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    "Composition Intensive" Workshop at Peters Valley July 26-30

    There are still openings in my "Composition Intensive" workshop at Peters Valley Craft Center in Layton, NJ. July 26-30.

    Five days of minimal lectures and maximum exercises on components of composition. Leave the big LF stuff at home and bring a point-and-shoot. It's not about the camera. There will be no technical stuff to clutter our minds.

    Last year, a student said that of the 25 workshops she had taken at Peters Valley, this was the most educational.

    And this year I think I know what I'm doing...

    Peters Valley is a cool place. Andy Schmitt, who runs the photography program, is a gem of a human being. The food is good and plentiful, and the coffee fantastic. Newark Airport is reasonably close by, and the location in the Delaware Water Gap is visually rich.

    We'll sweat, becuz it's NJ in July, but I'm willing to bet you'll find it worthwhile, and transferable to your LF endeavors.

    I hope to see you.
    Last edited by Bruce Barlow; 29-May-2013 at 05:47. Reason: There's a "p" in "hope" now.
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    Re: "Composition Intensive" Workshop at Peters Valley July 26-30

    Good for you. Looks worthwhile. How is the footloose adventure going?
    Thanks,
    Kirk

    at age 73:
    "The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep"

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    Re: "Composition Intensive" Workshop at Peters Valley July 26-30

    16,000 miles, and I'm only at Chicago. All over the east, the Low Country of South Carolina was wonderful. Gators in the Everglades were a dream come true. But meeting Jimmy Carter in Plains is the highlight.

    Three months so far, who knows how many more to go. Thanks for asking!
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    Re: "Composition Intensive" Workshop at Peters Valley July 26-30

    Mr Barlow, are planing on making the journey out to Southern California anytime Like to attend your Composition Workshop.

    Mike

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    Re: "Composition Intensive" Workshop at Peters Valley July 26-30

    Mr. Clark - I seem to be collecting a group of folks interested in some kind of a workshop in Southern California. Sounds interesting to me! I'll collect you all and we can start too chat about what that workshop would look like. Cool! Would love to meet all of you in person.

    And PLEASE! I'm Bruce...
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    Re: "Composition Intensive" Workshop at Peters Valley July 26-30

    Bruce , not sure if we ever crossed paths, but if you are ever thinking of Canada visit we would set up something here in Toronto.
    How long are you on the road and how are you traveling(sleeping, eating) ?
    I have longed to buy a small self contained bus and drag behind it a darkroom like Bill Schwab's. My wife and I plan to make this a reality , our favourite thing is to travel on the roads of North America.


    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Barlow View Post
    16,000 miles, and I'm only at Chicago. All over the east, the Low Country of South Carolina was wonderful. Gators in the Everglades were a dream come true. But meeting Jimmy Carter in Plains is the highlight.

    Three months so far, who knows how many more to go. Thanks for asking!

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    Re: "Composition Intensive" Workshop at Peters Valley July 26-30

    Bob - no plans for Canada at the moment, but there are few plans, if any, at all.

    I think we met at at least one View Camera conference - I helped Steve put together Springfield, MA, and ran the Welcome table with the cute redhead that everyone hit on. I also did the Paper/Developer comparison, and had time on the agenda for folks to do that exercise. I think you did it, no?

    I'm 6'6", and hard to forget. Grayer than I was then.

    If I think I'll be getting up your way, I'll certainly be in touch, if for nothing other than to get together.

    Cheers!
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    Re: "Composition Intensive" Workshop at Peters Valley July 26-30

    This workshop tempted me strongly, but I'm already booked for work travel for half of the time. But if your itinerant movements take your through northern Virginia or Maryland or nearby, let us know. I'd love to attend your composition workshop, but planning seems to be really hard for me to do in my current situation.

    Rick "also itinerant much of the time" Denney

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    Re: "Composition Intensive" Workshop at Peters Valley July 26-30

    No I did not attend that conference, I did meet a good friend of Ted's at his funeral, but not sure that you are the same person he was pretty tall. I am 5.6 and shrinking so anyone is tall to me.

    As I said my wife and I plan to do a lot of road traveling , I hope we can meet up some day.

    Bob
    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Barlow View Post
    Bob - no plans for Canada at the moment, but there are few plans, if any, at all.

    I think we met at at least one View Camera conference - I helped Steve put together Springfield, MA, and ran the Welcome table with the cute redhead that everyone hit on. I also did the Paper/Developer comparison, and had time on the agenda for folks to do that exercise. I think you did it, no?

    I'm 6'6", and hard to forget. Grayer than I was then.

    If I think I'll be getting up your way, I'll certainly be in touch, if for nothing other than to get together.

    Cheers!

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