Outline: 2-Day Photography Workshop
“Freedom of Expression” with Chris Harris
A Workshop in Photography as Art
This two-day workshop is designed for up to 10 photographers who are interested in reaching for new horizons. With a refined tool-kit and new ways of seeing, you will jump- start your power to envision yourself as a photographic artist.
Illustrated talks on art and photography, in-the-field art projects, and constructive evaluation sessions will help you:
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Go to new places in photography by bringing the familiar into a new dimension of artistry.
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Learn Free Form Expressionism and Abstract photography. (See the Portfolios Page on my website for examples)
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Find beauty and art in unexpected places.
2-Day Workshop Schedule:
This is a rough outline of the 2-day workshop. It may be adjusted to better suit our particular workshop, location and venue. We may need to change some of the times to coincide with the library / community centre hours, the actual times will be determined later.
Day 1:
9:00 – noon
- Opening remarks. Overview of the workshop. Distribute ‘handouts’.
- Illustrated talk: Photography as Art; Photographers as Artists.
- Illustrated talk: Being Creative with our tools & techniques.
- Illustrated talk: Art Movements in both Painting and Photography and why they are important.
- Illustrated talk: Acquiring a New Perspective
Coffee Break
- Illustrated talk: Being Creative within the Four Traditions of Photography.
- Illustrated talk: My in-the-field ‘Thought Process” to Creative and Artistic Image Making.
Noon – 1:00pm
1:00 – 4:30
- In the Field with personalized support
Evening: Free time for you to select and edit (process) 6 images from the days shoot that you would like to present for a collaborative evaluation.
- These images are to be emailed to me as Jpgs to photography2@chrisharris.com on the evening of day-one before 8pm. (The earlier the better!)
- If you can, size them at 1080 px on the short side; 72 dpi; sRGB color space; medium quality (60%).
Day 2:
9:00 – 11:30
- Evaluation: The purpose of this exercise is to point out ones strong and weak points covering such points as artistic expression, technique, processing, and composition.
11:30 – 12:30
12:30 – 2:30
- In the Field. This is a chance to build on what we all learned during the above evaluation session.
2:30 – 3:30
- Using your laptops, select and edit 3 images for evaluation.
3:30 – 4:30
4:30 – 5:00
- Conclusion. A talk on your photography going forward.
What to Bring to the workshop:
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Bring your camera(s), lenses, and tripod if you have one. Batteries should be charged.
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The ultimate scenario to take best advantage of this workshop is to have a camera with a Multiple Exposure (ME) Function of 9 or 10 with four Blend Modes. However, this is NOT a requirement. You may have a camera that takes multiple exposures of only 2 or 3, with no blend modes. That is fine; you just won’t be able to do as much or be as creative, but you will learn what is possible with different camera models.
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Bring your laptop and card reader for the afternoon of Day-2 so you can select and process 3 images for evaluation.
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Optional: bring a polarizing filter and/or neutral density filters. Don’t worry if you don’t have them.
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We will photograph indoors and outdoors, so wear appropriate clothing and footwear.
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Come to the workshop knowing your camera. Review your manual if necessary. Determine if your camera has a Multiple Exposure function - with or without blend modes - and know where they are on your particular camera.
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Bring a note book and pen.
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