Current Workshops
Perú in Book Form: A Portrait in the Andes
- Date: April 28th – May 5th, 2011
- Fee: $2850
- Instructors: Daniel Milnor and Adam L. Weintraub
- Optional two-day Machu Picchu extension thru May 7th - $550.00
Peru, with its unique culture, historical layers and inviting locals is the perfect place to begin making your own Portrait-themed photography book – filled with images crafted by your personal vision. If you have ever wanted to travel to an exotic location, engage the local population and come home with a book filled with personal portraits, this class is for you.
©Daniel Milnor 2010
Anytime we practice our photography we all face similar questions:
- How do we break the ice or engage our subject?
- How do we establish proper communication when we might not speak the language?
- How do we make the best portrait possible given existing conditions or limited tools at our disposal? What tools do we have to make the conditions work for us?
- How do we work quickly yet make the type of image we most want to make?
- How do we know when to pose or let things happen naturally?
One of the most important decisions we make is how to establish our relationship with the subject (what do we want the portrait to evoke?). By combining humor, language, honesty, intent and external conditions, we make the most of the moment and our relationship to the subject. In turn, we create images that reflect those in front of the lens, but also our individual view of a place or people.
Legendary photographers Mario Testino, Irving Penn, Martin Chambi, Phil Borges, Chris Rainier & Javier Silva have all created unique and lasting portraiture in Peru.
©Daniel Milnor 2010
Daniel and Adam will work with attendees both as a group and individually to help each student assess what makes their personal portrait style unique. Making a camera and lens selection, evaluating a scene, crossing the language barrier, using available light, working with off-camera flash, and how to engage the subject will be part of the learning experience.
Daniel and Adam will provide you with the experience you need to come back with the spirit, knowledge and confidence to make portraits in any location. Students will work with both paid models as well as randomly chosen locals in a variety of locations from high-altitude weaving villages to the cobbled streets of Cusco.
Portfolio reviews, daily critiques and presentations regarding photography and book software and design will round out our experience.
Portraiture and the culture of Peru are a perfect match for creating unique and powerful photography. Our own photography books allow photographs to be shown as individual art, as a story, or as an essay, and the book itself also stands alone as a separate statement. Students will return home with their own personal Peruvian experience captured on the pages of their own book from our Portraits in the Andes lesson.
©Daniel Milnor 2010
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