Social Documentary Photography with David Trattles ::
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Check David's latest workshop: "Creating a photo/video narrative using still photos." in May 2012.
Develop your photography stories with David Trattles, social documentary photographer. Expand your skills to create photo essays with a collection of people pictures and good news stories. This challenging session will develop your photo confidence and story telling skills.
Who is David Trattles?
David Trattles is a veteran social documentary photographer:
- regular contributor to Canadian Geographic, Elle, MacLeans, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Globe and Mail, Canada Year Book
- Kodak Print of the Year Award (North America) for his traditional B&W printing skills
- featured on CBC TV
- documented people and their stories in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America
- sought after for his photo presentations and storytelling
A social documentary photographer? What's that? Think of photojournalism as producing a single news photo whereas social documentary photography refers to a body of work that represents the social fabric of a people, community or event. If 'photojournalism' is represented as a single word, 'social documentary photography' is an essay.
What students say:
"Dave proved that there are no rules to photography. I was very intrigued by his shooting technique. Everything I have ever read said avoid the ?hail mary? shot... Dave seems to have shot blind so much that he a great sense of the picture he will capture knowing the angles of his camera.
He had me laughing all weekend. Too many great stories. It was well worth the time and I am glad I took it."
Dates
Thursday and Friday, May 5 & 6, 2011: 6-9pm
Saturday and Sunday, May 7 & 8, 2011: 1-4pm
Location
Workshop is held in central Ottawa at Ottawa Studio Works.
Cost
$400 + applicable taxes
What you will learn
Join Dave on this exclusive opportunity to develop your skills. You will meet David four times. David will discuss the ideas of Social Documetary Photography and work with you to develop your skills.
Dave does things differently! He does not lecture or teach f-stops, exposures and photoshop. He helps you see how to see, how to tell a story. The workshop is based indoors - and not in the field - because what Dave teaches is best taught in many, small doses with your day's fresh catch on the screen. Read more about Dave and this workshop.
Each session will include discussion, critique of your work, narrative and an assignment for you to complete for the next day. Dave will meet you each day to review and critique your results. Critique will cover your body of work produced rather than technical photo details.
 David Trattles |
Read a Canadian Geographic interview with David Trattles.
Check Dave’s photo tips.
"Is this a digital or film course?"
It is a photography course - about creating better pictures. The emphasis is on your skills behind the camera and your ability to effectively use the camera you have. We encourage digital cameras for this course for ease of critique. Film shooters will need to process film and print examples before each session. Do not worry about your equipment - all you need is a camera and lens(es) - "point and shoot" cameras are fine for this course.
Registration
Space is limited! Contact us by email or by phone at 819-827-9460 for more information and to register. To reserve your spot we ask for a deposit of $120 + HST = $135.60 and a complete registration form.
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