Sunday, 12 December 2010

New Orleans Workshop - One Camera One Lens

I went to the Pictage Partner Conference in New Orleans last month and it was amazing! Three intensive days of learning from some of the world's best photographers. New Orleans is beautiful, the architecture of the French Quarter is lovely and the soft Louisiana light was divine. 15 of us spent a morning with Chris Williams, a local photographer, who took us to Lafayette Square. The workshop was titled One Camera, One Lens. The goal was to not be burdened with too many choices, to look and to see using one prime lens - I chose my 85mm. Chris had arranged a few local musicians to come by for us to photograph - a fabulously eccentric singer named Johnny Angel and a wonderful trio made up of Ross McIntire, Alex Bachari and Ted Long. I was mesmerised by the double bass, the detail and the reflections in the wood - gorgeous...













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