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How to Photograph Artwork — Live Session
- Controlled lighting techniques for artwork
- Ways to manage glare and surface texture
- Simple tools and methods for maintaining consistent color and exposure
- Practical in-camera decision making for reliable results
Monday, March 23rd – 6:00 pm
6:30 – Program
Location:
New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts
5256 Magazine St
New Orleans, LA 70115
About our speakers:
Thom Bennett is a New Orleans-based photographer deeply steeped in the classical traditions of the craft; his expertise is seen in his darkroom, lighting and camera techniques. Variously employing large format, vintage Polaroid, and toy film cameras, he brings to all a distinct, classic style harking back to the traditions of the 19th and 20th centuries of photography. Precise, direct compositions, clear, pure light, and evocative subjects become a timeless body of work.
Thom is equally comfortable in the commercial realm and his work includes a long stint as an art, antique, and jewelry photographer for M.S. Rau Antiques, Boyd Satellite Gallery, and Michalopoulos Gallery, among others. His editorial photographs have been seen in multiple publications including New Orleans Magazine, BIZ Magazine, New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles, Restaurateur, ByFaith, Homes & Land, Kingfish, City Business, and Garden & Gun.
His fine art photographs have been exhibited throughout the Southeast, including the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans; WORKPLAY, Birmingham, AL; Baum Gallery at The University of Arkansas, Conway, AR; Delta State University, Cleveland, MS; The New Orleans Museum of Art; The Darkroom, New Orleans, LA; The New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery, and The Ogden Museum of Southern Art. He has conducted workshops in large format photography and vintage darkroom techniques in New Orleans at The Darkroom and in Mississippi with the Rebirth Workshops. Learn more about Thom on his website: thombennettphotographs.com
Sesthasak (Seth) Boonchai is a multidisciplinary artist and educator whose practice spans drawing, painting, time-based media, photography, and installation. His work investigates how time and distance shape our construction of memory, exploring the ways personal and collective experiences become layered, distorted, and reimagined.
His work has been exhibited at The Mississippi Museum of Art, The New Orleans Museum of Art, Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans), Historic New Orleans Collection, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and many other venues throughout the United States.
As an educator, he has taught at University of New Orleans, The School of Visual Arts, Colgate University, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Tulane University, and Maine College of Art. He is currently on the faculty at The New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts.
Based in New Orleans, Boonchai is co-founder of Pack/Peel/Pour, a premedia and production studio specializing in reproduction and conservation photography. The studio works with artists, archives, museums, libraries, and publishers to create high-quality documentation and preservation of artworks, historical materials, and collections, while maintaining rigorous standards for archival integrity in photographic reproduction.
Questions:
504-232-3038 or neworleansgs@asmp.org
We look forward to seeing you.