PhotoDay!

Bring your cameras, flashes, strobe lights and a desire to learn more about the art of photography as the University of Kentucky Department of Art presents its second annual PhotoDay this Friday, Oct. 21. The day of festivities centered on all things photography includes lectures, workshops, a talk by world renowned photographer Eric Meola, Light-Up UK and the debut of "Kentucky Next," an art exhibition displaying some of the finest art work from college students around Kentucky. PhotoDay is free and open to the public.

PhotoDay kicks off 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in Reynolds Building No.1. The day features lectures and workshops for those who wish to begin, perfect or demonstrate their picture-taking talents. Lecture topics include a variety of subjects such as job searches in the field of photography, portfolio building, photo history and theory. In addition, the day includes several workshops and demonstrations on working in the darkroom, cyanotypes (a historical process), Adobe Lightroom Photoshop, bookmaking and much more, as well as artist presentations.

The one day photography exhibition, "Kentucky Next," by college students around the state will be on display from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Barnhart Gallery, in Reynolds Building No. 1. Winners of the exhibition will be named at 7 p.m. Awards will be presented by Midwest Campus Exchange and MAC-On-Campus.

Participants of PhotoDay are welcome to stay for the whole time or attend for a short period of time. For a full list of event times and places, go to the PhotoDay blog at http://ukphotoday.wordpress.com/.