INSPIRING CONFERENCES
Since 2010, I have given more than 150 conferences around the province. I take the time to answer all questions. If you want to see me at your photo club, assiciation or for a cultural event, a conference is $250. You can ask Photo Service for the eventuality of a sponsored conference. Then just add the transportation fees of 55 cents per kilometer. I am based in Longueuil, Quebec. Arrangements can be done for travel abroad. Some material is only in French, translation is pending...
Many available topics:
PHOTO WORLD TOUR
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How to do a Photography World Tour? Eric shows you how he did it. 12 Countries, 43000km, 19000 photos, 30 days of pure dedication to our passion. See where Photography took him, in a conference packed with tips, monumental images, and stories about them.
SWEDEN, ISRAEL and ICELAND
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What does Sweden, Israel and Iceland have in common ? They are fascinating destinations ! Change of scenery, street photo, magnificent landscapes, travelling for photo always gives us nice surprises. Let Eric show his specific approach to photo travelling.
Also : money, jet lag, visa, transport, good restaurants, photo tips, and more...
HONG KONG
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Hong Kong has a lot to offer. From food to shopping, it's a prohographer's paradise : Architecture, street photo, night and day citiscapes, let Eric give you insight about this great photogenic city. Travel tips and tricks are guaranteed.
Also : money, jet lag, visa, transport, good restaurants, photo tips, and more...
CREATIVITY - EXPRESS YOURSELF BETTER WITH SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS
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How to get out of your comfort zone? How to go forward in this World where everything has already been done? How can we convey a message, with series of photos that are aestetically or philosophically similar? Photography is also about telling stories, touching people, and changing the World...
THE WAY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER
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All photographers, amateur or professionnal, have a way, or a path, that can be similar. This conference shows the photographic path of Eric Constantineau, and lets you think about your own path in photography. For example, see why he started to build is own cameras. Discover what, according to him, is a "good" photo. An approach, in constant evolution... See the importance of mastering the technique and put it at art's service, and not the opposite.
PHOTO PROJECTS AND TRICKS TO GET BETTER
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You are thinking about beginning a photography project? 365, 52, deadlines, are some themes that photographers recognizes. Let's take the time to look at some winning formulaes, that pushes us further. Come and learn how to add excitement in your daily photography, without going through the anxiety of too big challenges.
DEPTH OF FIELD AND HYPERFOCALS
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Depth of field is a basic concept in photography that one must master to the fullest. With it, we have more tools to express ourselves. It helps us to isolate our subjects from backgrounds, or on the contrary, have massive details from close to far objects. Moreover, hyperfocal distances are the key to maximize depth of field, making the camera an even more powerful tool, enabling us to make images where it would not be possible without.
LIGHT: THE REAL PHOTOGRAPHER's TOOL
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Often, people think that the camera is the main tool of the photographer, but in fact, it's light! In this conference, Eric shows you how to quantify and qualify light: intensity, contrast, luminance, hard light, diffused light, latitude, HDR, white balance, color rendition... We also see how to get creative with light.
LIGHT PAINTING
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Paint with light... Interested? This conference, both technical and artistic, is filled with colorful light painting examples. In this conference, many techniques are explained, and of course, Eric also have some good tips to share. Join light with the camera, it's ceativity pushed to the roof!
MOBILE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY, SYNCHRONISATION AND FAST LIGHTING TIPS
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This conference shows us the mechanics of our cameras and shutters, flash synchronization times, fundamental knowledge to master flash photography. We also see surprising lighting tricks to greatly improve the quality of our images.
LONG EXPOSURES AND NIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
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The Sun sets, it's time to go out and do some night photography. Tripod at hand, we take the time to adapt to that dark light. This conference shows us the best recipes for night photography, tips and tricks are guaranteed.
HIGH DEFENITION PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY
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Since a few years now, we see "Gigapans" appearing on the Internet. These interactive ultra high definition images are plain old panoramic images, but made from series of hundreeds of photos. After building a ultra high resolution camera that uses 8"x10" film, Eric goes digital and replaces his darkroom for a server room. This conference shows the panoramic photography concepts, and the newest techniques that enable us to push it even further. Careful, this conference shows jaw dropping imagery!
TECHNICAL AND ARTISTIC HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
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Eric Constantineau gives you an overview of the photographic history. Both technical and artistic, we see the evolution of the many photographic processes from Daguerreotypes, to modern digital cameras. We also have a glimpse at the major photography movements. Come see how the processes influenced art and vice versa since the two last centuries.
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