Based out of David’s Studio in New York’s West Village, participants will photograph a theme over a week in the life of this dynamic city with individualized mentoring from David

Replicating the experience of being on an assignment for a magazine such as Life, David will work with you to overcome your fears, cast a subject, earn access to the life of that subject, and to make evocative images to construct a photographic essay.

This workshop is about photography. It is also about learning to collaborate with your subject, to open your heart, and to fully embrace the wonderful serendipitous moments in every day life. It is about being present, through the art of photography.

Detailed Schedule

 

Day 1

12pm - 5pm

Photographers meet at David’s studio. The afternoon will be spent with introductions to one another, and a presentation of David’s own work, to serve as a launching off point, to begin discussing the fundamentals of photographing people to construct an essay or story with photographs. By the end of the afternoon, David will begin to work with each photogapher to create a game plan to find, and begin photographing a week in the life of a subject of the photographer’s choice- leveraging the existing diversity and vibrance of New York City- the city that never sleeps.

5pm - 8pm+

The group will be invited to share dinner with David at one of the West Village’s many extraordinary neighborhood restaurants.

Day 2

9am - 10:30am

Photographers will begin the day back at David’s Studio- to review each photographers game plan to begin photographing their essay, which can be defined by any number of constructs- a person, a neighborhood, an institution, a street….  In a week in the life of  New York City. 

11am - 5pm

Each photographer will begin photographing their project. David will work each day in the field with two different photographers, accompanying them during their shooting.

5pm - 6pm

Photographers will reconvene at the end of this first day to download their first day’s experiences.

Day 3

9am - 12pm

Photographers will bring in their digital flash cards, the work will be downloaded to David’s computer, and the morning will be spent reviewing each photographers first day of work. Group participation and discussion is encouraged.

1pm - 6pm

Photographers return to the field to continue photographing their projects. 

Day 4

9am - 1pm

Photographers reconvene at David’s studio to review Day 3’s batch of photographs and to continue discussing the direction that the work is taking, with mentoring from David and the group.

1pm - 6pm

Photographers return to the field to continue photographing their projects. 

Day 5

9am - 1pm

Photographers return to the field to continue photographing their projects.

1pm - 2pm

We will have a guest presentation from an extraordinary New York based photographer.

2pm - 6pm

We will continue to download and review the previous afternoon, and morning’s work.

Day 6

9am - 4pm

David will work with each photographer to edit their week’s work and to construct an essay of photographs. The photographers will then gather to enjoy a group show of their work- with a summary of each particpant’s experience during the week. 

6pm

The Workshop will conclude with a group dinner at West Village Restaurant to celebrate the week of work, the unleashed passion which each photographer will move forward with, new found friends, and a discussion of where each photographer might like to move forward with their photography.

Tuition

$2200 (limited to 12 participants)

$2000 companion rate

Included:

1. • daily coaching and mentoring
   

2. • two group meals
   

3. • a guest presentation.
   

Not included

1. • accommodation
   

2. • airfare
   

3. • meals ( aside from the two group meals)
   

New York City

May 9 - 14      June 27 - July 2      September 19 - 24