Wednesdays, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Students will explore creative applications for their photo-based works, including cyanotype (placing objects on a light-sensitive paper to be exposed by the sun and revealing gorgeous blue hues.) We will also explore emulsion lifts (dismantling Polaroids they’ve taken and stretching the image over new surfaces such as wood or cardstock.) The final stage of the class will encourage students to merge digital and alternative process photography in their own ways, getting some of the beautiful images off of their phones and into the tangible world.

  • Ages: Ages 16+
  • Session: 4 weeks (May 3 – 24, 2023)
  • Instructor: Sharee Allen
  • Cost: $150/session
  • Class Size: Minimum of 3 students required to run class; no more than 12 students enrolled
  • Class Location: CCAC @ Short Vine (2728 Short Vine Street, Cincinnati OH, 45219)
  • Registration Deadline: April 28, 2023

Sharee Allen
Sharee has lived a nomadic lifestyle in seven U.S. cities and abroad. She earned her BA in Fine Art from Alfred University in western New York, and an MA in Art Therapy from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Her Master’s thesis researched adolescents, social media, and the role of self-portraiture in identity formation. Sharee’s professional photography career began onboard the cruise ship MS Amsterdam in 2010, where she traveled to six continents and focused on commissioned photos. Upon her return to the States, she took on positions for Rolling Stone, Lomography, Freestyle Photo, Cincinnati Refined, and Polly Magazine. Since returning to Cincinnati in 2015, she has earned licensure in Art Therapy and Marriage and Family Therapy, which she uses in her private practice @groundswellspychotherapy. Sharee teaches at Manifest’s community darkroom and is also founder of the local nonprofit Give & Take Photos.