Itinerary
Welcome Evening and Dinner
Session 1: Monday, June 10th, 2024
Session 2: Monday, June 17th, 2024
Rome is waiting for you
At 19:30 we will meet in Rome and after the registration and a welcome cocktail, Steve and Eolo will welcome the participants and explain the details and work methods for the following days. After getting to know each other for a bit, at 20:00 we will have dinner in a typical Roman restaurant.
Cocktail & Restaurant Address:
Da Teo Restaurant
Piazza dei Ponziani, 7A, 00153 Roma RM
Meeting Time: 19:30
Studio Contact Number: +39.393.9054110
Day One
Session 1: Tuesday, June 11th, 2024
Session 2: Tuesday, June 18th, 2024
Street Photography: The Unwritten Rules of the Road
The first day will be divided into an important theoretical introduction where Steve and Eolo will explain their way of interpreting street photography. They will also highlight the different styles and photographic approaches of many Italian and foreign photographers.
We will tackle the classic themes of Street Photography and the most important photographic techniques. We will explain the different approaches according to the type of lens used, how to read the light and learn to develop the ability to compose your own photographs.
We will also deal with ethics and how to start a journey to develop the ability to relate to the people we photograph. We will then talk about the rights and duties of street photographers explaining the limits of use of the photographs we take in public places.
Finally we will examine the works of some of the greatest masters of Street Photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliott Erwitt, Gary Winogrand, Joel Meyerowitz, Alex Webb, William Klein, Vivian Maier, Helen Levitt, Matt Stuart, Craig Semetko and Daido Moriyama.
Day location:
Eolo Perfido Studio
Address:
Hangar63
Via del Mandrione 63
cap 00181 Rome, Italy
Day Two
Session 1: Wednesday, June 12th, 2024
Session 2: Wednesday, June 19th, 2024
Street Photography: To Each His Own Way
After the first day theoretical session, we will dedicate ourselves to an outdoor photographic practice with a series of individual sessions where the participants will be able to start confronting themselves with a renewed perception of photography on the street.
Each participant will be able to find immediate and practical feedback concerning their photographic techniques, their ability to interpret the scene, and the correct use of the various photographic optics depending on which is the result one wants to obtain.
During our street photo session workshop you will learn how to:
Make the most out of your camera and its advanced modes (M/A/Tv)
How to approach strangers
Find the right scene and subject
Time your shots perfectly
Composition tips & tricks
Find good light
Work & react quickly
Autofocus / zone / scale focusing
Hyperfocal distance
Understand your camera’s light meter
Storytelling, or to how to tell a story in a photograph
Laws and privacy issues in Italy
Day locations:
Spanish Steps, Campo dei Fiori, Via del Corso, Piazza Navona., Trastevere, Vatican City.
Day Three
Session 1: Thursday, June 13th, 2024
Session 2: Thursday, June 20th, 2024
Street Photography: How to Take Portraits on the Street
Street portraiture is a complex discipline. We must not only learn to photograph people properly, but also to manage interaction with the people we meet during our journey. Lear the ability to persuade but also respect and understand the subject.
A good portrait must reveal or give some insight into a person’s condition, or the human condition in general.
Street portraits are environmental portraits so we will also have to learn to correctly handle the framing, the relationships between the subject and the environment, and the light.
Divided into small work groups, we will discuss all the difficulties encountered during the pratical sessions.
Day locations:
Spanish Steps, Campo dei Fiori, Via del Corso, Piazza Navona., Trastevere, Vatican City.
Day Four
Session 1: Friday, June 14th, 2024
Session 2: Friday, June 21st, 2024
Street Photography: Street Lighting Techniques
photography is not just ambient light. It is possible to take pictures on the street using photographic equipment such as artificial lights.
We will understand how to mix ambient and artificial light to obtain street photographs and portraits even when the light is harsh and does not seem the best.
A model will be with us to help Steve and Eolo to show how to light people with Led Lights.
Day locations:
Spanish Steps, Campo dei Fiori, Via del Corso, Piazza Navona., Trastevere, Vatican City.
Day Five
Session 1: Saturday, June 15th, 2024
Session 2: Saturday, July 22nd, 2024
Studio Portraits: When you Control Everything
We will explore contemporary studio portraiture, one of the most complex photographic genres whose difficulties are often underestimated even by the most experienced photographers. The photographer not only has to know the photographic technique very well and possess a sensitivity that helps them to adequately manage the photographed subject, but must arrive at the session with a clear idea of how they wants to represent the person portrayed.
The contemporary portraitist has the task of developing an expressive mode through a series of creative concepts that will be the key to achieving images in balance between documentation and artistic research.
In the first part of the day Eolo and Steve will accompany the participants in a journey that will examine photographic and lighting techniques in artificial light and mixed light, without forgetting the center of each portrait that is the subject that we will have to photograph.
The second part of the day will be dedicated to a series of individual shooting sessions in which each participant will have a model at their disposal to be able to test what was discussed in the theoretical part. Each shooting session will be individual and can only take one photographer at a time. However, the experience will be lived in continuous interaction with the teacher, thus making the training session useful also for other photographers.
This part of the workshop will be held at the Eolo Photo Studio, an elegant and functional photo studio. Its structure allows you to work in large and bright spaces, offering the possibility to easily carry out all training activities. The studio covers an area of about 200 square meters and is the result of the recovery of an ancient industrial laundry. The heights range from 4 to eight meters. The dressing room has 4 makeup stations and a changing area.
Day location:
Eolo Perfido Studio
Address:
Hangar63
Via del Mandrione 63
cap 00181 Rome, Italy
Day Six
Session 1: Sunday, June 16th, 2024
Session 2: Sunday, June 23rd, 2024
Editing and Post Production: Different Approaches in a Digital World
In the morning every student will have a couple of hours to select, with the help of Steve and Eolo, 10 images from the Street Photography and Portraits sessions, Each student will aim to select their best photographs, along with images in which you have doubts.
In the late morning we will discuss methods and techniques of light post production typical of Street and Documentary photography. We will understand what tools to use and how Steve and Eolo work on their pictures to try to to pull the maximum potential possible from a photograph.
In the afternoon we will learn the techniques used in modern portrait photography focusing on issues related to the different types of interpretation: classic, corporate, editorial, fashion portrait. We will understand how to open the RAW file with particular attention to the texture and color characteristics of the skin. We will learn how to correct skin imperfections using basic and advanced techniques.
At the end of the afternoon 10 images per participant will be projected and discussed in order to understand the strengths and uncertainties of each photograph.
Day location:
Eolo Perfido Studio
Address:
Hangar63
Via del Mandrione 63
cap 00181 Rome, Italy
Pratical Notes:
Studio Days
Every morning we will start at 10:30 and finish around 17:30.
Street Days:
Every day we will start at 15:00 and finish around 20:30
Every evening at the end of the studio and street sessions we will provide coordinates to meet the next day.
We will create a workshop WhatsApp group to keep everybody in contact during the city sessions. Please install the app on your phone.
The Street Photography sessions consists of several hours of street activity. For this reason we recommend comfortable clothing, sports shoes, light equipment and at least two batteries charged for your camera. If you have doubts, do not hesitate to write to us.
Street Photography Session Materials:
Participants must bring a camera (digital SLR or mirrorless) and a lens included between 17mm and 50mm. At least two batteries and charger.
Portrait Session Materials:
Participants must bring a camera (digital SLR or mirrorless) and a lens included between 50mm and 135mm. If you don’t have a studio portrait camera we will provide you a camera for the practical sessions.
Edit and Post Production Materials:
A laptop and a memory card reader. Adobe Software (also the 30 day demo) installed.
We will work with Lightroom, Photoshop and Bridge.
Eolo Perfido Studio address is:
Hangar63
Via del Mandrione 63
cap 00181 Rome, Italy
Eolo Perfido Studio contact number is +39.393.9054110