Fashion Photography Workshop @ PCCI

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The Dominique James Haute Couture & RTW Fashion Photography Workshop @ PCCI

Learn how to take stunning fashion photographs with either professional and amateur male and female models. Study the visual elements that make up for great fashion photographs. Find out how you can bring out the best of both haute couture and RTW fashion statements and styles. In this modern fashion photography workshop, professional photographer Dominique James reveals a number of important techniques and styles as well as hints and tips that will enable you to create wonderful fashion images. Distilling his working experience of more than 15 years, Dominique James will touch on all aspects of creating visually compelling fashion photographic images. This includes: clothing designs, hair-and-makeup, styling, background and backdrops, lighting, posing techniques, motivating the models, among others.

One of the special highlights this 2-day workshop is the presence of three notable fashion industry insiders who have been invited as special guest speakers to share their experiences and expertise in their respective specialized areas of fashion photography. These are fashion designer Barge Ramos, hair-and-makeup artist and stylist Ricci Chan, and fashion stylist Frederick Sy. Each of them will provide insights into the workings of fashion and in photographing fashion. A question-and-answer forum will follow after each talk.

The best part of the workshop, and under the direct creative and artistic guidance of Dominique James, all participants will have the opportunity to directly apply the many techniques and style as well as the tips and hints when photographing four (4) male and female commercial supermodels from CalCarrie International. Each participant will have the opportunity to create professional grade, world-class, and portfolio-quality fashion photographs.

This workshop is supported by Epson (Stylus Pro 7600), Globis (Monaco Optix, X-Rite, Lasersoft Imaging, SilverFast DC Pro, EFI), ATI (Wacom, Graphire, Intuous.3), Ynzal Marketing, PixelMagic, CalCarrie International, Runway Productions, Airborne Access, Propaganda, and Xyon.

What will be covered
* RTW and haute couture fashion styles
* Understanding the fashion statement
* Working with fashion designers, stylists, hair-and-makeup artists
* Basic photographic principles of photographing people
* Elements of fashion in photographic images
* Pre-production & conceptual stage of fashion photography
* Hair & makeup for fashion photography
* Styling of clothes/wardrobe in fashion photography
* Dealing with models, talents and celebrities during fashion pictorials
* Photo session and post-production workflow
* Studio lighting techniques for fashion photography
* Natural lighting techniques for fashion photography
* Composing the fashion images
* Special tools of fashion photographers
* Practical concerns in creating fashion photographs
* Fashion photography secrets of the pro photographers
* The legal & business aspects/arrangements of photographing fashion

Who should attend
This is for amateur and professional photographers who want to create compelling and stunning fashion photographs.

Prerequisites
Participants should have completed PCCI's Basic Photography workshop or have equivalent experience.

What to bring
Participants should bring their own (film-based or digital) SLR camera. For participants with film-based cameras, film will be provided.

DATES: April 16 & 17, 2005 (Saturday & Sunday)
TIME: 9 AM to 5 PM
INSTRUCTOR: Dominique James
FEE: P5,200.00 or US$105.00 (Includes materials, lunch and snacks. Plus roll of film, developing and printing.)

To enroll in this class, please contact:
Philippine Center for Creative Imaging
Kodak Building, Chino Roces Avenue
Makati City, Philippines
Phone: (632) 759-3087 (Look for Red or Mark)
Fax: (632) 892-5281
Web: http://www.pcci.com.ph

[Edited on 4-13-2005 by dominiquejames]