Summer School 2015
In January this year, we ran our first ever Summer School programme. Every day on this week long programme, photographers met for a class in the morning on a specific topic before being tasked with shooting a technical exercise or creative brief in studio or on location. Each afternoon was a critique and a different class before more shooting. It was a lot of fun. As we keep the number of participants in Summer School small, we were able to tailor the workshop topics to ones most relevant to the group. The photographers had the opportunity to spend time making work which most interested them whether it was portraiture, food, still life, video or conceptual image making to sharpen their skills and make portfolio work.
Being Kingsize, there was a real emphasis on shaping light and working to master control of flash lighting in studio and on location. Participants also worked with constant light (tungsten, LED, Fluro, HMI) and to make the very most from natural and available light. We spent time discussing the great photographers working today and through history, looking at their work for inspiration and to see what is possible.
Here are some behind the scenes photographs from the week. We’ll follow up with another blog post showing some of the great work the students produced.
As well as students and graduates, we had professionals from the worlds of architecture, videography, food and graphic design. There is no minimum skill requirement to be part of Summer School but it is open to photographers aged 16 and over only. If you’re interested in being part of the 2016 Summer School, click through this link for more information and to book a place.