SUMMER WORKSHOP 2025
Léa CRESPI
Portrait: a story line
From Mon 28 July to Fri 01 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 AND INFORMATION
Fabrice Courthial & Marie Couteux
stage@rencontres-arles.com
+33(0) 490 967 606
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A photographic work can take many forms, use numerous techniques and be freely carried out or subjected to various constraints such as time, space and light. Within this endless range of possibilities, Léa Crespi will guide participants in focusing more or less on the portrait and relying on their sensitivity, meticulousness and successive choices that will lead to a personal, unique result.
The course will aim to draw an idea and, by small touches, give it an atmosphere, meaning, representation and vision. It will be a matter of bodies, distances, faces and what surrounds them: walls, light, matter, tensions, air, etc.
The portrait of the other or of oneself, finding a thread to draw the contours of one's own photograph, building, discarding, choosing, listening, finding the meaning of things.
Going beyond a successful image, the participants will work on creating a whole by alternating shooting, editing and reflection sessions. The photographs will be made into words and phrases to give them meaning and let one's desire show through.
©Léa Crespi
Léa Crespi studied at the École de Photographie in Vevey, Switzerland before becoming a freelance photographer. Many dailies and magazines, including Le Monde, Libération, Télérama, L’Express, Stratégies, Technikart, Elle and PHOTO Italia, have published her highly acclaimed portraits and reportages. Her work has been shown on many occasions, including at the 2008 Rencontres d’Arles.
www.boring.ch
Son agence : pascoandco.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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