YANN RABANIER

ONLINE COURSE
PORTRAIT: EXPLORE, SPECIFY, TELL

4 GROUP MEETINGS/14 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES TOTAL
Saturdays: February 6, March 6 and April 3 and Friday February 19th. 
3 INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS/2 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES TOTAL
1 meeting a month, 2 or 3 days before the group course.
INDEDPENDENT WORK WITH 3 PHOTOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENTS
Technical and logistical support from the Rencontres d’Arles educational team.


Participants will spend two months learning about portrait photography’s range of possibilities, the definition of their choices, distance, lighting and the relationship to the other. Several hands-on experiments, a supportive atmosphere and the sharing of experience will enrich their aesthetic, technical and creative orientations.

They will have an opportunity to learn about the various aspects of the production process through editing sessions, light management, post-production, positioning, etc. In addition to advising them on their personal approaches, Mr. Rabanier will share his experience by focusing on specific cases and give useful tips on the steps involved in making portraits.

The two-month course will help participants specify their "style" and their relationship to the portrait and its definition whilst producing a coherent series.

See also the course Mr. Rabanier will teach in Arles in Summer 2022 and Spring 2023. Participation in both is possible.

YANN RABANIER
Lives and works in Paris. Yann Rabanier studied graphic arts and music before discovering photography at the age of 23 and graduating from the ETPA photography school in Toulouse three years later. Since then, his portraits have regularly appeared in the national and international press: Télérama, Libération, New York Times, The Herald Tribune, Vanity Fair, D la Republica, Der Spiegel, l'Express, Madame Figaro, Les Inrockuptibles, ES Magazine, Les Echos, etc. They were shown at Paris Photo in 2009 and the Vannes festival in 2018 and projected at the Rencontres d'Arles from 2009 to 2016.
www.yannrabanier.com
Represented by : Modds
Interview vidéo : Cheese by KONBINI

CONTENT:
- Study and analysis of the participant's previous works
- Collectiv shooting
- Selections and critical analysis of the photographs taken
- Daily photo sessions.
- Creation of a series and preparation of a final exhibition.

BRING:
- A selection of around 30 images attesting to your practice (preferably on paper/format of your choice)
- Your camera, charger and cables
- 2 or 3 memory cards
- A Mac-compatible hard drive or your computer if you wish

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Number of participants: 6 to 12
- Begins: 14:00 am on Monday
- Ends: 18:30 on Thursday, it followed by an exhibition until 9:30 pm 
- Location: historic center near the Arles arena

GOALS:
- Analysis and selection of photographs
- Build-up an adapted photographic device

TEACHING METHOD
- Taught by an instructor and an assistant

Workshop held in both French and English :
- Collective parts in French with a translation for non-French speakers.
- One-to-one interviews could be in English.

EQUIPMENT
- Mac computers
- A photo library (app. 500 references)
- Various kinds of lighting systems, studio accessories, tripod, etc.

EVALUATION
- Private end-of-course interview and evaluation
- Oral end-of-course evaluation

FORMALISATION AT THE END OF THE COURSE
- End-of-course certificate