MAKING versus TAKING photographs with Arnold Borgerth

Saturday 7 October, 10am to 5pm 

& Sunday 8 October, 10am to 1pm

A photograph is never only about what was in front of the camera.

To MAKE PHOTOGRAPHS, one must take full control over all necessary technical parameters involved in producing a photograph.

Exposure, Focal Length, Focus, etc. are all visually and conceptually defining parameters and should not be left to be decided by camera manufacturers.

The cost for this weekend course is £50, all participants must bring their own digital camera or smart phone which allows images to be produced using full manual control over ISO, Aperture, and Speed

Book your place HERE

A practice based hands-on workshop which will encourage and guide the participants through the process of thinking and using the photographic technical parameters as creative tools.  ISO, Exposure, Aperture, Speed, Focal length, Focus & Depth of field are not just technical parameters, they also define and refine what an image says or does not say.

DAY 1, Saturday

10am to 11am

• Quick run through on how to operate your camera exclusively on manual mode (all automatic functions off !!!!)

11am to 12pm

• Using exiting images, we will illustrate the impact the various technical parameters have on the final result.

12pm to 2pm

• Lunch break

2pm to 5pm

• The group goes out to photograph, the tutor is at hand and available for advice if required.

DAY 2, Sunday

10am to 1pm

• Each participant will present to the group a short selection of the images they produced on the first day.
• The tutor and participants will together comment and give feedback on the work presented.

As an artist, Arnold has exhibited widely across South America and the UK. He is a Photography Lecturer at Goldsmiths in London and works as a freelance photographer for the arts and design sector.

Originally from Brazil and currently based in Margate, Arnold has been a practicing photographer since 1980.