Folk Festival Photography Workshop
Folk Festival Workshop
WORKSHOP GOALS
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| Keith Skelton Photo |
ONE DAY PHOTO WORKSHOP TO THE TOPANGA, CA. FOLK FESTIVAL - SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012
Quicken your reflexes and become more self-assured photographing strangers in public locations.
WORKSHOP GOALS
Keith Skelton, photo workshop instructor and award winning photojournalist, is leading a one-day photo workshop to the Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Folk Festival this May 20th, 2011. This will be a great opportunity to photograph musicians and spectators while listening to great music. Learn how to photograph people candidly, without feeling uncomfortable approaching people with your camera.
Event photography is arguably one of the most challenging kinds of photography because of its documentary nature. It can also be one of the most fun and rewarding because it allows for the creation of personal statements. Practiced by such legendary photographers as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Garry Winogrand, Robert Doisneau, Robert Frank, Burk Uzzle, and Elliott Erwitt, event photography often defies and challenges the rules of composition and technique.
Event photography requires getting close to people. Shooting photographs of strangers in public places takes some courage, fast reflexes, and basic camera gear. To do this type of shooting successfully you have to be part of the scene, not the usual distant observer. Good event photography is about telling a story in a single frame by skillfully anticipating actions and interactions. It is about seeing visual puns, irony, serendipity, and humorous incongruities in an often muddled world. Event photography is all about the ability to artfully capture singular and often solitary moments of life.
Instruction includes:
-Learning how to transform everyday life situations into powerful images.
-Learning how to quicken reflexes and become more self-assured photographing strangers in public locations.
-Learning how to approach and photograph a portrait of a stranger.
-Learning about anti-composition, shooting from the hip, in your face,
and working a corner photography.
Keith Skelton is a veteran professional photographer and teacher with over 25 years of experience. He has an extensive background in photography techniques and aesthetics. You will get individualized instruction and one-on-one attention, teaching you how to capture the best images possible on either film or digital.
All levels of experience are welcome!
Price of Workshop: $129.00 Event advance admission: $11.00 - $16.00 at door. We will meet at 8:30 am to get early parking spots.