PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- Owens Community College issued the following news release:
Area residents and photographers interested in learning about the scientific and technical aspects of photography from Andrew Davidhazy, one of the pioneers in the field of high-speed technical and scientific photography, are invited to attend a free lecture and register for several workshops at Owens Community College on Saturday, Feb. 19.
Presented by the Owens Photo Club student organization, Davidhazy's lecture will take place from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. In addition to his lecture presentation, Davidhazy will provide two two-hour, hands-on workshops for attendees. The first workshop, which begins at 1:30 p.m., will cover 'The Basics of Slit-scan and Strip Cameras and Applications', while the second workshop will start at 4 p.m. and provide insight into the 'Simplified Approaches to High Speed and Stroboscopic Photography'.
The lecture and workshops will take place in the College's Center for Fine and Performing Arts Room 233 on the Toledo-area Campus. Owens is located on Oregon Road in Perrysburg Township. All events are free and open to the public.
'Owens Community College is thrilled to have Andrew Davidhazy presenting two hands-on workshops, along with a lecture presentation,' said Ruth Foote, Owens Associate Professor of Fine and Performing Arts and Co-Advisor of the Owens Photo Club. 'I've known Andrew for many years and his lectures and workshops are always popular, whether it is at a school or professional conference setting.'
Foote added, 'Andrew Davidhazy's lecture presentation will cover his vast body of scientific photographic work, including scanning or strip photography, as well as modifying off-the-shelf photographic equipment to improve capacity and capability.'
'Many people are familiar with Andrew Davidhazy's work, without even realizing he was the photographer,' said Margaret Lockwood-Lass, Owens Adjunct Instructor of Fine and Performing Arts and Co-Advisor of the Owens Photo Club. 'His popular images include stop action photos of sneezing, bullets going through playing cards, water droplets crowning and balloons popping. Golfers and other sports enthusiasts are familiar with his stroboscope photos of golfers or tennis players showing the full range of motion from a single stroke.'
Davidhazy serves as a Professor of Imaging and Photographic Technology in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.
Y. His professional background includes over 35 years of experience specializing in scientific and technical aspects of photography, as well as the application of technical imaging concepts to aesthetic purposes.
He has lectured and exhibited worldwide and his writings have been published in numerous books, articles and journals, including 'Popular Photography', 'American Photo', 'Industrial Photography' and 'Camera', among others. He was the Inaugural Kodak Visiting Professor to Australia and has been an exhibitor and guest lecturer at photographic educational institutions in Sweden, France, Brazil and Argentina, as well as at many professional societies and organizations nationwide.
Davidhazy also served on the U.
S. House Select Committee that re-examined photographs of Lee Harvey Oswald, and was later called upon to authenticate a photograph of O. J. Simpson wearing shoes he claimed never to have owned.
Davidhazy's accolades include being awarded a NASA American Society for Engineering Education Summer Fellowship at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., for conducting research and providing consulting services in the area of high-speed photography. He is a Fellow of SPIE and the Society for Imaging Science and Technology, as well as the recipient of the Eisenhart Award from the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Raymond Bowman Award from IS&T for excellence in teaching.
The Owens Photo Club was founded with the overall mission of providing personal and professional enrichment and educational opportunities for all Owens students, including students majoring in the College's commercial photography technology and photography academic programs.
Workshop space is extremely limited and pre-registration is required. Registration will be restricted to only one workshop per applicant. Lunch is included free of charge as part of the daylong event.
For additional information about the upcoming lecture or registration for either workshop, contact Owens' Department of Fine and Performing Arts at (567) 661-7081 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 7081. Individuals can also access information online at www.owensphotoclub.org ( http://www.owensphotoclub.org/ )or pre-register for the workshops at owensphotoclub@gmail.com.
Owens Community College is a fully accredited two-year, state-assisted institution of higher education that has served Northwest Ohio since 1965. With a commitment to providing small classes, personal attention and unmatched affordability, the College serves the diverse academic needs of credit and non-credit students on the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses. Owens offers associate degrees that transfer to baccalaureate degrees in the Arts and Sciences and over 130 technical program areas in Agriculture, Business, Health Sciences, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Skilled Trades, and Engineering and Transportation Technologies. Owens students also can earn the first two years of a bachelor's degree with a smooth transfer to any area four-year college or university. For more information, visit www.owens.edu. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
