MissAniela

First London workshops! Sep 4th & 5th

I am pleased to finally confirm dates for my first UK photography workshop!

The class is a ONE-DAY workshop to be held in a studio in London, taking you from conception of ideas through to final images.

The first workshops’ dates are Sat 4th & Sun 5th September 2010. Read more below.

My class is for people who want to bring ‘art’ to their photography: to do something dynamic, conceptual and interesting with models and props. It is also aimed at people who are interested in how I achieve certain effects with creative compositing.

Classes will be delivered to a small group size of eight people. We meet in a studio in London, and start with a light breakfast (with organic Fairtrade tea/coffee and Innocent Smoothie…) and a welcome talk. I speak about key elements to my own work, and how far I go to prepare a shot, as well as how to seize spontaneous moments and to let the direction of a shoot grow organically. We then proceed onto how those elements will be used hands-on in the shoot.

The aims of the day will be to demonstrate:

- How far I plan a shot and get inspiration: finding starting points

- Using natural & improvised lighting

- Using movement in images to make dynamic results

- How to use Photoshop to subtle degrees to improve your images, from basic adjustments to minor compositing

- How to use Photoshop to create full-blown composite images (the focus of these first two workshops will be on levitation images as seen in my Tricks series, such as Sprung and The smothering which were created with the shots below)

On my first workshop the scene will be set-up for a new, bedroom-themed levitation image!

In my workshops, props and furniture will be used suggest a non-studio location and I will concentrate on natural lighting to show realistically how most of my own images have been created. Each workshop is intended to produce a unique result and to recreate my own process closely: one that is often open to improvisation and spontaneity. All students get a one-on-one chance to shoot the model.

After lunch, we proceed to the editing stage, working through my editing process live on the projector/large screen to show you a host of basic, moderate and advanced Photoshop techniques. If you have brought you own laptop loaded with Photoshop, you can then proceed to open up your own images and I spend time going round individually to help you edit your work.

Through my workshops I want to show how simplicity and improvisation can contribute to the production of top quality fine-art photographs, even when on a low budget. However, I will also be talking about numerous technical issues to get optimal quality images, and also giving all the advice I can offer regarding making money from photography in various forms. There will be plenty of allocated time to ask all the questions you wish, and we can always drift into a local cafe afterwards.

After the processing, we review everyone’s images and recap the day. You will leave with course notes and you will be able to post your images into a dedicated Flickr group where I can comment further on images you edit later at home.

The first workshops have a special introductory price of £99

MISS ANIELA MASTERCLASS

WHEN’S THE NEXT ONE? Both are separate, one-day workshops:

Saturday 4th September 9.30am – 5pm, 1hr lunch. 5/8 places left

AND:

Sunday 5th September 9.30am – 5pm, 1hr lunch. 2/8 places left

To sign up for either, email contact@missaniela.com letting me know which day you wish to attend.

You can keep updated with news on the workshops by joining my dedicated Masterclasses group on Facebook, which will help me to see how much interest there is in workshops and also allow me to shape future masterclasses the way you want! (but I’ll also be posting updates on my main Miss Aniela Facebook page.)

WHAT IS THE LEVEL? This is important, as I am aiming to make my courses vary by level. Due to feedback, the first course is aimed at people with intermediate knowledge: you should have some experience using a DSLR camera, and, ideally, some knowledge of Photoshop. Email me if you are unsure about levels.

WHERE? In a studio in Tottenham, East London. You’ll be sent the full details, location directions, & itinerary as part of your application pack.

WHO WILL BE THERE? Myself and an assistant, and in the afternoon, the model, and stylist/make-up artist if required.

WHAT EQUIPMENT DO I NEED? You will need your DSLR camera (charged and with sufficient CF cards!) You will also need to bring a laptop loaded with Photoshop, to be able to do your own editing on the day. The tools we are using are not confined to the latest Photoshop CS4/5, so it does not matter too much which version you have. If you do not have Photoshop, you can either purchase Photoshop Elements (which is quite cheap) and has most of the tools we’ll need, or, you can download a free 30-day trial of Photoshop from Adobe here, and make sure it doesn’t expire before the course date!

HOW DO I PAY? Contact me to check availability, and I will send you an invoice to pay the full amount either by bank transfer or Paypal. If you pay by bank transfer you will receive a receipt from me.

CANCELLATION POLICY: If, after paying, you are unable to attend the course, let me know 7 days before the course date, and you can transfer your attendance to another future course date for no extra charge. Cancellations later than 7 days, or no-shows, are non-refundable.

I’VE PAID. WHAT NOW? I’ll send you a receipt and an application pack confirming the locations and what to bring. I will also ask you to send me some information about yourself, your current photography work and your experience, links to your work if you have some online, and what you hope to get out of the course. This is an optional step but allows me to learn a bit about my students before the weekend begins! Then, I’ll see you on the day!

If you are on the US west coast, you may be interested to know that I will be co-hosting a series of workshops with fellow art photographer Brooke Shaden in LA round about Hallowe-en time (more information to come!)

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