
Introduction to fine art photography
Discover and learn fine art photography
- Get inspired and develop your artistic skills
- Learn photography fine art genres, theory and technique
- Explore what’s trending in contemporary fine art photography
Schedule and pricing
- Each photo course is comprised of five two-hour sessions
- Individual course: flexible schedule day or evenings Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays
- Schedule your classes directly with Oliver
- Valid 12 months
- CHF 800.-
Overview
This intermediate level course introduces you to the world of fine art photography. You don’t need previous knowledge of fine art. Participants must have a good command of their cameras, or have completed the introduction and or intermediate course. You need to control shutter speed, aperture and ISO. There’s no need to be an advanced photographer or own high-end equipment. The course introduces you to various forms of fine art photography through simple presentations, including historical and contemporary topics. We’ll cover not only intermediate theory and technique, but the impact and relevance of master fine art photographers on the medium. You’ll be applying theory directly to the creative process – how do you actually start making fine art photographs? Particular attention is given to developing a variety of techniques, finding inspiration and learning how to assemble a coherent body of images. Each week, you will choose a topic we cover in class, for your homework assignment (4 assignments in total). Homework is reviewed in class in the following session, with feedback and discussion.
What you will learn
- Movements timeline, photography within fine art 1839-2021: pictorialism, surrealism, dada, mixed-media, abstraction, california modernists, snap-shot aesthetic, minimalism, personal-documentary, constructed realities
- Master fine art photographers: Alfred Steigletz, Man Ray, Paul Strand, Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Richard Averdon, Diane Arbus, William Klein, Robert Frank, Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Martin Parr, Jeff Wall, Wolfgang Tillmans, Gregory Crewsdon, Andreas Gursky
- How to start making fine art photography: style, inspiration, experimentation, artistic expression, practical decisions
- Experimenting with new visual languages: applying technique and visual characteristics to ideas
- Creating a coherent artistic portfolio or project: inspiration, artistic expression, quality, consistency, printing
Program
- Class 1: movements timeline, photography within fine art 1839-2021
- Class 2: master fine art photographers
- Class 3: how to start making fine art photography
- Class 4: experimenting with new visual languages
- Class 5: creating a coherent artistic portfolio or project
- Homework is assigned and reviewed with specific technical and artistic feedback in the following class
Address
- Oliver O’Hanlon Photography
- 88 Rue de Saint-Jean, 1201 Geneva
- Public transport: bus 7 stop Ormeaux tram 15 stop Mercier
- Walking: 4 minutes from Manor department store or 6 minutes Cornavin railway station
Gift voucher
- To offer this course as a present you can purchase a gift voucher with this link
- We can send you an A5 printed gift voucher card in the mail