Looking back to an amazing good Evening Lecture with Vincent O'Byrne

Evening Lectures Part 1:
Vincent O’Byrne, september 21 , 2009
*These are the comments of the DSoP

The first Evening-lecture of the Dutch School of Photography was a huge succes.
Preparations were timeconsuming and lots of investment were made concerning chairs, a tent and tables.
But it payed of.
We were proud to see 50 people showing up in our studio.
The evening started already at 5.30 pm. The sponsors were invited to have time to eat and drink . Also some informal time towards eachother and the speaker Vincent O’Byrne.

People coming in at 6.30 and having time to cool down from travelling.
In that time we could speak to a lot well known ‘faces’.
A mixture of portrait-wedding photographers and commercial photographers.
Really something the DsoP was aiming for.

We started at about 7.15 for some people were late due to traffic-jams.
I started the introduction by thanking the sponsors making this possible.
Than some explaining about the evening.
The sponsors did special offers and Nik Software even put in a free package of the complete collection to be part of the lottery at the end of the evening.

‘New ways of learning’ Starting with the fenomenal photography of Vincent O’Byrne.
Vincent started his lecture with explaing the rules of composition in a totally different way. Schedules that proved the point of impact to look at.
Lighting with one light (he told that this was simple) but so beautyfull that you were part of his talk right from the start.
Although his Irish was sometimes difficult to hear the imaging was making up that completely.
He talked about the centre of interest
The composition in triangles
* translated to social photography... you do the same in portraiture and wedding
Motivation, to go for the best you have, expectations to be achieved
The concept


-the idea

* translated to social photography...
the concept : love, being together, oneness, sex, memories, joy, being different

Research of his photography to find the story before going into the photography.
Also to learn from your own mistakes.
And to learn how to play!!!!! Play with your ideas, your imaging, your lighting
Keep it SIMPLE. Impact is most of times the simplicity.
Seeing this in posing and use of light is important.
Dynamic use of composition.... Vincent shows amazing images to show the use of space and negative space.
Symbols
* translated to social photography...
Symbols can be Love / Joy

Choices / setting achievable goals
Vincent goes on as a speed-train of information.

Instinct, do not think but do.
The use of emotion and feeling on a instinct.
Vincent makes it as an inter-active test. Everybody needs to take a pen and paper and after one word you have to write down 10 next words on onstinct.
Like : fish....water....wind...hair etc etc

It is to realise the thinking, making choices and playing with the elements.
* translated to social photography...
Baby...protection...happy...crying...help
The elements:
Arms, legs, expressions

Than it was time for a break.
Just before I try to shortcut everything.
Just a short explanation about what was told and how to relate in different photographic areas.





The break was about 30 minutes.
In this time people could look at some of Vincents print on different papers from
Epson and Innova.
The prints were sponsored by Epson and Innova and could be buyed for just
€50,00.
Also there was the option to buy Vincents CD’s and DVD tutorials.
The pricing was also very special for the DsoP. Normally they are to be sold 150 each and that was 50% down!
So for who still want some of Vincent cd | dvd’s just let us know we can arrange.
Or you go straight to his email:
info@vincentobyrne.com
Be sure to be chequed by us so we know for sure you were part of the DsoP
Evening Lecture. Only than you can have this price.

The combination of the break with sponsors to talk to worked well.
That was the intention.
These two worlds need eachother.
So thanks again.

After the break Vincent slowed down.
Like most breaks the concentration is more difficult and slowing down helps.
Vincent talked about the qualifications of the Federation of European Photographers (FEP).
He was one of the first to get the Master title.
A set of 20 images, with all history.
The beauty and the beast feeling.

After this talk Vincent ended with a half hour slideshow.
One after the other we were taken into his world of dreams.
People trying to understand every image needed to let this go and just were part of this Vincent O’Byrne.

At the end we had the thanks and wonderfulls of course.
Trying to make things Dutch we had a thank you for Vincent by giving him a orange underpants.

After Nik Softwares lottery we had extra time for a drink and talk.


Also to mention:
Vincent is doing Masterclasses in his studio.
Max of 4 people, costs € 500,00 pp
Already people have asked to do this.
Please let us know so we can make something work or email Vincent himself.
You will be in Dublin, flights possible from Eindhoven and Niederrhein Weeze
By Ryan Air.
There will be a model, you will do your photography under supervision of Vincent.

Next Evening Lecture: monday 23 rd of november 2009
Kevin Wilson.
Max 50 places
If more people will attend we can do an extra evening on the sunday 22 nd.
We keep you informed!

Kevin is a classical photographer in portraiture and wedding.
He got his fellowship in Wedding this summer.
His photography is :
Classical photography with a modern emotion
Always a kind of erotisism without nude.
About :
Available Light
Using reflectors
Composition
Posing and light
Showing this in slides and movies.
More in formation will come.


Thanks again for being with us.

DsoP
Henk van Kooten

And thanks again to all the sponsors!