Leica Store San Francisco
Narrative Portraits Masterclass - Mark De Paola
Join Mark de Paola at Leica Store San Francisco June 27-28, for a beautiful weekend capturing portraiture stories on location in San Francisco. Dissecting together the anatomy of character and plot development, as well as exploring both the literal and abstract possibilities of crafting story with photographs, students will come away with two distinct narrative sequences of photographs shot on location at the iconic Sutro Baths and in downtown San Francisco.
This masterclass is catered to photographers both beginning their artistic journey as well as those more advanced in the medium. Mark will explore how implementing and understanding how sequencing a narrative applies to many photographic genres and is critical to creating a completed body of work. In addition, students will explore how landscape images as well as more abstracted photographs or portions of a whole picture can play a critical part in building an overall narrative in a portraiture sequence. The Sutro Baths have always been a big source of inspiration for de Paola, and he will work with students to explore this location and others as a compounding character with the portraiture subject.
Do not miss this unique opportunity to join Mark de Paola in San Francisco this summer. You are sure to come away with powerful and poignant photographs, reunite with your own unlocked sense of play and story, and immerse further into discovering your truest unique photographic style and connection in portraiture.
TOPICS AND SCHEDULE
- This masterclass will cover the following topics:
Building, deconstruction, and abstracting a narrative in portraiture - Mark’s creative process from concept to completion in photographic storytelling
- Character development
- Working with natural light on-location
- Capturing motion or suspense in a still image
- Understanding the collaboration between photographer and subject
- Adapting a creative concept to your own visual style
- Composing photographs to elicit tension or suspense as plot point
Masterclass schedule:
Thursday, June 26 Opening reception for Mark’s Leica Store San Francisco solo exhibition
Day 1 | Friday, June 27
- Morning lecture at Leica Store San Francisco
- Location photographing with professional model for the rest of the day
Day 2 | Saturday, June 28 Meet at classroom location/briefing
- Morning shoot in San Francisco Chinatown
- Afternoon editing and sequencing session in classroom
- Student portfolio presentations and debrief discussion
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About The Photographer
MARK DE PAOLA
