Apr
3rd
Fri

Course 2: Photographing the Everyday

When: June 19-21, Register now!

We’ll devote this weekend to learning how to create extraordinary photographs in ordinary, nearby places.

What makes a successful photograph different from a snapshot?

This course will attempt to help students photograph people, events, spaces and ordinary situations to find what is extraordinary in them.

We do not need to travel to exotic locations to make interesting images.

What is around us can be a visual feast. In examining what is important to us, we are just as likely to make a good picture at home as we are in a distant place.

This course will look at the work of some great photographers: Andre Kertesz, Elliot Erwitt, August Sanders, Joel Meyerowits, Sally Mann, Nan Golding and others, all of whom made some great images and portraits in their own familiar surroundings.

There will be assignments in the field and evaluations of the work; we will look at and practice working with available light and discover how the right light can make an extraordinary photograph.