About the Course
This an online photography workshop is a deep dive into the mystery and stark beauty of winter landscapes. Participants will experiment with unique approaches to portrayal of plants and trees through creative design. Small class size enables individualized attention with technical and aesthetic critique sessions. Photographers of all levels may participate. Lens-based cameras are welcome including smart phone devices. Nature-lovers required! There will be 1 extra optional in-person meeting to be determined with group schedules after the 3 zoom sessions. More info: Btyroler@mac.com
Your Instructor
Barbara Tyroler
“My background and approach are varied: artist, photographer, educator, and community worker. The experience and familiarity in each discipline have been mutually influential, for grant-funded programs, public arts or commissioned projects.
My photographs are exhibited in galleries, hospitals, therapeutic venues, swimming pools, spas, universities, and public and private collections.
I have served as a photographic educator at the University of Maryland, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Duke University, and currently provide private tutorials and portfolio critique.
As an educational therapist and parent educator, I bring this experience to my outreach projects incorporating photography as a tool for creative discussion and self-reflection. My previous work at the NC Wright School Re-Education Center, the NC Memorial Hospital Department of Psychiatry, and the Montgomery County Department of Public Instruction informs my public arts and advocacy work.
As an editorial photographer, my clients include the Washington Cancer Institute, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Epilepsy Foundation, and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
I have a lifelong love of creating portraiture for constructing memories, rendering the figure as art abstraction within the landscape. My current work addresses the concept of home, serving local organizations that serve the elderly, children, and families.”