Make Your Photography Book in 5 Weeks with Madeleine Morlet
DATE
Starts January 18, 2025
Five weeks, 3-hours per week
Saturday’s from 12-3 pm EST
LOCATION
Zoom
EVENT ORGANIZER
SE Center for Photography
This is a 5 day Zoom Workshop,
This workshop is designed for photographers who are interested in thinking a little bit less (stay with me here!). Inspired by a story in Art & Fear by David Bayes and Ted Orland, in which a photography teacher divides his class into two groups–––’ quantity’ and ‘quality’–––asking that students deliver either 100 new images or one perfect image. This workshop applies the theory that the act of making produces the best results, whereas a search for perfection can be debilitating.
Structured to shake things up and encourage the creation of new work, our goal will be to make a photography book in five weeks. Students will be encouraged to approach their book in a similar way to how an oil painter (think Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel) would make studies in red chalk to prepare for a fresco. The title of the workshop could also be Make a Photography Book ‘Study’ in Five Weeks. This is the perfect opportunity to use the image-making process to untangle yet-to-be-formed thoughts and ideas, bring an existing project to life, or start something new.
Our workshop will begin with the introduction of students' current practices, which will act as a benchmark for what we discover about our work and working habits in the subsequent four weeks. Students will be asked to focus on one project; this can be an existing body of work or the development of something completely new. We will present our ideas for group critique, including research, project statements and/or elevator pitches. Over the course of the workshop, students will explore their developing photography books through varied writing exercises, shooting assignments, and the use of organisational templates. Intended to be a crash course in creativity, the workshop structure is an environment that will push students to make, break unproductive habits in their practices and find inspiration.
Each week will centre around a particular theme relevant to developing a photography book, with the intention of determining both what our vision is for our work and where our work fits into current publishing trends. Sessions will be structured around lectures, research assignments and group critiques geared toward students' individual needs. We will specifically look at the relationship between our images and the book form, taking into consideration sequencing, text, colour and design. Ultimately throwing together something that allows us to experience the big picture of our projects in physical form.
This workshop is ideal for photographers of any ability, or discipline, who are interested in pushing the boundaries of their practice and experimenting with new ways to build their portfolios. Students are guaranteed to have a busy and productive five weeks. Making our photography books should be both confidence-building and satisfying, but importantly at the heart of this workshop is the concept of play. Students should expect to leave these five weeks refreshed and ready to turn a chalk study into their version of the Sistine Chapel.
Madeleine Morlet
Madeleine Morlet is a British-American photographer based in London. She is known for cinematic images, rich in narrative and intimate in tone. Morlet was educated at the London Film School and King’s College London. Her background in Filmmaking, Classics and English Literature has been formative to her interest in storytelling structures. Morlet is an award-winning photographer, she was selected as one of the “100 Most Talented Artists” by PhotoVogue in 2022, and her photography publication The Quarry sold out on Photo-Eye.
Morlet was recently awarded the Maine Arts Commission for the second time, shortlisted for the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize, and the Lucie Foundation Fine Art Scholarship. She was previously awarded the 14th Pollux Award, honourable mentions in the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, and participated in the Ellis-Beauguard Foundation Studio Residency, among other notable achievements. She has taught regular photography workshops at Maine Media Workshops, and the Penumbra Foundation.
Waitlist Started
Workshop limited to 10 attendees.
Refunds up to 30 days before event.
This event is organized by
SE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Our workshops and expeditions cover all aspects of photography and challenge, encourage and inspire the photographer in all of us. During the workshops, our complete focus is on you, the photographer.
Our instructors are working professional photographers who have a passion for sharing and inspiring. We recognize the commitment of time, energy and money it takes for you to attend a workshop and work very hard to be the best at intimately knowing our locations, providing a wealth of high quality information via excellent presentations and one on one help in the field, presenting extremely supportive and highly detailed image reviews, and doing all of this in an energy rich, supportive environment where inspiration and having fun are the hallmark of our workshops.
SE Center Workshops fully realizes that in addition to the education business we are in the inspiration business, and ultimately, we are a service business. We are here to serve you and your complete satisfaction with your workshop experience is our pledge. After all, the majority of our workshop participants are repeat customers and we know as well as anyone that we only get one chance to make a memorable first impression.
When we publish a workshop cost it includes everything. We won't surprise you with additional Materials Costs or Model Fees. If the workshop is all day at the SE Center, we provide lunch, snacks and beverages. Before you register you know the true cost of our workshops.
Make Your Photography Book in 5 Weeks, via Zoom and the
SE Center for Photography
Greenville, SC 29601
SE Center Members $350 All Others $425
