Self-Portraits Photography Workshop

Who?
Taught by Paulius Staniunas

Recommended for everyone who love taking and analyzing self-portraits as their own reflections of life time experiences, cultural explorations or just a search of their own personality.

Workshop is ideal for those who would like to get to know more about the foundations of self-portrait photography, variations of self-portrait styles and enhance their knowledge in digital photography workflow from idea to the product (concept>implementation>retouching>outcome).

You should be a photography lover who is passionate about expanding your own frontiers about camera & photoshop usage, but also personal input and value of photography.

This workshop is ideal for those interested in self-portraits, conceptual thinking in photography, photoshop and post production.

When?

Lesson ONE:      April, 18, Sunday, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Lesson TWO:     April, 25, Sunday, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Lesson THREE: May, 9, Sunday, 10:30am - 12:30pm

This entire workshop will be taught in 3 lessons, each being 2-hour sessions.

Details of each lesson mentioned below.

Where?

Beijing Center of Photography, JianWai SOHO, Building 14, Room 604.

Why?

Exploring the conceptual means of personal self-photography gives you better understanding of not only your true & real personality, but also the cultural context that surrounds and influences you.

Smooth and fluent workflow in order to express your visions clearly, usage of your camera, “studio” set up and final refinement of you work is necessary for everyone who wants to achieve great heights in their personal photography development.

Connect eye with a heart!

Best shots made during this workshop will be submitted for the self portraiture exhibition in BCP. More details coming soon.

Outline of lessons

Lesson ONE

The Knowledge

a) Brief history of Self-portraiture in art

1. Philosophical approach to Self-portraits as one of the photography genres
2. Practical samples from different parts of the world
3. Visual inspirations and their content analysis

Lesson TWO

Practical approach

a) Analysis of students ideas for personal self-portrait project

1. Set-up and arrangement of the studio for project implementation
2. Photo sessions
3. Analysis of the photos taken

Lesson THREE

Postproduction

1. Export settings using CaptureOne
2. Digital post production of images using Adobe Photoshop (Crop/Levels/Dodge/Burn tools)
3. Review of the final images
4. Review of the overall course and selection of the images for the exhibition
   
   

Fees: 1750 RMB per participant

PROMOTIONS:
Early Bird discount
50 RMB less for sign-ups one week ahead of start-dates
Bring-a-friend-along discount
50 RMB less for every friend you bring along

Minimum amount of students: 4 persons

Maximum amount of students: 10 persons

Contact
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