Photographic Workshops & Events

Featured workshop

TheWorkshopCenter · Firenze · May 16, 2015, 9:30 am

Past events

Workshops previously organised through TheWorkshopCenter include the following:

Return to the Loveyourpix home page for contests, the Pix of the Day selection and the FineArt Marketplace.

The Workshop Center is where Loveyourpix brings its photographic masterclasses and events together, turning the community's love of photography into something you can learn in person. Rather than only entering contests and sharing your shots online, you can spend time with photographers who work at a professional level and understand how they approach light, space, and storytelling. The program is organised around the same spirit as the contest hall of fame: a place where photographers are recognised, encouraged, and challenged by other people.

Each workshop listing gives you the practical details you need before deciding to attend. You can check the city and venue, the dates and daily schedule, the overall length of the session, and how many places are available, along with the standard rate and any current promotions. Featured entries are highlighted at the top of the calendar, so if you are new to the community it is an easy way to see what is happening first and get a feel for the format of a masterclass before you reserve a spot.

The masterclasses are small by design. With a limited number of participants, there is room for the photographer running the session to give individual attention, comment on your frames as they are made, and explain the reasoning behind each choice. A multi-day workshop usually covers a great deal of ground, moving from the observation and composition principles that shape an image to the technical handling of equipment, so that you leave with skills you can apply to your own pictures straight away.

Running a workshop also has to be a pleasure for you, which is why the atmosphere is described as relaxed and collaborative rather than lecture-like. Photographers of different levels and from very different backgrounds take part, and the exchange of ideas during the sessions is often as valuable as the instruction itself. Bringing your own camera and an open mind is generally enough; the rest is done in the company of others who share the same curiosity about beautiful pictures.

If you would rather start by browsing and learning than by booking, the platform still gives you plenty to explore. You can enter the sponsored and featured photo contests, follow the entries of the photographers you admire, read the announcements and dated news, and keep an eye on the winners and the active members of the crew. In that way the workshops sit at the end of a continuous path: you discover the community, you exchange photographs, and when the time comes you are ready to sit at a table with the photographers whose work inspired you in the first place.