Photojournalism in the City of Angels

City of Angles

Photojournalism Workshops and Tours

323 377-7565

Photojournalism Outings - 2013

We've scheduled three trips so far for this year that will explore all the angles in the City of Angels. From beginner to expect, each outing will propel our photography to higher levels, both with documentary and expressive images – of architecture and people – to connect us to the heart and soul one of the world's great metropolises.

- A Day (or Two) in L.A - Saturday and/or Sunday, February 16-17, 2013

The photographer who made the cover shot for Time magazine's "Person of the Year," Ted Soqui, will be our instructor on a tour of iconic locations in Los Angeles, the City of Angeles. We will explore a variety of ways to tell stories with our cameras about the urban environment in a single photo and with a series of images. Note: We have a guest photographer, Cameron Mitchell, cameraman for the late, great Huell Howser.

Come for one day, or come for both. We'll meet in the morning and finish in the late afternoon, exploring new locations each day.

On Saturday, we'll enjoy the downtown experience. Locations will include Union Station (with it's mix of Streamline Moderne, Mission Revival and Dutch Colonial Revival architectural styles – who knew?), Olvera Street, the Arts District, Broadway (including the Bradbury Building, where a portion of "Bladerunner" was filmed), the Grand Central Market (unfortunately slated for "renovation"), and more. Meeting place: famous Philippe's, for breakfast and photography.

On Sunday, we'll switch gears, traveling to the west-side of town. Breakfast and photos first, at the famed Farmers Market, before we move onto Beverly Hills, Santa Monica's Palisades Park (overlooking the Pacific Ocean), the Santa Monica Pier, finishing with a visit to THE pro photo shop in L.A., Samys Camera, and sites along mid-town's famed Miracle Mile.

What to bring:

- Camera gear (see below)
- Clothing for warm and cool temperatures
- Hat and sunblock
- Day pack and/or camera bag
- Money for meals

What will be provided:

- Guided photography walks to a cornucopia of locations
- Instructions for composition, exposure, creating portraits
- Equipment demonstrations
- One meal

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Photographic equipment: You don't need to spend any money on equipment you don't already have. A basic digital camera will serve you well. If you have them, Ted recommends bringing along a wide-angle zoom or wide prime lens – probably the most useful lens for the weekend – and for a second lens, a telephoto zoom or prime lens. If you have a back-up camera, bring it too.

Still shooting with film? The instructors recommend film from ISO/ASA 25 to 400. Fujichrome slide film offers excellent color saturation for slide film and has fine grain Fujicolor and Kodacolor are good print films.

CF or SD cards: Bring plenty of storage space for your digital photographs. Bring enough battery power to last through a day.

Weather: We can expect mild to warm days, and cool evenings. Be prepared with a selection of clothing. "Bad" weather, though we don't expect it in Southern California, is often the best weather, serving as a spectacular backdrop for urban photography.

Cost: $100 for one day, $180 for two days.

Cancellations: $50 for canceling one day; $80 for canceling both days.

Payment: Send payment to:

Image Quest
1164 Alvira Street
Los Angeles, CA. 90035

You may also use paypal (contact Dave Wyman, first)

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Sponsor: A&I Books is helping us provide, at optional and discounted cost, a photo book of the weekend, featuring a selection of participants' images, to document in print the journey each of us will make over the course of the weekend. We'll have more details about the book when we meet.

Send payment to Image Quest, 1164 Alvira Street, Los Angeles, CA 90035. You can also use paypal (check with Dave, first). If you have any questions: call the trip leader, Dave, at 323 377-7565, or e-mail him at davewyman@imountainman.com.

Private workshops/tours are available, too: contact us.

- Photojournalism in the City of Angels - From Famous to Forgotten - Friday - Sunday, June 14-16, 2013

We will explore a variety of ways to tell stories about the heart and soul of the urban environment. This weekend outing also includes two meals from restaurants emblematic of Los Angeles. Locations will include, yet will not be limited to, Hollywood, Venice Beach, Griffith Park (the aazing the giant sequoia grove and the Observatory), downtown Los Angeles, and a beautiful city lake hidden in quiet, forgotten canyon above the city. We will also have a chance to view participants' and instructors' images.

This will be a hands-on, in-the-field workshop. It won't include classroom lectures. It won't tie us down to the same location for hours – or days – on end. If circumstances warrant, such as a newsworthy event, we'll be able to travel to where the action is.

By the end of the weekend, you'll be comfortable finding, meeting and photographing people where they work and play, with the backdrop of some of L.A's most distinctive landscapes and architectural triumps.

What's included:

- Instruction
- Two meals
- Snacks and water
- Evening sessions to view participants' images
- A cornucopia of field locations, from Friday afternoon through mid-day on Sunday

Cost: $375

Deposit: $100; full amount due two weeks before the start date.

Cancellations: $100; no refunds if you cancel less than 10 days before the start of the trip.

Payment: Send payment to:

Image Quest
1164 Alvira Street
Los Angeles, CA. 90035

You may also use paypal.com – Contact Dave first.

- Photojournalism in the City of Angels #2 - Eastside - Westside - Friday - Sunday, August 2-4, 2013

As with our prior weekend trip, we will explore a variety of ways to tell stories about the heart and soul of the urban environment. This weekend's outing includes several meals from a variey of restaurants that epitomize what it's like to live – and dine – in Los Angeles. We will also have a chance to view participants' and instructors' images. Locations include the L.A. River (think "Grease"). the amazing downtown arts district (street murals and graffiti), East Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and Venice Beach.

This will be a hands-on, in-the-field workshop. It won't include classroom lectures. It won't tie us down to the same location for hours – or days – on end. If circumstances warrant, such as a newsworthy event, we'll be able to travel to where the action is.

By the end of the weekend, you'll be comfortable finding, meeting and photographing people where they work and play, with the backdrop of some of L.A's most distinctive architecture.

- Instruction
- Transportation
- Four meals
- Snacks and water
- Evening sessions to view participants' images
- A cornucopia of field locations, from Friday afternoon through mid-day on Sunday

Participant limit: 4.

Cost: $1,500.

Deposit: A $100 deposit will hold your spot. Payment is due two weeks before the trip start date.

Cancellation: $100. No refunds for canceling two weeks or less prior to the start date, unless another person joins the group.

You may also use paypal.com – contact Dave.

Photographic equipment: You don't need to spend any money on equipment you don't already have. A basic digital camera will serve you well. If you have them, Ted recommends bringing along a wide-angle zoom or wide prime lens – probably the most useful lens for the weekend – and for a second lens, a telephoto zoom or prime lens. If you have a back-up camera, bring it too.

Send payment to:

Image Quest
1164 Alvira Street
Los Angeles, CA. 90035

You may also use paypal.com – contact Dave.

Who these outings for: These are outings for anyone who loves photography and enjoys story telling. It's for those who want to feel the heartbeat of a big city. It's a trip for photographers who want to discover ways to connect with people they've never met. It's for anyone who appreciates iconic urban architecture, whether its good, bad, or kitchy. It's a weekend to tunnel through to the core values of a city, as they are displayed in cultural trappings both high and low. This is a weekend when photographers will learn to see in new ways, and they'll do it in one of the world's most famous and exiting cities, Los Angeles. It's not just the City of Angeles, it's the city with an infinite number of angles to cover, all of them visible to those willing to look for them.

Trip difficulty: None - the trips will be conducted at a photographer's relaxed pace. There will be some significant walking, a mile or two per day.

Instructor:

Ted Soqui has worked as a photo journalist for more than two decades. Based in Los Angeles, his photograph of an Occupy Wall Street protestor in downtown L.A. was chosen by Time Magazine for it's "Person of the Year" cover image. Ted has covered riots and fires, drag racing meets, art installations, Hollywood parties, crime scenes, and presidential campaigns (his instincts led Ted to follow Barack Obama long before he became a candidate for the presidency). Ted has an uncanny eye for the exciting, the ironic, the humorous, and at times the provocative image. He knows how to tell a story in a photo or a series of photographs, and he enjoys sharing his knowledge and insights with photographers. He knows every angle of Los Angeles.

Update: Ted is the receipient of the award for best news photograph of the year, as judged by the Southern California, as judge by the Southern California Los Angeles Press Club.

Coordinator: Dave Wyman has organized and conducted photography tours since the early 1980s. He brings an indefatiguable passion to the workshops and tours he conducts. When he's not making travel and nature photographs, Dave is apt to be found bicycling through the streets of Los Angeles, documenting and interpreting the City of Angeles with his camera.

What to bring:

- Camera gear (see below)
- Clothing for warm and cool temperatures
- Hat and sunblock
- Day pack and/or camera bag
- Money for meals

What will be provided:

- Guided photography walks
- Equipment demonstrations
- Travel via comfortable passenger van
- Any entry fees
- Group meal

Photographic equipment: You don't need to spend any money on equipment you don't already have. A basic digital or 35mm camera will serve you well. If you have them, Ted recommends bringing along a wide-angle zoom – probably the most useful lens for the weekend – and a telephoto zoom.

Still shooting with film? The instructors recommend film from ISO/ASA 25 to 400. Fujichrome slide film offers excellent color saturation for slide film and has fine grain Fujicolor and Kodacolor are good print films.

CF or SD cards: Bring plenty of storage space for your digital photographs. Bring enough battery power to last through a day.

Note: Participants are encouraged to bring up to 20 digital images and/or prints to share with the group. Digital images can be on your laptop or tablet or a flash drive (that the instructor can show via his own laptop).

Weather: We can expect mild to warm days, and cool evenings. Be prepared with a selection of clothing. "Bad" weather, though we don't expect it in Southern California, is often the best weather, serving as a spectacular backdrop for urban photography

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This are hands-on weekends. We won't spend time in a classroom, we won't listen to lectures. Instead, we'll be out making photographs during the day. We're going to learn how to meet and photograph anyone we see, and we're going to photograph the neighborhoods, the architecture, the colors, the textures of the great city, too, At night, we'll have a chance to review photographs made during the outing, and/or view images particpants will have brought with them to share. When we are done, we'll look at photography in a new light.

How to join us, where to send payment: Make a check payable to Image Quest, and send it to 1164 Alvira Street, Los Angeles, California, 90035.You can also use paypal.com (contact Dave, first).

Where to stay: For those who aren't from Los Angeles, the instructors recommend staying in the West Los Angeles/Mid-Town/Culver City area. We'll send out a list of potential and reasonably-priced accommodations. Let us know if you would like to share a room, and we'll do our best to link up potential roommates (email Dave). Dave's home is located about 25 minutes from the Los Angeles International Airport.

How many participants? We can take as many as 12, and as few as four to make the trip run.

Help with transportaton: Where and when possible, Dave will pick up/drop off participants who are staying in the area.

Sponsor: A&I Books is helping us provide us, as an option on some trips, and included on others, with personal photo books for participants, to document in print the journey each of us will make over the course of the weekend.

Cancellations: $50 cancellation fee. A $50 deposit will hold your spot. No refunds for cancellations less than two weeks before the beginning of the trip, unless another person fills the empty spot. Full payment due two weeks before the trip date.

If you have any questions: call the trip leader, Dave Wyman, at 323 377-7565, or e-mail him at davewyman@imountainman.com

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Reflection - Photo by Ted Soqui/COAW©2012

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