Thanksgiving Day Photo Workshop Chinatown

Greetings Photographers! You are invited to do something fun on Thanksgiving Day. If you are interested in learning how to photograph people and urban street scenes, please join us.

I have designed a series of creative photography challenges to help you build specific street photography skills such as capturing interactions, people in motion, and small details of daily life. See samples in the album below. This includes people, but also architecture and urban subjects.

This requires slowing down to "read the scene" so you see beyond the typical snapshots and capture images that tell a story. WE will work with available light, compositions and more.

If you have always wanted try street photography, this is the perfect way to get started feeling more confident and comfortable. If you are already experienced at this, I will have a few "extra credit" creative challenges for you. All levels welcome.

The Chinatown community is very friendly and accustomed to "tourists" so we can be comfortable there photographing people. I will cover the basic legal and ethical questions of rights and recommendations as part of the class so you know what is and is not ok.
HANDOUTS ARE PROVIDED so you can practice all the lessons on your own again after class.
This workshop is organized by TakeBetterPictures meetup so please click the link below to see tuition info and to RSVP.

Some of the topics I will cover in the workshop will be:

• Timing and positioning so you increase the chances of getting the lucky shot.

• Composition of subjects within the frame and in relationship to each other.

• How to use elements of color, light, texture, and motion to evoke emotion and tell a story.

• How to simplify the shot so you capture the essence of the moment.

• What are the recommended camera settings if you want to go off auto catch the action

How to photograph reflections and window interiors.

How to prepare so your photos are in focus and properly exposed.
Reading the scene and selecting the sweet spot for your subjects.

If you are into street art, Chinatown has many murals and wall art if you know where to look. If we have time we will also shoot in the adjacent section of Dewey Square so you can see the new mural just completed there. It is amazing!

We will meet first for the group instruction part of the class. Then when we go out to shoot I will work with each of you to offer on the spot suggestions and ideas for getting the best shots. You also receive photo field notes that summarize the key learning points so you can use them next time on your own.

After class you are invited to post 5 of your photos here on our site and receive friendly feedback. This critique is an important part of the learning process so I encourage you to take advantage of that as well.

About your instructor: Suzanne Merritt is a master level instructor with a studio at the Boston Center for the Arts. She has led workshops on beauty, photography, and creativity in Asia, Europe and the United States for the past 25 years. She was the founder of the Polaroid Creativity Lab and in 2016 opened The Curious Soul Photo School. Her award winning book Flow-tography can be found on iTunes.

website: www.curioussoulphotos.com see more photography by Suzanne and subscribe to her news letter for special announcements not communicated through this meetup site and advanced notifications of special programs.

Private one on one classes are now available mid week if you can't make weekend workshops. Contact Suzanne Directly for more information.
suzanne@curioussoulphotos.com
Closest T stop is Chinatown on the Orange Line or South Station on the Red Line. Easy to get to from North Station. And there is a public parking lot near by at One Post Office Square.
I hope you can join us for this fun street photography workshop.
Suzanne