One-Year Personal Project

One-Year Personal Project

Do you also want to feel the fire burn when photographing?

'One-Year Personal Project' is a training course for photographers, and over the course of a year will immerse you in personal photography — and raise the money to realize your own project.

Throughout the year, we follow the development of your photographic project closely, and along the way give you a number of concrete ideas and inputs on how to develop, realize and finish your work.

You will receive guidance on image processing and completing your photographs so that the finished work gets the high quality you dream of. And in addition, you get a solid foundation of methods in idea development, planning, project development, project description and fundraising.

In short: You will learn to master the artistic process from idea to work in practice — paving the way for you to develop your own projects as a photographer in the future, elevate the quality of your photography and your entire work process, so that you achieve a strong foundation for your personal photography. So you get ready to bring your project out into the world.

The 'One-Year Personal Project' alternates between practice, theory and evaluations and includes both live and online elements with immersive workshops in Copenhagen, webinars with online teaching and individual online sessions.


Number of participants
10
When

14.-15. januar 2025

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Where

Frederiksborggade 20B, 3. th.

1360 Københavm K.

Price

Samlet pris for hele året kr. 49.500 kr. + moms.


Beløbet kan betales på en gang eller over:

2 rater betales i 2024 og i 2025 à 24.750 kr. + moms

6 månedlige rater à 8.250 kr. + moms

12 månedlige rater à 4.125 kr. + moms

Der er også mulighed for at få skræddersyet en individuel betalingsløsning.

Der findes forskellige muligheder for at opnå støtte og tilskud til forløbet - se under punktet "Tilskud og betaling".

Prisen inkluderer kursusafgift, undervisning af to top professionelle fotografer, lækker frokost på workshopdage med salater og sandwich, eftermiddagssnack, vand, kaffe og the.

Participant requirements

Enhver person, der bruger fotografi som et kunstnerisk udtryk.

Professionelle fotografer, der ønsker at udvide deres horisont.

Studerende, der har brug for inspiration og et andet blik på deres arbejde.

Practical details
Payment and funding options

HER ER HVAD DU FÅR:

• 16 dages intensive og fordybende workshops i København over et år med undervisning på top niveau, hvor vi sammen udvikler dit personlige projekt

• Minimum 8 individuelle sparringssessioner à ca. 60 minutter (via zoom) med Helga og Michael, hvor vi har god tid til at dykke ned i dit fotografi

• 4 livekald mellem modulerne med mulighed for at blive holdt til ilden og stille spørgsmål

• Intensivt online undervisningsmateriale med videoer, opgaver, pdf filer og skabeloner til at udvikle og fastholde din retning i din proces

• Personlig adgang med mulighed for at maile eller ringe, hvis du kører helt fast

• Lukket netværksgruppe - med et stærkt netværk af de andre deltagere

• Forplejning alle workshopdage med lækre salater og sandwich, eftermiddagssnack, vand, kaffe og the

• Og meget, meget mere...

ONE-YEAR PERSONAL PROJECT ER FOR DIG SOM:

  • Er fotograf og i årevis har drømt om at gøre noget ved dit personlige fotografi, så du kan mærke ilden brænde, når du fotograferer.
  • Er uddannet fotojournalist, pressefotograf eller fagfotograf og aldrig rigtig er kommet i mål med at realisere dit eget projekt.
  • Ikke rigtig får gjort noget ved dine egne billeder, fordi du har for travlt, og det drukner i andre fotografiske opgaver.
  • Vil lære at virkeliggøre din personlige vision igennem et fotografisk projekt, der brænder igennem og positionere dig over for de kunder, du gerne vil have fat i.
  • Er nyuddannet fotograf og har brug for at blive knivskarp til at fotografere et projekt, så dine budskaber rammer plet hos dine kunder.
  • Har svært ved at få slået hul på din idé og bliver ved med at opleve en blokering i din arbejdsproces.
  • Er kørt fast i dit fotografi og mangler engagement, inspiration og nogle til at holde dig ilden, så du kan gå nye veje.
  • Og sidst, men ikke mindst er ‘One-Year Personal Project’ for dig, der bare vildt gerne vil lære at fotografere dit eget personlige projekt, der engagerer og skaber mening for dig.

DET LÆRER DU PÅ WORKSHOPPEN:

Lær hvordan du udvikler dit projekt

Du lærer en række metoder og processer til at idéudvikle dit projekt, så du får brugt dine personlige og faglige kompetencer maksimalt. Og du bliver bevidst om præcist, hvad du vil lave, hvordan du vil arbejde, og hvad dit resultat skal være.

Få overblik over fundraising

Du lærer at forstå betydningen af, hvordan du både giver og modtager kritik af andres og eget arbejde både på et teoretisk og praktisk niveau.

Sæt ord på dine ideer og projekter

Du bliver præsenteret for en række metoder og skabeloner til, hvordan du formulerer dine idéer og kunstneriske ambitioner omkring dit projekt, og får dem ned på papir.

Lær at opbygge en projektbeskrivelse

Du lærer, hvordan du opbygger en projektbeskrivelse fra A til Z, og vi ser på, hvordan din projektbeskrivelse kan udformes, så den underbygger din personlige vision.

Få værktøjer til at planlægge og komme i mål

Du får en række værktøjer til at skabe overblik, struktur og sammenhæng i din arbejdsproces. Så du bliver holdt til ilden og holder fokus på det, der er vigtigt for at komme i mål med dit projekt.

Forstå PR og markedsføring

Du bliver introduceret til PR og markedsføring, og får en række overskuelige metoder til, hvordan du skaber omtale og synlighed af dit projekt. Vi ser på, hvilke fordele og ulemper, der kan være ved brug af de forskellige medieplatforme, så du kan vælge den bedste vej for din eksponering.

Etablering af en god kunstnerisk arbejdsproces

Du bliver skarp på, hvordan du griber en kunstnerisk udviklingsproces an – både i forhold til dig selv og dem, dit projekt involverer.

Konstruktiv kritik og billedevaluering

Du lærer at forstå betydningen af, hvordan du både giver og modtager kritik af andres og eget arbejde både på et teoretisk og praktisk niveau.

Æstetik og billedforståelse

Du får opbygget din forståelse for æstetik og billedstil og bliver bedre til at arbejde både intuitivt og bevidst med stil og udtryk i din fotografiske fortælling.

Billedudvælgelse og opbygning af billedserier

Du lærer effektive metoder til at arbejde med billedudvælgelsen og sammensætningen af dine fotografier så du ender ud med et resultat, som er stærkt og personligt.




MODULE 1
START-UP AND FOUNDATION
START-UP AND FOUNDATION

We start by meeting for a two-day workshop so that there is plenty of time to get to know each other and to work in depth and focus on the individual elements of the training.

Each participant presents his or her current photographic work in the form of a portfolio, project or realized works. We provide feedback and discuss what thoughts and ideas you have for your project that you will be working on in the coming year.

You will learn a number of methods and processes to develop ideas for your project, so you will become aware of how to put yourself in play and create an imprint in your images.

You also get a range of tools to create an overview, structure and coherence in your work process, so that you are kept to the fire and stay focused on what is important to achieve your project.

We hold monthly individual online sessions with each participant, where we review your photos, talk about your process and give you constructive feedback on your work.

In addition, there will be access to online teaching materials, which you will also have access to after the training ends.

Along the way, we also have live calls with the whole team and continuous contact in our closed network group on Facebook, where you always have the opportunity to ask questions, share ideas or get suggestions for books, exhibitions, etc.

MODULE 2
DEVELOPMENT AND PROCESS
DEVELOPMENT AND PROCESS

We meet for a two-day workshop where each participant presents their work in progress. We discuss the images and your process in depth and give you input and suggestions for your further process.

Later in the module, we will meet again for a two-day workshop where you will be taught how to write and how to put your ideas and projects into words. And you will be presented with a series of methods and templates for how to formulate your ideas and artistic ambitions around your project, and get it down on paper.

In addition, we will meet for two days, where you will get an introduction to fundraising and teaching Photoshop.

The teaching is supported by access to online training materials in Photoshop, how to build a project description from A to Z, and how to work strategically with fundraising so that you have the opportunity to raise funds to realize your photographic project.

The classes are followed by live calls, where there is an opportunity to ask questions.

And then we hold monthly individual zoom sessions with each participant, where we review your photos, talk about your process and give you constructive feedback on your work.

We are constantly in contact in our joint networking group on Facebook.

MODULE 3
ROUNDING AND FINISHING
ROUNDING AND FINISHING

As in the other two modules, we begin again with a two-day workshop where each participant presents their “work in progress” and we discuss the pictures.

We'll start with image selection and look at what you're missing from images to be able to round out your process and give you lots of ideas, references and suggestions on how to complete your project.

You will receive intensive training in Photoshop and image processing and learn various techniques and tools on how to underpin your visual expression and overall style and look in your project so that it underpins your photographic vision.

The teaching of Photoshop takes place both in the workshop and with online tutorials on the members page.

In addition, you will also receive online training with an introduction to PR and marketing, where you will get a number of manageable methods on how to generate publicity and visibility for your project. Again, we follow up with live calls and the opportunity to ask questions. In addition, you will also have your 1-1 sparrings sessions with us in this module.

We round off the 'One-Year Personal Project' by meeting again and hanging pictures for a final exhibition that opens to the public and where each participant shows their work.

We end the year and the program by celebrating each other at a joint dinner.

What participants from previous workshops say
Elite level...
It's at an elite level. It hasn't been below what I've experienced at the Academy of Fine Arts - it has been extremely satisfying, because I had some goals when I started, but I have not dared to believe that it could be done like that, all the way through.
Carsten Krogstrup
Visual artist, participant Master in Portrait Photograpy
My images became stronger because I dare to show who I am.
My journalistic work improves when I dare to be personal. You can’t just take—you also have to give something of yourself. And I didn’t dare to do that before I came here, because I kept thinking, “Well, I have to be professional.” So my images became stronger because I dare to show who I am.
Mio Voison
Fotojournalist, participant One Year Personal Project
A revitalization of my work as a photographer.
If I hadn’t taken this course, I would still be locked into many of my ideas about my work as a photographer. I think I would be frustrated by many things in my photography and wouldn’t know how to move forward. It takes sparring, teaching, and setting aside time for it—and this programme has helped on every single point.
Peter-Emil Witt
Photojournalist, participant One Year Personal Project
Huge value for my business!
It’s been exciting for me to start the programme and be on a class with a creative focus. In my everyday life as a freelancer, I’m often very alone, and it has been good to be part of a creative, gathering environment over a longer period with competent teaching. I feel better equipped for my everyday life as a freelance photographer—and it has huge value for my business.
Cæciliie Philipa Vibe Pedersen
Photojournalist
Challenged creatively and emotionally.
It has been an incredibly educational programme where I’ve been challenged both creatively and emotionally in how I experience, create, and think about photography. If you love and burn for photography, love being challenged, love creating images with story and meaning, and want teaching at a high and serious level, you should sign up for a workshop.
Linea Hansen Høiby
Photographer
There is no one better!
If the personal portrait is the discipline you want to master, choose Helga Theilgaard as your instructor. She gives of herself, and when the programme ends you realise how far you’ve moved because you took part. As a portrait photographer, Helga has style, is experienced, and willing to take risks. There is no one better!
Anette Ejsing
Photographer
There’s nothing like it!
The programme has been exciting, provocative, and boundary-pushing—and not least very, very educational. It’s a year of intensive teaching by two incredibly skilled instructors who push, move, and transform you as a photographer. If you need to develop yourself photographically, there is nothing like it.
Jiri Thomas
Photographer
I can now portray anyone!
Helga as an instructor is incredibly dynamic and welcoming, but also with a sharp edge. You don’t get to rest on your laurels—you’re pushed out of your comfort zone. I’ve gained many new tools for photographing, and now I feel I can portray anyone.
Simon Skipper
Photojournalist
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