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How To Create Powerful Photo Essays And Personal Projects

June 26, 2014 by Seshu | Editor & Publisher

David H. Wells is more than a photojournalist. He is a teacher, an avid blogger and even after years of experience creating powerful photo essays or personal projects, he is still an enthusiastic student learning the medium of video to further his goals.

Over the years of running into him at conferences or workshops he is teaching, David and I have become friends. So, when I heard he was teaching a course called “Create Powerful Photo Essays and Personal Projects,” on CreativeLive, I wasted no time to contact him via Twitter and then email to set a date and time to chat about it.

Here is the link to the personal project David mentions in the video that he is currently pursuing in India.

Are you pursuing a personal photography project? Have you completed a photo essay you want published here on Tiffinbox? If so, I want to know about it. Comment below with a link or more information. I might choose to interview you.

Lastly, don't hesitate for even a second to take David's course on CreativeLive, if you are interested in creating a photo essay or a personal project. You get to watch for free while CreativeLive is broadcasting it live from Seattle. In the event you miss it, you can always buy the course, download it and watch it in its entirety whenever you want.

Create Powerful Photo Essays & Personal Projects, a course on CreativeLive.com

I have added this course to my calendar and I'll be watching and learning from a photojournalist who not only talks the talk, but walks the walk when it comes to producing a body of work that speaks of the larger issues humanity faces. I hope you will join me in checking out “Create Powerful Photo Essays and Personal Projects.”

Filed Under: Home Middle Right, Photo Projects, Photography Tagged With: David H. Wells, Personal Photography, personal projects, Photo Essay, photography projects, Powerful Photo

Elizabeth Krist, Senior Photo Editor, National Geographic Magazine

June 4, 2013 by Seshu | Editor & Publisher

Last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Elizabeth Krist, Senior Photo Editor at National Geographic magazine. We discussed photographers, photo editing and the workshop she will be teaching from July 31 to August 3, in Vermont.

She is joined at this wonderful retreat for photographers by other photo editors and decision makers:

June 19-22: Sam Barzilay, UPI and Photoville
June 26-28: Angelika Hala, Stern Magazine
July 10-13: James Estrin, New York Times
July 24-27: Denise Wolff, Aperture
August 7-10: Whitney Johnson, The New Yorker
August 21-23: Emily Keegin, Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine
August 28-30: William A. Ewing, Thames and Hudson

“This summer, FotoVisura is hosting a unique 3-day intensive workshop in Stowe, Vermont that features an impressive list of guest editors. The workshop includes editing, sequencing, design layout, and final presentation. Photographers will be paired with a guest editor in one-on-one and group sessions to help consult photographers on their goals – whether it’s a photo essay, portfolio, multimedia, book or exhibition.”

I first heard of the Foto Visura photo editing and post production workshops through Photoshelter and so I want to thank them (and Lauren Margolis, in particular) for introducing me to Elizabeth.

Foto Visura was founded by Adriana Teresa and Graham Letorney. Learn more about Foto Visura here. As I express to Elizabeth, if I were in town, I would definitely sign up to be a part of her program as she appears to be open to making it about either photography or photo editing.

Check out the video below and if you have any questions or comments, please pen them below.

Learn more from Elizabeth through this wonderful webinar coordinated by Photoshelter's Allen Murabayashi. If you do decide to go to Vermont, please let me know what your thoughts are about these workshops. It's important that we share, in equal measure, the successes and challenges of photography and photo editing workshops everywhere.

And here is the image, Elizabeth and I discussed in the video:

Memorial Day 2013, Avon, Connecticut  | Seshu Photography

Filed Under: Education, Photography, Workshops Tagged With: Editing Workshops, Elizabeth Krist, National Geographic Magazine, Photo Editing, photo editor, Photo Essay, Visura

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