The Creative Center for Photography supports the photographic community by providing top-quality learning opportunities throughout the year. The Freestyle Advisory Board use the Creative Center to conduct Member's nationally recognized lectures and workshops year-round. The Creative Center also hosts the Freestyle Saturday Lecture Series conducted by local educators and experts.

Past Events
Current Events
Dates Member Event
October 15, 2004 - December 5, 2004 Gene Nocon ""A Body of Work""
January 28, 2005 - April 4, 2005 Linda Connor ""A Clear Vision""
April 15, 2005 - June 7, 2005 Henry Gilpin "My Photography"
June 18, 2005 - August 7, 2005 Theresa Airey "How To Publish Your Work"
August 12, 2005 - August 12, 2005 Tim Rudman "Artist reception at the Freestyle Creative Center for Photography Gallery"
October 14, 2005 - December 12, 2005 Elizabeth Opalenik "A Self Portrait"
May 15, 2007 - May 26, 2007 Elizabeth Opalenik "Elizabeth Opalenik Workshops : Ciao Bella!"
July 15, 2007 - July 21, 2007 Elizabeth Opalenik "Elizabeth Opalenik Workshops : Imagination And Dreams"


Gene Nocon "A Body of Work"
Lecture/Workshop $50 October 16, 11:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Exhibition open to the public October 15 - December 5
Gene Nocon's stunning unique images provide totally different and provocative answers to the question of "What is Photography"!

The former chairman of the Royal Photographic Society and personal photographer to Prince Andrew, Mr. Nocon vigorously defends his idea that it is all photography and that distinctions between digital and traditional are not ultimately useful. As examples, Gene will use his own body of work uniquely called "fauxtographs".

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Linda Connor "A Clear Vision"
Lecture/Workshop $50 January 29, 2005, 11:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Exhibition open to the public January 28 - April 4, 2005
Linda examines how important sequences (orders of vision and spirit) arise in her work.

Guggenheim Fellow, Linda Connor offers a guide to her visions as it is manifested in her stunningly different works. She explains in detail her unusual techincal choices: The 8x10 format, the carefully crafted contact prints produced on printing-out paper, and the beautiful platinum prints. Each of the stunning images she will discuss is evidenced by a very "Clear Vision".

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Henry Gilpin "My Photography"
Lecture/Workshop $50 April 16, 2005, 11:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Exhibition open to the public April 15 - June 7, 2005
Gilpin's impeccably printed silver gelatin images - such as "Highway One" - speak eloquently of how he has bent the Zone System to his own purpose.

Theresa Airey "How To Publish Your Work"
Lecture/Workshop $50 June 18, 2005, 11:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Exhibition open to the public June 17 - August 7, 2005
Renowned author, photographer and hand-coloring specialist Theresa Airey presents the ins-and-outs for photogragphers on presenting and publishing their work. This workshop covers all phases of the subject from portfolio presentation, to small-run self-publication, to submitting work to large publishers.

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Tim Rudman "Lith Printing Seminar and Workshop"
Lecture/Workshop $50 August 13, 2005, 11:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Exhibition open to the public August 12 - October 2, 2005
Using examples of his work Tim will explain the intricacies of this enduringly beautiful process and show why he teaches that there is so much more to Lith Printing than just producing brown prints. This highly expressive form of printing will expand your creative options, allowing personal interpretations, which may vary from warm, soft and poetic to cold, gritty and graphic, or a mixture of both. Learn to print soft in the highlights and hard in the shadows. Create single or multi colour prints to suit your images. Discover which papers lith print best - and how to persuade the others to do better!
Sign up for these exclusive Lith Printing Workshops instructed by Master Lith Printer Tim Rudman!
An excellent course to add to your photographic resume, these workshops are instructed by the foremost respected authority on Lith Printing, Dr. Tim Rudman. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up quickly!

Sunday, August 14th, 2005. Santa Monica College, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday, August 15th, 2005. Glendale College, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

*There is a $175.00 fee for Dr. Rudman's workshops, which includes materials and lunch, and each is limited to 25 participants.
For reservations and more information, call 800.292.6137 ext. 149.

Call For Submissions!
May 2005

Dr. Tim Rudman is accepting submissions for his new book "World Book of Lith and Digital Lith Printing".
Submission forms and full details can be found at http://www.worldbookoflithprinting.com

Tim Rudman is now accepting the following submissions:

  • Lith Prints
  • Digital Simulation Lith Prints
  • Forum for Techniques & Ideas
Don't miss this great opportunity to have your work published!
Submissions must be received by November 30, 2005
The flyer is available here.
Elizabeth Opalenik "A Self Potrait"
Exhibition open to the public October 14 - December 12, 2005
On Friday, October 14, 2005, Freestyle presents a show by the internationally acclaimed photographer Elizabeth Opalenik. The diverse images in this show draw an intimate portrait of the life of this brilliant artist.

Believing that all good photographs are self-portraits that lie somewhere between imagination and memory, Ms. Opalenik explores the landscape of her childhood through three distinct, yet connected journeys. In the serene yet powerful black and white images of "A Journey Home," the artist recovers early childhood memories of life lived near the Amish, who allowed her to visit and find solace during the days of her mother's passing. Her childhood spent on a Pennsylvania farm is further reflected in "A Dance with the Matador." A twenty-year collection of handpainted black and white images of the bullfight expresses Ms. Opalenik's earliest days on the farm where animals were lovingly raised, killed and eaten. Her dynamic images portray the beauty of this conflicted relationship between animal and man.

The third phase, "Poetry in Motion," gives vivid expression to childhood dreams of becoming a dancer. Creating these images of an Italian dance company allowed the artist to live her earliest dreams of the next dance.

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