Marilyn Sholin
“Photo Symphonies”
Sponsored by NIK Software, Miller’s Photo Lab, Red River Paper
Saturday Breakout sessions: 9:00 am to 10:45 am and repeated 3:00 pm to 4:45 pm
PORTER/ DE VEAUX ROOM
Program: Photo Symphonies
The art of seeing what isn’t there means the moment the shutter is pressed one has ideas in mind of what to do with the image to bring it to a true art form.
Much like a symphony orchestra this requires many instruments to play together to build to a crescendo that is the final image. As visual artists our instruments are all at our hand on our computers. Learning to play these instruments for the best results requires knowledge and practice. Like any good musician this requires choices and the ability to distinguish the good notes from the bad notes.
Some of the instruments in her orchestra include: Topaz Filters, Nik Filters, Alienskin, Postworkshop, Dynamic Auto-Painter, iPad apps, iPhone apps and the list goes on and on. Sometimes they are finished in Photoshop and sometimes in Corel Painter. Sometimes they are not finished in either of them.
Marilyn will show the workflow and easy techniques to bring together all the instruments in her orchestra to play a beautiful symphony. She will show how to add the finishing touches that make the difference between an average simple song and a complex polished piece of art.
Whether you decide to use one, two or all the sample workflows she shows will be up to you the artist. As a photographer and visual artist this program will excite your soul to be as creative outside the camera as you are at the moment of capture.
This is one program that speaks to all photographers whether they are wedding and portrait or landscapes or fine art. Everyone will benefit from learning more about all the instruments in their toolbox.
Bio
After 25 years as a professional portrait photographer, Marilyn changed careers and directed her creative juices toward fine art digital painting and then took it further by painting on the canvas creating mixed media. Her original and spontaneous art immediately became a hit with collectors and commissioned pieces of art.
Marilyn’s art has been published, and articles about her work have been featured in magazines, books, posters, greeting cards, and gift items. Her fine art prints are exhibited in private and corporate collections throughout the United States and Europe. She has been exhibited in airports, galleries and other juried shows.
Marilyn conducts location workshops, and speaks to photography organizations and PPA schools throughout the continental United States, Canada and Europe. She was chosen to train the Department of Defense graphic artists. Her articles and images have been featured in Imagine publications, Shutterbug, Rangefinder, and a variety of other international magazines. She is a featured contributor to the Pixiq.com website.
She has authored books on the art of portrait photography and digital painting with various publishers.
Always on the cutting edge of technology Marilyn is an avid iPhone and iPad user and is always searching out and sharing new approaches to use this technology to enhance imagination.
Marilyn maintains an active speaking schedule, addressing professional photography organizations, universities, seminars, and teaching workshops. She encourages everyone to always “Be Fearless”
Degrees and Recognition:
Corel Painter Master, PPA M.Photog.Cr. PPA Certified Professional Photographer (CPP)
Florida Degree of Photographic Excellence, FSWPP (Fellow of Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers International)