The Rencontres d'Arles Discovery Courses are for amateur photographers as well as beginners. For two days you are totally immersed in the business of setting up photo shots and honing your critical eye.
These photo weekends are co-ordinated by professional photographers with a gift for teaching, all of whom are graduates of the top photography or art schools.
One of these courses can also be an excellent way of preparing for the 4 to 6 day courses that take place through the Spring and Summer.
Discover new photography workshops from september 2012 :
Handling light/ 22-23 september 2012
Light is, by definition, at the heart of all photography. On this course we explore its various facets and learn to master the different principles involved and apply them in our personal work.
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The city as playground: between reportage and personal expression / 29-30 september 2012
This photo weekend is focused on street photography, an activity rooted in the city, where urban elements, passers-by and little scenes from life come together to produce an image that transcends the usual vision of everyday life.
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Lighting a portrait/ 27-28 october 2012
Whether with natural or artificial light, participants will explore several facets of portrait photography, using technical equipment and various shooting conditions. After these experiments, the work will consist of precisely defining one's own aesthetic and technical decisions in order to achieve a more personal approach.
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Positioning yourelf to take a photo/ 27-28 october 2012
These two days will focus on the three things central to any photograph: the photographer, the camera and the subject.
After revising the basics of camera technique, there will be exercises to practice the best postures and positions for the photographer to adopt according to the image they hope to achieve.
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Finding you own photography/ November 2-4 2012
Light is, by definition, at the heart of all photography. On this course we explore its various facets and learn to master the different principles involved and apply them in our personal work.
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New photography workshops from January 2013 :
Handling light
Light is, by definition, at the heart of all photography. On this course we explore its various facets and learn to master the different principles involved and apply them in our personal work.
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Gaining more technical mastery of the image
This weekend is devoted to certain essential technical aspects of photography, from lining up a shot to organising digital files on a computer. The initial focus will be on the adjustments on a digital camera (light, speed, choice of format). The second stage involves optimising the images you have made, whether for printing or sending them out as digital files.
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The city as playground: between reportage and personal expression
This photo weekend is focused on street photography, an activity rooted in the city, where urban elements, passers-by and little scenes from life come together to produce an image that transcends the usual vision of everyday life.
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Lighting a portrait
Whether with natural or artificial light, participants will explore several facets of portrait photography, using technical equipment and various shooting conditions. After these experiments, the work will consist of precisely defining one's own aesthetic and technical decisions in order to achieve a more personal approach.
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Colours and forms
This course, which applies to many branches of photography, is centred on the composition of an image, whether for a portrait, a landscape, a reportage, or a still life.
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The coast : Landscapes and people
These two days are all about movement and storytelling.
Participants will go out each day to discover many astonishing places on the Mediterranean coast with the aim of creating, step by step, the first elements of a photographic narrative.
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Positioning yourself to take a photo
These two days will focus on the three things central to any photograph: the photographer, the camera and the subject.
After revising the basics of camera technique, there will be exercises to practice the best postures and positions for the photographer to adopt according to the image they hope to achieve.
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One's own way of seeing
The objective of these two days is to experiment with the various kinds of decision that go to making up a personal style of photography. By analysing and thinking about the aims and photographic experience of each participant, we will work out a project to lay, or extend, the foundations of a personal approach.
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