algrove Posted September 13, 2012 Share #41 Â Posted September 13, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I haven't yet but of the options out there it's one I might consider, provided they allow film photographers. I see they mostly occur in the US/Canada and Germany. Â They allow anyone who has the money since at the ones I attended there were a few non-Leica owners who wanted to try out a Leica camera. You can use any body they bring along (in addition to your own) and they carry a full compliment of M lenses. At my class I believe they had about 5 or 6 M9 bodies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjames9142 Posted September 15, 2012 Share #42 Â Posted September 15, 2012 I will be leading a Monochrom LeicaAkademie workshop in Toronto on Oct 18. I guess it will be a good chance to play with the new toy, although I will only have one in my hands for two weeks prior. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DES Posted September 15, 2012 Share #43  Posted September 15, 2012 I love all aspects of photography, and that also includes macro and telephoto work, areas that some people think are not possible or a waste of time using the rangefinder. But I guess the area I love the most is landscape, and I have on two occasions now been on a field trip with Joe Cornish. I have found these days brilliant, and very informative. They have not cost the earth about £250 ish and he limits the group size so that he can devote as much time as possible to individuals. He is doing a trip to Antarctica with Mark Carwardine, that I would have loved to have done, but at £8k-£10k it is a little beyond me. Anyone fancy sponsoring me?!! :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Lemon Posted September 26, 2012 Share #44  Posted September 26, 2012 As promised here is the feedback from the Jay Maisal workshop I have just attended in NY.  The logistics, location, organisation and resource support (2 guys on hand all week) were all exceptional and what you would expect of a ‘high-end investment’ workshop. The class agenda and time allocated to shooting was appropriate, it’s an intense week with days running from 7am-10pm (including dinner). I edited most of my work after dinner so not a lot of sleep. But fantastic to be fully immersed in street photography and at the end of the week I produced some of the best images I have ever captured.  The 9 other workshop attendees were a mixed group including some full time and some part time photographers from as far away as Australia. It was a brilliant bunch of people and we had some really good fun along the way. Some of the amazing images folks took during the week will stay with me forever.  I should add (as has been commented already by some posters) that this workshop is DSLR centric - all were using Nikon (well one photographer used Canon but changed during the week) with typically 28-300mm zoom lenses. I stuck out with my M8/28mm/50mm like a bacon sandwich at a Jewish wedding but in the end that did not deter me.  Its dead easy to be cynical about doing these workshops (whatever the cost of one) and I have seen the blogs that people have pointed to on this thread which really rip people apart who lead and attend them. However I can only give my opinion and I got a huge amount from the week and met my objectives for the workshop. Believe me if there had been any major disappointments or issues I would have said so whatever I paid for it.  One other thing. Like his work or not Jay Maisal was a major force in commercial photography during the biggest growth time in the profession - the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. His has numerous books to his name (not to mention album covers – Kind of Blue for example) and is good friends with photographers of that era who you may know. I will not go into details but if you do attend this workshop you may be surprised at who you end up having dinner with! Jay is 81 years old – how long he will keep this up for is anyone’s guess.  So if you want to learn from a true master of that era (there can’t be many left leading workshops), can afford the investment and time then this could be for you.  By the way he swears a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted September 27, 2012 Share #45 Â Posted September 27, 2012 Thanks for the write-up Ted. Seems like an interesting workshop (though at a very high price). Â I picked up a copy of Leica's Akademie catalogue at Photokina. I hadn't realised how wide is the range of courses they offer. I will definitely consider them in the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Lemon Posted September 28, 2012 Share #46  Posted September 28, 2012 Thanks for the write-up Ted. Seems like an interesting workshop (though at a very high price). I picked up a copy of Leica's Akademie catalogue at Photokina. I hadn't realised how wide is the range of courses they offer. I will definitely consider them in the future.    I would be very interested in a Monochrome users workshop in the UK (pick my MM up monday!). Brett - this on the Leica Akademie Mayfair agenda cards at all - or will be you running private MM group workshops??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bybrett Posted September 29, 2012 Share #47  Posted September 29, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I would be very interested in a Monochrome users workshop in the UK (pick my MM up monday!). Brett - this on the Leica Akademie Mayfair agenda cards at all - or will be you running private MM group workshops???  Hello Jack  Leica Akademie Mayfair has been closed for 6 months and has just reopened with M9 Explorer workshops! Monochrom workshops are on the future agenda but maybe they are waiting for more owners and/or cameras to materialise.  I'm not currently leading complimentary workshops for Akademie but I am planning some new collaborations, and bigger options, in assignment based coaching next year.  Mindful that I do not want to break the advertising rules here, I will be promoting above board when the time comes.  Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanJW Posted October 14, 2012 Share #48 Â Posted October 14, 2012 As promised i am reporting on the Maine Leica Akademie that i just attended. It was worthwhile and fun. It was led by Justin Stailey of Leica US. Mostly shooting in good locations, meaning rich with potential for good images. out at 530 some days forcsunrises and early light and out for sunsets too. Some classroom time with images and help with post processing as well as critique. The attendees were a very collegial and fun to be with group and it was well organized, including good dinners. There was some M and as well as S gear available to borrow too. I had an hour or so with an S2, which was very nice and capable. This was my first workshop lasting more than a day and I thought it was a terrific four days. Was it an epiphany? No, but I don't think it fair to expect that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Lemon Posted October 15, 2012 Share #49 Â Posted October 15, 2012 As promised i am reporting on the Maine Leica Akademie that i just attended. It was worthwhile and fun. It was led by Justin Stailey of Leica US. Mostly shooting in good locations, meaning rich with potential for good images. out at 530 some days forcsunrises and early light and out for sunsets too. Some classroom time with images and help with post processing as well as critique. The attendees were a very collegial and fun to be with group and it was well organized, including good dinners. There was some M and as well as S gear available to borrow too. I had an hour or so with an S2, which was very nice and capable. This was my first workshop lasting more than a day and I thought it was a terrific four days. Was it an epiphany? No, but I don't think it fair to expect that. Â Thanks Alan. Would love to attend one of these based on the MM in the UK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yst Posted October 15, 2012 Share #50 Â Posted October 15, 2012 I would have thought that trying a new avenue of photography or travelling somewhere you haven't been before would be more beneficial than any workshop? Â Very true... ; also would be the accumulation of knowledges & understandings in seeing things, art appreciations that make one to be a better photographer, not just some photo workshops ... Â and for some, "going places haven't been before would be more beneficial", which promotes new inspiration, interest, new angles and subject maters... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 15, 2012 Share #51 Â Posted October 15, 2012 One can combine travel and workshops - Perhaps the best of both worlds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanJW Posted October 15, 2012 Share #52 Â Posted October 15, 2012 Very true... ; also would be the accumulation of knowledges & understandings in seeing things, art appreciations that make one to be a better photographer, not just some photo workshops ... Â and for some, "going places haven't been before would be more beneficial", which promotes new inspiration, interest, new angles and subject maters... Â There are things about workshops that are different than merely going to new places (Maine was new for me). First, an instructor with whom you can discuss things, and who can make suggestions as well as make assignments ("look for details") as well as make suggestions for post processing; second, is the ability to see how other people are seeing things, which may be helpful in challenging you to see things in different ways. It can also be humbling as some of your co-participants may be really really good. Having 14 people shoot the same general subject and come back later in the day or the next to see and publicly discuss the best three from everyone is very different than simply going somewhere new and seeing new things. One keeps you within yourself (which may or not be so bad) and the other may expand the way you look at things. I am not saying that workshops are for everyone or that you should do six a year. I am saying they are a useful way to shed complacency and force you to think about how you go about making images. Â Combining an occasional workshop with some travel to new places to me is a good recipe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 15, 2012 Share #53 Â Posted October 15, 2012 Alan - Â Your Maine experience tracks well with my San Francisco multi-day experience. I agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted October 16, 2012 Share #54 Â Posted October 16, 2012 One can combine travel and workshops - Perhaps the best of both worlds. Â Exactly. I've only been to NYC twice, but in both cases photography was the raison d'etre. First time was a workshop with Thorsten Overgaard. Second time with Peter Turnley. Â If it weren't for a paid-up photography workshop, I'd probably still be waiting to see that lovely city. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share #55 Â Posted October 16, 2012 Jeff, those are two interesting individuals, would you mind comparing and contrasting those two experiences? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Lemon Posted October 16, 2012 Share #56 Â Posted October 16, 2012 Combining an occasional workshop with some travel to new places to me is a good recipe. Â So true Alan, I have attended workshops in Rome and NY, and although I have visited both those places before, seeing them within a workshop context adds to the experience. Â I am off to Ethiopia next week with the Monochrome in the bag and not a workshop in sight - which will also be good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WPalank Posted October 16, 2012 Share #57  Posted October 16, 2012 First time was a workshop with Thorsten Overgaard. Second time with Peter Turnley.  Jeff, Like Rick, I'd like to hear about the Turnley workshop as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 17, 2012 Share #58 Â Posted October 17, 2012 I believe that both "roguewave" (Ben) and "vdb" (virgil) took at least two Tumley workshops. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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