PAINTING WITH LIGHT with WILLIAM ROPP

Workshopen går fra 15 - 18 September. William vil lære deg hvordan han jobber, både bak kamera, med modellen, og i etterbehandling av bildene. Denne workshopen handler om å ta dine portretter opp til helt nye nivå.

Workshopen vil foregå på engelsk:
William Ropp is known for his unique style, where his images are so dimensional and expressive that they look like they are sculpted from shadow and light. His portraits often evoke the feeling that it is the person in the image who is observing the viewer, not the other way around. When you add in the quality of light in his images, it is easy to understand that his work has grabbed the art-worlds attention.

This is a workshop for photographers whom want to push their portrait skills to a new level (this is not a beginner levels workshop). Participants will learn how to create amazing and different portraits using William’s flashlight technique and his special approach in Photoshop. The workshop will be a combination of lectures, demonstration of techniques, photographing with local models, editing and retouching. William is also know for his many art books, and some will be presented during the workshop.

You will also gain an insight into his specific approach regarding the portrait; how he treats his models to get them to feel at ease and safe, and how just with a short talk he helps them to open up to the photographer so it is possible to “see the soul mirrored in their eyes”.

There will also be a part in the workshop dedicated to his lighting technique, where he will show participants how to sculpt a body or a still life with the beam of a torch lamp. We will arrange for models to be available for the students to photograph, and we will set up a couple of studios for the participants to practice and improve their personal approach of this technique.

ABOUT WILLIAM ROPP: www.williamropp.com
William Ropp is a French contemporary photographer and photo-artist, best known for his series of portraits. Ropp is often called a photo-artist, and his style of photography is spoken of as unique, inimitable, and recognizable. For the impression they produce, his works are compared to those by painters, and he is often called the Shadow Sculptor, due to his unique style and techniques with shadow and light.

In the mid-2000’s, Ropp undertook a number of trips, each of which resulted in a series of portraits of people – Africans and Gypsies, inhabitants of Mexico and Russia, adults and kids. In 2010, he started working in color, portrait photography remaining the primary one in his work. Ropp is the author of several books on the art of photography; his exhibitions and workshops for photographers are staged all over the world.

Workshopen foregår på vårt workshopsenter i Nord-trøndelag, SAGA, beliggende ca. 1 time nord for Trondheim Lufthavn Værnes. Det går tog direkte fra flyplass til SAGA (nordgående tog - retning Steinkjer).

Full workshop beskrivelse med alt av praktisk informasjon finner du på: www.nordphotography.com

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