This four day workshop will take you to the magnificent natural environment of Gros Morne National Park of Canada, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From a base camp at Lomond on Bonne Bay, you will explore the centre of the park. You will also visit more intimately the shores of Bonne Bay as well as other corners of the park, an excellent occasion to see nature close-up.

Personal Vision

Personal Vision is the ability to see something that only you can see because it comes from within yourself. It is the awareness of using your imagination to create an idea or concept that can drive your visual expression. How clear your personal vision is, how closely integrated it is to your photographic practice, determines how successful you will be in creating photographs that are unique and expressive. The goal of this workshop is to help the photographer identify what drives their visual curiosity and their impulsion to be visually expressive. It will explore how to integrate personal vision in the mental and emotional experience and artistic craftsmanship of ongoing photographic practice.

Workshop Outline

This a preliminary outline of the workshop activities. More details will be added as they become available.

	Photography Workshop Activities
Sunday evening Pre-workshop session	Introduction of participants, workshop mentors, presentation of workshop activities.
Day 1, Monday Morning	Defining Personal Vision:    Inspiration    Creativity    Personal world view    Personal style    Personality type Looking Inward    What drives you    Sources of inspiration Your personal myth    Developing your inner narrative    The self-fulfilling dream
Afternoon	Dimensions of Consciousness:    Psychological influences    Sociological influences    World view    Parti pris    Past experience
Evening	Visual presentation
Day 2, Tuesday Morning	Personal Style:    What makes expression original    Exploration of choice of subject    Attitude toward subject    Technique    Craftsmanship
Afternoon	Photo session: Albedo - exploration of photography as a light dependent medium and how this affects personal vision and the image.
Evening	Appreciation of work
Day 3, Wednesday Morning	Photo session: Syzygy - exploration of how the expression of a three-dimensional universe as a two-dimensional image affects personal vision.
Afternoon	Photo session: Ex Machina - exploration of how the mechanics, physics and chemistry of the photographic medium affects personal vision and the image.
Evening	Appreciation of work
Day 4, Thursday Morning	Photo session: Dark Matter - exploration of the expression of that which is not seen by the eye and lens and affects personal vision and the image.
Afternoon	One-on-one appreciation of work Preparation of presentations Selection and editing of photos
Evening	Wrap-up presentations Appreciation and celebration.