A few more photos of MaleneB

I love Red Hook in Brooklyn, these photographs were taken in Ikea's parking lot.  Can't wait to photograph MaleneB there once again. I am working on a new website that will showcase the new direction my photography is going, so many of the photographs from the session with Malene I love and want to use on the new site. PLEASE let me know which of the images move you the most. Thanks. http://www.ikea.com/

Photo Shoot with the amazing designer MaleneB

Yesterday was incredible with MaleneB

MaleneB is an uber talented, internationally acclaimed custom rug designer.  Her creative energy is so inspiring to me.  In the past few years we have done photo shoots on Marco Island, Long Island Sound, and Candlewood Lake, each a waterfront location, which as you know, are my favorite shooting locales.  Recently MaleneB moved to Brooklyn so we chose that for our setting this time. I was so excited for something edgy, new and urban.  When we were choosing her wardrobe MaleneB suggested we shoot at the water, all I could think was “not another crowded beach”!  My only experience of a beach in Brooklyn were my trips to Coney Island as a child so my perspective was a little skewed.  When she started to describe Red Hook to me - an urban shore line, artist lofts, cruise ships and water taxis zooming by and then the nail clincher, a perfect view of Lady Liberty -  I realized quickly that my assumptions about the Brooklyn waterfront were way off.  You know what they say about the true meaning of ASSUME.  It was a good lesson for me to remember, keep an open mind especially when you are in the company of another talented creative such as MaleneB.  http://www.maleneb.com/
Here are a few photos from our shoot, which is your favorite?
Many of my photographs of MaleneB have appeared in numerous magazines including Interior Design Magazine. http://www.interiordesign.net/
Stay tuned for more MaleneB images from different Brooklyn locations.

Celebrate the Feminine

it's a PLAYDATE!!With 

famed photographer, teacher, and 

motivational speaker
LAURIE KLEIN

Celebrate the Feminine!

Come Celebrate Who You Are and 

Where You Are in 

Your Life!

Would you like to let your hair down 

and have an afternoon

of great fun?

Are you ready to embrace your creative 

spirit and let it

carry you away?

Could there be a gentle goddess, naughty 

nymph, or

mischievous mermaid somewhere inside 

of you?

That's what this playdate is all about 

celebrating

who you are and exploring alternative 

sources of

creativity all in a safe environment.

Sunday July 18, 2010, 1:00 - 5:00 pm
 Westport CT

Activities include:
Being photographed by Laurie Klein,
both in
and/or out of the water. (Bring a variety
of outfits
that fit your inner persona or your alter
ego,
wedding dresses, flowing fabric,
solid color
bathing suits, lace, business or party attire,
costumes, and lots of wild makeup.)
Active visioning and relaxation exercises,
as well as a guided journey
An opportunity to photograph others.
Bring your own cameras
Applying the Method Acting technique
to your own particular creative endeavors.

Swim and Bask!  After a dip in the pool
or river,
bask in the sun and enjoy the marvelous spirited
camaraderie of like-minded women who love
healthy, gourmet snacks and sinful
Bridgewater Chocolates!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

First come first serve, limited to 12 artsy girls.

Fee $100 if register by June 18, $125 after June 

18th(value $1500)

Added bonus! Includes a signed 8x10 of your

favorite image.

call 203-740-1110

Keep watching your email for more 

information.

Laurie Klein has an international reputation for 

her Bodies in Water photography series.  She is 

also an accomplished instructor in both creative 

techniques and unleashing The Brilliance Within.  

Her focus is on women.  She conducts workshops 

throughout the year, and also she herself was 

mentored 

by Ansel Adams and in turn she now mentors young, 

up-and-coming, artists in an effort to give back what 

he received from him.

Camera Handling Workshop

Had a blast in todays Camera Handling class. We worked on depth of field and shutter speeds.
These are some of the photographs that Jody Murray took, she proved that not only is she an amazing acupuncturist but also a photo rock star.
www.acupxtherapy.blogspot.com

Win a Free photo session with Laurie

Win a Free photo session with Laurie 
(value $1,500)
All of my students this summer will be eligible to participate in a raffle.
The prize will be a free 1 hour photo session with me (worth $1500) included is an 8x10 RC print. The photo session will be at my private studio on Candlewood Lake in Brookfield, Ct.  On August 30th I will  draw the winner's name.  Good luck to you all.

Photographic Workshops & Photographic Play Dates

Basic Camera Handling with Laurie Klein

Have fun learning how to use all the features on your digital or film camera.  Gain a clearer understanding of how to take great pictures.  Laurie will instruct you on the use of: f-stops, shutter speeds, flash, digital white balance, lenses, diopters, ISO, exposure, metering, continuous shooting, modes, bracketing, manual and automatic focus, and so much more.

Wednesday evenings June 9th and 16th 7-9:30, $165 or Sunday June 13th 10-3:30, $165 

Photograph of Nicole at one of last year's summer workshops

Creating Classic B&W and Infrared Photographs

Creating Classic B&W and Infrared Photographs
with Laurie Klein and Kyle Perler

Do you know how to get that classic B&W and IR photographic look with your digital camera?

This is a jammed-packed one day opportunity to learn how to photograph both nature, and live models. A discussion will follow on composition, histograms, lighting, exposures and camera settings for B&W and IR. (An IR dedicated camera is optional.)

Kyle will show you how to take your digital files and give them the traditional B&W IR look using filters, and a variety of software.

Equipment: digital SLR, laptop encouraged

Prerequisite: basic camera handling experience, knowledge of f-stops, aperture settings and depth of field.

Sunday June 27th, 9:30-5:00, $195

Dream the dream, prepare the dream, share the dream PREPARING FOR THE “REAL WORLD OF CREATIVE ARTS“ (for young adults) with Laurie Klein

Do you have an unrelenting passion for the creative arts? Are you on a quest to discover your unique visual voice? If so this workshop is for you. Our medium will be photography so you should have some photographic experience. In order to create a body of work that expresses artistic clarity you will learn:

Do you have an unrelenting passion for the creative arts? Are you on a quest to discover your unique visual voice? If so this workshop is for you. click here for more...

Tuesday June 29th - Wednesday June 30th 10-3:30 $295

• How to control your camera instead of having your camera control you
• How to express your personal artistic vision 
• The valuable skill of objective critiquing 
• How to pre-visualize a scene to get the result that you want
• The symbiotic relationship between informing and composing

Daily explorations include:

• Being on both sides of the camera, the model and the photographer 
• Becoming aware of the nuances of natural light
• How to pose the subject to its greatest advantage
• Creating a visual journal
• Looking at each other’s work

• Developing an artistic vocabulary
• Analyzing accomplished photographers work
• Developing exciting portfolios 

Tuesday June 29th - Wednesday June 30th 10-3:30 $295

Got Juice? - Creative Juice That Is
with Laurie Klein

Do you recall the freedom and joy you felt as a child when playing with finger paints?   Creative thinking was easier then.  We relied more upon our intuitive, right-brain functioning than on our logical left-brain functioning.  It’s time to bring back that creative child again.

This workshop will facilitate:

• independent expression

• visual journaling

• greater reliance on intuition

• small group creative ‘think tanks’

• will facilitate broader analytical thinking

• renewed energy and initiative

• heightened awareness of new possibilities

This is a hands-on workshop that uses photography as a tool to unblock years of reticent creativity.  It does not require any knowledge of photography other than the ability to point and shoot.  Laurie’s goal is to have her students leave the workshop with renewed purpose, new perspectives, and the ability to keep growing their creative skills on their own.  Get some juice,  get ‘out of the box’ and shout, “I’ve got a better idea!”

Friday-Sunday July 30th - August 1st, 10- 3:30 $395

The Digital Side of Photography

The Digital Side of Photography
with Kyle Perler

Do you know how to make your digital camera work for you?
How do you choose the best settings for your digital camera?
Do you know what all the bells and whistles on your camera do?
Do you know how all this new technology works?
Those are the first questions Kyle will address. 

                             What comes after capturing your image?  

If these are questions you ask yourself, then this class is perfect for you.

Come learn the answers to these and other subjects such as file management, resizing, backups and simple photo editing. We will wrap up the class discussing different methods of printing and displaying your finished images.

Prerequisite: basic camera handling experience, knowledge of f-stops, aperture settings and depth of field.

Sunday July 18th, 10-3:30, $150

Playdates

PLAYDATES - LET LOOSE, HAVE FUN, LEARN.

Running Water at Bulls Bridge, Route 7, with Kyle Perler

There is something magical about photographing water. Join us for this fun play date. Challenge yourself to photograph moving water, often a difficult subject. Learn about exposures, histograms, using neutral density filters, time-lapse exposures, and lighting. Kyle will teach you how to select  your cameras features, such as f-stops, shutter speeds, and focal planes in order to photograph water like the masters used to. Kyle will demonstrate compositional techniques with a traditional large format camera. Please bring a tripod if you have one.

Tuesday June 29th 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm $45.00



Glamour and Fashion Photography, on Location and in Natural Light. 

Come shoot with Laurie Klein and Kyle Perler along with the spectacular and beautiful model, Nicole Cudzilo. Learn how to utilize a model's body language through posing techniques held secret by professional photographers.  Find out how to use natural and available light to add depth and dimension to your images without having to spend a ton of money on expensive equipment. A discussion will follow on composition, histograms, lighting, exposures, and camera settings for color and B&W. 

Equipment: digital SLR, laptop encouraged
Prerequisite: basic camera handling experience, knowledge of f-stops, aperture settings and depth of field.

This will be a fabulous, fast-paced playdate, filled with energy and fun.

We will learn how to:
 ~establish a personal rapport with a model
 ~encourage a model's emotional commitment
 ~pose and determine body language
 ~create great light using many techniques
 ~utilize the natural environment
 ~choose proper lenses and camera settings
 ~use some of Laurie's and Kyle's photographic secrets (you have to promise not to tell anyone!).

We will wrap-up this exciting day with an informal critique and taste test of international chocolates!

Sunday July 25th 10:00 - 4:00, $195 + $15 model fee

Magical Muse Experience

Magical Muse Experience

Try something new with Laurie Klein

“It’s was a great daycation” H.T.

You will come away……..

Feeling refreshed, excited, and creatively stimulated

Bound book of 20 joyous photos, that we select together that will be cherished, recording that day’s experience,

All of the photos taken that day on a DVD

The opportunity to express the inner child at play

LK will lead you on a 4 hour Alice in Wonderland experience that includes:

Being photographed by Laurie Klein with her many signature styles

Energy work or massage by a wonderful masseuse Arden 

Brown bag gourmet lunch and brief tour on Candlewood Lake

Day at the lake

Having fun with Laurie’s youthful assistant Nicole as she coordinates with you wardrobes and make up that brings out different personas for the photographs.

You can bring out your alter ego, try on new persona’s and just play.

Please call to inquire about dates, fees and times. Because this is a custom course, Laurie will work around your schedule.

Laurie Klein and Kyle Perler

Laurie Klein is a very successful Fine Art and Commercial Photographer and has been teaching and ‘mentoring’ students of all ages for 30+ years. Laurie found her artistic passion in high school, thanks to teachers and professionals that supported her dream! She received a B.F.A. from R.I.T. and her M.F.A. from Ohio U.

Laurie went on to study with the famous landscape photographer Ansel Adams, who in his own words he said:

“Her style is unique, combining a wonderful ability for composition and a sensitivity to her subjects that will carry her to the top of her field. I can’t teach the way she sees and feels!”  Ansel Adams

Kyle Perler graduated with a BFA  from Tufts University in collaboration with the 

School of The Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Kyle currently works at a high-end commercial and medical photographic studio in downtown Boston as a photographer 

and production manager. He is an accomplished printer and photoshop technician, and has been showcased in the MFA among other locations in the greater Boston area. www.kyleperler.com 

Gift certificates, private instruction in person or via Skype are available.

203-740-1110

www.laurieklein.com