On July 7th, part-time and full-time students in our Digital Photography program exhibited Photographic Memory, a gallery show of their works at the MainSpace Gallery on East 2nd.
Gallery Photos by Jarrett Gerke
Eric Dreger and his wife Ashley
Linh Stirling
Reem Abdul-Jabbar
Ashley Hansen
Lindsay Skeans
Greg Masuda
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On Friday, July 16th, our annual guest Bill Matthews cut the ribbon to inaugurate our new campus, alongside VanArts President Alan Phillips. The same day, Bill also happened to be turning 79 years old, so our staff & students also wished him a Happy Birthday.
Bill Matthews is a founding member of our Advisory Board and served for many years as Manager of Artist Development for Walt Disney Feature Animation. He has been involved with VanArts since the very beginning of the school 15 years ago, acting as a mentor and guide to our animation students during his annual visit every summer.
VanArts' Digital Photography students are being seen and getting noticed!
Current student Kieran Harris will be exhibiting work in the multi-media show "Picture This: A Celebration of Queer Artistry" in celebration of Pride 2010. You can see Kieran's work along with many others at J Lounge on Thursday, July 29th, 6:00pm until late. Tickets are $5 in advance or before 10:00pm.
Congratulations Kieran...we're looking forward to seeing your work on display!
Congratulations to Lindsay Duban, who has hit the ground running with her wedding photography business. She has 2 weddings booked in the Fall and has recently completed a multi-generational family portrait. Lindsay is sure to have great success with her photographic talent and keen business sense. This ad she designed will be running as a full page in an advertising folder to be handed out to 4000 bridal couples!
Keep up the great work Lindsay!
Steve Kirby is reputed to be the best re-touching artist in town, and VanArts' Digital Photography students were fortunate enough to have him visit. Steve demonstrated some of his techniques that have earned him a jaw-dropping client list, including Italian & US Vogue, Calvin Klein, Mac Cosmetics, Avon and the worldwide Ad Agency DDB. His delicate touch produces beautiful, seamless results that had our students gasping at his before-and-after case studies. This glimpse at what can be achieved with the right creative eye, skilled hand and patient mind is sure to have the DP students working hard to live up to Steve's high standard, and their portfolios are sure to reflect that!
From all of us in the Digital Photography department, thank you Steve!
Steve Kirby's company is The Image lab, currently based in Vancouver BC.
Steve Kirby can be found tethered to his trusted iMac.
Last week was a busy one at the studio, with students from our Acting for Film & Television and Digital Photography departments working together in a joint Actors' Headshots workshop. Ross den Otter and Sarolta Dobi of the successful Pink Monkey Studios are experts when it comes to actors' headshots. Ross works mainly with the photography students on lighting, posing, and creating depth in their images, while Sarolta (also a photographer in her own right) coaches the actors on how to connect with the camera and sell themselves as marketable performers. Make-up students from Blanche MacDonald volunteer their time to provide the hair and make-up styling, making for a great team and a fun couple of days.
The senior Digital Photography students have just finished their Fashion Photography course with some really great results. Students had 4 full-day workshops where they had the opportunity to photograph some beautiful models from the Lizbell Agency, Mode Models and Next Models. Professional hair and make-up for every shoot was provided by Ashley Gesner, Negar Nooshmand and Marlayna Pincott, with every look styled by professional stylist and instructor Heidi Farnola. Photographer Greg Swales guided the students in capturing contemporary and marketable images.
Student photographer Madhava Musterer did such a great job during the workshops, his best image is now on the Lizbell Agency models homepage!
www.lizbellagency.com/models/index.htm
VanArts has moved!!! Ahead of schedule, we are in our new space and preparing to ring in the Fall term with our new campus. VanArts has acquired over 22,000 square feet of the top three floors at 570 Dunsmuir Street. The building is conveniently located in the heart of Downtown Vancouver. Every program now benefits from new classrooms, labs and support facilities. Stay tuned as we will be blogging the updates on all renovations to our new space throughout the summer. Better yet, come join us for the Grand Opening in September!
View of the new Dunsmuir Campus (Photo by Jeff Bell)
View of the new Dunsmuir Campus lobby (Photo by Janine Armstrong)
Panoramic view from the new Dunsmuir Campus (Photo by Janine Armstrong)
The Digital Photography Department is proud to announce a Group Show at the Havana Gallery by the senior photography students. The Opening Reception is on Sunday May 2nd from 4:00 to 7:00 pm and the show will run until May 15th.
The newest member of the Digital Photography faculty, David Ellingsen, recently participated in the portfolio review panel for the graduating class and was inspired to write an article about his experience at VanArts. Check out his posting here:
www.davidellingsen.com/blog/2010/02/class-of-2010/