Sunday March 4, 2012 – Sunday March 4, 2012
Description:
Here is your chance to experience a day in the life of a photojournalist. This hands-on, daylong shooting and editing seminar gives you the opportunity to work side-by-side with a seasoned pro. This is a chance to:
- Visually explore a pre-determined location that is ripe with subject matter
- Learn how to overcome the challenges of shooting in cold weather
- Ask questions about composition, lighting, technique, you name it
- Discuss the act of creativity while shooting
- Practice critical thinking about what you’re shooting
- Correct on-spot issues that arise
- Enjoy healthy competition as you pit your vision against those of the instructor and your classmates
- Boost your shooting confidence- and get inspired!!
Discover how easy and fun it is to make pictures in any situation-and in any light (note: you’ll learn how to make pictures, not take pictures). The course is limited to four students, ensuring everyone quality time with the instructor. We start with a quick lesson, then on to a three to four hour shoot. Finally we head back to CPC where your photos will be uploaded to a computer for a group editing session of each student’s images. The group editing will include discussion of the thought processes involved in editing, framing, composition, camera angle, and lighting of individual images. Students are expected to join in the discussion.
Our winter safari starts promptly at 8:00 a.m. in nearby coffee shop. Then out to shoot in the area along the Chicago River, including the River Walk plus parts of Upper and Lower Wacker Drive. The exact meeting point will be shared in an email along with some tips for cold weather shooting. Latecomers will be left behind. Bring a cell phone in case we get separated. Bring all the gear you think necessary to make the pictures you like and necessary to survive in cold weather. That could include, but would not be limited to, a tripod, long lenses, macro lenses, flash units, reflectors, or just simply your favorite DSLR camera and a lens. Don’t forget rain or snow gear for you and your cameras. We will shoot in the rain or snow. That’s what pros do. If this boot camp is canceled due to hazardous weather, the make up date will be March 11th.
Who should take this course? You… especially if you’re eager to experience shooting in the field like a photojournalist. You should have a good working knowledge of your DSLR camera. This is not a beginner’s course.
Taught by David Klobucar
