Photography Workshop Curriculum

This is a series of workshop developed to familiarize participants with elements of portraiture in both the video and photographic mediums. Issues of critical media literacy relevant to portraiture and the refugee experience are also explored.

Objectives

Within this workshop participants will be able to:

• Recognize and apply the key elements and techniques of digital photography
• Recognize the key techniques required to conduct a video interview
• Developing good interviewing techniques
• Critique photographs based on their visual elements
• Critically analyze visual representations in photographs and identify the motivations for these representations
• Create, develop and produce a photo essay
• Create, develop and produce a portrait using photographs and writing
• Use photography and oral testimonies to tell their stories and voice their concerns, particularly as refugee youth living in Montréal
• Use photos for advocacy purposes
• Exhibit their work publicly

Sessions in this series

• Session 1.1 Introduction to Photography 3 hrs
• Session 1.2 Composition - Photos and Words 3 hrs
• Session 1.3 The Refugee Experience 3 hrs
• Session 1.4 Storytelling Through Storyboards and Oral
  History 3 hrs
• Session 1.5 Character Portraits 3 hrs
• Session 1.6 Editing and Interview Techniques Revisited 3 hrs
• Session 1.7 Critical Analysis 3 hrs
• Session 1.8 Review and Concluding Session 3 hrs

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