- TypeWorkshop
- Location Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
- Date 04-10-2019 - 06-10-2019
Education/Teaching/Training/Development
The Old West is peopled with legends, but our West is full of vibrant and arresting people who are working and living under a glorious Western sky. New Mexican faces reflect both the intimate beauty and rough grandeur of this incredible land.
THE WORKSHOP |
In this boutique weekend workshop in Santa Fe you will photograph Native Americans dressed in authentic regalia and working cowboys in dusters and chaps, all chosen to allow participants the opportunity to capture emotionally powerful and artistic photographs. These portrait subjects, photographed in inspiring locations, bring the days of the old west to life.
BACKGROUND |
Located on the historic Santa Fe Trail that bears its name, Santa Fe, New Mexico, home of Eloquent Light, is a 400-year old city filled with history and fascinating cultures. In the old days the trail brought together the Native American, Spanish and Euro-American pioneers who often lived in harmony and sometimes in conflict at this place where new ideas at times collided with ancient beliefs.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN |
In this workshop you will learn lighting and camera techniques along with model direction and composition under the guidance of master photographer Craig Varjabedian. In order to provide premier one-on-one instruction this workshop is limited to six participants.
SKILL LEVEL |
This workshop is a terrific for all digital photographers who are essentially familiar with their cameras. You should be able to download, edit and manage images on your laptop computer. You need to be able to carry your own camera gear and tripod and be capable of walking and light hiking on trails of varied terrain. You will need to know, before you get here, how to set and use auto bracketing on your camera, if your camera has this feature.
INSTRUCTOR |
Craig Varjabedian, the founder and main instructor at Eloquent Light, is an award-winning photographer who explores the back roads of the American West, making profound pictures of the land and the people who live on it, telling stories. . . one photograph at a time. A gifted teacher, Craig has taught photography to people from around the world for over thirty years.
TESTAMONIAL |
“I thoroughly enjoyed my recent workshop in Santa Fe Faces of the American West: Portraits of the Cowboy and the Native American at Eloquent Light Photography Workshops. The name is so descriptive of the kind of photography we were able to do. Lots of western and cowboys shoots. The models and the locations were excellent. We were a small group and had lots of personal attention with our photography. Portraits have never been easy for me, but I think with the new things I learned to practice I will improve substantially. I look forward to participating in another workshop with Eloquent Light Workshops in the future...”
-Paula L., Oklahoma, Workshop Participant
https://www.eloquentlight.com/cowboy-native-american-portraiture-photography-workshop
Eloquent Light Photography Workshops 903 West Alameda Street, No. 115 Santa Fe, New Mexico
(505)983-2934