PRIVATE WORKSHOP

Doug will custom design your workshop together with you around your needs and desires for growth based on a holistic approach, examining all aspects of your creative process. Besides numerous photo exercises and assignments with individual feedback, you could review your web site and on-line presence, work on your identity materials, get advice on marketing, review past photo work or projects, have guided studio or field photo sessions with or without models, discuss artistic direction and set specific goals for the future as well as develop an action plan for achieving them.

The workshop can held be at the Douglas Beasley Photography office/studio/darkroom in Saint Paul, MN or at the Trade River Retreat Center Vision Quest’s secluded, very private NW Wisconsin facility in the woods, or held at a combination of the two locations. Gourmet, custom-made healthy meals will be prepared for you from fresh organic or locally-sourced ingredients by our own personal chef and served in a casual, relaxed setting. Private lodging and all transportation during the workshop are also provided.  Models can also be provided for a nominal additional expense. The workshop can also be held at another location of your choice (such as the Badlands of South Dakota or your own home or studio), with airfare and lodging provided by you.

This can be a private one-on-one custom designed workshop for yourself or for a small group of two or more. Doug can also facilitate a custom workshop for your larger group or photo club at your location. A pre-workshop get together or phone/video chat meeting will help set the tone and identify issues and preferences for structuring your time together.

Your custom workshop also includes a follow-up meeting, in person or by phone/video chat, scheduled a month later to review work created during the workshop. This intensive, custom-tailored workshop is certain to provide photographic as well as artistic growth.

“If you are really going to be serious about photography…you have to immerse yourself in it. And it’s in those periods of immersion that the greatest rewards occur.“
 –John Sexton

Your Private Workshop can include:
• A pre-workshop consultation
• Discovering your artistic direction
• A review and overhaul of your artistic process
• Review and critique of past bodies of work, looking for threads and themes
• Portfolio building or review, critique and analysis
• Review and critique of your website with analysis of your on-line presence
• Artistic development; discovering your artistic style, vision and direction
• Review and prepare work to submit for publication
• Preparing and submitting a photo book for publication
• Preparing and editing an on-demand published book
• Finding the right gallery or exhibit space
• Submitting your work to for a gallery exhibit or gallery representation
• Goal setting and developing action plan for implementing goals
• Development of a vision plan based on your intended direction
• Finding your place in the market- local, national or international
• Developing a marketing and promotion plan
• Creating an identity, branding materials, etc.
• Specific timetable set up to reach your goals
• Custom photo assignments and exercises, in studio or on location
• Image review and critique of assignments, based upon your personal goals
• Image editing and corrections using Bridge, Lightroom, Photoshop or iPhoto
• Writing exercises to help clarify your personal and artistic path
• On-camera, off-camera and studio lighting set up and use
• Guided photo shoots that could include models/nudes/portraits (models provided)
• Review and analysis of tools used- camera system, computer, software, printer
• Technical advice and training
• Fine-tuning your darkroom or digital printing skills
• Complete one-on-one access during custom workshop

DATES:
Call or email for available dates.

COST:
$2,550.00 Five-day workshop, all-inclusive. $300 for each additional person.
Includes lodging, gourmet meals, pre and post workshop consultation.
Models available for additional fee.
(Deposit of $500 paid to Vision Quest)

$1,950.00 Three-day workshop, all-inclusive. $200 for each additional person.
Includes lodging, gourmet meals, pre and post workshop consultation.
Models available for additional fee.
(Deposit of $500 paid to Vision Quest)

Deposit: $500 paid to Vision Quest. Email Doug to Register.