I wanted to make sure you knew of an upcoming workshop that I am preparing for in Dubai in a little over two weeks from now - The Gulf Photo Plus workshops.

I will be working with a group of students in and around Dubai to produce a series of short films/spec ads with the latest HDDSLR Cameras and accesories from March 1-6.  I’ll be bringing my entire bag of tricks (as much as I can get on a plane without getting killed with excess baggage charges!) in terms of gear - from RedRock Micro, Marshall Electronics, Viewfactor, Bogen, IDX, Microdolly, PortaJib, Zeiss and on and on…

I will be joining 11 international world class photographers who will be teaching photography and video workshops and delivering seminars during the 6 day event. Joe McNally,  David Hobby (The Strobist), Joey L, Melissa Rodwell, Zack Arias, Bobbi Lane and more more will be sharing their expertise in what promises to be a pretty awesome week.

For more information, visit http://www.gulfphotoplus.com

You can also read David Hobby’s post about the workshops here and learn a bit more about the workshops and what you can expect to experience there.

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I’ve gotten e-mails from 4 people asking if it would be possible to do a second hands on workshop with the Canon 5D MKII in Atlanta on the first week of October.

Apparently there are 5 people on the waiting list with Canon as well.

If we can get over 8 people together to commit to the workshop - I can do another one on October 6th as I am staying in Atlanta that week due to other commitments.

Please post below if you are interested - the workshop would last all day on the 6th.   Don’t forget to include your e-mail in your post so that I could contact you directly.   The workshop would be just a little bit more expensive than the $300 that Canon charges as I would need to factor in the location/model/assistant costs.  If someone has a studio that they’d like to donate - then that would take care of most of that - I would offer free attendance of course in return for up to 2 people to that person.   I think the workshop would end up in the $350-$500 range for the day depending on the expenses.  Please let me know.

Here is a description of what we will be doing:

I’ll be demonstrating the 5D MKII’s video capabilities and some of the most popular accessories to help in the production of narrative pieces.

We’ll cover core skills from producing, directing, lighting and audio - to camera operation and editing.  We’ll shoot in the morning and during the afternoon we’ll edit, and eventually grade the piece (color correct) in FCP’s Color software - and talk about output as well.  Basically - almost everything that I know and that I can pack into one day.

UPDATE: THE WORKSHOP IS HAPPENING!    THE FIRST FOURTEEN (14) PEOPLE TO RESPOND IN THE COMMENTS BELOW WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE CONFIRMED - I’ll Keep 2 people in a waiting list if we get that far.

Teterboro Airport - NJ 2006. Image ©Vincent Laforet

UPDATE: I HAVE PUT UP THE INFORMATION FOR THE MARYLAND EVENT BELOW.

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Here are a few events that I wanted to let you know about  - in case these events happen to be in your neighborhood and you have some free time that day.

I haven’t done a good job of listing these events in the past - so why not start now right?

I will be having a gallery opening - that will focus on my Tilt-Shift work at the Matre Gallery in Atlanta, from October 8th through November 3rd, 2009.

I welcome you to come to the reception on October 8th, 2009 from 6p.m.-9p.m.

Fall Lectures / Workshops:

New York City, NY - September 17th - 11:30a.m.-2:30 p.m.

I will be speaking at the HD Expo at the New Yorker Hotel.

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St. Louis, MO - October 1, 2009 - 7:00p.m.-9:00 p.m.

I will be speaking at Schiller’s Camera Event at Hilton St. Louis Frontenac.

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Atlanta, GA - October 3rd - 9:00a.m.-6:00 p.m.

I will be one of 3 speakers at the Georgia World Congress Center

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Atlanta, GA - October 4th - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Full Day 5D MKII Workshop (class is FULL sorry)

http://www.studioninehundred.com/

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Savannah, GA - October 5th - 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.

I will be speaking at the Savannah College of Art & Design

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Atlanta, GA  - October 7th - 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

I will be speaking at the “Atlanta Celebrates Photography” - Savannah College of Art & Design - Atlanta - presented in association with the Matre Gallery.

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San Diego, CA - October 16th - 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

I will be leading a Live Video Shoot & Lecture - Essy’s Studio, 3350 Sports Arena Blvd Suite K-2, San Diego, CA 92110
www.georgescamera.com

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New York, NY - October 22nd - 24th - All Day at various locations including the Canon booth.

Photo Plus Expo 09

I will be teaching a HANDS ON Workshop titled “Cinematography with a DSLR” - 8:45 a.m. on October 22nd (real early I know - yikes!)

“In this 3-hour seminar, Vincent Laforet will outline some of the most common challenges still photographers are likely to face as they make the transition to cinematography. This presentation will focus mostly on using the new breed of digital SLRs to capture video, as well as discovering the technical advantages and hurdles they come with (especially when compared to other devices such as the RED camera and other traditional camcorders). Laforet will demonstrate many of the DSLR accessories available to achieve professional results on larger productions as well as the post production workflow including video conversion, basic editing and grading. A live shoot segment will take place with the participation of a few lucky attendees.”

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Baltimore Maryland - October 25th - ASMP Baltimore Chapter.

Link here.

This will be a 90 minute lecture with Q&A.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Time:

7:30pm - 9:30pm

Location:

Loyola College, Knott Hall(Room B03)

Street:

4501 N. Charles Street

City/Town:

Baltimore, MD

Students at the LA CLL Workshop in June. Photo by Joshua Lipton

I will be speaking at a conference and leading a workshop in Atlanta on October 3rd and 4th respectively.  (Go to the Canon Live Learning site here and select Atlanta as the city and pull down the menu to list my name if you are interested in learning more or to register.)

I’m sorry that I didn’t list this sooner - but the good news is that there are a few spots left as of this posting.

On Saturday you will get to meet three different Explorers (one of them being me) and get to hear us talk about our individual experiences with stills and video in what is a mini conference.   Bruce Dorn and Adam Jones will be the other two speakers - they’re great!  I will be showing both my still work and discuss my transition into video/film - including Reverie and the Jamie O’Brien “Fist Look” project which is still underway.

On Sunday I will lead around 16 students in an hands on demo of the Canon 5D MKII and it’s video performance.   We will split up into two teams - shooting a very short “short” - with students given the chance to direct, DP, operate the cameras, do sound, lighting etc.    We will discuss shooting a narrative video/film pieces and discuss how the 5D MKII fits into that type of production.   Then we will get together and do it a second time with a second group (this gives everyone a chance to “play”) and edit the two pieces in Final Cut Studio.   I will also give a quick intro into FCP’s Color software - to grade (or color correct) the footage.

This will be the third time I’m doing this workshop for Canon (we did one in NYC and another in LA) and I think it’s fair to say that students had a great time and learned quite a bit at both of the previous workshops.

You’ll get hands on experience with the RedRock Micro systems, Marshall Electronics and Ikan Monitors, Glidecam, LitePanel

and several other necessary gadgets.

The Saturday event is located at the Georgia World Congress Center - here (googlemaps link.) And Sunday’s event is at Studio Nine Hundred. UPDATE: Class is full sorry!

QUICK UPDATE:  The Workshop is full at this time.  Please send an e-mail to workshops@vincentlaforet.com with “NOTIFY ME” in the subject header - if you’d like to be notified when the DVD/Video/Online release of the workshop video becomes available. 

I’ve been planning a photography workshop for a few months now - and have recently decided to include a section for photographers wishing to make the transition into video as well.   The full-day workshop will be held at the Apple Boston Market Center, in Boston MA on Sunday November 2nd, 2008.  

We will cover Apple’s Aperture software in depth - and I will share with you the workflow that I have adopted for both my commercial photography business - as well as the more deadline-driven editorial photography that I do out in the field.  

Basically, I will show you how I run my business and the tools that I use every day.  

I will show you how I manage my entire photography library within Aperture, as well as other tools from Apple and 3rd party software:  ranging from Apple Remote Desktop, to special features in Leopard (such as Automator) to a number of utilities, plugins (Viveza), and delivery methods (Transmit) that I use on a daily basis not only to produce and prepare my images, but also how I run the business side of things (OmniFocus, Kerio Mail Server.)  In short - I will share most of what I have learned over the past 3 years of running my own business (on the technology side) - after leaving my role as a staff photographer after close to a decade.  This will comprise 2/3 of the day-long workshop.

The last third of the workshop will focus on the transition to video/film.  I will bring the Canon 5D MKII  that I used in the making of “Reverie” along with hardware from RedrockMicro and will discuss my transition into video and some of the initial challenges that I faced.   This will NOT be a Final Cut Studio Tutorial however - we will look at some unique workflows especially adapted to the 5D MKII and output strategies via Compressor that will be relevant to all photographers/filmmakers interested in video/web/DVD delivery of the content they produce.   (more…)