LEARN TO CREATE A PERSONAL PHOTO PROJECT IN THIS WORKSHOP. WE MOTIVATE YOU.

Jul 12, 2023 - Dec 13, 2023 7:00 - 9:00 pm | Category: Workshop

Learn to explore and be motivated to Explore Your Personal Long-Term Photo Project in this Workshop:

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. AMBITIONS. PLANS. RE-BIRTH.

Explore Your Personal Long-Term Photo Project in this Workshop:

• Nothing satisfies more than the successful completion of this creative endeavor. 

• The rewards are many: a gallery exhibit, a magazine article, a photo book, or a collection of final prints in a portfolio.

• Our ability to conceive, develop, and complete a long-term personal photo project is the mark of an advanced photographer.  

Robert Floyd participated in a class with a fantastic teacher at Manhattan's New School who taught us to work in bodies of work instead of individual photographs, to delve into a subject and explore it. Captured with 35mm B&W film. One of his images made it into MOMA. This gave him confidence. Before long, Robert received assignments that led to more confidence, success, and a lifetime adventure in photography. Thank you, George Alpert!

• This workshop is designed for the needs of the intermediate or advanced serious photographer who requires broader areas for personal growth in photography now. 

• To create a body of work of personal significance, as opposed to a collection of random photographs, a long-term project is worked out with each participant. 

• The result of the photographer's particular project may then take the form of a photo essay, photo exhibition, or both, or when fully extended, a photo book. 

• The workshop will focus on sources of subject matter and the selection and development of the same. 

• It will reach deeply into the detailing of working methods that incorporate the photographer's life experience, imagination, and craft. 

• The ultimate objective is to simultaneously generate purpose and point of view in making a group of interrelated photographs. 

• It considers the specific needs of the individual workshop participant in furthering personal photographic creativity. 

Often the most difficult stage in any photographic project is completing it. 

• This tried, and true workshop aims to guide each photographer toward the culmination of their chosen project, a portfolio, an exhibit, a book, a fundraising calendar, or another creative outlet. 

• Crutchfield and Floyd will work individually and collectively with participants to conceptualize, enhance, and fine-tune their work. 

• Group discussions will include technical and craft issues, editing and sequencing, outlets for publication, funding, ethical concerns, and most importantly, constructive criticism. 

• The workshop will be a collaborative effort to answer questions, raise possibilities, produce new work, network ideas, and support each participant's goals.

• Photograph with purpose.

P.S. "Don’t be afraid to take on a project that goes a little bit above and beyond what’s required,” a graduate says. “We could have done a much simpler and easier project, but instead, we decided to do something quite challenging for us. We learned a lot in the process. We put in a lot more time than we expected, and it ended up paying off in the long run.”

THE DETAILS...

• You will learn to connect deeply to a body of work over time.

• We will focus on your project to give you the skill set needed to create images unified with style and a theme.

• We explore documentary vs. more personal or artistic projects.

• We continue to offer something special to facilitate and support your ideas.

• Join us for an adventure with like-minded creative photographers.

• We select a theme and a goal for each other as we sit around The Gallery's oval table. 

• Each month we review each other's images offering encouragement, supportive critiques, and suggestions. 

• One-on-one sessions in The Gallery to review your images, approaches, and techniques. 

• Leave with a cohesive direction. 

• Select a portfolio, photo book, group of framed images or calendar for your goal.

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YOU WILL LEARN...

• How to creatively convey your point of view in your images

• How to edit your work consistently

• How to establish a market for your images...publication, exhibit, special interests groups, calendars

• Our first session together allows us several rounds to express our theme interests.

• Our first session will start us writing a proposal for our project

• You will work on your project for the next six months.

• Our group sessions will offer techniques, critiques, and past successful projects.

• Your goal is to complete a substantial body of work in six months.

 'Miss' a session, and you are required to enjoy a one-on-one session with Robert asap, no worries.

We will meet now and then anyway in a one-on-one session to review your progress, discuss strategies, and maintain the level of confidence necessary to keep moving forward with your project.

You are invited to join your fellow workshop participants to present a group Artist Gallery Conversation some Sunday afternoon at The Gallery upon completing the workshop.

We meet for five sessions on 2nd Wednesday evenings plus two one-on-one consultations with each participant:

2nd Wednesday, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Dates: 

           July 12 - in person at The Floyd Gallery

        August 9; September 13; October 11; November 8;  - all via Zoom

           December 13 - in person at The Floyd Gallery

Maximum participants: Six

Prepare for a guaranteed life adventure.

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TESTIMONIALS FROM LONG-TERM PHOTO PROJECT WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS:

     "My experience during the six-month Photo Project was well worth my investment. Robert and the group's feedback helped me clarify my project's goals, and having a finite time frame kept me moving toward that goal. Robert's ongoing, one-on-one support throughout the six months was priceless. This is a workshop, I would repeat.”                     __Pat Crutchfield, Southwick

     "Robert's teaching ability is easy to understand.  The one-on-one instruction I received on settings and composition gave me more confidence to continue. I had a big smile on my face when the project was done. It was a challenge."                                                        __Madeline Catania, Agawam

     "The Robert Floyd Gallery and Learning Center provide a unique learning experience through the Photo Project Workshops by providing helpful hints and constructive direction for shooting better photos. Using Robert as a sounding board has helped keep me focused on moving forward with my selected workshop theme.  These workshops are filled with other photographers who want to improve their skills; thus, we are all learning from each other."

     "Robert is always available by email or phone to help with project ideas or challenges.  The workshops are fun and motivating; you meet new people and make new friends.   All in all, a truly great experience.”                                                                                            __Jack Grimaldi, Ludlow