This will be a hands on workshop with shooting sessions, individual assignments, daily group discussion and editing sessions.
You’ll be expected to fully immerse yourself, take risks and push your boundaries in order to move forward into another level in your photography.
Day 1:
Masterclass – Projections
Claudine Doury will spend time talking about her own work and the different projects she has worked on. She will share her photographic references with the group and talk about the different steps of her photographic path. She will show us her books, travel notes and diary she makes when working.
Portfolios reviews and projects definition
Each participant will receive and in-depth critique of their work which will also be used as a jumping board for workshop projects. Participants are highly encouraged to come to the workshop with defined ideas on the subject they want to photograph during the workshop. However, a session will be devoted to refining each participant’s story and a list of suggestions of projects will be provided by Eyes in Progress.
Shooting session
The group goes out together in Lisbon to initiate the shooting sessions. Every participant will be free to achieve an individual reconnaissance outdoor in order to identify some points and/or meet with potential subjects (appointments could have been arranged previously). As far as possible, they will start making some shots. We can help in arranging contacts or in making suggestions.
Days 2 & 3:
Shooting sessions
Each participant goes shoot his own project. Help with directions, contacts and translation in Lisbon will be provided by the workshop team if needed. Participants are encouraged to come back as often as they can to the studio so they can show their photographs and get the feedback and improvement suggestions to Claudine Doury.
Back to the studio
Through the selection and discussion of the best images of the day, the participants will work towards developing their own photographic style and hopefully, see their overall approach improve.
Editing sessions
Shooting session is not mandatory, if a photographer prefers to work on an existing series he has already started to work on, he will be able to. In that case, the participant will have to bring a certain number of photographs so he can work with Claudine Doury on the approach, the editing and the sequence.
Day 4:
Final portfolio editing
Each participant will work on a large edit of his images, then they are printed and laid down on a table (10×15 format). The final editing and sequencing is made during a one-to-one session with Claudine Doury, participants are encouraged to attend the sessions of each other. Once the final edit is done, the participants may work on the post-process and captions. They are then to write a personal statement on the work and on themselves, which will be send to the photography expert of their choice.
It will also be possible for those willing to finalize their series with a book sketch-up they will make under the supervision of Claudine Doury.
Preparation of a small show with prints, notebooks or leporellos. Presentation of the works to XYZ Books team and guests.
Teaching language: English.
Workshop hours: 9h30-17h30.