Vail Valley Art Guild Event
Thu, Jun 18
|Zoom meeting
Photo Group meeting (Zoom): Understanding the Abstract Photo, A Creative Guide to Outdoor Photos with David Shaw
You'll learn from professional outdoor photographer, David W. Shaw, about the different strategies and styles of abstract photography in the context of outdoor photography, and how to think through and create them on your own. Register at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/fnB29iWLQ_ms1RqS5eWFoQ
Time & Location
Jun 18, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Zoom meeting
About the event
Presentation Topic: What we call an “abstract” in photography, is rarely actually an abstract. Abstracts in art refer to pieces that are non- representational and that do not depict scenes or objects in the world or have discernible subject matter. Think of the enormous drip “action paintings” of Jackson Pollock, or the red, yellow, white, and black squares of Piet Mondrian. Paintings made by those artists, and many others, are not about a subject. They are about form, motion, color, and emotion, and leave a great deal up to the interpretation of the viewer.
Photography by its nature, interprets something that exists. So it’s impossible for a photograph to fit the standard definition of an abstract. But what an abstract is about (form, motion, color, and emotion) is very much within the capabilities of photography. In this program by professional outdoor photographer, David W. Shaw, you'll learn about the different strategies…