This workshop is for beginner photographers, not for professionals.

Description:
We will address the following:
- composition
- using of reflectors
- using flash with daylight

Date: Saturday, May 26, 2012

Time: 16:00 – 18:00

Place: Montreal, park Angrignon.

Requirements:
- DSLR camera
- enough skills to shoot in Manual mode
- external flash unit is not mandatory, but would be nice

Model:Pictures of the model will be released next week to those who register.

Price$70, pay on the spot.

Registration: Send me email at fedorpo@gmail.com

Some pictures from the last photography workshop.

Malcolm:

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Mirella :

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Yael :

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Great shooting! You can even spot a white thread on the floor!

Looking for volunteers for flying. for my next photography workshop. Feel free to contact me.

The workshop is devoted to the study of gravitation.
How to make people fly?
What are the necessary technical, visual and psychological conditions?
I did a research in this field and ready to share the results with you.
Our models fly! And we are going to capture this during the workshop!

Date: Saturday, March 3
Time: 12:00-16:00
Location: 4035 St-Ambroise #403, Montreal, H4C2E1
Price: $80
Booking: Book online here:
What to bring: camera, tripod, computer with installed Adobe Photoshop. (If you don’t have a tripod, you can rent it here.)
Description
1) Introduction.
Review of the examples. Explanation and discussion of the technical side of the shooting.
Common mistakes and how to avoid them. How to get a natural looking picture.
The idea and the realization.
2) Shooting.
Practice. Scene preparation. Shooting.
3) Small break.
4) Downloading pictures to the computers. Picture selection. Photoshop part. Step by step assembly of levitation picture.

Please, book in advance, the number of places is limited.

We had a very interesting workshop. Thanks to all participants.
We did a great job. We worked with two models, which is much more demanding environment.
The main task was to follow the preliminary design of the pictorial. I think everybody coped with this problem.
Of course, we had some issues, and not everybody managed to deal with the composition of two person and with difficult lighting conditions.
But, after all, this is the reason why you come to workshop, to develop the skills!
The group worked together, all helped each other with the reflectors(and even with occasional roles in the frame) and cheering each other.
The resulting pictorials are below.
Special thanks to our wonderful models Masha and Ryon for artistry and patience.

by Yael:

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by Gino:

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This workshop is devoted to one of the most difficult issue in fashion editorial shooting – working with two models.
This is all the details for the upcoming Editorial Fashion photography workshop.
Theme: Pictorial. Planning and realization. From the idea to the layout.
Composition: two models in the frame.
Meeting place: Palace des Congres (entrance corner rue Saint Antoine Ouest and rue du Bleury). Cafe Van Houte.
Location: https://picasaweb.google.com/fedorpo/Workshop15JanLocation
Day: Sunday, January 15th
Time: 12:00-15:00
Models: Male and Female
Description: We will be shooting two models. The main goal is to imagine and create a pictorial (a fiction style photo story).
For example: a meeting after a long separation, or declaration of love, or declaration of end of love, or just a walk in a magic forest.
I suggest the participants imagine a story in advance, find out the name of the story, and create a sketch of the future photos, marking vertical and horizontal frames. Keep in mind that vertical frames go in pairs. See the previous workshop: http://www.photopo.ca/artschool/?p=1949
The pictorial is supposed to contain approximately 5 magazine spreads.
For example:

- 1 spread: Introduction. The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed. 2 vertical or 1 horizontal portraits
- 2 spread : Rising Action. This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed. For example, the conversation. ( 2 vertical )
- 3 spread: Climax. This is the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story. ( 1 horizontal )
- 4 spread: Falling action – The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. ( 2 vertical )
- 5 spread: Denouement. This is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story ( 1 horizontal )

Plan:
- 12:00 meeting in the cafe Van Horn. Review of your sketches.
- 12:30 quick location scouting, finding the shooting points without the models. I would suggest that we divide in pairs to assist each other with the reflectors or external flashes.
- 13:00 Models arrive. The beginning of shootings.
- 14:30 the end of the shooting. Meeting in the cafe. If you have a laptop, you can bring it with you, download the photos, and we will do a quick review and picture selection.
The final pictorial you will create at home and send me for the review.

What to bring: camera, external flash, reflectors, the sketch and the name of your pictorial

Price: $60. You pay on the spot.

References
https://picasaweb.google.com/fedorpo/1
https://picasaweb.google.com/fedorpo/2
https://picasaweb.google.com/fedorpo/3

Please, register in advanced, the number of places is limited.
To register, send me an email at fedorpo@gmail.com