Ubuntu Help-Portrait | Portrait Workshop #2 - Theory and Practice

Event Details

Time: April 14, 2012 from 8:30am to 4:30pm
Location: Soweto, Johannesburg
City/Town: Soweto, Johannesburg
Phone: Infoline: +27 [0]79 531 7176
Event Type: ubuntu help-portrait, ubuntu other, ubuntu free portraits, ubuntu free portraits workshop
Organized By: Ubuntu Help-Portrait
Latest Activity: Apr 12

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Event Description

Volunteer photographer workshop in preparation for Help-Portrait 2012!

A one-day all-in workshop on portrait photography that covers basic portrait photography, field techniques and practice on Help-Portrait shoots and also basic editing, preparation and submission of images after the shoot.

A morning theory session will be followed by a practical application session with a group of visiting volunteer models and an afternoon theory and practical session on editing and preparation of images.

This workshop is aimed at equipping volunteers to be able to participate fully in Help-Portrait 2012.

Cost? Approximately R120 for coffees and lunch that will be provided

Please note that only the first 35 RSVPs are guaranteed a place on the workshop.

Full details of the workshop will be announced in February 2012

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Comment by Hannes Bronkhorst on April 5, 2012 at 1:56am: I am with you Stanley. Just had to make sure whether the event was on or not.

We can all still be trained :)

Blessings

Comment by Ubuntu Help-Portrait on April 5, 2012 at 1:36am

Ok folks, listen up:

We are going to delay all the training until later in the year. Why?

because we want to leverage the training of volunteers so that this translates into them going out under the Free Portraits programme which will start in late August 2012;
last year we trained over 60 new volunteers and only a few of them followed that through into the shooting season. Although we will always offer free training, we may need to address the possible issue of "free riders" on the programme;
our toolkit is not ready to be rolled out. As our number of volunteers has grown, so has the task of guiding all of us under a common approach and principles. Now that the global Help-Portrait is promoting the posting of images [albeit with text messages] we are seriously considering a departure from that practice because we still like the principle of not posting images and it would put us at serious odds at what we have been emphasising for three years now;
we also wish to recommend Lightroom 4 as our tool of choice and there are some speed issues being reported on the global boards. We'd like this to settle first; and
all of you who are signed-up for this workshop are not newbies ;-) and are already dedicated and experienced volunteers. Is it still possible to train you? ;-))

Worry not: a detailed announcement on our programme for the year and news of some exciting developments will follow later this month, so be on the look out for that. Then we will have all the wheels rolling again ;-)

Okidoki, shout back if you have any questions and comments.

Stanley-Carl

Comment by Rashida Mangera on April 4, 2012 at 7:03pm: Hi looking forward to seeing you all soon.

Comment by Hannes Bronkhorst on April 4, 2012 at 1:29pm: Or in Swaziland :)

Comment by Karin Olivier on April 4, 2012 at 1:03pm: That is if he isn't chilling in Moz at the moment :-).....

Comment by Hannes Bronkhorst on April 4, 2012 at 1:02pm: I am sure Stanley will provide details soon.

Comment by Annemarie van Vuuren on April 4, 2012 at 12:54pm: Hi there, before I rsvp, please, give us the address!

Comment by Karin Olivier on April 4, 2012 at 12:44pm: Ja Any News?

Comment by Hannes Bronkhorst on April 4, 2012 at 7:58am: Any more or detailed information on this event? It is close, very close..... around the corner

Comment by Hannes Bronkhorst on December 16, 2011 at 2:00pm: I did rsvp even though I think I should not hehehe

Same story as for first workshop :) Just in case.

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