My home and studio on the border of Tuscany, Lazio and Umbria will serve as the base for most workshops. This unique area of the Italian countryside, strategically located between Rome and Florence, is populated with many ancient Etruscan towns and medieval castles.

Life in this area has remained relatively unchanged and the local foods, wines, and restaurants maintain the charm of an unspoiled Italian culture. This is a unique experience for those who have been searching to discover and photograph in Italy where few tourists find their way.

The terrain of this unique area features undulating rolling hills, valleys, and forests, offset by mountains that are home to many small time honored Italian villages. The extraordinary landscapes, the indigenous architecture and the local inhabitants will be the focus of our photographic day trips and will set the ground for our interactions in regards to better understanding composition and the creative process involved in making poignant imagery.

My studio is a fully equipped printmaking studio, complete with digital lab and a darkroom set up for alternative photographic processes.

One does not have to bee trained in traditional Fine art making processes in order to begin the journey into making mixed media photographic images. The addition of mixed media introduces the Photographer to new tools and techniques that will greatly expand his ability to add a more artistic and tactile feeling to the overall feeling and mood of the final image. Photography is a medium that readily lends itself to painting, toning and collage etc. etc. Hand working a print with charcoal, pastels, watercolors etc., allows the photographer a unique opportunity to take his personal work into the fine art arena of mixed media allowing the creation of one of a kind or edition prints. Mixed media photography is highly prized in the contemporary art market today.

This course is designed to enable those interested in delving into mixed media aspects of Photo Imaging the opportunity to do so. Participants will be introduced to mixed media photo techniques and materials that will help you to understand better, how images can evolve into something more than a straight photographic print. Photoshop techniques will also be interspersed with hand working prints allowing students to get a feeling of how the digital and traditional techniques can work in tandem. I think you will be surprised as to how readily the photographic image takes to the mark making process. Students will also be introduced to a variety of alternative photo processes such as Platinum Palladium printing and Photo Polymer Gravure.
The addition of mixed media opens new avenues for creative process to enter into your fine art endeavors. This workshop will be interspersed with daily photographic trips to the nearby hill towns and valley’s where participants will capture photo imagery that will be used during studio instruction and lab time.

Price: € 875.00 lab fee included