SUMMER WORKSHOP 2025
Denis DAILLEUX
Portrait : catching the human
From Mon 08 September to Fri 12 September 2025
35 hours on 5 day(s)
820,00€ - 5 jours - Tarif en autofinancement 2025
1er prélèvement de 30% : 14 jours après inscription (expiration du délai de rétractation)
2d prélèvement de 70% : Après l'entrée en formation
Fabrice Courthial & Marie Couteux
stage@rencontres-arles.com
+33(0) 490 967 606
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This exciting experience with Denis Dailleux will focus on portraiture.
A portrait is considered an interaction, often brief, between a photographer and a model. To be successful, a trusting bond must be simply and swiftly established.
Through advice, experiments out in the field and discussions, participants will find a way of being with and in front of the other. Some will need to overcome their shyness, others to curb their enthusiasm. They will receive meticulous, sensitive and often-indispensable advice to capture the hoped-for gaze, attitude and intensity. This is necessary to gently (preferably) get the person photographed to open up, strike a pose or forget that he or she is in front of a camera. The approach will stress the basics: observation, contact, light and framing.
During group and individual shooting sessions, field trips and precise editing, participants will work on a personal project based on their goals and on places and contacts chosen by the Rencontres d’Arles.
Workshop is held in French (with English translation if necessary).
Registration Procedures and Methods
"Imbued with his distinctive delicacy, Denis Dailleux’s photographic work looks calm on the surface, yet is incredibly demanding, crossed by an undercurrent of constant self-doubt and propelled by the essential personal bond he develops with those (and that which) he frames with his camera. His passion for people has naturally led him to choose portraiture as his preferred means of representing those whose true self he feels an urge to get closer to. Which he has, whether with actress Catherine Deceive or with countless anonymous subjects in the slums of Cairo, working with the same discretion, waiting to get from them what he is hoping they will offer him, without ever asking for it but simply waiting for it to happen. That is how he has patiently constructed a unique portrait of his beloved Cairo to create, with black and whites of exemplary classicism and colors of rare subtlety, an alternative to the cultural and touristic clichés cluttering our minds.”Christian CaujolleA member of the Vu' agency, portrait photographer Denis Dailleux takes as much interest in famous people as he does in the residents of his native village. He has been the recipient of many honors, including the first Ilford Award in 1995, the City of Vevey Hasselblad Award and the World Press Photo Award in the portrait stories category in 2000, the Fujifilm Award at the Terres d’Images festival in 2001 and second prize in the staged portraits category at the World Press Photo Awards for his Mother and Son series in 2014.Personal website : denisdailleux.com
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Face-to-face training course
Location: historic center of Arles
Mobility: stairs to access the building and for several interior rooms (contact us)
Number of participants: between 6 and 10 people
Start of the photo course on the first day: 10:00 a.m.
End of the photo course on the last day: 7:00 p.m. followed by a group presentation until 9:00 p.m.
Hours on other days: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Possibility to bring your own meal and eat on site during the lunch break
CONTENT
Daily shooting
Selection session on computer and/or on reading print
Study and analysis of the photographs taken
Daily reflections and discussions to define the characteristics of a personal approach
Analysis of the different central stages of a photographic production
“Final editing” session in order to produce a series homogeneous
Finalization of a series on a digital file, printed and then hung
OBJECTIVES
- Understand the different stages of creating a photographic series: taking shots
- Finalize a “coherent” set of digital photographs on a portrait theme
SKILLS TARGET
- Be able to conduct a photoshoot independently
- Succeed in selecting a coherent set of photographic portraits
PRE-REQUISITES
None.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Anyone wishing to develop their photographic practice. Amateur photographers, novices or experienced. People working or studying in the field of image, communication, journalism, architecture, etc. Professional photographers wishing to explore a new field, a new technique.
PRICES
see the price list according to the duration and type of support. Request a quote
BRING (IDEALLY)
- A selection of about 30 images showing your practice (preferably on paper / format of your choice) / Highly recommended to get to know the trainer.
- Your camera with charger, batteries ... (Free loan possible on request)
- 2 memory cards (to keep your photos)
- Possibly hard drive (mac compatible) or your computer if you wish
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ACCESS
After receiving the registration and self-positioning form, a telephone or message exchange may be made. Registration is definitively validated after acceptance of the training contract and receipt of the 30% deposit after a 14-day withdrawal period.
TEACHING METHODS
Supervision by a professional trainer/photographer
The trainer reads the registration and self-positioning form in advance in order to adapt the process and methods to the objectives.
TECHNICAL METHODS
Mac computer workstations/card reader
Video projector
Flash and LED lighting on request
Hybrid digital camera on request
A library of photographic works
ASSESSMENT
- Interview and individualized assessment upon entering the training
- Carrying out practical exercises continuously assessed by the trainer
- Oral assessment at the end of the training
FORMALIZATION AT THE END OF THE TRAINING
Certificate of completion of training
ACCESSIBILITY AND DISABILITY
Whether you are recognized as having a disability or not, we are at your disposal for any information, and will do everything possible to support you, adapt the content, the materials, the pace and facilitate your reception.
For any further information please contact Mr Fabrice Courthial at 04.90.96.76.06
CONDITIONS OF ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH REDUCED MOBILITY
Presence of stairs to access the training location
Building with stairs to access certain classrooms and shooting locations.
No access ramp or elevator.
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