Description
One-day workshop · 9 am – 4 pm · 21 February 2026
This one-day workshop explores how photography can move beyond simple recording. Instead of only capturing what is in front of the camera, you begin to use it to express thought, emotion, and ideas. The focus is on composition as a visual language. You look at how shapes, lines, spaces, and repetitions can carry meaning and create mood or tension in an image.
Across the day, you’ll work through three interconnected sessions.
First session – visual design and emotional balance
In the first session, you focus on the basics of visual design and emotional balance in the frame. Through short exercises, you explore how arrangement, contrast, and rhythm influence what a viewer feels and notices.
Second session – space and relationships in the frame
Next, the second session moves into spatial exploration. You look at depth, distance, and the relationship between objects, edges, and negative space, both indoors and outdoors. As you work, you start to notice how small shifts in position can change the whole feeling of an image.
Third session – conceptual image-making and series thinking
Finally, the last session turns toward conceptual image-making. Using association, repetition, and simple series-based thinking, you begin to build images that suggest connections and ideas rather than simply describe a scene. As a result, you start to see how your photographs can reflect an inner logic or mood.
In each session, a brief lecture leads into guided practical tasks and group discussion of images. This structure helps you connect theory with your own way of seeing and making photographs.
What to bring
Please bring a camera in any format you are comfortable using. A tripod is helpful if you have one, plus an SD card with enough space to shoot. Because some activities will take place outdoors, sun protection and a hat are recommended.
Street parking and wheelchair access are available. Tea and coffee are provided.
This is the first workshop in a two-part series on Photographing the Invisible. The second workshop, held on March 7, 2026, builds on these foundations and extends them into more sustained personal projects.
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