RJ Kern: Polaroids and Portraiture
Saturday, September 12
2-4 pm
Price:
$25 per participant
This workshop is open to any participant age 7+.
Adults are welcome!
Location:
Bone Creek Museum
312 N. 5th Street
David City, NE 68632
This workshop introduces students to the art and ethics of portrait photography using Polaroid cameras and live demonstration. Led by National Geographic-published photographer R. J. Kern, participants learn how to direct a subject, work with light and background, and think critically about representation and storytelling in portraiture. Using examples of iconic portraits and Kern’s own work, including his project, The Unchosen Ones, students explore how pose, expression, and environment shape the meaning of an image. Each participant creates and keeps several Polaroid portraits, gaining a tangible understanding of photographic decision-making from capture to final print.
