This workshop series explores how we can use photography to communicate our messages, and influence and instruct audiences. Using the artists’ work and other inspiring photographers, the workshop will focus on narrative and storytelling to engage and move the viewer with an emphasis on strong ideas and visuals. This course is suitable for students with solid experience in photography, postgraduate mature students or self-taught practitioners who want guidance, discipline and support to move their work forward to the next level.
At each stage the group will be encouraged to share their work and thoughts within the group; and during break away, one one-on-one session with the tutor. The ambition for this course is to encourage the growth and development of projects. Over two months the class will attend 4 sessions lasting (approximately 2 hours, with a short break ) on each occasion, the class will be split between a mixture of instruction, seminar and presentation.
Messages and Manifestos:
Using photography as activism and developing your work to inspire.
With Louis Quail
Themes & Dates
Lectures, themes and instruction are split 50:50 split between instructor content and group work.
1/ Me, my work and my approach to slow activism
Saturday October 19 | 10am - 12pm BST
2/ Developing ideas, Zeitgeist, synopsis writing and making things happen.
Saturday November 16 | 10am - 12pm GMT
3/ Pivoting from other work, photographic theory and context
Saturday November 16 | 10am - 12pm GMT
3/ Editing, layout, meaning and storytelling
Saturday December 14 | 10am - 12pm GMT
4/ Finding Your audience, funding and getting your work out there.
Saturday January 11 | 10am - 12pm GMT
Each participant will also have a 1:1 session arranged individually.
All sessions will take place online. There may be opportunity for group meetings to happen in person but this cannot be guaranteed.
Payment plans are available, please enquire for more information.
£240
About Louis Quail
Website | louisquail.com/about
Louis Quail is a documentary photographer who increasingly devotes his time to personal, long-term projects. His most recent work ‘Big Brother’ (published with Dewi Lewis, 2018), has received significant critical acclaim. It ( and parts) have been shortlisted for the Arles Book and Text award 2018, Wellcome Trust photography prize 2019 and is winner of the Renaissance Series Prize 2017. His Arts Council funded, Solo show, ‘Before They Were Fallen’ also received significant exposure. It toured the UK and reflects an interest in aftermath that has taken him, previously to Libya, Afghanistan, Haiti and Kosovo. He has worked extensively for some of the UK’s best known magazines and has been published internationally over a period of many years. He has twice been a finalist at the National Portrait Gallery portraiture award and is held in their permanent collection. He lectures, exhibits internationally and makes short films.
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