BART 97A83 - On the Horizon - Workshop of photography

Each student will produce a photographic series related to the common theme "On the horizon". The idea is to combine the practice of photography and create a personal work. The first sessions of this workshop will be dedicated to train before to do the final project. Through light exercices, the students will focus on the composition, the framing, the light, the point of view, etc. It is also a question, with these exercises, of exploring the given theme by testing different photographic and artistic approaches, such as collage, self-portrait, still life, etc. The following sessions will be devoted to define a specific subject chosen by each student related to the common theme, the shooting of the individual series, the selection of photographs and the presentation of the works.

12 cours de 2h / 12 2 hour-long courses

Course 1 :

Presentation of the works of several photographers. Sensitive work, documentary work, artistic work / Basics of photography : the rule of thirds / Exercise related to the common theme: Still life : framing, composition, light, point of view

Course 2 :

Basics of photography : the shutter speed / Exercise related to the common theme: two teams work on the motion blur while two other teams freeze the movement. / Basics of photography : the aperture. Study of the depth of field / Exercise related to the common theme: 1 team works on sharpness in the whole image. 1 team works on sharp foreground and blurred background. 1 team works on blurring the whole image, shaking their camera or not focusing

Course 3 :

Photographers become visual artists. Mixing artistic disciplines / Exercise related to the common theme: making a photographic work with collages from photos and words taken from magazines, newspapers, flyers, etc

Course 4 :

Selfportrait / Exercice related to the common theme

Course 5 :

Group staging / Exercice related to the common theme

Course 6 :

Each student defines a particular subject related to the common theme. Each student define the approach of his individual series : Precise the subject, the treatment and the explanation of the choices

Course 7 :

Shooting series // 15 minutes individual interview (4 students per hour)

Course 8 :

Shooting series // 15 minutes individual interview (4 students per hour)

Course 9 :

Each student makes the selection of his photographs and does the formatting of his series, layout of the photos, etc.

Course 10 :

Presentation of the series of 6 students : 15 photographs minimum per series. Each student has 15 minutes to present his series

Course 11 :

Presentation of the series of 6 students : 15 photographs minimum per series. Each student has 15 minutes to present his series

Course 12 :

Presentation of the series of 6 students : 15 photographs minimum per series. Each student has 15 minutes to present his series

To validate the course, the student is expected to pass the following assignments (at least three grades):

Late arrival policy

No delay beyond 5 minutes will be accepted, except in special cases.

Late work policy

No late work will be accepted, except in special cases.