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What to Expect

Not much beats the experience of flipping through a photobook. In this two-part workshop, participants will work with artist and educator Chris Bowes to create a series of engaging photographs and bind them into a handmade photobook.

Session one (Thursday 21 September): Chris will teach participants about the technical and creative elements of photography, including composition and lighting. He’ll also explain how to capture a series of images that respond to a theme.

Session two (Thursday 28 September): Learn how to sequence the series of photographs you made during the first session so they tell a story. Participants will then bind them together into a one-of-a-kind photobook.

This workshop is suitable for beginners and materials are provided. Please ensure your child is able to attend both sessions.

This workshop has a capacity of 10 students.

What to Bring

• A smartphone with the free Adobe Lightroom Mobile app installed OR A digital camera (any is fine)
• A snack and water bottle
• Sun protection (for the first session—students will be walking around the exterior of The Mining Exchange)

Learning Outcomes

• At the end of this workshop, students will be able to:
• Confidently take a photo using a digital camera or smartphone.
• Adjust exposure in-camera.
• Capture engaging compositions.
• Shoot portraits, landscape and urban images.
• Understand the use of colour and black and white in photographs.
• Create images within a project that speak to a theme.
• Curate a series of photographs and bind them into a handmade book to take home.

About Your Teacher

Chris Bowes is a photographer, artist and educator based in Naarm (Melbourne). His art incorporates elements of photography, video and installation, exploring the material properties of image-based systems by dissecting and manipulating them in unusual ways. Outside of his arts practice, Chris works as a lecturer in the photography department at RMIT University, and runs his own photography studio, gallery and educational space called Kindred Cameras. The aim of Kindred Cameras is to provide an affordable space for image makers to create and share their work, and teach the wider public about the magic of photography and video.