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David Trattles Photo

Photojournalism and
Social Documentary Photography
with David Trattles

Session 2:
May 13 (eve),
May 14 (eve),
May 15 (afternoon),
May 16 (afternoon), 2010.
(approximately three hour sessions)

Session 1 - Full:
May 6 (eve),
May 7 (eve),
May 8 (afternoon),
May 9 (afternoon), 2010.
(approximately three hour sessions)

Both sessions cover the same material.
$375 + applicable taxes
Ottawa, Ontario.

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.

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

David Trattles is a prized 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.

The workshop
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.

Find our more about course details

"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 digital camera and lens(es) - "point and shoot" cameras are fine for this course.

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