Course Detail: PER620 - Expanding your Photographic Creativity - NEW!
Explore ways to increase your photographic creativity.
This course will examine past and current photographers and how they create unique and compelling images. Students in this class will be challenged to create photos that explore themes, concepts, and ideas.
Due to the subject matter, students must be over 18 years of age to participate in the course.
About the Instructor
Jim Gabbard has a BA in English from Indiana University and works full time for Purdue University Fort Wayne as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Art and Design. In addition to his teaching, he also serves part time as the Director of the Garrett Museum of Art. He has over 15 years of experience in the wedding and portrait photography industry, having owned and operated his own studio prior to teaching. Currently, his work has been centered on theme-based ideas and concepts as he explores the area of fine art photography. He regularly exhibits in various galleries and museums in the United States and internationally where his work has been accepted into juried exhibitions, which included themes such as black and white, landscape, portraiture, and the human figure. He has self published six books of his photography and has been published nationally in Black and White Magazine.
