‘24 HOURS IN SHOREDITCH’
Struggling with projects? Want to make a zine? This NEW workshop could be right up your street. It’s a ‘project bootcamp’!
This is a project-focused workshop, specifically for people who have already attended one of my workshops (it’s not a ‘how to do street photography’ workshop).
The idea is to get you thinking deeply about projects, taking the idea from initial concept through to completion (probably in the form of a zine) and immersing yourself in creating a compelling body of work.
This is NOT my usual street photography workshop. We will spend the day together, completely immersed in shooting the streets of Shoreditch, all working together on our various projects. Because everyone will have already attended a workshop, the (shorter) initial briefing session will be focused on projects.
This workshop covers new ground: we won’t go over the material covered on previous workshops.
How it works
The plan is to encourage you to produce a project. This could be based on the suggested theme of ‘24 Hours in Shoreditch’ or it could be something completely different; you could aim to complete a project within a day or it could be the start of something longer term.
This workshop takes place on Sunday 8th September in London (10am to 5pm)
The day will be about providing you with the skills to shoot projects - wherever and whenever appropriate; it needn’t be just about Shoreditch.
Before the workshop:
I’d like you to do a little research about Shoreditch and come to the workshop with a rough idea of a project - and don’t worry - a very rough idea is fine - the workshop will help you to refine your idea into a workable plan.
On the day:
Our group (maximum of 6 people) will meet in a café at 10am to briefly discuss each others' project ideas and to learn how projects are conceived, executed and produced.
We’ll then shoot the streets together for the rest of the morning, working on our project.
Whilst shooting, we’ll discuss projects at length, both individually and as a group.
There will be a 1.5-hour session in the middle of the day for solo shooting (including a brief lunch break).
The group will reconvene at 3pm after the above session.
We’ll then spend the rest of the afternoon together, shooting, discussing and planning.
You’ll get a real insight into how I visualise a project and take the idea through to completion; you’ll see the streets through my eyes and see how I can work on 2-3 projects concurrently.
Throughout the day we will live and breathe projects and zines.
Whilst the workshop will formally end at 5pm (followed by an optional drink in the pub), there’s nothing to stop you sticking around in Shoreditch and shooting into the night, making it truly a ‘24 Hours in Shoreditch’ theme - or perhaps by your making multiple trips back to the area to complete your body of work.
After the workshop:
I’ll schedule a 30-minute Zoom session with you during the month following the workshop. The agenda is yours: we could discuss, for example -
A review of your images from the workshop.
Fine-tuning the aesthetic.
Editing and sequencing your zine (or book).
Layout and design for your zine or book.
Printing and publication.
Marketing your work.
