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Joe Darin

Joe Darin's photographs have appeared in "Dolls", "Soft Dolls and Animals", "Doll Reader", "Contemporary Doll Collector", "Dollami" (German) and "Poppen & Geppetto' (the Netherlands) Magazines. Other of his images have been published in The Anatomy of a Doll, Designing the Doll, Finishing the Figure, The Love Formed Human (Japan), and in the Holiday Treasures at the White House brochure. He has taught seminars on photography in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Portland, Oregon, Billings, Montana and San Diego, California.

Joe has exhibited his professional photography in San Diego, Santa Fe and Los Angeles and has presented a proposal for a photography book on Western Mining Towns. He is currently a President of the board of directors of the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild. He is also a member of the San Diego Art Institute.

Joe has been a licensed architect for 35 years designing and building stores, hotels, restaurants, libraries, churches, banks, and single and multi family residential projects. He also has worked in real estate development, directing design and construction of commercial and multi family residential projects.

You can reach Joe by email at:

joed@san.rr.com


Online Seminars:

    "How to Photograph Your Art"

    Description of Seminar:
    Do you want to learn simple and inexpensive ways to take stunning photographs of your art? If so, this is the seminar for you. No matter what experience level you have in taking photographs, by the end of this seminar you will be able to take photos of your art that you only imagined were possible. I have expanded and completely revised the seminar to cover photographing two dimensional as well as three dimensional artwork.

    I have divided the seminar into two parts:

    Here is what you will learn:

    Part One: (Three Weeks)

    Determine how you will use your photographs.
    What makes a great photograph?
    Differences in film cameras and films.
    Digital cameras - how to select one to buy.
    Digital cameras – how to use the one you have.

    Part Two: (Five Weeks)

    Setting up to shoot – what do you need?
    Using Light – natural light, flash and artificial lighting
    Fundamentals of using an image editing software
    Photo taking tips
    Planning for publication
    Working with a professional photographer
    Storing and cataloguing your images
    Where to go from here
    AND MUCH, MUCH MORE

    Dates and Times:
    Part One will start on Sunday, March 14, 2005
    Part Two will begin shortly after the end of Part One (April 25th +/-)
    Currently this seminar is offered once a year.

    Cost:
    $35.00 for Part One
    $55.00 for Part Two

    Additional information:

    • For further information on this seminar go to: http://www.janedarin.com/Seminars/Photography.htm
    • Doll Medium: This seminar is designed for artists who create in all media: cloth, polymer clay, paper clay, stone clay and other air drying clays, bronze, ceramic, porcelain and mixed media artwork. This seminar also covers photographing two dimensional art as well as three dimensional art.
    • Supplies Required: A Camera - digital or film
      Film - if you are using a film camera.
      A tripod if you have one.
      Flash equipment if you have it.
      Other lighting equipment and accessories as the seminar progresses, if you choose to purchase them.
      A Notebook or blank diary.
    • Pre-Class Work Required? Become familiar with the photographic equipment you already have including reading the manual(s) for each piece of equipment and get as thorough an understanding as you can.
    • Is Previous Experience Required? No
    • Recommended for Ages: All ages
    • Computer Requirements: The sessions will be in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. A version of the software will be provided. There is a virtual Discussion Board on Joe's website which during the period of time the class is in operation and open to registered students 24 hours a day. You just sign in with your password and read the sessions, print the sessions for your own notebook, ask questions, contribute to the questions of other classmates and upload pictures for comment.
    • Contact for registration: Joe Darin or call (858) 514-8154.

Seminar CD Available:

Currently, Joe has this seminar available on a CD ROM
Cost: $55.00 including shipping in the United States. (California residences add 7.75% tax)
For detailed information see
http://www.janedarin.com/ArtProducts/ArtProductsCD.htm



 

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