Question lang... what makes an Photography Workshop worth attending to?

[salbahis]

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Question lang... what makes an Photography Workshop worth attending to?
Price?, Topics?, Trainors/Mentors?

[salbahis]

A VERY RELEVANT QUERY ...

Mostly to learn ...

For some, an event to socialize ...

For a few, a way for ostentatious display of gears ...

For the business-minded, a way to make money from newbies and the ignorant ...

Need we say more ...

i work at Bigfoot/International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) its part of my survey to know what really photography enthusiast really looking for a workshop, coz we are planning to offer workshops to diri sa cebu...

i just had an conversation with the IAFT marketing head thats why i ask this question, coz dili kaayo maayo ila marketing campaign...

[cmontoya]

I haven't attended any since most of what they teach can be learned online or books but the advantage of seminar/workshops is that you get immediate feedback from the instructor. Before you join one, find out who the instructor/s is/are, take a look at their portfolios and see whether you'd like to follow their style or adapt them to yours. I taught basic photography in our company last week for free and the participants affirmed learning from it. However, I taught them nothing new, that is, I compressed my 2 years of learning into two hours - a crash course about hand holding, aperture-shutter-ISO, exposure (Zone System), lighting, and composition.

Just be wary of seminar/workshops that you'd regret paying for. Research, ask people who attended (if possible) and then just go for it. If you do, I suggest you sit in the front row so you're not distracted by pretty participants (unless nitapad nimo, he he).

[salbahis]

@cmontoya sir im not looking for one, we are the one who will be offering the workshop, we have good mentors here, its a shame if we cant offer sa mga taga cebu... apparently the marketing team sa filmschool have no idea kung unsay gipangita sa taga cebu so nag ask ko if unsa ba jud mostly ganahan nga attendnan sa mga photography enthusiast...

[vanix09]

A VERY RELEVANT QUERY ...

Mostly to learn ...

For some, an event to socialize ...

For a few, a way for ostentatious display of gears ...

For the business-minded, a way to make money from newbies and the ignorant ...

Need we say more ...

I agree with genghis.

for me ha, sguro it would be better kung something like an advance workshop. workshop wherein dili lang basta2 ma learn. ayaw na sguro ng basic. kay daghan naman mga tao practical ug wise these days. mo ingon man dayon:

"ay, dili nlng ta anang basic workshop oi kay sayon rana. daghan kaau ug e-books, tutorials, videos, and etc. sa internet in which ma aquire ra nato for FREE. ang i bayad nato ug workshop i palit nlng nato ug bag, external flash, and other accessories."



IMHO lang na ha. In My Humble Opinion.

[cmontoya]

@salbahis: Acheche. Well, you can look at the threads with the most views here

1. Beautiful/Pretty and Sexy Faces of Cebu
- which means daghan dyud barako na photographer oi

2. Macro Photography
- Eew, insects

3. Wedding Photography
- Sakal, este, kasal

4. Night Photography
- Again, hilig girls ug gabii mga photographers (wink wink)

5. Shooting the shooter pics post up
- And we love shooting other photographers

6. Toy Photography
- And surprise surprise the genre that got me started

7. Artistic HDR Photography
- not my cup of tea but I appreciate properly HDR-ed photos (although I can't really say what is proper)

8. Bokehlicious!!!

9. S T R O B I S T

10. Fashion & Glamour Photography Ver 2.0 (This is a C&C thread)

Start with this list but I assure you as long as the models are KKPPGGs, patok sa takilya yan. Sigurado advertise ka 8 am, fully booked before 12 noon. Mu hangyo pa kung pwede pa insert.

To save you the trouble of asking what KKPPGGs are

Kinis kinis puti puti ganda ganda (eh he he he - Rene Requiestas laugh) - From Starzan when Chetae saw Jane taking a bath

Murag ra ni advertising. Maski unsa product, butangi lang diha KKPPGG naka two-piece or maski stimulating clothing, mupalit dyud laki maski di gud kahinanglan. Na biktima nako ana. "Sir, palit na ani spaghetti. It's hot and spicy." Hatagi ko usa ka dosena day. Ehem, unsa imo name ug cellphone number?

Go go go ...

[salbahis]

@salbahis: Acheche. Well, you can look at the threads with the most views here

1. Beautiful/Pretty and Sexy Faces of Cebu
- which means daghan dyud barako na photographer oi

2. Macro Photography
- Eew, insects

3. Wedding Photography
- Sakal, este, kasal

4. Night Photography
- Again, hilig girls ug gabii mga photographers (wink wink)

5. Shooting the shooter pics post up
- And we love shooting other photographers

6. Toy Photography
- And surprise surprise the genre that got me started

7. Artistic HDR Photography
- not my cup of tea but I appreciate properly HDR-ed photos (although I can't really say what is proper)

8. Bokehlicious!!!

9. S T R O B I S T

10. Fashion & Glamour Photography Ver 2.0 (This is a C&C thread)

Start with this list but I assure you as long as the models are KKPPGGs, patok sa takilya yan. Sigurado advertise ka 8 am, fully booked before 12 noon. Mu hangyo pa kung pwede pa insert.

To save you the trouble of asking what KKPPGGs are

Kinis kinis puti puti ganda ganda (eh he he he - Rene Requiestas laugh) - From Starzan when Chetae saw Jane taking a bath

Murag ra ni advertising. Maski unsa product, butangi lang diha KKPPGG naka two-piece or maski stimulating clothing, mupalit dyud laki maski di gud kahinanglan. Na biktima nako ana. "Sir, palit na ani spaghetti. It's hot and spicy." Hatagi ko usa ka dosena day. Ehem, unsa imo name ug cellphone number?

Go go go ...

thanks sir, ako ni im hatag nga lists sa taga marketing namo, puro man gud foreigner unya taga manila ug gawas ang usual nila target, mao nga maytana maapil pud ang cebu, actually mo apil man sad ko... pero so far... dili sila mo open ug lain workshop basta gamay ra ang nag enroll...

[cmontoya]

I'm not a native Cebuano but married to one but in my 16 years here, Cebuanos are a bit er, 'thrifty' so better find a way to minimize the cost but still deliver so 5 star hotels are out as a venue I guess 5 thou is already max but if they know it's worth it, e.g., si Manny Librodo, then maybe they'll pay more.

[cmontoya]

I suggest you also work with the major Cebu-base photography shops. I'm not sure how you can work with them though maybe participants can get 5% discount off from future purchases, etc.

[szichri]

1. Mentor - sikat ang mentor
2. Price - it won't matter if sikat ang mentor
3. Topic - it won't matter if sikat ang mentor

in that particular order...