Matthew Maran Photography
Workshops

Local Nature – Contact Sheet to Print Workshop

Where:Sandy Heath, Hampstead Heath, London.
Cost:£175
Dates:
NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED | BRIDGE, POINT-AND-SHOOT, MIRRORLESS AND DSLRS WELCOME | NO SMARTPHONES | AGE 16 AND ABOVE
Places limited to 7 per date
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Course Description

Overview

A one day workshop of photography, picture editing and printmaking at Hampstead Heath and Eddie’s nearby home studio.

Photography at Sandy Heath
Sandy Heath is rich in photographic opportunities, from the flag iris ponds and hollows created by Victorian industrial sand extraction, to the regenerated oak and beech woodland. You’ll receive guidance on both the technical and creative aspects of photography. We’ll encourage you to explore a theme based on your own particular interests, to help develop your skills and vision.

Printmaking at Eddie’s Studio
Back at Eddie’s home studio (just a five minute drive away), we’ll download your images and together we will shortlist 20 for each person’s A3 contact sheet that we will then print. This will be followed by a group contact sheet review/discussion session in order to select a stand-out image from each person’s selection that we will process and print.

Timetable

  1. 8:30 - 11:30am


    · Meet at Sandy Heath for workshop briefing, begin shooting.
    · Capture images with a theme in mind.
    · Workshop leaders provide technical and creative assistance as needed.
    · Encourage experimentation with different perspectives and compositions.

  2. 12:00 - 5:00pm


    · Working Lunch. Download images and shortlist 20 photographs each.
    · Print each person's contact sheet.
    · Review selected images, with feedback from workshop leaders and peers.

    2:30 PM - 4:00 PM:

    · Process and print each person's selected image.
    · Final review session.

    4:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Lessons Learned & Next Steps

    · Key takeaways from the workshop
    · Ways to continue shooting local nature and printmaking independently.
    · Closing remarks.

    Workshop finishes in Golders Green.