Nancy J. Ori, has over 30 years experience as a professional photographer, as well as being a widely exhibited fine art photographer. Founder and Director of the NJ Photography Forum, the Digital Arts Group and the New Jersey Heritage Workshops, she has also become an experienced teacher through years of affiliation with the Ansel Adams Workshop in California, the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, the Summit Area Community Schools, Peters Valley Craft Education Center, Somerset Art Association, Morris Museum, Newark Museum, Liberty Hall Museum, Frelinghuysen Arboretum and the Watchung Adult School.

2010 Photography and Other Arts Workshops

Jan 9-30, 2010  Color, Design and Light (and exhibit of your results) at Unique Photo in Fairfield, four Saturday mornings, 10-noon, call them for info and to register: 973-377-2007

Jan 17, 2010  Beginning  Digital part 1   10-4PM       $125 

Location: Berkeley Heights,  call for info and registration: 908-790-8820

Jan 24, 2010  Beginning  Digital part 2    10-4PM       $125                      

Location: Berkeley Heights, call for info and registration: 908-790-8820

Jan 31, 2010  Get Into Print (self publishing a book or portfolio) with Frank Greenagel, $175, 10-4pm,   in Berkeley Heights, 908-790-8820

Feb 7, 2010 Framing Workshop, 10-4pm, $125

Location: Berkeley Heights, 908-790-8820

Feb 27 & March 6, 2010  Contemporary Collage at the Morris Museum, two mornings, 9:30-12:30, call them directly to register (973) 971-3700

Feb 28, 2010  The Art of Handcoloring Your Photographs, 10-4pm

Location: Berkeley Heights, $150 includes some materials, 908-790-8820

March 5-26, 2010,  Color, Design and Light , at Somerset Art Asso. In Bedminster,

Call for info and registration 908-234-2345

March 7, 2010  The Art of Self Promotion by Nancy Ori, 10-4pm, $125

Location: Berkeley Heights, 908-790-8820

March 8 begins  Beginning Digital at Watchung Adult School, 7-9pm, 5 nights,

register on line: adultschool@whrhs.org, March 8, 8,15, April 12 and 19.

March 14, 2010How to Get Your First Gallery Show by Nancy Ori, 10-4PM , $125

Location: Berkeley Heights. Includes how to write an artist statement,  908-790-8820

March 21, 2010  Portfolio Development  by Nancy Ori, 10-4pm, $125

Location: Berkeley Heights, 908-790-8820

March 28, 2010  Beginning Digital Photography at the Newark Museum, 10am-4pm, call them for info and registration: 973-596-6550

April 17 or 18, 2010  Fine Art Inkjet Printing with Photoshop by Andrew Darlow, $219 each, includes some materials, these are 2 different workshops in Berkeley Heights, 10-5pm, early registration includes an extra 30 min phone consultation if registered before March 31 ($100 value), 908-790-8820

April 19, 2010Spring Landscape and Garden Workshop, 10-4pm

Location to be announced,  $125,  908-790-8820

May 16, 2010  The Art of the Portrait by Francesco Mastalia 10-4PM, $175            Location:  Berkeley Heights. Call for more info and registration 908-790-8820

Cape May Workshops

Photography

April 24-27 Natural Light with Nancy Ori.  Explore lighting in the natural world as a form of creative expression. Spring gardens, seascapes, & architecture will be shot at different times to reveal the colors of light in the natural areas in & around Cape May. Discussions: camera controls, use of lighting, color and cropping for composition, impact & mood, & seeing photographically.  Tap into the expertise of a veteran shooter. All levels, film or digital, begins April 24th at 9:30AM, ends April 27th at noon.   $395.                                                                                                                                                                              

April 28-May 2 Cape May Masters Photography Workshop with Chip Forelli.  Intermediate/advanced with lots of one-on-one time.  Day shoots in town & along shoreline, discussions, critiques. Bring laptops for critique session of digital images created during the workshop, including demos of PhotoShop® techniques and workflow on your images. Exciting, standing-room-only evening sessions with Ori & Forelli.  Begins April 28th May 2nd at noon. $450.                                                                                 

May 2-5 Better Digital Images: In-Camera & with Photoshop with Branch Watkins and Nancy Ori. Discover beautiful landscape & architectural subjects around the Cape May area. Learn basics of manipulating images in Photoshop or other easier programs so you end up with a new portfolio of fantastic images. Ori will teach the shooting portion with insights into 20 years of experience in shooting in the area. Watkins will follow up with one-on-one tips for you on how to manipulate your images. Beginner to Intermediate. Begins May 2 at 2pm with wine & cheese reception and ends May 5 at noon. $295                                

May 2-5 Wet Plate Collodion Imagery with Francesco Mastalia Join the fun & go back in time to create unique one-of-a-kind images. All the equipment and materials will be provided and are included in the fee. Discussions on portraiture, lighting & process  from a master photographer. Limited enrollment. All levels. Begins 5/2 at 2pm with wine reception, ends 2/5 at noon $450.     

May 5-8 Photographing People and Places with Harvey Stein. Insights into photographing people, the landscapes and architecture through location shoots, in depth discussions, slide presentations,  portfolio reviews. Evening presentations by Stein & Ori and critiques of work produced during the workshop. All levels. Begins 5/5 at 2pm with wine reception and ends 5/8 at 5PM. $350.

Painting and Drawing

April 24-27 Painting in Watercolor with Mindy Lighthipe. Create rough sketches & color swatches for finished paintings, collect digital reference photos. Learn a variety of techniques including Pan Pastel application to watercolor. Discussions, demonstrations & one-on-one critiques, tailored to your needs. Easy paced for all levels. Begins 4/24 at 9:30am with wine & cheese, ends 4/27 at noon. $395 plus $15 materials fee.                                                                                                                                                     

April 28-May2 Old Master Landscape Painting for the 21st Century Artist with Charlie Churchill. Beg. to intermediate. May work in oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor, or color pencil. Designed for artists who wish to learn old master techniques done in new ways. Achieve a “studio” look on location & finish indoors; integrate “modern” colors into a traditional palette; translate color in lights and darks; blend edges; use of colored grounds & complimentary colors; layers; history of landscape painting; content vs. technique; how to think like an Old Master and much more. Lots of one-on-one. Begins April 28th May 2nd at noon. $295.         

May 2-5 Torn Paper Collage with Natural Materials & Photos with Kat Block Collages will be composed  of various ripped papers & additional materials collected during sessions held at the beach. Use the environments of Cape May to inspire your art & make photographs to incorporate into your work. Discuss & respond to composition, color, movement, texture, & the elements of design. Lots of one-on-one. All levels. Begins 5/2 at 2pm with wine  reception, ends 2/5 at noon. $295                                        

May 5-8 Oil Painting in the Landscape with Gerry Heydt. Includes location demos, lots of one-on-one instruction, daily critiques & practical information on equipment & procedures to optimize the outdoor painting experience. Emphasis on how to translate the essence of a landscape by observation & a structured approach: simplify & block in the drawing & color values, add important details. Begins Wed, May 5, 2pm with wine & cheese reception & ends on Sat, May 8, 5PM. All levels. $350.                                                                        

Call for complete descriptions of any workshop including instructor bios. All workshops in Berkeley Heights are at Nancy Ori’s Studio. They are small groups allowing for lots of one-on-one time. All workshops are taught by Nancy unless described otherwise. 908-790-8820 or nancyori@comcast.net, visit: www.nancyoriphotography.com

Private 1:1 Personalized Workshops and rental facilities at Nancy Ori Studios:

In addition to the workshops mentioned above, Nancy Ori is also available for private tutoring & offers her studio space and equipment for rental.  More details can be found here.

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