Wednesday, August 08 2018: Day 5 of Class
For a day that was destined to be a long one, the morning came a little bit early today. Half an hour earlier than usual. Today’s schedule was going to be hectic, with shoots both in the morning AND...
Tuesday, August 07 2018: Day 4 of Class
Today we got to the real stuff. The last few days of instruction have been preparing us for today and the next couple: now we begin photographing our stories. After our morning critique and exercise (shooting portraits of one...
Monday, August 06 2018: Day 3 of Class
We’ve spent two days inside the museum, mostly in the classroom, learning about aperture, shutter speed, ISO, motion blur, computer workflow, Lightroom, depth of field….you see where I’m going. After a couple days of this, we really need...
Sunday, August 05 2018: Day 2 of Class (Beginning Camera Operation)
Our second day of class begins like a scene from a David Attenborough program: the one where the cheetah hunts the gazelle at around 70 miles per hour. We put cameras in their hands and with the next...
Monterrey 2018 – Tech Day…
The Fredric Roberts Photography Workshop in Monterrey has officially begun! This time we are in a now location with a new partner, the Museo de Arts Contemporáneo de Monterrey (MARCO) and we are very excited about this particular week....
Mombasa 2018 – Graduation
We spent all of yesterday setting up and rehearsing for the big day today! The Commons Hall at AKAM is a large, beautifully designed, extremely high-ceilinged building which is used as a dining hall and venue for special events. ...
Mombasa 2018 – Beginner Day 5 – All together now…
We spent the morning with our critique.reviewing the second day’s shoot. This was followed by life lessons and advice from being in the “real world” as a photographer. It was a great chance for the students to ask us...
Mombasa 2018 – Beginner Day 4 – Out and about…
We started this morning with a critique of yesterdays first location images. Everyone was thrilled. It was just the thing the students needed to get them going today. One of the benefits the morning critique is that the students...
Mombasa 2018 – Beginner Day 3 – Location, location, location!
Today was a big day as it was our first location shoot! We spent the morning learning about different qualities of light. When our students are out shooting on location they need to be aware that light can change...
Mombasa 2018 – Beginner Day 2 – More of the Basics…
We started this morning with our first critique of each student’s best three images from yesterday – their first day of shooting. The critique was led by Fred, Wendy, Sarah, and Esha. This was the first time the students...