Location
Cloud Croft Studios - Barn & Campus, 1003 Sanford Rd., Owego, NY.
Date & Time
Saturday & Sunday, May 18 & 19, from 8 a.m. to sunset
Description
Cloud Croft Studios, with its wonderful views, private hiking trails, a one-acre pond, a restored, historic one-room schoolhouse, and, of course, the beautiful barn, is the perfect location for a photography workshop. Whether your photographic subject is natural landscape, water, sunsets, or architecture, Cloud Croft accommodates. This workshop, presented by fine art photographer and educator JW Johnston, is a blend of photo sessions in the field, presentations in the classroom and constructive reviews of your work. Cloud Croft Studios is located five miles south of Owego at 1003 Sanford Road.
Workshop Details & Considerations
• Two full days of photo sessions and presentations - 8 a.m. to sunset
• Participants structure their photo sessions based on their interests and the Cloud Croft environment
• Instructor in-person “check-ins” with participants during photo sessions
• Instructor presentations developed to match participant interests
• Participants receive email package of How-To material and details prior to workshop
• Communal Zoom Session - constructive critiques of participants’ work the following week
• Participants bring their own lunches to the workshop
• Open to photographers with a basic knowledge of their dSLRs, Mirrorless, or Smartphones
• Tripods encouraged
Artist Bio
Fine art photographer JW Johnston resists creative limitations. His work ranges from representational natural landscapes to abstracts of form and texture. Johnston’s newest, most autobiographical, project - Home Body - examines imprints of time and family on his boyhood home in Whitney Point, NY. Home Body’s popular gallery debut was at the Earlville Opera House Arts Center last fall. Some prints from that show were included in the State of the Art Gallery’s 2024 Invitational Exhibit in Ithaca through March 31.
Johnston’s work also has been exhibited in solo shows at Orazio Salati Studio & Gallery and Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts, both in Binghamton, NY. Other exhibitions include: two Southern Tier Biennials, Olean, NY, and PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT. Johnston’s photographs have appeared in Black & White and Outdoor Photographer magazines. His prints are held in private and institutional collections.
Johnston has been an adjunct photography instructor at SUNY Broome Community College, Binghamton, NY, since 2005. He also conducts independent workshops. He lives in Whitney Point with his wife, Sharon Ball, and their cat, “Miss Kitty.”
Website: www.jwjohnston.com
Price per participant
$150 for members
$175 for non members
Class Size Limit: 12