Photography Workshop and Tour in Venice

DORSODURO: Out of the Mainstream

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  • Workshop Fee: 200 Euro for one day of teaching (Up to 2 persons)

  • Workshop Fee: 125 Euro for half day of teaching (Up to 2 persons)

  • Workshop dates are based on student presence in Venice!

  • In the cost of the workshop are not included travel costs, meals and accommodation

  • For further information & to discuss your requirements please send an e-mail to School of Seeing

  • Starting time 8:00am | Meeting point at the Vaporetto (water-bus) stop Zattere (Route 2) in front of Nico, the best Ice cream maker in town

  • Photo Skills: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

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Dorsoduro: Out of the mainstream Photographic theme (one day of teaching)

Street Photography, People & Portraits, Architecture & Statuary, Using Light and Shadow, Reactivity to situations, Creativity and Learning to see                    

  • Walk 1 – Zattere - the Tramontin Squero (Manufacturer of Gondola)

  • Historic - The Domenico Tramontin e Figli boatyard was founded in 1884. The wood is still worked mostly by hand using the basic tools of the ancient art of Venetian boatbuilding: axe, planes saw and hammer. Soaking with water and heating with fire - still the most effective method that avoids damaging the wood fibres, curve the lengths of wood. The design of the stern of each boat takes into account the weight of the gondolier who will become its owner. Instead of the decimal metre, the Veneto foot is used as it is better suited the dimensions and proportions of the gondola

  • Photographic theme - Qualities of Light, workers practicing 

  • Walk 2 – San Trovaso, San Basilio, San Sebastiano, Angelo Raffaele, San Nicolò dei Mendicoli

  • Historic - This itinerary passes trough one of the most characteristic district of the city coming last to San Nicolò dei Mendicoli, one the oldest churches in Venice.

  • Photographic theme - Street photography, Urban Landscape (Giudecca island), Architecture & Statuary 

  • Walk 3 – Former Cotton factory - Ponte San Nicolò – Fondamenta delle Terese – Palazzo Zenobio degli Armeni – Campo dei Carmini

  • Historic - Facing the Church of San Nicolò dei Mendicoli, artificially reinforced to be able to build, the great building of the Cotton Factory, presently site of the Faculty of Architecture in Venice, Palazzo Zenobio, the Armenian College of the Mechitarist Fathers since 1850, the Church of Santa Maria dei Carmini.

  • Photographic theme - Thinking Around the edges, Gardens & Statues

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  • Walk 4 – Calle Della Scuola – Campo Santa Margherita

  • Historic - Campo Santa Margherita is one of the most picturesque and characteristic centres of the life of the working classes with a fish and vegetable market; it’s also a meeting point for the young people, with a large number of bars and restaurants.

  • Photographic theme - Food and Culture -Portraits - People - How to Approach them.

  • Walk 5 – Ponte dei Pugni – Campo San Barnaba – Fondamenta Della Toletta – Accademia Bridge

  • Historic - Venice, Venice and again Venice! Ponte dei Pugni: one of the bridges on which, in olden days, the traditional battle between the two factions of lower class people, the Castellani and the Nicolotti used to take place; they were the two opposing parties in Venice San Pietro di Castello and San Nicolò dei Mendicoli. On the top of the bridge, which was once without balustrading, the rival groups fought hard throwing each other into the canal below. Campo San Barnaba (remember the movie Indiana Jones and the last Crusade?). Fondamenta Della Toletta so called from a narrow bridge of planks at one time thrown across the canal to serve as a bridge. Finally Accademia Bridge: a most beautiful view on the Grand Canal.

  • Photographic theme - Culture, Portraits, Reactivity to situations, Landscape, Street Photography

We will cross an area full of "CULTURE", of young people, universities, museums, music, bars, restaurants...