Product Photography for Knitters, Makers & Dyers
with Gale Zucker
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Multnomah Friends Meeting
PART 1 : 1.5 HOURS 10:30-noon
$30
Join photographer Gale Zucker for a fun, inspiring and helpful slide talk, sharing her knowledge, and adventures shooting knits and fiber. We will focus on tips and tricks and photo techniques especially for knits, fiber, textiles and for making the world look beautiful.
The presentation includes some game changing iphone-ography: using simple but powerfully creative apps to level up your smartphone imagery. You’ll learn how to edit in-phone, making photos that stand out on social media or print and appear just the way you want.
PART 2 : 2 HOURS 1:30-3:30 PM
$85 (includes morning session and afternoon session)
For those who’d like a hands-on workshop to try new skills or ideas that were presented in the morning—and to get personalized feedback . We will do some creative photo exercises designed to get you out of your visual rut, play with backgrounds, and look at ways to present fiber projects on and off models. There will be time for -phone photo editing , and the workshop will end with a review of the images we made during the class and feedback for those who want it.
This class is for all levels, iPhone or Android smartphones are both suitable. Students should bring their phones fully charged, room on the phone to store new images, know their password for downloading apps, a power cord, and a project or yarn or item to experiment with shooting.
LUNCH IS AVAILABLE FOR FULL DAY PARTICIPANTS
Options include:
1. Kale salad kale with carrots, dried cranberries, roasted pumpkin seeds, feta & sherry vinaigrette. Comes with a side of fruit and a cookie.
2. Diestel turkey sandwich, Havarti, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard. Comes with a side of fruit and a cookie.
3. Smoked field roast sandwich, cucumber, tomato & vegan mayonnaise. Comes with a side of fruit and a cookie.
Multnomah Friends Meeting
PART 1 : 1.5 HOURS 10:30-noon
$30
Join photographer Gale Zucker for a fun, inspiring and helpful slide talk, sharing her knowledge, and adventures shooting knits and fiber. We will focus on tips and tricks and photo techniques especially for knits, fiber, textiles and for making the world look beautiful.
The presentation includes some game changing iphone-ography: using simple but powerfully creative apps to level up your smartphone imagery. You’ll learn how to edit in-phone, making photos that stand out on social media or print and appear just the way you want.
PART 2 : 2 HOURS 1:30-3:30 PM
$85 (includes morning session and afternoon session)
For those who’d like a hands-on workshop to try new skills or ideas that were presented in the morning—and to get personalized feedback . We will do some creative photo exercises designed to get you out of your visual rut, play with backgrounds, and look at ways to present fiber projects on and off models. There will be time for -phone photo editing , and the workshop will end with a review of the images we made during the class and feedback for those who want it.
This class is for all levels, iPhone or Android smartphones are both suitable. Students should bring their phones fully charged, room on the phone to store new images, know their password for downloading apps, a power cord, and a project or yarn or item to experiment with shooting.
LUNCH IS AVAILABLE FOR FULL DAY PARTICIPANTS
Options include:
1. Kale salad kale with carrots, dried cranberries, roasted pumpkin seeds, feta & sherry vinaigrette. Comes with a side of fruit and a cookie.
2. Diestel turkey sandwich, Havarti, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard. Comes with a side of fruit and a cookie.
3. Smoked field roast sandwich, cucumber, tomato & vegan mayonnaise. Comes with a side of fruit and a cookie.
About Gale
Gale Zucker is a commercial photographer with a specialty of knitwear fashion and handmade lifestyle. She is co-author of three knitting/craft books . She photographs for knitting books, magazines, designers, ready-to-wear companies, and yarn companies.
Her most recent book is DROP DEAD EASY KNITS , co-authored with Kirsten Kapur & Mary Lou Egan. Other titles include CRAFT ACTIVISM and SHEAR SPIRIT, both with co-author Joan Tapper, all from Random House. With a degree in photo journalism from the University of Minnesota, Gale spent the first part of her career photographing on assignment for publications including The New York Times, TV Guide, Forbes, Business Week, NewsWeek, Yankee and more. She believes in the storytelling power of photography, and continues that passion creating strong narrative images for fiber and handmade.
As a lifelong knitter and maker, Gale loves sharing her photography skills with the fiber community. She’s been teaching Photography for Knitters & Makers workshops since 2009, teaching at shops, events & to groups. She has three Interweave webinars. Home base is coastal Connecticut, where she lives with her family. When not photographing, Gale can be found on the neighborhood beach swimming or knitting.
Gale's work can be found in many places, including Instagram and her blog.
Gale Zucker is a commercial photographer with a specialty of knitwear fashion and handmade lifestyle. She is co-author of three knitting/craft books . She photographs for knitting books, magazines, designers, ready-to-wear companies, and yarn companies.
Her most recent book is DROP DEAD EASY KNITS , co-authored with Kirsten Kapur & Mary Lou Egan. Other titles include CRAFT ACTIVISM and SHEAR SPIRIT, both with co-author Joan Tapper, all from Random House. With a degree in photo journalism from the University of Minnesota, Gale spent the first part of her career photographing on assignment for publications including The New York Times, TV Guide, Forbes, Business Week, NewsWeek, Yankee and more. She believes in the storytelling power of photography, and continues that passion creating strong narrative images for fiber and handmade.
As a lifelong knitter and maker, Gale loves sharing her photography skills with the fiber community. She’s been teaching Photography for Knitters & Makers workshops since 2009, teaching at shops, events & to groups. She has three Interweave webinars. Home base is coastal Connecticut, where she lives with her family. When not photographing, Gale can be found on the neighborhood beach swimming or knitting.
Gale's work can be found in many places, including Instagram and her blog.