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Music Photography Seminar and Workshop 2009

published by jeremysaffer on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 10:50pm

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heres the info for my next seminar. hope to see some of you there? :)

heres what is covered and below is the press release..

The workshop will take place on Saturday August 29th and Sunday August 30th in, and around my studio in Chicopee, Ma.

The first day will mostly concentrate on everything up to the shoot – while the 2nd day will be the actual live and hands on photo shoots.

  Tickets are on a limited first come basis, as I want to work with an intimate small group. There are only 10 tickets available!.

Here is the rough itinerary… more to come – bands will be announced shortly..

Introduction
-          Intros
-          How to get started in music photography
-          Goals for the group

  Getting started in music photography
-          Publicity
-          Building a portfolio
-          How to contact a bands press agent
-          Professional site work
-          How to get your images where you want them
-          Knowing your equptment

  The basics of live concert photography
-          Lighting options
-          Stage light vs. strobe/flash lighting
-          Blending lighting
-          Concert ethics
-          Does knowing a band and their music help?! YES!
-          Covering multiple outlets for one show
-          How to cut post-production
-          File organization
-          The “Uh-Oh”s, what to do when something goes wrong
-          Q&A

  Concert photography – after the show
-          Getting the files out in a timely manner
-          What to send out first
-          Knowing what shot is worth money
-          Photo credit is not the same as being paid
-          How much photoshop is too much

  Music portraiture part 1. Before the shoot.
-          Pre-production and preparations.
-          Locking down the right details – where when – WEATHER!
-          Differences in shooting for a band, label, endorsement, etc.
-          Knowing what the band wants
-          Concept from paper to print.
-          Safe vs. artistic and how to mix them.
-          “What do we bring?”
-          Clothing choices, what works?
-          Location, location, location!
-          How to make the “safe” shot, look amazing.

  Music portraiture part 2A. The shoot – in studio
-          Gathering the band
-          Background choices
-          Lighting options
-          The do’s and don’ts for a band
-          Poses that work
-          Creating depth
-          Using selective focus
-          Knowing that bad ideas, are usually awesome.

  Music portraiture part 2B. The shoot – on location
-          Knowing a location
-          Indoor lighting options
-          Outdoor lighting options
-          Getting the most out of each set
-          Controlling your environment
-          Making a set/scene from provided environment
-          5 looks, one location
-          When nature attacks…
-          Shooting for an environment
-          Blending Light

  Post Production and Photoshop
-          The difference between a photoshopper and photographer
-          Picking the right image
-          Knowing the right amount of post production to do
-          Levels!
-          File safety

  The Business of Music Photography
-          KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
-          A complete shoot – from concept to paycheck
-          Invoicing
-          How to get to the next level of your career
-          Branching out from photography

  Live photo shoots
-          in studio photo session with band
-          on location photo session with band
-          send outs
-          editing
-          archiving

  Hands on photo shoots
-          in studio – YOU shoot the band
-          on location – YOU shoot the band

  In closing
-          Go over the basic learned points
-          Q&A forum

  Notes – For anyone flying in, I can provide rides to and from the airport (please fly into Bradley international airport in Hartford, ct) – I also have limited space at my house for people to crash – so you don’t have to get a hotel.

 

 

2nd ANNUAL MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHY SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP WITH JEREMY SAFFER TO TAKE PLACE AUGUST 29TH AND 30TH

 

FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST BANDS VANNA AND ANTILOVE

 

 

Photographer Jeremy Saffer is set to run the 2nd Annual Music Photography Seminar in Western Mass on August 29th and 30th. Special guest bands appearing at the Seminar are Epitaph recording artists Vanna, and Western Massachusetts’ own AntiLove. More information is available at www.jeremysaffer.com/workshop.

 

This will be a two day event, covering all aspects of the music photography business, concert photography, in studio, and on-location band photo shoots, endorsement photos, lighting options, post production, as well as interactive and hands-on photo shoots with both bands.

  

The first Music Photography Seminar took place in September ‘08 and featured Shai Hulud and Thy Will Be Done.

 

Photographer Jeremy Saffer released his first book of photography in April. Entitled Bring The Noise, the 120 page hardcover collection features 156 full-color band images, all taken from Saffer’s extensive career, shooting music's best and brightest. Bring The Noise gathers a broad selection of artists, representing the varied spectrum of both the metal and hardcore scenes. Lacuna Coil, Bleeding Through, All That Remains, Dimmu Borgir, Bring Me The Horizon, Norma Jean, Earth Crisis, Behemoth and many more all make appearances within the pages of Bring The Noise, which also contain a number of never-before-seen images exclusive to the book. “The word ‘talented’ absolutely belongs to Mr. Saffer,” says Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil. For more info on Bring The Noise please visit www.jeremysaffer.com/bringthenoise.

 

Jeremy Saffer is a longtime contributor to Outburn Magazine. Saffer is also the house photographer for the esteemed Worcester Palladium, as well as the official photographer of the venue’s annual New England Metal And Hardcore Festival. The photographer has also worked with many respected underground record labels, including Century Media Records, Nuclear Blast, Victory Records, Trustkill, and Prosthetic Records, as well as ESP guitars, Draven shoes, and Peavey Electronics…all of whom have been impressed with Saffer's hard work, dedication, and talent.

 

“A lot of us take pictures, but Jeremy takes photographs,” enthuses David Ellefson, formerly of Megadeth. “Even though his subjects are some of the biggest icons of rock who are worthy of a thousand words to tell their story, Jeremy says it all in one snap of shutter.”

 

For more information contact jeremysaffer@gmail.com.

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