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Eatonton 5 Day Experience 2024

Check in 1st October
Wednesday 2nd October – Sunday 6th October 2024

Pay in full – $4000USD
or
Payment plan –  $500USD sign up fee, then 7 payments of $500USD every second week (total of $4000USD)

Limited to 10 participants, spend 5 days in an unique and intimate hands-on course with Fashion Photographer Peter Coulson. Peter will be teaching and covering everything from Studio Light, Natural Light, Posing, Working with Models, Creating your own Photographic Style, Styling, Conceptualising, Photoshop,  just to name a few things!

1 hour out of Atlanta, GA, you will spend this 5 days shooting in the studio, on the picturesque lake, and in run down abandoned buildings.

Learn more in 5 days then most university courses covers in 2 years! Immerse yourself in Peter’s knowledge and teachings for an experience of learning, creating, shooting & networking. Perfect for all levels of photography, from beginners to seasoned professionals.

 Schedule:

Tuesday 1st October:
Arrive in Eatonton and check in to hotel
Evening ‘get to know you’ mixer, with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres

Wednesday 2nd October 2024
10.00am – 5.00pm

Thursday 3rd October 2024
10.00am – 5.00pm

Friday 4th October 2024
10.00am – 5.00pm

Group dinner

Saturday 5th October 2024
10.00am – 5.00pm

Sunday 6th October 2024
10.00am – 5.00pm

Additional Information:

– We allow 10 participants to these tickets.
– Accomodation included at The Lodge on Lake Oconee from 1st – 6th October
– Transportation from hotel to location each day included
– Lunch and Refreshments included along with a light breakfast.
– Group dinner is included
– Professional models throughout the 5 days
– Images taken during the workshop can be used for social media, website and portfolio use

What to bring:

– Camera (DSLR or mirrorless)
– Spare Memory Cards
– Spare Battery
– Camera manuals
– Lenses. You are welcome to bring as many or as little as you would like and what you think will suit your work best.
– Notepad & Pen
– Laptops are not necessary, but welcome for viewing images taken during workshop
– Spare Memory Cards

Please take the time to read our Terms & Conditions before you book. Your booking confirms this agreement

Introduction to Technicals & Studio Techniques 

– Digital Work-flow
– Colour Management
– Seeing & Modifying Light
– Tricks to using Soft Boxes
– How to use 1 Light like a Professional
– Beauty & Fashion Lighting
– Understand and see Light
– Learning how to use light so you don’t need Photoshop to make your image pop
– The do’s & don’t when working with models
– Talking models and communicating during a shoot
– Learning how to storyboard and style your own shoots

Advanced Techniques

– Shooting on location in abandoned, run down locations (see images)
– Using flash and natural light together
– Advanced techniques to improve your photography
– Advanced one light work
– Clamshell Lighting
– Beauty & Fashion Lighting
– Getting comfortable and confident as a Photographer
– Planning Storyboards & Styling
– What to do before you lift the camera
– How to make a good photo incredible
– Creating your own Photographic style
– Getting it right in Camera

Natural Light

– Selecting the location
– Working with Natural Light
– See and modify light
– Using Natural reflectors
– Working with Models on Location
– Taking photos that do not need any retouching or adjustments
– The do’s & don’t when working with models
– Talking models and communicating during a shoot
– Working with models on location
– Learning how to use light so you don’t need Photoshop to make your image pop

Photoshop & Digital Workflow, Posing & Working With Models

– Digital Workflow & Raw Convert
– Colour Space
– Layers, Masks and Blending Modes
– Beauty Retouching
– Black & White
– Exporting, Printing & Dynamic Web Images
– Peter’s Tips & Tricks
– Communicating with Models
– Breaking bad Model habits
– Watch Peter shoot one-on-one with a model like he would during his own shoots
– Communication with team
– What to do when everything goes wrong

Conceptual Shooting & Recreating Peter’s lighting

– Storyboarding
– Coming up with concepts
– Building a set in the studio
– Editorial shooting
– How to impart your style into the photoshoot
– Telling a story through fashion and photography
– How to make a good photo incredible
– Recreate one of Peter’s lighting set ups from scratch

Become immersed in Peter Coulson’s knowledge, creativity, and his incredibly fascinating photographic World on this unique and intensive hands-on experience – Designed to teach, inspire and reignite your creativity. The three days covers more content then most Photographic colleges teaches in 2 years! The focus is to teach you how Peter works technically, and how he works to achieves such a high standard of emotive, breathtaking and captivating photography; and how you can do this yourself!

Creativity is limitless, the skills you will learn can enable this for the rest of your career, setting you distinctly apart & advanced from today’s industry standards.

This intensive hands-on week workshop is available to purchase in full, or sign up to a payment plan! Please note price does not include travel expenses.

Accomodation at The Lodge on Lake Oconee is included from the 1st October – 6th October, if you wish to stay another night you will need to book this.

For any questions & information, please contact rebecca@koukei.com.au