Fabrics Workshop

During Friday night rush hour in the rain, I again trekked up to The Lighthouse Studio to attend an interesting photography workshop Fabrics and the Nude. The featured model was Dasha, with whom I’d shot previously in Utah, and with whom I’ll be traveling on two tours later this spring. The workshop was taught by Bay Area photographer and photography educator Len Cook, and there were seven photographers attending. There were about 7 different setups using different lighting and different fabrics, and each of the photographers had a chance to shoot with each setup. In once sense the logistics was like a mini-version of Holly Randall’s workshop, which due to the constraints of the setup (prescribed exposure, etc) didn’t trill me, but from the perspective of just giving me a bunch of new ideas it was good. It was best viewed as a smorgasbord of inspirations for new shoots. Apart from the learning, I was also able to get a bunch of nice shots. It was definitely worthwhile, and it was just what I needed to get me out of the house and break my photographic stasis.