May 8th, 9th & 10th 2020 – Tepla Monastery
We created a unique opportunity, a master class on editing process. As a photographer working on personal projects, you know how important it is to make impact on your audience; audience who are interested in listening to what do you want to convey.
We have designed a weekend master class for photographers who are in their intermediate level or above, to understand the process of editing images and prepare them to convey/develop an idea and tell the story. Our aim is to teach techniques that lead to a portfolio with strong projects.
During the weekend we will discuss:
Expect a lot of discussions over the weekend. Be prepared to participate.
Each participant is expected to bring the following:
In essence this is not a seminar about taking photographs, it is to understand what kind of images work best in photo projects.
In order to provide most attention to individuals this master class is limited to maximum of 10 participants.
Venue:
The workshop will take place in the Tepla monastery in Kralovy Vary region (www.klastertepla.cz). The 12thcentury monastery is located in an idyllic setting, surrounded by serene landscape.
In the recent years, the entire place has undergone a restoration. Various arts and cultural facilities, including a dark room for photography and an exhibition space, have been created. We want you to inspired and creative; therefore we have chosen this place that we felt would be ideal for such occasion.
Tutors:
Lucie Cerna is an award winning curator and publisher (www.un-titled.org). She curated and published Evokativ – photographs by Libuse Jarcovjakova between 1970 and 1989 in Prague. The guardian named the exhibition Evokativ, curated by Lucie, in Arles photo festival as the top international photography exhibition in 2019. And the book Evokativ is shortlisted on the Paris Photo – Aperture Foundation for the photo book of the year awards in 2019.
Sami Siva is a professional photographer who has extensive working knowledge of covering politics and post conflict situations in Indian sub continent, EU and in North America. His work has appeared in numerous international publications (www.samisiva.com), and he is currently working on long-term projects in Central and Eastern Europe.
Itinerary:
Friday May 8th
Arrive at the monastery in Tepla by 1500 hrs.
Orientation and tour of the place
Presentation – Introduction and what to expect during the weekend
Presentation by Lucie & Sami. Focus of this presentation will be on developing, idea, creating storyboard and target audience.
Dinner
Informal presentation / Guest talk
Saturday May 9th
There will be two sessions during which each participant will present their images and story ideas to the group. During these sessions, we will focus on editing, sequencing and finishing the project.
Presentation – 1stsession
Lunch Break
Presentation – 2ndsession
One to one consultations
Dinner
Informal presentation / Guest talk
Sunday May 10th
Presentation – Preparing images for galleries and submitting proposals (Lucie & Sami)
Lunch
Departure
Medium of instruction: English & Czech
Cost:
7500 CZK / 300 EUR (Includes shared accommodation and breakfast)
To register or enquiries email: workshop@samisiva.com