Rashod Taylor Fine Art Portrait Photography Workshop | Arts + Literature Laboratory | Madison Contemporary Arts Center

Rashod Taylor Fine Art Portrait Photography Workshop

Photographer Rashod Taylor will lead a free Fine Art Portrait Photography Workshop on Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 3:00pm to 4:30pm in the Education Studio on the third floor of Arts + Literature Laboratory. The workshop is presented by PhotoMidwest Festival 2024, FlakPhoto Projects, and Arts + Literature Laboratory.

Step into a supportive learning environment in this free photography workshop, guided by award-winning fine art portrait photographer Rashod Taylor. We will explore the components of a successful portrait photography session, from building trust with your subjects to effectively communicating your vision. You'll learn how to address fears when approaching strangers and create a space for intimacy and relationship in your portrait-making process. This salon-style meeting will examine composition, lighting, and directing while discussing successful photographers to inspire your work. Join us for an afternoon conversation to help you learn and grow in your photography journey!

Please pre-register on our Adult Education page to help us plan for the workshop. (Pre-registration not required to attend). 

A closing reception for Taylor's exhibition, Little Black Boy, will follow that evening from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in the Arts + Literature Laboratory galleries. Remarks by Rashod Taylor will take place at approximately 7:00pm. Please consult our PhotoMidwest Festival 2024 page for all of the events scheduled for the Festival.

Rashod Taylor

Rashod Taylor (b.1985) attended Murray State University and earned a bachelor’s degree in art specializing in Fine Art Photography in 2007. Taylor favors traditional and lost format photography practices, silver prints, and wet plate collodion processes among them.

Taylor’s work uses portraiture to address themes of family, race, culture, and legacy. The artist’s photographs are a window into the Black American experience. His photographs are part of the permanent collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture, The Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Taylor has taught numerous workshops at Anderson Ranch Art Center. He has been invited to present lectures at Stanford University, George Washington University, Savannah College of Art and Design, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Maine Media Workshop + College, Los... Read More

with additional funds from the Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation, the Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of The Capital Times, the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation, and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation.

PLAN YOUR VISIT

Arts + Literature Laboratory is located at 111 S. Livingston Street #100, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703.

Our galleries are open Tuesday through Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday noon to 5pm, and other programs take place throughout the week. Please check the events calendar and education section for details.

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