Developing a Deeper Perspective with Naomi McKenzie - Chinchilla

16nov10:00 am4:00 pmDeveloping a Deeper Perspective with Naomi McKenzie - ChinchillaArtist and Artsworkers Workshop

Time

(Saturday) 10:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT+10:00) View in my time

Location

Lapunyah Art Gallery

80-86 Heeney Street, Chinchilla QLD 4413

Event Details

16 November 2024

10am – 4pm

Free Workshop

Step deeper into the photographic world with a workshop focusing on deep observation and film photography process.  You’ll have the opportunity to use 135 and medium format (120)  film as well as digital throughout the day. You’ll be guided throughout the workshop in ways to enhance your observational skill and strengthen compositions to achieve more refined photographic outcomes. As a group we’ll discuss ways to tell stories and convey emotion in a single image then put those skills into practice during a photo walk.

After the photo walk around the precinct you’ll learn how to hand process your film. We will use two methods, one traditional and one alternative method. Using the leaves from the eucalyptus tree the gallery is named after Lapunyah (White Gum) to create our own eco-friendly developer. This is a method I uniquely created during my current project on Dungibara Country in my local Somerset region. We’ll also touch on scanning negatives, editing and preparations to share or print your work. Suitable for ages 15 and up.

What to bring

  • Hat
  • Sunscreen
  • Enclosed shoes
  • Naomi will supply a selection of cameras but feel free to bring your own, film or digital. While the class is centered around film, you are welcome to participate with any kind of camera.

Venue

Lapunyah Art Gallery Chinchilla

 86 Heeney St, Chinchilla QLD 4413

Cover image: Developing Dungibara by Naomi McKenzie.

Additional Information

Your facilitator:

Naomi McKenzie works primarily with medium and large format film photography. Her practice centres around both traditional and alternative darkroom and printmaking techniques, which she has refined over twenty years of dedicated exploration.

McKenzie’s work reveals her masterful understanding of light, line and texture whilst highlighting her deep observational skills. Through continuous experimentation with traditional processes, she pushes the boundaries of analogue photography, creating works that ask the viewer to step deeper inside the work. Winner of the 2023 Queensland Regional Art Awards Emerging artist, McKenzies work continues to strengthen and evolve.

Her photographs and prints are held in private collections internationally and throughout Australia and exhibits regularly in galleries and museums across the country. Working from her studio/darkroom in regional South East Queensland, McKenzie shares her expertise through workshops in schools and galleries, passionately fostering a new generation of analogue photographers.