The workshop is both theoretical and practical and aims to broaden the idea of the portrait as a genre and to explore how the interaction between photographer and model can be.

As a participant, you will present your photographic work during the workshop, take part in a lecture by Åsa Johannesson, and photograph outdoors with natural light. Parts of the workshop are at the Center for Photography, and the photography takes place in connection to the premises but outdoors in daylight with aids. Together you act as both photographer and model.

The requirement to participate is that you are a member of CFF and have access to your own digital camera. You will present how you have worked with photography before, so please bring physical pictures or a computer to the workshop.

Åsa Johannesson is currently showing her exhibition The Queering of Photography at the Center for Photography. Åsa Johannesson has studied photography at the Royal College of Art and the University of Westminster in London, UK. With her artistry, she explores the relationship between queer identity, representation, and photographic materiality, through photography, installations, and poetry.

Cost

SEK 1200 + VAT (SEK 1500 incl. VAT).

Last day to register: May 22

Send registration with name and contact information
to:info@centrumforfotografi.se

If there are too few registrations, the workshop may be canceled.

Schedule:

Saturday morning 9 AM – 12 PM

Åsa Johannesson will give a presentation of her artistry and talk about her way of working with portraits and present important examples of portrait photography from a historical and contemporary perspective. The participants will then present how they have worked with photography before to gain insight into each other’s creations.

Lunch 12 PM – 1 PM

Participants are responsible for their own lunch.

Saturday afternoon 1 PM – 4 PM

During the afternoon, participants will work outdoors near CFF. You will use natural light, reflectors, and backdrops and take portraits of each other.
Åsa Johannesson will be involved and together with you explore different ways to create portraits.

Saturday afternoon/evening 4 PM – 7 PM

Reassembly at CFF with a focus on the presentation of the images you created during the day. Opportunity for feedback, and guidance on how to think ahead in your photography. Followed by a joint dinner included in the fee.