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Rick Elliott's Bio
Tennessee Rick Elliott is a retired school teacher and basketball coach,
storyteller, and a VERY amateur photographer, currently shooting action
sports for area high schools and colleges. He's been interested in photography
since 1995 when he inherited the job of high school yearbook sponsor.
You can take a look at his portfolio at www.TNrick.photos,
his Instagram feed at
@TNrick,
and his sports work at
www.TNrick.org.
He's also a
member of the
Smoky Mountain Storytellers
so his presentation isn't what
you're used to from most photography courses. Come out and join the fun!
Having bought and tried loads of gadgets that promised that this was truly
the item that would make him an amazing photographer, he finally realized
what Ansel Adams said was indeed true: “The single most important component
of a camera is the twelve inches behind it.” He’s going to start with a
little bit about why you bought your camera in the first place, and then
move on to how you might use it now to have a lot of fun and to create some
lasting and inspiring images. Certainly he’ll mention a little bit about
the “how’s” of portraiture, but it’s going to be a lot more on the “why’s”
of creating someone’s image. That sounds all artsy and philosophical, but
keep in mind Tennessee claims to have all the originality and creative
insight of dry white toast - it’s nothing more than a hillbilly farm kid’s
view of photography. The good news is that he’s not going to suggest you
buy anything new, but instead use whatever you have already. Should you
come to this program? Well . . . , it’s free, and if you hang around the
house long enough with nothing to do, your “honey do list” is bound to
grow exponentially. Take a chance on ol’ Tennessee. We hope you can share
your Tuesday night, March 9th with us.