TBCC invites all members to attend a Zoom Education Night on July 23, 2026, featuring a special presentation by Australian photographer Karen Waller.
Presentation Summary
This presentation focuses on how I use intentional camera movement (ICM) in the studio to create painterly images that suggest movement, atmosphere, and the passage of time. In the studio, ICM becomes a balance between control and unpredictability: I can shape the light, arrange the subject, and refine the setup, while still allowing movement to introduce surprise and expression. Studio lighting allows me to combine sharpness and movement in the same frame, and this mixture of stillness and blur is central to my studio ICM work.
I use ICM to move beyond sharp documentation and create images that feel expressive and painterly. In this presentation, I will cover my studio technique and the equipment required and discuss the importance of mastering ICM through ongoing practice using available light. My studio subjects are usually simple objects inspired by the natural world, and I will talk about why particular forms work well for compositions in both flat lay and traditional still life.
Studio ICM gives me a way to combine control with chance. The lighting and setup can be carefully managed, but the movement keeps the process alive, expressive, and unpredictable. The result is not simply a record of an object, but an image shaped by light, time, and feeling.
Karen’s Bio
Karen Waller is a South Australian, Adelaide-based photographer and artist whose work spans portrait, landscape, nature, and aerial imagery. Raised in rural South Australia, she developed a deep connection to the natural world that continues to shape her aesthetic and subject choices. Her long-standing ties to the Yorke Peninsula remain a central source of inspiration.
Originally trained as a painter, Karen later transitioned to photography, carrying her painterly sensibilities into her visual practice. She has been recognised across multiple photographic genres and now focuses primarily on personal projects and teaching workshops, particularly in techniques such as ICM.
Karen’s work explores the interplay of strength and vulnerability, beauty and discomfort, and the emotional tension between darkness and light. Through both portraits, landscape and nature imagery, she seeks to reveal what is often overlooked and to challenge viewers’ perceptions through themes of fragility, loss, and human connection.
Karen’s Website: https://karenwaller.com.au/
Samples of Karen’s Photography
Who Should Attend
All photographers will benefit from this creative use of studio lighting and camera movement. Learning to see and then manipulate light to achieve the desired image is part of every photographer’s bag of tricks. Also, for those of us staying inside due to health or the insane weather, this is another way to keep your photography head and hands from getting rusty!
How to Attend
We will send the Zoom invitation to all current (2026) members a few days before 07/23/2026.
Non -Members – If you are interested in joining us to see what we are all about, we will send you a Zoom Invitation for our Exhibit/Comments Night only. Special Presentations are for current members only. Our Exhibit/Comment Nights are on the 3rd Thursday of each month except December. Please send your Name and Email address with the Subject line “Zoom Invite Needed for MEETING on (appropriate date) to mytbcc@gmail.com so we can get the invitation to you.
I hope to see you at our upcoming Exhibit/Comment Night on July 16th, at our next outing (indoors) on July 18th, and for this special presentation on July 23, 2026.
Keep pressing that shutter button!
Lynn Wiezycki, TBCC President
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