Our 2018 Workshops:
Jeff Mermelstein | Full Frontal Collective | Andy Kochanowski & TC Lin | Ibarionex Perello
2018 StreetFoto San Francisco Street Photography Workshops
STREETFOTO SAN FRANCISCO
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY EDUCATION
Attending a StreetFoto workshop will be the highlight of your festival experience. We are thrilled with this year's lineup of diverse workshops that will allow you to learn from master photographers in one of the world's most beautiful and dynamic cities. There is no better way to improve your skills and confidence as a street photographer than to immerse yourself in the craft and receive guidance and feedback from a seasoned mentor.
Jeff Mermelstein
5-day street photography workshop
June 6-10, 2018
We are thrilled to bring iconic New York photographer Jeff Mermelstein to StreetFoto San Francisco for an intensive 5-day workshop that will include extensive lecture time. Jeff is an experienced photography educator who intends to bring the best of his renowned 10-week International Center of Photography course, which he has taught since 1988, into this StreetFoto workshop.
Jeff was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and studied at Rutgers College and the International Center of Photography. His career combines personal street photography with assignments for publications such as LIFE, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Magazine. He has published and contributed to numerous books, and his works are held by institutions including the Art Institute of Chicago, the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House, and the New York Public Library. He has received the Aaron Siskind Foundation Individual Photographer’s Fellowship and the European Publishers Award for Photography.
This course will be five full days and include extensive lecture time and critique as well as daily shooting assignments. It is limited to 15 students.
Location:
June 6-9: Leica Store San Francisco
June 10: Harvey Milk Photo Center, San Francisco
Price: $1450
Full Frontal Flash Collective
3-day flash street photography workshop
June 8-10, 2018
Flash as a Tool for your Personal Vision
This workshop is sponsored by Fujifilm Nordica. One student will be the lucky winner of a new Fujifilm X100F.
Full Frontal Flash is an international collective of photographers dedicated to using flash to make candid photographs in public places. It is a technique that is as striking as it is controversial. StreetFoto is proud to be bringing members of FFF in from around the world to present the group’s first-ever group workshop. In this class you’ll not only learn about and practice general street photography approaches and techniques, you’ll also be shown how to use flash to achieve your unique personal vision. This is something you won’t find in any other workshop.
NO FLASH EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. Never used flash? Never fear. Our instructors will walk you through the basics of how to use it.
DON’T HAVE A FLASH? No problem. We’ll have them available to borrow.
Instructors:
Johan Jehlbo, Malmo, Sweden
Ben Helton, Georgia, USA
Tyler Simpson, British Columbia, Canada
Skyid Wang, British Columbia, Canada
This three-day workshop will involve classroom time and extensive shooting around San Francisco before and after dark. But don’t worry about missing the main festival events on Friday and Saturday evening – the class will be given time to attend the evening lectures.
Location: Harvey Milk Photo Center, San Francisco
This workshop is open to students of all skill levels. Attendees will need to bring their own camera, a flash (either built-in or external), a laptop, and a usb memory stick.
Students who wish to borrow a flash may email workshops@streetfoto.org.
Andy Kochanowski & TC Lin
3-day Burn My Eye street photography workshop
June 3-5, 2018
Finding Your Motives in Street Photography
Burn My Eye is an international collective of street photographers who presented a fantastic group show at StreetFoto 2016. We are thrilled to be bringing Andy Kochanowski and TC Lin, two of the collective’s members, to StreetFoto 2018 as workshop instructors.
This workshop will be three full days, starting on Sunday, June 3, one day prior to the festival’s official opening day. This is the perfect way to kick off your festival experience, and it leaves you time to enjoy the events of the rest of the week at your leisure, or even sign up for a second class.
Like other workshops, this class will involve introductions, shooting, assignments, and extensive critique. But it has a focus: Exploring your motives for street photography. Why are you attracted to shooting people in public without permission? Why are you drawn to certain types of subjects, situations, or compositions? If you know the answers to these questions, the instructors will help you dive deeper into them. If, like most of us, you are not sure, you will explore what triggers you to create certain types of work, and learn about yourself and the creative forces that drive you.
Andy and TC are experienced street shooters who have taught and exhibited their work around the world. We’re excited to have them bring this unique class to San Francisco.
This class is limited to 15 students.
This class is open to shooters of all skill levels, but it is not a beginner’s primer. It will jump right into philosophical concepts about artistic motivation. Beginning shooters should not be afraid to join the class, but should not expect to be walked through the basics of how to hold your camera and which lens to use.
Students will need to bring their own gear: A camera, a laptop (or some way to edit), and a USB memory stick.
Ibarionex Perello
2-day street photography workshop
June 9-10, 2018
Ibarionex Perello is a photographer, writer, educator and host of The Candid Frame photography podcast. He has over 25 years of experience in the photographic industry. We’re excited to be having him teach a 2-day street photography workshop at StreetFoto San Francisco.
In his role as host and producer of The Candid Frame, he provides frank, insightful interviews with some of the industry’s top established and emerging photographers. The popular show has featured guests including Jay Maisel, Joel Meyerowitz, Pete Turner, Lynn Goldsmith and Gerd Ludwig and enjoys a following among photo enthusiasts from all over the world. The weekly program is consistently ranked among the top programs of its type.
Ibarionex is also the author of 5 books including: Chasing the Light: Improving Your Photography Using Available Light, 5D Mark III From Snapshot to Great Shots, and Adobe Master Class: Photoshop. He is also the co-author of Visual Stories: Behind the Len with Vincent Laforet and Road to Seeing with Dan Winters.
His photographs and articles have appeared in numerous publications and websites including Digital Photo Pro, Outdoor Photographer, Rangefinder, Shutterbug, Popular Photography, DP Review and Scott Kelby’s Light It magazines.
He an adjunct professor at the Art Center College of Design as well as an instructor at the online photography school, Better Photo.
This workshop will involve extensive shooting on the streets with Ibarionex followed by comprehensive critique. Ibarionex is an experienced workshop teacher and has mastered the art of getting a lot accomplished in two full days. This class is limited to 15 students.
Day 1 (9:00-5:30)
Lecture on Ibarionex’s approach to street photography
Photography in the field – Several photo exercises
Lunch
1 hour of additional shooting
Culling and critiques
Day 2 (9:00-5:30)
Photography in the field – Continuation of photo exercises
Lunch
Culling and editing walkthrough w/ Ibarionex
Critiques
This workshop is open to students of all skill levels. Attendees should bring a camera, a laptop, and a usb memory stick.
Location: San Francisco, June 9-10, 2018
Price: $600
Get an additional $20 discount by paying in full today, or place a deposit to reserve your spot.
Email workshops@streetfoto.org if you need help.