Working in Photographic Projects & Collections - Sam Gregory
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Sam Gregory is a landscape and fine art photographer based on the south coast of England in beautiful Dorset. Like many it was travelling that first inspired his love of photography, a desire to capture the differing landscapes he encountered around the world as a youngster fired by his curiosity and wonder of the natural world. Originally the image making process was about capturing a memory, but as the years went by the creative possibilities of photography began to take hold and a whole new world opened up.
Now his focus is on working with the landscape to explore its character and revealing some of its wonder, be it seen or unseen. Driven by a desire to show the natural beauty of the world in his own aesthetic, Sam believes there are image making possibilities all around us. Be it in your back garden, local woodland or beach. Fundamentally he believes that the best image making experiences and satisfaction comes from really getting to know a landscape and culture and then applying your skills to create a compelling visual narrative.
Sam shoots with film and digital set-ups and is comfortable using various techniques from ICM to long exposure and macro, and believes the image making process is multi-step with equal weight being given to each stage. From receptiveness in the landscape to cultivating a visual concept and creating images in the field. Finally finishing with post-processing, printing and presentation to fully realise the vision. You may also have heard Sam on ‘The Togcast – Photography Podcast’ which is the UK’s leading photography podcast. He also leads workshops and tours in the UK and further afield for Light & Land.
All of Sam's work is both shot, edited and displayed in group/project form. He is a big believer in larger bodies of work helping to enhance your photographic practice and ‘voice’. In this talk Sam will discuss how to start working in projects, the practical and theoretical approaches with examples across various bodies of work. This talk is designed to help single shot image makers explore a new way of working that can help deliver them stronger portfolios and a body of work ready for exhibitions, books and more.
- Helps inspire photographers to see beyond the obvious & use narratives to strengthen collections of work
- Discusses ways to approach story-telling in short and long form photographic projects/collections
- Talks about using alternative techniques such as ICM, Macro and Long Exposure with relevance to narrative
- Encourages experimentation and a shooting style that can work in any location, light or time
Tickets available from 1st February to 10th March
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- Jan Harris ARPS
- creative.talks@rps.org
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