Want to go beyond the “that’s great” comment from family and friends to really find out what works and doesn’t work in your images? Want to learn from the masters on how they craft a stunning image and what it takes to do it?
This 5 week course will cover the most popular genres that photographers would like to improve their craft in, and will allow you to receive constructive feedback on work produced in those areas.
Each class will be divided into two sections: first we will review the work of past and present photographers at the top of their respected field, examining in detail what makes their images great, and how they captured those images.
We will also go into tips for creating images in that genre, and any specialized gear that is needed as well.
Second we will look at and critique the work of participants that was produced for the class to get a better understanding of your strengths and weaknesses, and what you can do to improve on them.
The schedule is as follows:
Week 1-Introduction, portfolio review and assessment, presentation of the first genre: Travel Photography
Week 2-Critique of participant’s work in the week 1 genre, presentation of the second genre: Nature/Landscape Photography
Week 3-Critique of participant’s work in the week 2 genre, presentation of the third genre: Street/candid Photography
Week 4-Critique of participant’s work in the week 3 genre, presentation of the fourth genre: Portrait/family Photography
Week 5-Critique of participant’s work in the week 4 genre, final portfolio review and assessment.
This short course is open to photographers of any level with any type of camera.
The course is designed so that participants will have a week to produce work for critiquing during the following class. It is not a necessity to produce work specifically for this class, but participants are asked to bring something in for every class to get the full benefit of it, work from your archive is also acceptable.
Dates are on Tuesday evenings as follows: 03/11, 03/18, 03/25, 04/01, 04/08. All courses are from 7:00 – 9:00 pm.
This short course is suitable for most levels of photographers, however basic concepts of photography (things covered in the beginning and intermediate courses) should be familiar to the participants before the class. If you aren’t sure, please contact the instructor for more information.
The course is designed so that participants will have a week to produce work for critiquing during the following class. It is not a necessity to produce work specifically for this class, but participants are asked to bring something in for every class to get the full benefit of it, work from your archive is also acceptable.
The cost will be 1200 rmb, 1100 for members, paid upfront for the complete 5-session program with a DVD of relevant materials given out at the end of the course. The size of the group will be limited to a maximum of six participants, this will allow for ample time during the critique for each individual member (No refunds – but you are welcome to join any classes missed in the next course for free).
For any questions regarding the content of the workshop, please contact 1world1eye (at) gmail.com
For any questions regarding the content of the workshop, please contact 1world1eye (at) gmail.com
Mitchell Masilun is a Beijing based freelance photographer and educator. He is a contributor to Getty Images and has been published in various magazines and newspapers both inside and outside of China. Before coming to China, he was a photojournalist working in the Chicagoland and Central Ohio areas, with images circulated nationwide through the Associated Press, The Chicago Tribune, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution and other newspapers. He has a degree from The Ohio State University, and one of 100 participants chosen out of thousands to be a part of the Eddie Adams Workshop. His images have also been published in four books and he is currently working on a documentary about Kashgar’s Old City and the geographical line that separates China’s East and West Territories.
For more images from the instructor, please go to http://www.mitchellmasilun.com
