CMPG October General Meeting: James Corbett, “Making Magic With Light Painting”

Join us for our October Monthly General Meeting on Wednesday, October 2nd at 7pm at the Central Branch of the Howard County Library System.  10375 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia.

Our speaker, James Corbett will be speaking on Light Painting.

“Making Magic With Light Painting”

You have seen those cool light paintings that bring a magical light to a scene. It’s time for you to learn how lens-based artists make these stunning images. Join us for this introduction to light painting. James is excited to have the opportunity to share his creative process and to step through the process of painting subjects with light and post-processing the images. He will discuss the philosophy, techniques, and tools fundamental to the artistic application of light. With the basics in mind, he will share images from painting trolleys, cars, and other objects to highlight their most engaging features. The session will wrap with a demonstration of how to make magic in Photoshop - layering, blending and manipulating the images to produce fine art composites. For more information, check out his website at Epic Life Images.

James is recognized by the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) as a Master Photographer, Photographic Craftsman and Certified Professional Photographer, as well as an Associate and Photographic Fellow of the Maryland Professional Photographers Association (MDPPA). He has participated in photographic competitions at the local, state, district, and international levels every year since 2014. He is an active trip and workshop leader in the North Bethesda Camera Club and recipient of numerous awards in Maryland Photography Alliance contests. His works are regularly on display in gallery shows in the Washington, DC metro area and he sells his work at select art festivals. James has been published in several magazines including a feature page in the January 2023 issue of Professional Photographer. He serves as treasurer of the MDPPA, represents Maryland on PPA’s governing Council, and is a member of the American Society of Photographers and Photographic Society of America.