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<h2>Joe Englander Photography Workshops and Photo Tours</h2>
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Italy: The Creative Environmental Portrait</h2>
<h3>The Creative Environmental Portrait</h3><p><a href="javascript:popWin2("../belgrado.php")">Clelia Belgrado</a>, who leads this
workshop, is fast becoming one of Italy's leading environmental portraitists.
Having an Italian, native to the area where you will be working, is an unbelievable
asset. She will help you explore how a photograph becomes personal, individual,
and unique. How can you make it go deeper than the print surface and how can
you make it come alive? How do you find a way of personally shaping the surrounding
environment into a strong element in your portraits? How can you stop and "make"
a photograph before actually taking it?</p>
<p>During this workshop you will try to find and free your own creative world.
With most of the emphasis on natural light portraiture, this workshop is for
everyone who wants to explore and extend their vision, expand their creative
eye, and discover new ways of seeing through their heart and the imagination.
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<p>As Clelia says, "You will be 'making' photographs of each other, of professional
models, and of normal people in their everyday environment. Through a series
of demonstrations and shooting exercises, critique of participants' work and
group discussions, I will try to help each photographer become personal and—puorquoi
no, why not—provocative in their way of approaching people with a camera.
We will work in B&W or color, all formats are welcome, but this is not the
place for beginner photographers. There won't be time to learn to operate cameras
because we will be learning to operate our minds, hearts, and souls."</p>
<p>All this will take place on the border between two regions of Italy—Liguria
and Toscana—in the towns of Sarzana and Ameglia, their surrounding villages
and archaeological sites. The old fortress of Sarzana, the old and narrow streets
of Ameglia, Vezzano Ligure, Ortonovo, the markets and small shops, the beach
at Punta Corvo, the archaeological remains of Luni (117 B.C.) and necropolis
of Cafraggio (500 B.C.) will become natural backdrops for your images. Other
sights include the Medici Citadel (stronghold) built where the Firmafede Fortress
once stood in the year 963, the Fortress of Sarzanello as it was in the 1400s,
the Romanesque church of St. Andrea, the other churches of St. Maria and St
Francesco, all built during the 13th century and restored during the 14th and
15th centuries, the Capuchin Convent (16th century), the various ancient palaces
and the town hall (16th century).</p>
<p> We will be housed in an Agriturismo estate, situated just outside Ameglia,
in single-room accommodations, each with bathroom. Breakfast is included. The
Agriturismo has a great meeting room that will serve as an excellent discussion,
viewing, and slide projection area. For those who may wish to stay longer, arrangements
can be made on request.</p><hr>
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