The Intimate Portrait: Unveiling the Face--Behind the Mask
© Rose Eichenbaum
Capturing one’s essential nature and character while demonstrating the basic principals of photography, is the portrait photographer’s greatest challenge. In this six-week intensive workshop, open to all levels, students will learn techniques to unmask their subjects, and encourage them to reveal their true identity before the lens. Learn how to break the ice, gain trust, and establish a safe and comfortable environment so that your subject is willing and eager to project a natural and realistic self-image. Establishing good communication and a collaborative spirit is vital to the process, but equally important is the ability to produce a distinctive look, mood and setting that will manifest your subject’s unique personality and character traits. Students will learn how lighting, composition, cropping, perspective and most importantly intension: what you’re trying to say about your subject, contributes to the overall visual rendering.
This workshop will help both professionals and hobbyists shoot with greater confidence, skill, and artistry to produce portraits with soul and substance. Weekly assignments will be reviewed and sensitively critiqued. One session will be held on location for use of available light. Digital capture preferred---film okay. Please bring portfolio to the first meeting
Rose Eichenbaum (www.rosesfoto.com) is one of the most highly respected photojournalists working in the dance field today. Her action shots and portraits have appeared on the covers and pages of nationally acclaimed Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Pointe, and many others. Rose is the author/photographer of Masters of Movement-Portraits of America’s Great Choreographers [Smithsonian Books, 2004] and soon to be released, The Dancer Within—Intimate Conversations with Great Dancers [Wesleyan University Press, 2008]. Ms. Eichenbaum’s work has been recognized for its excellence by the Smithsonian Institution’s Traveling Exhibition Service, and will be featured in a national photographic tour throughout North America from 2008—2010.
Dates / Times:
Six-week workshop
January 23 – February 20 (one mtg. TBA)
Wednesday evenings, 7-10pm
WORKSHOP FEE: $415
CLASS LOCATION: Venice Beach
ENROLLMENT LIMIT: 15 students
