Career Development Grant

Participation in John Gregor's The Fine Art Print workshop will help advance my photography to the next level. Creating the photograph in camera is only part of my creative process. Through proper processing and printing techniques, my photographic vision comes to life and helps to convey my artistic expression to others. While I believe my photography skills continue to grow each year, learning and improving my processing and printing skills will help convey the stories or messages in my photographs and help move them toward the level of stunning. I believe that this in-depth workshop will be invaluable in helping me continue to improve my skills in photography and creating final pieces of art to share publicly. This workshop simply feels like my best next step. It will be necessary to obtain a laptop computer in order to participate in this workshop (and future workshops). The laptop will also be used after the workshop to practice and utilize the new skills gained in class. The outcomes of the workshop will be reflected in the photographs I process and print after its completion. I anticipate that my photography will more fully convey the story, emotion, subject, and sense of place that I intend. It will also provide a greater sense of completion and accomplishment with individual photographs. The outcome of the acquisition of the laptop will more easily be measured by completing the purchase and utilizing the technology when processing and printing photographs.