BART 97A84 - The World according to you - Workshop of photography

Students are invited to step into the shoes of a photographer who responds to regular photographic commissions. The first eight sessions will have 8 different topics. The student will be asked to produce photos in accordance with the given themes. These eight sessions will allow everyone to review technique and photographic practice in preparation for the final work. The last four sessions will be dedicated to the creation of mini-series (5 photos) on a topic chosen by each student in accordance with the main title "The world according to you". Then all students will have to integrate their individual series into a collective presentation which will take the form of a book or photographic film.

Photographers :

Robert Franck : series "In America" - the Guggenheim trip, 1955 - 1957

Mary Ellen Mark

Francesca Woodman

Cindy Sherman : series "Rear Screen Projections", "Untitled film stills"

Richard Avedon : series "In the American west"

Michael Wolf : - series "Tokyo compression"

Malick Sidibé

Irving Penn

Laurence Geai

Felipe Jacome and Svetlana Onipko : series "Unbroken"

Patrick Waterhouse : series "Restricted Images"

Bruno Mouron et Pascal Rostain : series "Autopsy"

Jessica Backhaus : series "Cut Out"

Nathalie Boutté

Katrien de Blauwer

Zanele Muholi

Kourtney Roy

Omar Victor Diop - self portrait

Gilbert Garcin - self portrait

Rip Hopkins - self portrait : series "Odyssée 2022"

Denis Darzacq : series "La chute"

This workshop is recommended for students with technical knowledge in photography.

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

Course 1 :

Theme “Turn off the violence”: Work on light

Shooting : Each student tests photographic technique in order to translate ideas into images.

Course 2 :

Theme “The urgency of the gesture”: Work on shutter speed

Shooting : Each student tests photographic technique in order to translate ideas into images.

Course 3 :

Theme “Loneliness in the frame”: Work on depth of field

Shooting : Each student tests photographic technique in order to translate ideas into images.

Course 4 :

Theme “The metamorphosis of matter”: Lines, shapes and colors / Abstraction in photography

Shooting : Each student tests photographic technique in order to translate ideas into images.

Course 5 :

Theme “What do humans dream of?” : Expérimentation

Shooting : Photographing through transparent material.

Course 6 :

“The city speaks to us” - Photographing urban landscapes in the city of Reims

Each student chooses from the following themes: “The memory of places” / “Where is the green?”.

Course 7 :

“The city speaks to us” - Portraits and street photography in the city of Reims

Each student chooses from the following themes: “Cohabitation and sharing” / “Neighbors”.

Course 8 :

“The city speaks to us” - Photographing in the city of Reims

Each student suggests a topic related to the city of Reims

Course 9 :

“The world according to you”

Each student chooses a topic and creates an individual mini-series of 5 photos according to the title.

Course 10 :

“The world according to you”

Each student creates an individual mini-series of 5 photos according to the title.

Course 11 :

“The world according to you”: Finalization of the series (Editing / Title / Caption / Introductory text)

Collective work: Integrating all the series into a common photographic film or a collective book.

Course 12 :

“The world according to you”

Presentation of the collective work.

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.