Photography requires the interaction of photographer and subject and the SF Studio School is located in the historic Jackson Square district adjacent to North Beach, China Town and the Financial District, offering photographers a wide variety of photogrpahic opportunities. Shared studio and basic computer workstations are available as appropriate to the workshop participant. For both workshops, digital photography is encouraged.
The Art of Street Photography
Friday, July 10 to Sunday, July 12: 9AM to 5PM
Faculty: Laura Harden, Lon Clark
Street photography involves acute observation, intense distillation and the art of improvisation. This 3-day total immersion workshop concentrates on the fluid and purposeful photographic interaction with the constantly changing rhythms of the city, the neighborhood and the street. The urban environment, people, time of day, selective seeing and the individual vision of the photographer will be investigated through a series of slides shows, exercises and continual hands on photographing and editing. The relationship of street photography to documentary photography, reportage and the photo essay will be investigated and each participant will be supported in arriving at a particular view of the subject and its interpretation.
The workshop will draw on the multiple-cultural fabric of the neighborhoods bordering the school, the variety of architecture and societal contrasts to frame photographic meaning. The interaction of form and narrative will be considered and through a phased process of conceptualization and implementation, participants will arrive at a cohesive series of photographs.
Tuition: $275/3 days + $25 Registration Fee
A non-refundable deposit of $150 and the $25 registration fee due at time of
registration.
Space is limited, early enrollment is suggested. Please email info@sfstudioschool.org or call 415-398-4300 if you have questions or prefer to register via email.
Materials list will be provided upon registration.
Photography, Perception & Expression
Friday, August 7 to Sunday, August 9: 9AM to 5PM
Faculty: Laura Harden, Lon Clark
This 3-day workshop is designed to create awareness,understanding and refinement of each participant's perception through an emotional and aesthetic response to his or her subject. Form and content will be explored through the unique language of photography in relation to the synthesis of perception and expression. Light, form, narrative development, intuition and the photographer's most immediate sensed understanding of what he or she photographs will be emphasized. Reflecting the San Francisco Studio School's philosophy, photography will be discussed in relation to other traditional fine art media including painting and drawing as a means for understanding the visual structure underlying the photographer's imagery.
Participants will be challenged to meaningfully engage subjects of their choosing through a series of presentations, exercises, hands-on work and individual and group critiques. The purpose of this Photography Intensive is to provide participants with a highly individualized understanding of his/her personal involvement with photography.
Tuition: $275/3 days + $25 Registration Fee
A non-refundable deposit of $150 and the $25 registration fee due at time of
registration.
Space is limited, early enrollment is suggested. Please email info@sfstudioschool.org or call 415-398-4300 if you have questions.
Materials list will be provided upon registration.
"I wanted to thank you again for this wonderful workshop. It was a very important step for me and I am still really excited about my pictures and my new way of seeing."
- Daniela Niessen, Photography Intensive, 2008
"A brief note to thank both of you for facilitating a unique experience for me, your guidance and approach to the art of photography was right -on! As a beginner photographer, I never felt criticized, or out of the loop. I left feeling that my approach to my work is valuable and at the same time the process increased my awareness of my potential for growth and need for development."
