This month Late:Create is all about capturing life through a lens
August 12, 2008 Late:Create
Late:Create is an exciting monthly workshop where members get creative using our collections for inspiration.
Photographer Fil Gierlinski lead August’s Late:Create session, and the group learned how to create that perfect picture.
Our regular blogger, Liam, tells us more:
‘This month’s Late:Create was photography. Fil, the photographer, showed us how a picture captures the texture and shape of an object. When learnt how to take pictures close up using the camera’s macro setting. We paired up and went outside taking close-ups of anything we could find. We took photos of walls, railings, pavements, stairs and anything with an unusual surface. We produced some eye-catching images. We then took the cameras into the museum galleries and from different angles captured an object that would tell us a story about it - its shape - its texture - and what it was. Finally we watched a slideshow of everyone’s work.’
See more photos of the workshop here!
Late: Create is free and takes place 6 – 8pm on the 1st Thursday of every month and is for people who are currently out of work. Future workshops include creative writing and sculpture. The sessions are coordinated by the Museum’s Inclusion Officer, Lucie Fitton. To find out more contact community@museumoflondon.org.uk