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Lesson Info
10. Photography as a Medium
Lessons
M0 - Introductions
1Series Introduction
01:30 2Introducing Finn Beales
01:34 3Q&A Coffee With Finn & Alex
09:48 4Welcome to the workshop
02:31 5Gear
06:56M1 - Storytelling 101
6What is a story?
03:50Essence: Location
05:19 8Essence: Character
03:52 9Essence: Events
04:51 10Photography as a Medium
02:27 11Recap
00:44 12The Importance of Shot Type
08:53M2 - Prepare For Success
13Prepare for Success
00:59 14Asking The Right Questions
05:18 15Identifying Your Locations
03:27 16Developing Treatments & Mood Boards
07:19 17Creating a Call Sheet & Shot List
04:59M3 - SHOOT
18Meeting Your Subjects
04:19 19The Board Room
10:12 20Location Recce
05:24 21The Roadtrip
06:13 22Surf Day
06:14 23Shooting Technique 1: 50 & Stitch
07:13 24Shooting Technique 2: Tracking Shot
05:36 25Alex Shoot Day
13:36M4 - Edit. Better.
26Introduction to Editing
03:21 27Making Selects
08:52 28Grading in Lightroom
09:15 29Analog Film Elements Using the Exposure Plugin
09:58 30Building the Story
10:59 31Using Squarespace to Display Your Work
08:55M5 - Q&A
32Q&A: Q&A: Editing
25:44 33Q&A: Pricing Your Work
22:36 34Q&A: Shooting
33:20 35Q&A: Photography Today
24:17 36Stuff That Alex is Curious About
14:38Outro
37Alex
02:09 38Finn
01:12 39What Alex Learned
02:12 40Bonus: Finishing Touches in Photoshop
13:04Lesson Info
Photography as a Medium
Photography is a medium. I think what I love about photography over other mediums is the fact that the whole story isn't relayed. Something is always left to the viewer's imagination. You could liken it to a movie versus a book. I love both. I love movies, but I also love reading. And I'm often disappointed if I watch a movie after I've read the same book because the book allows me to imagine my own image. I can get deeper into the narrative. The movie is one director's representation, his take on the narrative. I feel the same way about photographs. I feel telling a story using a series of still images, leaves gaps in the narrative that my viewers can fill. So when creating a story, I'll think in like major scenes. I might think, right, I've gotta start here. I've gotta capture this scene. And this is where I'm gonna end up. And then I just fill in the dots, leading my viewer through. I don't reveal everything in the way a film might. There's always something left unanswered with a st...
ill image. There's no verbal communication. There's no sound adding atmosphere. I need to generate these feelings through the still images alone. That mood might come from lighting, or maybe a closeup on my character's face or hands, something visceral. Relaying emotions and photographs, I think you need to use closeups of your characters like closeups of eyes or hands, capturing processes. I like to think of my work like pieces to a puzzle. It's almost like a jigsaw puzzle. I'll lay out the sort of basis but I won't include all of the pieces, so that the audience can add their own interpretation. Their own experiences will feed into the story. (piano music begins)
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Ratings and Reviews
Brent Morris
Fantastic My thoughts on the storytelling workshop. The short is; it’s fantastic. The long is I loved all the details covered, from shot types and the ideas behind them to the call sheets and shot lists, and the whole process. I felt like I had a better understanding of how to schedule a professional shoot and I really felt like I had a much better grasp on many ideas and concepts, and I believe I’ve been able to improve my photography with them, so thank you and Finn. It really is fantastic.
Oswaldo Martinez
A path to better stories Very happy I got this workshop. Finn and Alex do a great job at teaching highly useful methods and specific advice to help you improve your own work, and more importantly, tell better stories that are meaningful to you.
Tommaso Selleri
Simply the best This is simply the best workshop out there on photography and storytelling. Finn is awe inspiring and so real and authentic. A pleasure to watch, a joy to learn from such master. I really hope a volume 2 is coming soon! Thank you for this one!
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