“The enemy of photography is the convention, the fixed rules of ‘how to do’. The salvation of photography comes from the experiment.” Moholy-Nagy “Our duty is to experiment.” These words were declared by photographer, sculptor and graphic designer, Alexander Rodchenko. Rodchenko was an artist who experimented greatly with the medium, finding obscure angles, dizzying compositions [...]
For those folks fortunate enough to have been enlightened and impacted by Eileen Rafferty over the years, as many RMSP Career Training, Workshops and Photo Weekends alumni can attest, you’ll know just what an inspiring figure she has become in the field of artistic expression and photography education. Her background and life’s work speaks of [...]
When it comes to scenic beauty, there really is no comparison to the San Juan Islands in the northwest corner of Washington state. This summer, instructor Eileen Rafferty and her trusty assistant, Roxanne Duffy, traveled with an inspired and inspirational group of photographers to guide them through this lush landscape of greenery, wildlife, ocean and [...]
Finished. Fini. Finito. Terminado. In any language it’s stated, this is the final week of Summer Intensive 2012 and first of the three sessions comprising our Career Training program. Always a bittersweet time, the last week is definitely anything but a “cruise week” for the folks as they, again, are put through their paces. Early [...]
The clock keeps ticking and the Summer Intensive students are rounding the far turn and quickly heading toward home stretch. Coming off the second and last long break of the course, Week 9 involved more of the quality creative education and experience they’ve been immersed in since the beginning. The week began in Photo Studies [...]
Right about now, all of our Summer Intensive students are thinking, “Week 8 … How can it be week 8 already?!?!” True to form, this is the about the time of the program when it dawns on everyone that there isn’t that much time left to their SI experience, but there is TONS of work [...]
Photo Weekends instructors Tony Rizzuto and Eileen Rafferty spent the weekend in the great city of Atlanta, Georgia. Sounds like they had a blast with everyone who attended the event. Big thanks to everyone in Atlanta who attended the event. And thanks a ton for sending in your comments. Here are a few that have [...]
Can we get a high five for Photo Weekend number 5? That’s right, our fifth Photo Weekend of the 2012 season concluded on Sunday in fabulous Salt Lake City. From the sounds of it, the fine folks in SLC enjoyed their time with Eileen Rafferty and Tony Rizzuto. Here are a few quotes from [...]
Instructor Eileen Rafferty has just launched an inspiring new project. She published her first issue of a quarterly photographic Journal entitled, butterflies and anvils. This journal is a continuation of the passion for creating art that she brings to all of her workshops and Career Training classes. In each issue there is an extensive artist’s interview, photographs, [...]
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