Intro to Street photography
This workshop will help you gain confidence and get over apprehensions about photographing strangers.
Michael Schoenholtz and Ben Mund, instructors
Lecture: September 30, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Workshop and wrap-up: October 1 and2, 9 a.m.– 6 p.m.
Workshop information
Ever been out and about, seen someone or something amazing happen and wished you had the nerve to take a photo? When you travel, do you wish your photos captured more of the people and daily life, rather than the same old shots of well-known sights?
This introductory workshop to street photography will help give you the confidence to get over your apprehensions and learn how to capture the interesting and amazing moments that occur all around us, on every street, in every neighborhood.
Workshop venue
Northwest Center for Photography (NCP), 1028 SE Water Avenue, Suite 50, Portland, Oregon 97214 and various Portland locations.
Workshop format
The first part of the workshop has been designed in a demonstration and discussion format using a projected presentation. The rest of the workshop will be spent doing street photography with a critique and wrap-up at the end of the last day.
Workshop agenda
The first part of the workshop will be spent:
- Viewing examples of street photography taken by some “masters”
- Reviewing different photographic styles (candid, aware shots, becoming invisible, etc.)
- Discussing successful elements of a good street photograph
- Learning about best technical settings to use
- How to become less conspicuous
- Suggestions for interacting with strangers
The next day and a half will be spent in neighborhoods doing street photography followed by a review of experiences and sharing best photos for critique.
About the workshop leaders
Michael Schoenholtz is a commercial photographer, avid traveler and teacher specializing in on-location portraiture, street photography and strobist technique. His clients include publicly traded companies, not-for-profits, local businesses, publications and individuals, and his work has been used in articles published by The New Yorker magazine, Sundance Channel, WNBC NY, Transport Topics, Portland Afoot and Brown Publishing.
Ben Mund is a commercial and creative photographer specializing in portrait photography—from producing elaborate set-ups with models to candid street photography. His clients include Nike and Intel.
About the workshop
Enrollment. Participation is limited to 16 students.
Prerequisites. Must have a basic understanding of your camera and a desire to get over personal barriers and learn how to do street photography.
Workshop tuition. The workshop tuition is $225 per person (and includes a $15 non-refundable registration fee). Once your registration has been completed, we'll send out additional information relevant to the workshop.
Withdrawal, Cancellation and Refund Policy. We rely on your attendance to make important arrangements so if, for any reason, you need to withdraw please notify us in writing 14 days or more before the first day of the workshop. At that time, we will refund your deposit, minus the non-refundable registration fee. Registrations cancelled after that will be eligible for a refund (less the non-refundable registration fee and a $20 cancellation fee) only if a replacement can be found. If notification or cancellation is made seven days or less, prior to the first day of the workshop, you will not be eligible for a refund.
NCP is not responsible for a participant's cancellation due to a medical emergency, death in the family or acts of war.
In the event NCP cancels a workshop due to inadequate enrollment, all fees and deposits will be refunded in full, or if you prefer they may be transferred to another workshop within 12 months. However, NCP is not responsible for reimbursement of non-refundable airline tickets in the event of workshop cancellation. We strongly recommend you purchase travel insurance.
There are no exceptions to this Withdrawal, Cancellation and Refund Policy.
Waiting lists. When a workshop fills, we start a waiting list. There is no charge to be on the waiting list. If space becomes available, we contact the first person on the list. That person then has 24 hours to register before we move to the next person. If a space becomes available within 14 days of the start of a workshop, the registrar may call all persons on the waiting list and the space will be given to whoever completes their registration first.