FINE ART PORTRAITURE WORKSHOP IN PROVENCE FRANCE
JOIN PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ARTISTS FRITZ LIEDTKE AND RAINA STINSON IN PROVENCE, FRANCE, FOR AN INTIMATE AND TRANSFORMATIVE WEEK-LONG ART RETREAT THAT YOU WON’T SOON FORGET.
Over 7 days, on this fine art portraiture workshop, you’ll learn to create stunning portraits in majestic locations in the south of France; visit the best antique sellers and farmer’s markets; taste local Provençal cuisine; have private access to some of the region’s hidden treasures; and practice mindfulness/meditation in ways that will elevate your creativity and leave you refreshed and inspired for your next great photograph. All this, while living in the French countryside next to the village of Velleron, France, surrounded by a small group of like-minded artists.
The focus of this photography workshop is fine art portraiture. Using local models, vintage clothing, local antiques, and the villages, chateaus, and fields of Provence, you’ll learn to elevate your portrait photography from good to extraordinary. Fritz Liedtke and Raina Stinson will share with you their 35 years as portrait photographers, helping you learn the ins and outs of creating powerful portraits. You’ll learn how to see light and use it to your advantage (including light modifiers and small, portable flashes).
Through in-class discussions, on-location demonstrations, and time to photograph with models, you’ll learn about planning, wardrobe, model selection and direction, location selection, lighting, and post-processing, to create deeply moving portraits. In this workshop, you’ll also learn to transcend the fears and limitations that keep you from your best work as an artist. Through mindfulness, meditation, and other exercises, Raina and Fritz will help you to see what hinders you from your best work, and how to move past these barriers with freedom and confidence.
All of this will take place in a private residence in Velleron, France, surrounded by acres of gardens, groves, and a swimming pool, and within walking distance of the village and its famous farmer’s market. Regular outings will take us to chateaus, villages, and secret locations throughout the region, where you can photograph, shop, eat, and explore. Our goal is for you to create beautiful photographs in Provence, but also to come away refreshed and invigorated as an artist. You’ll learn to fine-tune both your vision and your technique.
You’ll return home with a beautiful portfolio and a full heart.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
In this workshop, we will:
Look at the work of master artists and learn from them;
Learn about developing rapport with your subjects and giving them clear directions to make them look their very best;
Learn how to use natural and artificial lighting to your best advantage, so you’re always prepared to light a great portrait. Fritz will be using off-camera flash extensively, in addition to utilizing and modifying existing natural light.
Watch live demonstrations of both shooting portraits and post-processing them in a way that accentuates the mood/feel/style that best expresses your vision, with plenty of time for Q&A.
Have time for you to photograph with models in beautiful locations, with Fritz and Raina’s oversight and input.
Identify and overcome fears or limitations you want to transcend in your portrait photography.
You’ll come away from the workshop with new insight, confidence, and images you can be proud of.
ABOUT RAINA Raina is an American international award-winning photographer and has been living in Provence for the past 6 years. She is often seen photographing the Provencal countryside with her canine companion, Zoé. The former nurse-turned-professional photographer has 30 years of photographic experience. She has amassed rare intellectual capital in the Luberon region—whether it’s a crimson poppy backdrop or a patisserie with confections as beautiful as jewels. Raina leads Provencal photography tours and online photography courses focused on combining inspiration with photographic knowledge, and technique. She incorporates her many years as a teacher of meditation and mindfulness into her courses. Her enthusiasm and professionalism—as well as her entrée as a Luberon local—combine to give students exciting new ways of seeing through the lens of their cameras. The perfect photo, she says, is just a click away! Over the years She has received numerous awards in recognition of her work and has exhibited around the world. For a full list of awards and exhibitions Click here ABOUT FRITZ Fritz Liedtke began photographing as a teen, carrying a Kodak 110 Instamatic on a US tour with his father at age 14, in their little blue Datsun B210. Fritz holds a BFA in photography and printmaking and has won numerous awards, grants, and residencies for his work. His images have been widely published by magazines such as National Geographic, Lenswork, PDN, Professional Photographer, View Camera Magazine, Rangefinder, Silvershotz, PhotoLife, Diffusion, and blogs such as Lenscratch, Photoeye, LensCulture, China Life Magazine, F-stop, and others. His work is held in such collections as the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Griffin Museum of Photography, The Haggerty Museum, Portland Art Museum, Yale University Library, Lishui Museum of Photography, Scripps College Rare Book Collection, and more. View his Vitae here. Aside from making art, Fritz enjoys creating unique images for his commercial and editorial clients, traveling, and teaching workshops on photography and the artistic life. He is constantly looking for new ways to approach the world through art. Fritz and his family call Portland, Oregon their home. They live on several acres outside of town surrounded by herons, egrets, ducks, bitterns, and frogs. Link to websites www.fritzphotographic.com www.fritzliedtke.com
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