SPICE
OAXACA “Spice a dish with love and it pleases every palate. ”--Plautus PHOTOGRAPHY Just add a little SPICE to your life! WORKSHOPS
DOCUMENTARY AND STREET PHOTOGRAPHY IN OAXACA WITH ALEX COGHE 2 days highly personalized workshop for 700 Euro!!!
Finally we are happy to present you this great offer for photographers. Oaxaca is a fantastic colonial place, Oaxaca is magic! Many professional photographers propose workshops in Oaxaca especially during the day of the dead celebrations, but very few can do this all over the year! Thanks to this offer now you can take a one o one workshop with me in Oaxaca when you prefer! There are several tours* available we can do on the second day!!! *The tours are optional and not included in the price of the workshop. When optioned the inclusion of a tour the days of workshop can become 3 or 4 and the price is 800 Euro.
What you will/can learn: •
Several approaches and techniques to make documentary photography: street photography and photojournalism • Creating street photos with a content and a documentary value • To increase the understanding of the process behind creating reportages and projects constructing a successful photographic project • All the tricks for capturing close-up candid portraits • Camera settings and zone focusing techniques to get stunning pictures and to be always ready • Capturing the gestures, the expressions, and emotions with your photos • Becoming sensitive and conscious visual storytellers able to recognize when they have a good picture, with a real value and impact on the audience • Through the special mentoring program the 2 days of practice in the streets of Oaxaca are just the start of a growth path as photographers and I will conitnue to follow my students • And, of course, what you will learn will be tailored to your skill level, what you want to see, and what you want to learn! My workshops count with a unique formula created and improved in years of experience as photography trainer, giving workshops and conferences also in the most prestigious universities of Mexico (Antiguo Colegio San Ildefonso, TEC de Monterrey, Universidad de la Comunicacion).
A LOT OF PHOTOGRAPHY OPPORTUNITIES YOU WILL TASTE THE REAL OAXACA FOOD OF COURSE ALSO MEZCAL! A REAL PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE!
A FULL IMMERSION AND HIGHLY PERSONALIZED WORKSHOP
OPTIONAL TOURS AVAILABLE
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY THE TEACHING THAT I AM PROPOSING THROUGH MY PHOTO EXPEDITIONS INCLUDE THE STRAIGHT APPROACH OF THE DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERSTOOD AS PHOTOJOURNALISTIC ACTIVITY.
You will learn to get more intimate with the places, the people, to realize how “the art of observing” can become the antechamber to communicate emotions and presenting a straight documentary body of work, always filtered by their own vision.
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY This workshop includes street photography sessions where we will explore the city of Oaxaca, ideal for street photography. My interest is offering to the participants to my workshops the opportunity to find a style. I mean: a personal style that is expression of their own vision and cultural background. Before the workshop I will create a photographer profile in order to offer a highly personalized experience based on the knowledge and need of the photographer joining this workshop. It is important to say Oaxaca represents a great opportunity to make great street photos, not surprisingly many masters of photography realized great work there!!! You have the fortune to work with me: I know the city pretty well. I'll take you in the best locations to create stunning work and a real street photography portfolio. Do you want to spend an entire day learning the tips, tricks, and secrets of a street photographer and photojournalist? This is the photographic experience for you!!! Important thing to say: we will have a lot of fun! We will eat great food, the real Oaxaca food and we will drink fantastic Mezcal, if you want also with the worm!
OAXACA PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS
FOR MORE INFORMATION http://www.alexcoghe.com/oaxaca-workshops/ alex@alexcoghe.com