BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:776@clevelandphoto.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T210000 DTSTAMP:20260323T162554Z URL:https://www.clevelandphoto.org/events/mark-battista-photographer-compo sitionshooting-with-intent/ SUMMARY:Mark Battista Photographer - Composition:Shooting With Intent DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nMARK BATTISTA BIO\n\nMark Battista is a painter and fine art photographer specializing in\nportrait and still life photography. He graduated from Paier College\nof Art with a B.F.A. and an M.S. in art educ ation from S.C.S.U. He\nrecently retired from teaching art after 35 years. \n\nHe is a sought-after speaker who has presented across the US and\n\nab road bringing insight and inspiration to painters and\nphotographers.\nMar k's artwork and photography has been internationally\nrecognized and has w on awards from organizations such as the\nSalmagundi Art Club in NYC\, the New York Center For\nPhotographic Arts\, the American Artists Professiona l League and\nthe CT Watercolor Society. He recently won the Grand Prize a nd\nSecond Place in an international exhibit through nyc4pa.\n\nHe is repr esented by the Salmagundi Club in NYC.\nMark recently published two eBooks titled “The Art of Still Life\nPhotography” and “Composition: Shoot ing With Intent” which\nfosters the creation of images with impact and m eaning.\nFeel free to visit his website at www.markbattista.com for more\n information\n\n\n\n”Composition : Shooting With Intent”\n \nMark Batt ista\, Artist and Fine Art Photographer\, will share his insight on compos ition to create images that tell a story\, effectively communicate an idea and express an emotion. When it comes to visual composition\, intent is a crucial element. It means making deliberate choices regarding what you in clude and exclude in your images and how to arrange them.  Come explore w ays of taking your photography to a whole new level through the use of com positional strategies to create more visually impactful images. Mark’s y ears of training and working as a painter has influenced how he arranges e lements in his photographic images. Discover ways of composing inspired by master painters of the past and learn how to apply those skills to your p hotographic imagery.\nTopics covered include:\n\n\n THE ELEMENTS OF ART\n Line\n Shape\n Color\n Value\n PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN\n Creating a fo cal point through contrast of tone\, color or area of focus\n Point of vi ew/ framing a subject\n Balance and visual weight vs. "Rules"\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nI have published two eBooks. One is on "Composition: Shooting With Intent". The other is "The Art of Still Life". The eBooks regularly sell f or $25 each. I will offer your members a 20% discount\, and offer the eBoo ks for $20 each. If members are interested in ordering\, they can contact me through my email     m16battista@comcast.net\n\nI have also recently published an eBook titled "Finding Inspiration: Helping Photographers Get Out of A Creative Rut".  That eBook sells for $9.99 and can be purchased directly through Amazon. Here is the link:\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Findin g-Inspiration-Photographers-Overcome-Creative-ebook/dp/B0GJTW3T88/ref=sr_1 _1?crid=3P9R4KGDMF807&\;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DEUDOlnwacFx5zAN25L1UVX_dtWZfw inLsZL6JjTn9aSV8ZRZEOffym1zzkMMsH4rj8GtkQykB1ZMpMAdDy9MqfmepDiLzmMPiZUk-P5 Z2Sll-TS92VxHdGDgEz6nMxrajwCQ5wK33a7-WwQVDobunf89o9xE-Gutre8q12Q1yqA1jbfEP MIqt3-Sdc8Ff0JD80JvtXrdZaO-V0cMMWQX9-fQMqldrrE23Q39h-bKcE.CVUaCKUFLoHzqE2H mxwuF3LeXZiF8Vq_jCOqc0cgzHw&\;dib_tag=se&\;keywords=mark+battista&am p\;qid=1774233526&\;sprefix=mark+battista%2Caps%2C148&\;sr=8-1\n\n\n \n\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR