Photography Workshops in Luang Prabang
Photo Workshops for better travel photography
"...we make more out of your travel photos"
If
you are a semi professional photographer or a western world experienced photo journalist...here
we give a chance to enjoy learning, photography and travel in Laos in one. Our team
of professional photographers from the region support and supervise the tours with
our local service team and gives you the chance to learn more about tropical, Asian,
travel photography...taught by long year experienced professionals. We always
try to find special places or special interest regions for the people joining the
photo workshops out of Luang Prabang. Topics may be: Tropical photography, tropical
landscapes, ethnic minorities, field photography...
ONE and TWO DAY LOCAL LUANG PRABANG PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS
Laos, Luang Prabang Photo workshop
with Adri Berger (for 1 to 3 people maximum) Ref:BTWS0102
These
workshops are designed to quickly achieve better results and are entirely hands
on with the photographer. The short workshops are flexible to suit your own experience.
This format works because it’s one to one or up to three people. We will work with
a local guide and we will show you how to get the most from the time spent and your
camera. We’ll show you some tricks of the trade and introduce some fundamental compositional
rules where appropriate, and show some ways of working which will lead to better
images. It doesn't matter what level you have we will help you to improve your ways
of seeing and improve the results of your work. In the evening we will have an evaluation
of the work by projecting it and discussing the days work.
Available upon request locally and subject to availability of the photographers
THREE DAY PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS LUANG PRABANG, LAOS
Laos Luang Prabang Photo workshop
with
Adri Berger (4 people maximum) Ref:BTWS0303
This workshop will give you the chance to see more of Luang Prabang and explore surrounding villages. The three days are designed to explore your subjects in more detail and achieve a mini story/documentary. We will look at how to choose a subject and the process of editing. As with the one and two day workshops we will look at composition and apply some well known rules that can help improve the look and feel of the story you will be creating. We will make the most of the environment and spent most time ‘on the road’ and you will be assisted in a hands on manner. During the three days we will evaluate the work and make selections as we progress. By the end of the workshop you should have a complete story that we will project and discuss over a meal.
Please contact to check availability of the photographer and to book in advance.
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ADVANCED SEVEN DAY PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS WITH:
Thierry Falise Laos Photo workshop Reference:BTWS0404
Special Theme Workshop: "Travel & Documentary"
Chiang Rai to Luang Prabang
CHIANG RAI: THE RESORT
The Naga Hill Resort ( www.nagahilll.com
) is a gorgeous resort set up in lush vegetation a few kilometers from Chiang Rai
town and airport. It has only 11 bungalows,
a restaurant,
a swimming pool and working facilities (internet connection on demand).
This place will be the base for the workshops in Chiang Rai but participants do not need to stay here.
FEATURES AROUND
Chiang Rai, Thailand:
White marble temple, the "Chapel of Wat Rong Khun", built by a tycoon artist. A good way to teach how to work in manual mode...
Hill tribes (Akkha, Lisu, Karen)
The Golden Horse Temple: a monastery on a top of a hill where dozens of child monks (orphans or from poor hill tribe villages flooded by drugs) learn how to raise horses and then wander through the local mountain to spread a education message against narcotic.
Tea plantation in and around Mae Salong, a village in the hill inhabited by Chinese ethnic people descendants of the KMT (Kuomintang Chinese nationalist) army. Very scenic.
The Mekong River with the Chiang Sen port, a very active port with Chinese boats loading and unloading goods in and from China mainland.
Estate of Thawan Duchanne, a famous artist who built surrealistic houses and sculptures inspired by Buddhism in a large garden.
A traditional and still authentic day market in Chiang Rai city offering food and artifacts sold by local and hill tribe people.
A variety of Buddhist temples in Chiang Rai including Wat Phra Kaeo where the orginal emerald Buddha was found before being brought to Bangkok Royal Palace.
Luang Prabang, Laos:
Royal
Palace, a variety of beautifully preserved temples like Wat Xieng Thong built in
1560
Morning Markets with a great variety of exotic foods.
Mekong River life and boat trips to villages
Life of the monks and the early morning alms giving
Surrounding villages like Ban Phanom famous for weaving.
Night market although not as authentic as it used to be.
The famous PhuSi Hill with views over the area.
FIVE DAY VIDEO WORKSHOPS
with Eric Seldin & Michael Glowacki Reference:BTWS0505
November/December 2009
February/March 2010
Pre course dinner prior to Day One, for participants and staff to get acquainted and acclimatize to Luang Prabang
Day One/Morning:
participants bring equipment to introductory overview
session. Topics to include:
* What makes a good shot
* How to see potential shots
* Working the frame
* Gear familiarization
* Preparing for the shoot
Lunch
Day One/Afternoon:
* Shooting exercises in central LP area, one-on one instructor guidance
* return to Big Tree Café, review of footage and tape logging
* preparation for next day's assignments
Day Two/Morning:
* 0530 meeting at BTC, van travel to first Alms-giving location
* students work in rotations for specific scenes
* return to BTC for breakfast and review/logging
* instructor overview of "village shooting techniques"
Lunch
Day Two/Afternoon:
* Participants and staff gather to board long-tail boat to travel to village
* Shooting aboard boat
* Familiarization with fixer
* Discussion on-board about entering village
* instructor guides group thru introductions and exercises
* return to BTC for review/logging
Day Three/Morning:
* Participants and staff gather at BTC, to organize for market shoot
* Discussion on process shooting, working a market venue
* Instructor guides group at Morning Market; participants rotate exercises
* Return to BTC for review/logging
Lunch
Day Three/Afternoon:
* Participants and staff gather at BTC, discussion of b-roll and gv's
* Instructor guides group in LP historic district, architectural exercises
* Return to BTC for review/logging
Days Four and Five:
* Participants present and execute individual short story shooting
projects; instructor and staff to monitor and assist with each project.
Final projects to be "rough cut' and presented to group at wrap party on
evening of Day 5.
For bookings and more detailed information about the workshops please find more information through our email and contact us through our contact page.