Photographer Todd Feit to Lead Arthur Rothstein Inspired Photography Workshop

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Two passionate photographers separated by 75 years: Arthur Rothstein (standing, left) while on assignment for “Look” magazine in 1940, and Todd Feit (standing, right) in 2015 with Jeffrey Ray Sundial and Cinnamon the dog. Feit will lead a workshop that spans two consecutive Saturdays at the Custom House Museum, inspired by the Museum’s currently running Arthur Rothstein exhibit.
Two passionate photographers separated by 75 years: Arthur Rothstein (standing, left) while on assignment for “Look” magazine in 1940, and Todd Feit (standing, right) in 2015 with Jeffrey Ray Sundial and Cinnamon the dog. Feit will lead a workshop that spans two consecutive Saturdays at the Custom House Museum, inspired by the Museum’s currently running Arthur Rothstein exhibit.

Saturday, September 26 and Saturday October 3, photographer Todd Feit will lead Assignment Key West: 2015, a two-part experiential workshop that will take participants on a photography walk-about inspired by world-renowned photographer Arthur Rothstein and the images he shot in 1938 during his Farm Security Administration assignment, capturing the mood and essence of Key West during the Great Depression.

Saturday, September 26, 9am-12pm, participants will depart on foot from the Custom House Museum, 281 Front Street, focusing on architecture and visiting some of the spots Rothstein photographed. Feit will provide photography tips as well as any needed technical or equipment assistance, but stresses that the workshop is more about composition than equipment, with all types of camera’s suitable for the workshop, from DSLR’s to iphones and smart-phones.

Saturday, October 3, 10:00am-1:00pm, the workshop will meet at the Custom House’s third floor Helmerich Research and Learning Center to focus on digital darkroom basics using Adobe Lightroom, with a focus on how students can up-level their images. Participants will also select one of their own created images for a Saturday, October 10 workshop pop-up exhibit at the Custom House Museum.

Assignment Key West: 2015 is the inaugural workshop in the Key West Art & Historical Society’s new adolescent and adult education program, “Outside The Lines,” and uses the museum’s current exhibit of Rothstein’s monochromatic images – which offer striking insight to the world of displaced cigar makers, sponge fisherman, and street peddlers, as well as the island’s unique architecture – as inspiration to view the island and create new works.

Reserve your spot in this limited-space workshop by registering online at KWAHS.ORG/Learn. For more information call Adele Williams, Education Specialist, at 305-295-6616 x 15. Participants should wear comfortable shoes and bring bottled water for the photography excursion. Cost is $50 for KWAHS members or $75 for non-members.

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