| Available courses and workshops |
details below
| Available courses and workshops | details below
What makes a photo work?
A presentation/course about how we form an opinion.
An inevitable theoretic background for photographers and visual communicators.
Highly recommended for those who are keen to learn about the foundation of visual art forms and illustrated communication.
We discuss how do we see pictures and how do people value our art work. Let’s discover the ways we can manipulate the success of our photos!
The instructor runs the program on a Keynote presentation.
Main topics:
- Hobby/Profession/Art. What is the difference?
- The Code of Art. What do you need to be an artist?
- The layers of perception
- The science of connection
- Anthropology & psychology in decision making
- Don’t be afraid to be popular- the power of clichés
- Seeing with a photographic eye
With the help of this presentation you can effectively improve the quality of your pictures!
The uniqueness of this material is that most of its informations come from sources outside of the photography realm.
We only touch the technical questions as we rather focus on the awareness of “seeing” and developing our creative skill set.
feedback from participants:
“Brutal amount of information in a pro level lecture, with things can’t be heard anywhere else. I had a great time and learned a LOT!”
“I started photography in the analog era.. Nature, astro, but something was missing. Started to do street and travel photo. Done many workshops, schools, Photoshop and Lightroom courses, but something was still missing… the spice, the juice.. Then I went to your presentation. And I was just sitting there with my mouth open, and a voice in my head was keep saying: oh f•ck, I found it!!!”
“Thank you for this valuable course! It was a pleasure to hear and see a photographer with a knowledge this wide range, telling wonderful stories, connecting the dots.”
What makes a composition work?
A presentation/course about the methods of composing in your frame.
An inevitable theoretic background for photographers and visual communicators.
Highly recommended for those who are keen to learn about the foundation of visual art forms.
The instructor runs the program on a Keynote presentation.
Main topics:
- The purposes of composition
- The 3 main levels of composition
- Methods to guiding the eye
- Compositional mistakes
- How to use visual weights?
- Composing with your camera and editing
With the help of this presentation you can effectively improve the quality of your pictures!
The uniqueness of this material is that most of its informations come from sources outside of the photography realm.
We only touch the technical questions as we rather focus on the awareness of “seeing” and developing our creative skill set.
“You gave me exactly what I needed! What I got today, it went way beyond my expectations! With a nice tone and “easy to remember” stories and examples, you gave us key steps to the important things! Thank you for today, it was nice meeting you!”
“10/10 for the presentation and for the instructor!!! I came very tired, but it was worth every second of it!”
“I know it is an excellent lecture, when I feel the crave for more! Thank you!”
What makes a pose work?
A presentation/course about poses, movements and how to guide models.
An inevitable theoretic background for photographers and visual communicators.
Highly recommended for those who are keen to learn about the foundation of visual art forms and want to work with people.
The instructor runs the program on a Keynote presentation with demo type live shoots.
Main topics:
- Geometry of poses
- Create lines, arcs, angles on a body
- Female/male style marks
- Hide & Emphasize
- Pros & Cons of perspective
- Negative spaces, definition, separation
- Poses to avoid and poses to correct
- Common mistakes
- Unlocking the situation: the flow of posing
- Body language/ Communication
With the help of this presentation you can effectively improve the quality of your pictures!
The uniqueness of this material is that most of its informations come from sources outside of the photography realm.
We only touch the technical questions as we rather focus on the awareness of “seeing” and developing our creative skill set.
“I arrived to the workshop with 4 hours of sleep, but you could keep up my interest , my enthusiasm, and my curiosity! I was very unsure with posing clients, but I feel, with my new awareness I’ll be able to direct my models way more effectively! I’m very glad!”
“I would like to thank you the great help which was provided by your workshop! It gave me unbelievable amount of useful information and content! I was practicing shooting portraits on the weekend, and finally I felt the confidence I got from you, I knew what to look for and how to move my model. This workshop as you do it, is very good and needed in this society, and I hope you can reach many people, to help them make their art better!”
“Despite of the length of the course I enjoyed it very much! Great energy all the way!”
Light up your creativity!
Everything you need to know to start flash photography in 2 days!
The duration of the courses are approximately 4-5 hours/day.
On the first day we start with a fun photo quiz, and discuss all the technical details of light, cameras and flashes.
On the second day we explore the creative possibilities of flash photography.
The instructor runs the program on a Keynote presentation with demo type live shoots.
Main topics:
- Photo quiz!
- The 4 ways of controlling the exposure
- The importance of assistance
-The 4 basic steps of flash photography
- How to control ambient light?
- Properties of the flash light
- What is a “Stop”?
- What can a flash do? (settings, functions)
- What is flash sync?
- Flash duration vs. High Speed Sync vs. ND filters
- What is the point of the Inverse Square Law?
- What is light depth of field?
- Creating dimensionality with shadows & highlights
- Naming the lights by their directions
- Naming the lights by their functions
- The importance of the size of the light
- The 3 kinds of fill: passive, active, negative
- Essential and creative light shapers (types & functions)
-Using multiple flashes. How to build a set?
- Changing the color of the light: Gels
- Tricks to manipulate the white balance
“It was superb, regarding the content, the technique and the entertainment!”
“The presentation was so high quality, I enjoyed every minute of it! I’m happy to got to know you!”
“It was a great experience! I still re-read my notes in every 2-3 days to solidify my skill set. Beyond the experience it was a huge inspiration boost, I’m full with creative energy ever since! And this feel soooo good! Thank you for your hard work, for the high quality presentation, and for the deep motivational thoughts!”
Dance photography at its best!
Introduction to the one of the most beautiful and hardest genres of photography
Presenter: Janos Lakatos photographer, NIVO awarded choreographer and professional dance teacher.
Program:
1. Theory (120 minutes) Keynote presentation with live dancers.
2. action (around 180 minutes) Photoshoot session together.
1/a Theory: common tips and tricks for dance photo shooting. Geometry of poses and movements.
What do you need to pay attention to, when instructing a model?
1/b Theory: technical terms in dancing
How to communicate effectively with dancers during a session?
We learn 30 dance terms and we practice them as we shoot.
short break
2 Action! Guided exercise of a dance photography session. Improvisation, adaptation, composing and timing of dance moves.
Instruct the dancers with your dance terms vocabulary!
You might need a notebook or laptop for taking notes, and bring your camera & lenses for the action!
“Short version: It was OMGhowawesomeitwaas!!!
in more detail: it gave me so so much, I had a great time. And not only got a tons of knowledge about photography, but also deep thoughts about people and connections in general.”