SUMMER WORKSHOP 2025

Laura STEVENS

Portrait: Poetry and intimacy

From Mon 11 August to Fri 15 August 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

CONTACTS ET RENSEIGNEMENTS
Fabrice Courthial & Marie Couteux
stage@rencontres-arles.com
+33(0) 490 967 606

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Over the days, step by step, Laura Stevens will guide everyone in the creation of a coherent series with the portrait as a common thread. A fascinating work which will combine research on aesthetic and technical aspects such as light, colors, retouching and areas of substance, focusing on the vulnerability of the model, narration and poetry.

A course that will seek to make visible what we do not immediately see but which is felt, sought, breathed, built little by little, often through trial and error. Thus, it will be a question of sensitivity, of emotions, of the person who takes the photographs as well as of the person opposite, placed in front of the lens.

A quest for the intimate, which will be woven with the model, on the thread, in tension, exploring the slightest looks, movements, postures, breathing. In this dialogue with others, it is through personal choices, distance and light that a certain poetry will be born, shaped by an atmosphere, mysteries and a certain romanticism.

An approach which will be built by working and specifying the pictoriality of each photograph, by intervening in small touches on the files. Day after day, the photographs taken will respond to each other, coming together to compose a coherent, refined whole, retaining the essentials.

The achievements of each and everyone will then be presented in the form of an exhibition on the last day.

The Workshop is held in french (with English translation if necessary).

©Laura Stevens

LAURA STEVENS
Laura Stevens, born in 1977, is British. She lives and works in Paris.

The sensitive work of Laura Stevens immerses us in a cinematographic universe in which each character seems to be the hero of a poetic intrigue.
She transports them with grace, and freezes them in an interrupted action, architect of a light which reminds us of that of Flemish painting.
Her work has been exhibited in France and abroad in museums, galleries and festivals, including the Clampart Gallery in New York, the National Portrait Gallery in London and Art Palm Beach. She also participated in residencies at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris and Campo Air in Uruguay. His photographs are published in The British Journal of Photography, Wired, Variety, The Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Madame Figaro, Libération and Telerama. She is represented by the modds photography agency and Galerie Miranda in Paris. Laura Stevens is a graduate of Leeds Metropolitan University and the University of Brighton.

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.