
Course Description
To achieve the necessarily flexible program structure the instructor works with each student one on one, setting practical, achievable, but progressive goals based on the individual student’s level of proficiency and aesthetic direction.
Thus the novice will benefit from inclusion with advanced participants while the more expert student is able to go forward at his or her own pace.
Course Structure
While our instructors are professional, working photographers who can explain the nuances of your equipment, in-camera and post processing techniques, and methods for achieving proper exposure, the course is based on creative exploration and investigation, leading you to your own personal development as a photographer.
Photographic Intent & Instruction
To achieve this we will help you attain a mental integration of camera mechanics, focus, depth of field, establishing correct exposure, etc., paired with the aesthetic elements of image making such as composition, light, value, mass, and scale. This done self expression becomes possible and the challenging philosophies of image making may be better understood and put to personal use, as you create your own unique visual language.
Our Goal
Day Schedule
While we work primarily in and around Cortona, one of Tuscany’s most spectacular locations, the program also provides several field trips to nearby cities such as Siena, Orvieto, or Montepulciano. Depending on the season, we may photograph a winery, the grape harvest, olive pickers, street scenes in Orvieto or the dramatic rolling landscape beyond Pienza.

2014 Photography Workshop Dinner
in Cortona, Italy – Tuscany
An example of a day’s schedule in Cortona is: students make photographs in early morning light; breakfast together and discuss the day; visit Cortona’s fortress Medici or the monastery le Celle. View work for our daily critique; lunch and break; an afternoon demo by a teacher or work, sometimes on your own, in or around Cortona until sunset; scheduled one-on-one sessions with your instructor; dinner together in a favorite local restaurant; end of day evening stroll with the locals. The critique is often changed to the afternoon in order to demo or make photographs together immediately after breakfast, or to accommodate the best atmospheric conditions or in town events. As you will want to take advantage of the daylight hours, classroom time is kept to a minimum by working together on location. On field trip days, we make photographs all day; skip the day’s critique doubling up the next day.
By designating our time, your instructor will be available for individual sessions to address aesthetic or technical concerns, conduct personal demonstrations in the field, or provide guidance and encouragement on an individual basis.
Excluding field trip days, we will review student work everyday and discuss related subjects. We will, for example, discuss light metering techniques as they relate to exposure and in-camera control for dramatic effects. These sessions will help you attain a mental integration of camera mechanics like focus and establishing a correct exposure, with the creative elements of image making such as composition, light, value, mass, and scale.
In our small group, emphasis on individual instruction will resolve technical problems and aesthetic questions enabling you to find a personal way to work within and concentrate on the creative process.
10 Days
Italy Photography Workshop20% DISCOUNT FOR EARLY REGISTRATION
$2,460
with payment due by MARCH 30th 2022 for the June Workshop and by JULY 30th 2022 for the September Workshop
Contact Robin to Reserve your spot today
20% Discount REGISTRATION is now open for our 2022 Photo Workshops!
Non-photographer companion, add $1,490* Fun nightly dinners included, Breakfast is provided by our recommended hotels.
7 Days
Italy Photography Workshop10% DISCOUNT FOR EARLY REGISTRATION
$2,042
with payment due by MARCH 30th 2022 for the June Workshop and payment due by July 30th for the September Workshop
Contact Robin to Reserve your Spot today
10% Discount REGISTRATION is now open for our 2022 Photo Workshops!
- Non-photographer companion, add $1,290* Fun nightly dinners included, Breakfast is provided by our recommended hotels.
* For traveling companions not taking part in photography but accompanying us on our locations and field trips, and joining us for our nightly dinners.
IF YOU WILL BE USING A CAMERA OR MOBILE PHONE AND PHOTOGRAPHING WITH US, YOU WILL BE PARTICIPATING AS A STUDENT AND NOT AS A COMPANION.
Refund Policy
Should you need to cancel, notify us 45 days prior to the start of the Italy Photography Workshop and we will refund your tuition less $300.00 cancellation fee. If Cortona Center of Photography must cancel a workshop, tuition will be returned in full. We are not responsible for non-refundable airline tickets or forfeited hotel deposits. Trip insurance is recommended.
How To Sign Up
To reserve your place in the Italy Photography Workshop, payment of full tuition is required. Payment should be made with a personal or bank check, or via wire transfer. Use the button below to contact us through the online form or give Robin a call at (404) 876 6341 (USA Eastern Standard Time).
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