Do you know where you're going next with your photography - or where it's taking you? This intensive weekend workshop will help photographers begin to understand their own distinct way of seeing the world. It will also help photographers figure out their next step photographically - from deepening their own unique vision to the process of discovering and making a long-term project that they're passionate about. A workshop for serious amateurs and professionals alike, it will be taught by professional photographer Kalyan Varma.
Through digital innovation, taking photographs has never been more widely accessible. However, a chasm separates everyday, snapshot photographs with those that resonate with a subtle emotional depth approaching the condition of art. Truly great photographs combine sensitive composition with a fundamental understanding of light, shape and form. This course aims to get you mastering beyond the basics of the cameras and transcending the technical preoccupations to concentrate on creating images with depth and longevity
Features of the Workshop :
- Learn advanced topics like understanding light, post-processing and advanced composition
- The course takes you beyond the relm of amutear photography
- Learn photography from a professional BBC Earth Explorer & National Geographic contributor
My goal is to take you from what ever point you are and move you up a couple of levels. Will I be able to make you a great photographer after a weekend? Hell no. Anyone promising that is simply not telling you the truth - or worse. I can show you how to work the tools to find the voice YOU want, and how to work with it. And how that all plays into your photography
And I want to motivate you to make better pictures. I want to inspire you to shoot with both knowledge and heart. And I want you to be successful in your photographic adventure.
I believe that the best way to teach someone is to Tell Them, Show Them, and Have Them Do It. That is my approach.
Most of all, these workshops will inspire you and change the way you look at photography forever.
Course Contents
Understanding and using Light
Photography at the end of the day is capturing light and deep understanding of light is essencial for mastering photography. You will learn to understand different types of lighting, the quantity and quality of each of these lightings and the moods and emotions each of these lightings convery. The workshop will cover both the use of natural lighting as well as artificial lights using off-camera flashes.
Postprocessing
Digital technology has opened many doors to photographers to express their creativity intuitively, presenting the artist with a great spectrum of fine controls that can be harnessed in the image-making process to achieve effective results. This session is designed to advance your photographic process, empowering you with an understanding of the digital darkroom along with useful insights that are integral to the process of making great photographs that let you express your unique vision.
Post-processing an image is not about 'fixing' a bad image or manuplating an image. Its about enhancing the image that you have captured, and using post-processing tools to achieve higher sense of composition and mood in your photographs.
Advanced Composition
Learn the fine points of effective compositions - Finding effective compositions, using lenses effectively; seeking the best perspective; texture, color, point of view; knowing zones of sharpness; selective focus; and the rule of thirds. This will also make you think like an artist. From trying to take pictures, learn to make photographs. Learn some of the fine points from painters and others, who use visual elements to compose beautiful imagery.
Dissecting The Magic of Great Images and Storytelling
Stepping back from hands-on learning this lesson will focus on how to 'read' great photographs from a variety of genres to uncover the formal and technical considerations that underpin the spells they cast on their audience. This session will focus on how to tell a story in one shot and will include a workshop shooting editorial portraits. There will be a special emphasis on making the most of the available environment.
Critique: This workshop also gives you a chance to get your images critiqued. A very constructive critique session which will include technical and aesthetic aspects.
Photography in Practice: Learn what it takes to push your photography to the next level and keep it going. You will learn behind-the-scenes information on what it takes to publish your work, work for magazines like National Geographic and most of all, doing photography with a purpose.
Brain-picking time: Ask any question from flash photography to HDR stitching. A full session is dedicated to clarify all your photography related doubts.
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Dates
Jan 21 - 22, 2012
Location
Halcyon Condominiums
P.B. 4708, No. 9, Drafadilla Layout,
4th Block,
Koramangala,
Bangalore 560047, India
Pre-requisite
Participants are requested to get their camera gear along with some of their best photographs which they can show at the end of the class. Some of these photos will also be used as test images in the class in the post-process session.
Participants must also have good understanding of the basics of photography and the technical aspects like exposure etc.
Cost
The cost for the course is Rs 8000. The price includes the 2 full day workshop, photographer goodie bag as well as lunch & snacks on both the days
The workshops are conducted roughly once a month over a weekend.
To register or if you have any doubts, mail to workshop@kalyanvarma.net If you want to be notified for the future workshops, kindly leave your details below.
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