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Mon, Feb 09
|Virtual Zoom Event
Cocktails w/ Critiques / LIVE Q&A - Jan/Feb 2026 Edition
The 1st 2026 edition of our Members Only Forum where we discuss results of the Featured Assignment, distribute Rewards, and open up a communal discussion about developing creatively and financially.
Time & Location
Feb 09, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST
Virtual Zoom Event
About the event
The 1st 2026 edition of our Members Only Forum where we discuss results of the Featured Assignment, distribute Rewards, and open up a communal discussion about developing creatively and financially.
About the Assignment:
About 85% of the images in Robert's archive are shot on film. With the onset of digital photography he had to adapt his moody and painterly signature style, using grainy film, to the world of digital.
What Robert found when shooting digital is the importance of filters - polarizing, diffusion, and neutral density - to emulate film, and are inferior to any post-production effects or Photoshop.
Similar to the introduction of digital cameras, AI now poses a challenge to photographers because it has brought a "hyper-digital" look and feel to images.
This Assignment is meant to challenge you to bring the personality of film (including but not reserved to film grain) using a digital camera. We also…
The Auditorium
In a world where information is abundantly available online, the FICC stands out by offering a unique opportunity for its members: direct access to acclaimed industry experts and renowned personalities in the world of fine art and commercial photography.
These professionals, who are not easily accessible otherwise, make themselves available to directly answer members' questions.
Our roster of guest will include:
Book publishers, museum curators, gallery directors, art dealers, photography agents, creative directors, supermodels of the past and present, famous photographers, and others who can share unique thought provoking experiences all aimed to inspire and motivate.
**How It Works:**
Members of the FICC receive a private Zoom link to the interview between the guest and Robert Farber. An important part of this interview/conversation is dedicated to our members' questions. You are encouraged to speak directly to the guest and have your important personal questions answered.
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