What makes a good photograph?
And would the answer to this question have been any different ten, fifty or a hundred years ago?
Sure, technology has changed, but as far back as 1888 when George Eastman said “You press the button, we do the rest” and started distributing the first cameras for the mass market, it was the beginning of a trend which continues today. And with the advent of digital technology, programmed settings, and post-processing software, every third person is a photographer.
But is that really true? Improving technology and falling cost have certainly resulted in more pictures being taken, but how many of them are “snapshots” and how many are truly “photographs” in an artistic sense?
So back to our original question – what is it that makes a good photograph? Come to Italy to find out by joining Michael Eldridge’s photographic workshop and open your eyes to a whole new world. Come with an open mind, leave your habits and your ego behind, and your photography will take on a new life and direction as Michael reveals the true essence of good photography. It’s about finding something inside of yourself … changing your perspective … throwing away your preconceptions … and seeing it from the inside out. This is what the workshop is all about.
And with a fabled mountain range and the splendour of medieval Italy just outside the door, you’ll have some of the best subject matter available to put your new-found knowledge to the test. Not to mention the opportunity of exploring one of Italy’s best-kept secrets while you’re about it.
Come to Le Marche. You and your camera will be so glad you did.
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Light … time … mind …
These have been the perennial elements of photography from its very inception.
Our workshop dances once again in this triangular arena and asks ... what is it that so fascinates us about photography, a medium which allows us to explore our past, to play in the present, and to experiment and dream of a future?
There is no other medium which rewards us with the thrill of capturing time, of celebrating beauty, and even of facing the stark brutality of world events. The power of the still image magically transports us through time and space ... so much so that you could confidently say the camera has become an extension of the mind … |
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Photographer-painter Michael Eldridge has published and exhibited widely in both Europe and the USA.
 As an educator, he taught
for many years at the
legendary School of
Photography at
Bournemouth, and also
lectured at The San Francisco Art Institute and the Society for Photographic Education in Carmel, California.
As a curator, he has organized exhibitions in prestigious venues such as the Primavera Fotografica in Barcelona, The Prague Spring Festival in The Czech Republic, at ‘Les Rencontres’ in Arles, and in Lisbon’s Art fair.
He has also run Creativity Workshops in Tucson, Arizona, for the Open University, and at The Sorgente Centre in Tuscany.
www.michaeleldridge.eu
www.physikgarden.com
www.redandblue-artfactory.com |
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“Michael Eldridge was my first – and last – photography teacher. He is a Master in the true sense because he can bring out your essential nature, both in your images and in your life. I studied with him over thirty years ago and have never since met his equal.”
Jeremy Maxwell |
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