Conceptual Storytelling Photography Workshop

It's finally here!
After months of talking and planning and gathering together a team of people, I am proud to announce that along with my friend (and the mastermind behind this idea) Jeanne Abrahams, I will be hosting a conceptual storytelling workshop in Pretoria on the 4th of October.

Watch the video below for all the information and then read further.

Head on over to the sign-up page: Fantasy/Fairytale Workshop

The aim of this workshop is to teach you how you can put together a small team of people with little to no budget and create beautiful conceptual images with story and narrative. You'll learn how to construct a narrative through lighting, posing and leading your subject into what your final vision is. Beautifully lit and styled and we'll be there to help you along every step of the way.

For this we've teamed up with the lovely actress and our model for the workshop Odelle de Wet, whom you may know from Isidingo, Binnelanders, 7de Laan and recently the international show, Blood Drive.

Our Make-up artist is Morné Marx from Kohl Make-up Academy in Pretoria who's a well known name in the entertainment industry and also did the make-up for the first teaser image at the top of the post.

We've got Fujifilm South Africa onboard and you'll get to see the Fujifilm GFX50 medium format camera in action.
AtPhoto will also be hosting an exhibition of the images the attendees made at the end of October and will cover the printing costs for the evening.
Outdoorphoto has also been kind enough to supply us with some lighting gear for the workshop.

Some final details in case you missed it.

1. Date: 4 October 2017
2. Venue: To be confirmed when attendees sign-up
3. Time: 9:00AM to 18:00PM
4. Cost: R6 000 (if you sign-up within the next two weeks you'll only pay R5000)
5. Food and drinks will be provided on the day.

PLEASE NOTE: Cancellation policy. We have to unfortunately be very strict, because of past issues where folks signed up and then pulled out last minute. That being said, if you cancel within two weeks of the workshop you will be refunded in full. Any time after that we will not give a refund unless you can fill your slot.

Workshop

For the past few months, I've been throwing the idea of hosting a workshop around in my gray matter, a.k.a. my brain.

Today I am very proud to announce that I'll be hosting a workflow and retouching workshop right here in Hatfield, Pretoria at StorySpace Studios on the 10th of October. PLEASE NOTE: Dates have since changed to the 22nd of October to accommodate attendees.

This will be a one day workshop and we'll be focusing on and discussing workflow and retouching.

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NOTE: You'll need to have a basic knowledge of Lightroom and Photoshop and also own the software.

We're going to start from when your shoot finishes, to you sitting down behind your keyboard and importing into Lightroom to retouching and backing up. I'll be discussing how I name folders, make selections, RAW conversions, Custom vs Purchased presets.

In Photoshop, we'll be going through frequency separation, dodging and burning, skin toning, color toning and sharpenin, as well as some other tips and tricks I've learnt over the years.

I'll also be going into the the tools I use, from graphic tablets to screen calibrators, and I'll discuss how I backup my work. We'll also be touching on colour spaces and which one to choose when saving your work.

The cost of the workshop is a R1800, however if you are one of the first five people to sign up you'll only be paying R1500, so get clicking on the link below to grab a little discounted rate.

Click here to make your booking.

Please note there are only 12 spaces available. Also, do not fret. If someone drops out, you might still be lucky enough to get a spot.

So, that's it. Easy, right? I look forward to teaching you the tips and tricks I have picked up over the years and I hope you look forward to learning from me.

Thanks for reading