PROGRAM INFORMATION

“ This was just great! ”

SEMINAR PARTICIPANT

UPDATE ON AUGUST PROGRAM

This packed two-day program was a grand success (link above). Marc Hauser gave his usual informative and highly entertaining presentation. Many, many questions and answers were exchanged.

Feedback and reviews to come.

Edda Taylor’s French grandfather, an avid art collector, first introduced her to the Fine Arts at the tender age of five, and she fell in love with the French Impressionists especially Monet, Degas, and Renoir. It was after coming to the United States as a young woman that it became clear that photography would become the love of her life. She worked as a receptionist for a great photographer, John Giolas, who mentored and encouraged her to begin formal photographic education and inspired her to become a professional.

In pursuit of her dream, she studied at the Winona International School of Professional Photography, Forum du Maquillage in Paris, and Color Charisma Training Center in Atlanta, Georgia. With that training and her gifted eye for color, light, textures and shadows, she began turning out works of art – not with a paintbrush but with a camera.

Sandra Mendez has spent the last fifteen years as a photography instructor in the Chicago region. She shares her passion for the art of photography with her students. Sandra specializes in fine art photography. Her work has evolved from assemblages created as still lives to the narrative montage work that she is currently producing. Not only has her work become more sophisticated and provocative in content, she has also incorporated new technology to enhance her message that of life’s continuum.

Sandra holds a Master Degree in Arts and Science from Governors State University, University Park, Illinois. She is a member of the Prairie State College Photographic Studies Advisory Committee and has served as a Chairperson the last two years.
Sandra is an exhibiting artist who displays her work around the country.

Art Stump began his affair with photography while attending Indiana University, where he earned undergraduate and graduate degrees — BA in Psychology, MBA in Marketing & Finance. Art moved to Chicago to become a commercial banker and three years later took up freelance photography. He's been shooting ever since.

Art has shot commercially for over thirty years, specializing in fashion and beauty assignments. He has worked with publishers, ad agencies, and major fashion retailers. His work has been widely published, appearing in Vogue, Bazaar, Mademoiselle, Glamour, Seventeen, and similar national fashion magazines. In addition to his print media work, Art has also been heavily involved in TV commercial and film production for some of his leading fashion retailing accounts.