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Telling the Story: Field Techniques for Documentary Photographers and Writers in International Development

 

Who is it for?

This three (3) day course is designed to help those with an interest in community development to represent the work they are passionate about in the best possible light. If you work with an NGO, community group, media organisation, academic institution, aid agency, commercial aid company or government department, or have an interest in documentary photography and writing you, should consider attending this unique course.
 

What do you need?

Participants are expected to have basic photography and writing skills. Participants will need to attend with the following -
    • Digital camera, preferably, but not necessarily, one that shoots in RAW.
    • Laptop computer with an image viewing software such as Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Aperture, Photoshop Elements, or Photo Mechanic. Try to avoid iPhoto as it does not allow organising and categorising photographs as easily.
 

Course Description:

Over the course of three days, this workshop will explore how you can use two enduring, engaging forms of communication - photography and writing - to create a culture of storytelling at your organisation.  Storytelling will help your organisation's work more vital and vibrant to supporters, as well as bringing the critical social issues you care about most to better awareness with new audiences.  The course will cover relevant topics and approaches in the classroom before a short field exercise.  The workshop will also feature critical one-on-one feedback from an award-winning documentary photographer and a professional writer.
 

Course Outline:

  • The ethics of documentary storytelling in the humanitarian context; 
  • Ways to weave photography and writing into an effective communication style; 
  • How to use different kinds of written pieces to convey and vary your message; 
  • Photography techniques; 
  • Identifying your organisation's strongest stories.
 

Course Duration:

3 days - 9.00am to 4.30pm
 

Venue:

TBC
 

Course Fees:

 
  Early Bird Fee         Regular Fee 
Full Fee AU$1,750.00 AU$1,850.00

·     The above course fees are applicable for participants based within Australia only. All course fees are inclusive of GST and they cover registration, course materials and meals during the course delivery.

·     To qualify for Early Bird registration fees, course fees must be paid to IDSS within the early bird registration deadline (one month before the course date). Beyond that the regular fee will be applicable to all registrations including the existing ones which were not paid within the deadline.

·     Overseas participants will incur an additional fee of AU$40.00 (inclusive of GST) to cover the additional cost of processing overseas payments and registration. Please follow the link for further information relevant to overseas participants.
 

Registration:

Participants are requested to read the IDSS Training Policy before applying for registration/enrolment.

To register your interest, click on the link to email: training@idss.com.au
 
For additional information please contact:

Phone: + 61 3 8683 1081
Fax: + 61 3 8683 1444
 
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