THE RHYTHMS AND RHYMES OF EDITING AND SEQUENCING
with Stacy Arezou Mehrfar
Drawing inspiration from musical composition, join Stacy Arezou Mehrfar for this webinar exploring how rhythm, tempo, and harmony translate into editing and sequencing photographs. We will explore ways to build meaningful connections between images and establish a rhythmic flow throughout your body of work. Perfect for photographers developing long-term projects or preparing to present their photographic projects on websites, in portfolios, or in book format.
In this comprehensive session, you'll learn essential techniques to:
Select images that strengthen your narrative
Create compelling visual transitions
Establish pacing that engages viewers
Develop a distinctive visual voice through arrangement
Build emotional resonance through strategic sequencing
Use musical concepts to enhance portfolio rhythm and flow
Whether you're refining an existing portfolio or organizing a new collection, this webinar provides practical strategies to transform individual photographs into a coherent visual narrative with purposeful rhythm and flow.
About the Instructor
Working with photography, photobooks, and video, Stacy Arezou Mehrfar explores the emotional and social facets of community. Her works look closely at the tension between belonging and alienation, and how individuals form meaning through their embodied presence in place. Mehrfar has exhibited her works at TEDxSydney, Australia; KMAC Contemporary Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky; the International Center of Photography (ICP), New York; and Filter Photo, Chicago, Illinois. In 2025, Mehrfar’s work will be a featured exhibition of the Glaz Photography Festival in Rennes, France, and included in an exhibition at the ANU Museum in Tel Aviv. A 2022 Silver List nominee, Mehrfar has received the Joseph Robert Foundation Grant, a Puffin Foundation Artist Grant, and the Australian Postgraduate Award. Her residencies include Interlude, I-Park Foundation, and the Wassaic Project. She is a 2025 LABA Lab fellow and Studio Arts resident at the Clemente Center. Her most recent monograph, "The Moon Belongs to Everyone," was published by GOST Books in 2021. Mehrfar holds an MFA in Photomedia from the University of NSW School of Art and Design, Sydney, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a Certificate in Creative Practices from ICP, New York. She teaches at the School of Visual Arts and ICP. Stacy is a first-generation Iranian-American artist. Arezou, her middle name, means "wish" in Farsi.
Pricing
A la Carte: $75 for Non-Members | $60 for Members | $45 for Students
Full Series: $250 for Non-Members | $175 for Members | $125 for Students
Thanks to the generous support of the Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation, we are pleased to be able to offer a limited number of fully funded Student Scholarships. Scholarships will be offered on a first come, first served basis. To claim a scholarship, please email caitlin@filterphoto.org with a copy of your current student ID.