SUMMER WORKSHOP 2025
Jérôme BONNET
Portrait : creating a world
From Mon 21 July to Fri 25 July 2025
35 hours on 5 day(s)
820,00€ - 5 jours - Tarif en autofinancement 2025
First payment of 30%: 14 days after registration (withdrawal period expires)
Second payment of 70%: After starting the course
CONTACT & INFORMATION
Marie Couteux & Fabrice Courthial
stage@rencontres-arles.com
0490967606
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This intensive course will be largely based on shooting sessions under the expertise and guidance of Jérôme Bonnet.
The goal will be to skillfully deal with the person photographed and the surrounding space.
Mr. Bonnet will help participants set up the lighting conditions that will create a mood, shape the spaces and emphasize expressions. Based on editing and adjustments made with image processing software, they will choose equipment based on distance, lighting, framing, format, etc., drawing the outlines of their own photographic worlds.
All of these aspects will be at the service of an encounter: technical issues must not interfere with the photographer’s ability to direct a shooting session and bridge the distance often imposed by the person photographed.
The goal will be to create photographs that can work as a series, achieving coherence with a mood, aesthetic choices and personal distance. This approach could also be based on little touch-ups on photographs not directly belonging to the portrait genre.
Workshop in French / translation possible on demand
©Jérôme Bonnet
JÉRÔME BONNETJérôme Bonnet is represented by the Modds agency. His work has widely appeared in the press, especially Libération and Télérama. many magazines, including Elle, Le Monde Magazine and Madame Figaro, have published his portraits. The author of many reportages, particularly in New York, Japan and Canada, Mr. Bonnet won World Press Photo awards in 2009 and 2010. For several years, his work has been regularly exhibited, including at the Portrait(s) Festival in Vichy in 2013, Fotograficasa in 2016 and the Fisheye Gallery in 2017.
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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