Melrose store, 2-5pm, June 20th, 2015
Noted landscape photographer and Amherst resident Michael Zide will share the influences and insights he has gained by working in the field of landscape photography for more than 40 years. He will also provide tips about making better photographs by using the camera and post production and printing techniques in a more “intentional” and creative fashion and describes his talk as “geared for anyone who wants to take their photography to the next level.” 
As a photographer, Zide strives to become more in touch with gesture, light and mood and create images that truly resonate with the heart and mind to communicate with the viewer on many levels.” A Q & A session with will follow his presentation.
The seminar will also include technical points from fellow master printer Jim Roselli, who will be discussing printing artistry.
His discussions will include some of the following points:
-Best practices for inkjet printing and quick processing techniques to maximize print and display impact!
-Media selection is critical to the final presentation. We will discuss the benefits of using the right media with the right image.
-Learn how “Selective Frequency Sharpening” will elevate your images to the masterpiece domain.
-Understanding how to create the best viewing experience to showcase your prints and educate your clients on the critical facts of print illumination.
-Color and Color-space – choose wisely.
-Resolution & image scale for large format prints.
About Michael Zide…
Michael Zide has a most selective eye. An educator with Hallmark Institute of Photography, 2004-2013, he is member of the Moab fine art paper Master Photographer’s Program and an Ambassador for both Manfrotto Distribution and Livebooks web designs, he is also sponsored by Canon printers. A fine art and commercial photographer, he teaches his own individual and group workshops, and is also a speaker for Moab paper and Manfrotto. In the summer he is an instructor at the Maine Media Workshops where he leads classes on building individual vision.
RECENT SPEAKING HISTORY
New York PhotoPlus International Expo, Javits Center, New York, NY
Hillside Salon, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Maine Media Workshops Masters Program, Rockport, ME
Base Camp Photographic Workshops, Greenfield, MA
Hallmark Institute of Photography, Turners Falls, MA
Williston Northampton School, Visiting Speaker’s Program, Easthampton, MA
Hunts Photo and Video
Event Space, B and H Photo, New York, NY
PHOTOGRAPHY IN MUSEUM AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS SUCH AS:
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA; Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, MA; Museum of Contemporary Art, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, MA; Wellington Management Corporate Collection, Boston, MA
PORTFOLIOS OF PHOTOGRAPHY HAVE APPEARED IN:
Silvershotz; Black and White Magazine; Today’s Photographer; Fotomagazin; Fine Homes; Yankee; Cape Cod Life; Martha’s Vineyard Arts and Ideas; and Photo/Design
Manufacturers of the finest coffee table books, Graphistudios and Asukabook use his collected landscape photographs in the book, “Secret Spaces” to show off the lush tones of their printing processes.
His photography has also been used to advertise industry leaders such as: Schneider large format lenses; Polaroid Instant Imaging; Sinar Bron large format view cameras; Millers Professional Imaging; and Moab printing papers.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS:
2014 Western Massachusetts Headquarters of the Governor of Massachusetts
2013-2014 Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA
2013 Hallmark Institute of Photography, Turners Falls, MA
2013 Cooley Dickinson Hospital Gallery, Northampton, MA
2013 Baystate Medical Center Exhibition Space, Springfield, MA
2013 Amherst Town Hall, Amherst, MA
2011 Hallmark Institute of Photography Museum of Photography, Turners Falls, MA
2010 Nye Gallery, Oak Bluffs, MA Martha’s Vineyard
About his photography, renowned editorial photographer and educator Gregory Heisler said, “The eye cannot rest when taking in the depth of Michael Zide’s images. You spend time with them. As the eye moves, the mind wanders then circles back to look some more. Foreground to background; seeing into, around, and through reflections and forms. His enigmatic images are deceptively quiet yet have a dynamic gestural quality, simple yet not so simple. Never one-dimensional, they always relate one thing to something else, visually and metaphorically. They’re carefully considered, fully seen and heartfelt. Always more than what they seem, they force you to think and feel, not just look, and reward you in the process.”