Miller-Wolf’s students, who had to be 50 or older to enroll, studied the art and craft of documentary photography and chose an area of Humboldt Bay—nature, fishing, recreation use, people, or communities—to document with photographs and photo-books.
One student, Walt Frazer, focused on people who work with their hands, including a veterinarian, a potter, a baker and a violin restorer. “I bought a new digital SLR camera about a year ago,” he said, “and Lorraine Miller-Wolf’s photography class was a great excuse to really learn how to take pictures with it. Lorraine taught us the importance of light and encouraged us to get on the ground or go up high to find a good perspective.”
Miller-Wolf has been a local professional photographer for more than 25 years and holds a teaching credential from Humboldt State. She has taught several OLLI classes through the university’s Extended Education program.
The exhibit will be open at Arts Alive and throughout the month of June. Details are available at Eureka Book Sellers.
For information about future photography and other classes, visit OLLI or dial 826-5880.