Masterclass Course Outcomes
Produce a number of cohesive photographic projects
Print, mat, frame and present your own photographs
Write an artist’s statement
Complete a self-portrait project
Find your voice and develop your own style
Participate in a group show
Immerse yourself in photography for a year and take many photographs
Complete a series of photographic exercises to build your visual literacy
Discover new visual influences
Gain confidence as a photographer
Practice and improve your photo critiquing skills
Develop your own style and aesthetic
Make new friends
Build a photographic community
Inspire and help others with their photography
Enjoy yourself
Laugh
Mr Curly, Pandanus, Cradle Mountain Tasmania © Leonard Metcalf 2014
You will be encouraged and supported if you choose to
Curate your own exhibition
Develop a business plan
Publish a book
Produce a calendar
Design a website of your work
Create a set of greeting cards or postcards
Develop and maintain a photoblog
Complete a photograph a day challenge
Start a new career
You might even
Grow in unexpected ways
Take unexpected leaps
Amaze yourself with your abilities
Masterclass Course Proposed Content
Term 1 Technical Lens
Camera craft & control
Lens choice
Sharpness & focus
Bokeh & blurr
Critiquing photographs techniques and practice
Positive pyschology
Photography for impact verse photography for contemplation
Technical verse emotional photography
Begin to explore the work of master photographers and artistic philosophers
Develop an understanding of the elements of composition
The Power of Lightroom
Work flow
Keeping it simple
Colour management
Colour spaces
Colour temperature
Cradle Mountain Tasmania © Leonard Metcalf 2013
Term 2 Creative Lens
Overcoming creative blocks
The creative brain and creative process
Learning to see
The command to look
Strategies for idea generation
Positive self talk
Creative visualization
Photographic visualization
Creative processes of the masters
Journals
Golden sections & Fibonacci
Composition (yes, again!)
Colour theory
Colour meanings
Conceptual art
RGB, CYMK, YRB colour wheels
Analogous colours, complementary opposites, triads, colour harmonies
Term 3 Black and White Lens
Digital black and white
Natural lighting
Hollywood lighting
Quiet Light
Rembrandt lighting
Chiaroscuro
Tonal composition
Leading lines
Luminance
Depth - atmospheric perspective verse liner perspective
Digital black and white workflow
Portraiture
Head shots
Posing the figure
Street photography
Term 4 Exhibiting Lens
Magdalina © Leonard Metcalf 2013
Writing your own artist statement
Creating a portfolio
Online presentation and publishing, including photo blogs, online galleries and websites
Going to press
Publishing a photography book
Curating your own work
How to organise an exhibition
How the art world works
Dealing with art galleries
Price pointing
Marketing and publicity
Branding yourself
Finding an audience
Designing a website
The beauty of paper
Soft proofing
Pre press preparation
Digital printing
Inkjet prints
Archival issues
Framing and mounting
Collecting photography
Ongoing learning and development