storytelling, casual portraits that show emotions and relationships. Use natural
light, without flash and with minimal equipment. Learn psychology so you can listen, watch and respond to your subjects to achieve a comfortable, easy look. Learn to loosen up yourself and your subjects
so people can just be themselves. Make spontaneous, active portraits that don't look "posed." That means having fun with your subjects and being a director. Design your portraits with artistic
considerations, using every element in the picture to create emotional response. Learn not to "follow rules," but to take your photographic cues from the subjects and your knowledge of art principles.
All teaching relates to both film and digital media. Students will learn how to:
1. work on location with very little equipment
2 find and use natural light
3. use basic art rules for composition and content
4. understand psychology in getting response from your subject
5. take charge of what you see and gain cooperation
6. walk in to an assignment
and think on your feet; to be spontaneous.
7. be a director; when posing and staging your photograph
8. have fun with your photography
9. stretch your eye and stretch your brain
10. feel what your subject feels in front of the camera
11. last, but not least, make photography a passion, not just a job
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