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Online: Special Guest Series- Analog Adventures- Mirror Mirror with Jonathan Pitts-Wiley

March 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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Date & Time:

March 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Featuring:
Join film-first hybrid photographer Jonathan Pitts-Wiley for an online presentation that explores film photography and encourages every photographer to keep a film camera in their kit.
Skill Level:
All Skill Levels Welcome
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Film-First Hybrid Photographer Jonathan Pitts-Wiley
Join film-first hybrid photographer Jonathan Pitts-Wiley for an online presentation that explores film photography and encourages every photographer to keep a film camera in their kit.
In April, Jonathan and Hunt’s Photo Education will be combining on Analog Adventures: Mirror Mirror, a film workshop where attendees will work on portraits by photographing each other as subjects! This presentation will act as an introduction to the topic and is FREE to any that want to attend. Whether you’re a dedicated film shooter or your curious about why people still use film, this seminar will be an excellent opportunity to get a different insight!
Join us for a fun evening of film talk!

 

Photo by Andre Gatlin

Jonathan Pitts-Wiley is a portrait photographer and co-founder of the Rhode Island-based Black photographer collective, The Vanta Guild. In the summer of 2021, Jonathan collaborated with renowned photographer Mary Beth Meehan to produce Witness, an exhibition that explores the life and times of his late grandmother, Annye Raye Pitts. In December 2022, his was one of five portraits selected for the City of Providence’s “Who We Are Now?” public art banner project.
A Yale graduate, Jonathan is the Creative Director at Curiosity Store in Jamestown, Rhode Island and has, since 2010, been the Artistic Director of Pawtucket, RI’s Mixed Magic Theatre. Jonathan is married to Mixed Magic’s music director, Kim Morrison Pitts-Wiley. The couple has two children.

 

Registering and what is needed
After you register for this class, you will receive a confirmation email that will include information about how to access the online class, including an online ID code that you will need to get into the class. Make sure to save this information. We will also send a reminder email about 24 hours prior to the class time with that same information.
Layout of the class
The class will begin promptly at the time listed. The majority of the class–90 minutes to 2 hours– will be a presentation on the topic, followed by a short Q&A. During the class, you are welcome to type in questions in the Chat box if you have specific questions as they are asked. We will do our best to answer those questions, but if not, feel free to ask them at the end.
“You Are Being Recorded” (And Other Note Related Items)
We will be recording this class! The video will be available for download about 24-hours after the class for all attendees, so don?t worry about taking unending notes. We will send this link attendees to download and rewatch at any time. In addition to this, we will generally send out a PDF of the presentation (when applicable) and handouts on the topic. If handouts and PDFs are included, we will send it out with the link for the video.
Can’t attend the class?
If you can’t attend the class but still want to download the video, no problem: Just sign up for the class! You don’t need to attend and we will send the video link the next day!
Want to get this class after it’s been run?– We have an online store where you can purchase all our previously run classes here: https://edu.huntsphoto.com/buy-previous-courses/
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